#Scriptchat Topic:
EURO: Pitching your script
USA: Guest UCLA screenwriting professor Richard Walter
@RichardWalterUC
EURO kicked off the
night with a great chat about all aspects of pitching your scripts. USA
continued the fun with the famed UCLA screenwriting professor, Richard Walter
sharing tips of on both the craft and business of screenwriting. It was a gem
of a night at both chats. Enjoy! @jeannevb
EURO moderator:
Taro Russell @TaroJ
USA moderator:
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO CHAT:
@TaroJ: Tonight on Euro #Scriptchat We're talking pitching
join us in half an hour.
January 22, 2012, 7:25 pm
@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: Tonight on Euro #Scriptchat We're
talking pitching join us in half an hour.
January 22, 2012, 7:27 pm
@BrowneTom: RT @Jamie_LD: If you haven't read this article
on pitching to Hollywood, very interesting by @JesseLasky http://t.co/ZDkILioi
#scriptchat #tvwriterchat
January 22, 2012, 7:29 pm
@BrowneTom: RT @GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: Dont miss USA #scriptchat
with guest @richardwalteruc http://t.co/XxRCAz2j #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 7:31 pm
@DimitriDavis: 5 left! SPECIAL #SCRIPTCONSULTING DEAL: 50%+
off for Full Consulting, Outline, or Coverage if I can post the notes publicly.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 7:42 pm
@LauraVanVleet: RT @jeannevb: Tonight don't miss USA
#scriptchat with guest @richardwalteruc http://t.co/vkvHc5gw
January 22, 2012, 7:53 pm
@teenierussell: It's #scriptchat O'clock! We're talking
about Pitching tonight. Come join us. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:00 pm
@Jamie_LD: Euro chat starts NOW! RT @teenierussell: It's
#scriptchat O'clock! We're talking about Pitching tonight. Come join us.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:00 pm
@TaroJ: RT @teenierussell: It's #scriptchat O'clock! We're
talking about Pitching tonight. Come join us. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:00 pm
@TaroJ: Hi everyone #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:01 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD Hi Jamie *waves from across the
pond* #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:02 pm
@teenierussell: Hi everyone, so who's never pitched before
and who does it all the time? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:03 pm
@teenierussell: Come share your pitching experiences good or
bad :-) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:03 pm
@TaroJ: I used to pitch ideas all the time for work but
rarely for my own scripts #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:03 pm
@SiFoulaReel: I accidentally just told TweetChat to follow
the #scriptcat hashtag. That would have been an interesting conversation.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:04 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell I've never pitched pro. Did a
feature pitch once as part of a Sci-Fi class at Uni. I rambled badly.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:04 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel haha, that could have been fun
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:05 pm
@heroesAREboring: The @stage32online blog - one I
contributed to - is nominated for a Shorty Award. Please vote for this awesome
site. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:05 pm
@Jamie_LD: Hi, I'm doing some marketing so I thought I'd pop
in. RT @teenierussell: @Jamie_LD Hi Jamie *waves from across the pond*
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:05 pm
@TaroJ: First time was when someone at #scriptchat drinks
asked me what I was working on, really makes you think about the core of your
story
January 22, 2012, 8:05 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel I think that is possibly how
everyone's first experience goes. the key is practice #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:06 pm
@Jamie_LD: I sat through a day of pitches at #GAPF, let me
just say, make is short, sweet, and make it POP! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:06 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel we really should get a community cat
#scriptchat #scriptcat
January 22, 2012, 8:07 pm
@teenierussell: Pitching doesn't have to be done only
professionally, practice on other writers too #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:07 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Jamie_LD: I sat through a day of pitches
at #GAPF, let me just say, make is short, sweet, and make it POP! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:07 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD were people pitching to you?
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:07 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell I need to get away from
explaining minutiae in the pitch, unless asked. As @TaroJ says, stick to the
core. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:08 pm
@TaroJ: RT @heroesAREboring: The @stage32online blog - one I
contributed to - is nominated for a Shorty Award. Please vote for this awesome
site. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:08 pm
@Jamie_LD: @teenierussell I was sitting with @zacsanford at
the Suntaur table taking pitches. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:08 pm
@teenierussell: I took part in the speed pitching sessions
at the London Screenwriters Fest in Oct. My first time pitching, what an
experience! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:09 pm
@Jamie_LD: @SiFoulaReel Give them more only if they ask for
more. And be sure your script is as good as the pitch. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:09 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ I say we call the cat Page Break.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:09 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD what a great experience
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:10 pm
@TaroJ: @Jamie_LD @teenierussell @zacsanford can a pitch
ever be too short? Is informal always better? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:10 pm
@Jamie_LD: You should present your pitch in such a way that
it invites dialogue with the people to whom you're pitching. Get 'em interested
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:10 pm
@marcpaterson: @teenierussell Never pitched anything. Sent
stuff on spec to writers room and radio producers #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:10 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Jamie_LD I am going to practice this now,
just in case this is the year. And yes, hopefully the scripts will be good too!
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:10 pm
@Jamie_LD: @TaroJ It's too short if it doesn't intrigue.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:11 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel reminds me of the monkey from Y the
last man called Ampersand :-) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:11 pm
@teenierussell: Even if the pitches go terribly wrong,
listen to the feedback, take notes. I got invaluable advice. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:11 pm
@Bang2write: @Jamie_LD same here at @londonswf twice now -
agreed. Logline is paramount, as is knowing genre and target audience
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:12 pm
@Jamie_LD: I think the pitch should sound like you're
telling a quick story to group of friends, hoping they'll ask, "What
happened next?" #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:12 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel do you have anything ready to
pitch soon? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:12 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Bang2write ABSOLUTELY, know your logline, genre
and target audience!!! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:13 pm
@TaroJ: When pitching should you always have a plan B in
case you get the "what else have you got" question? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:13 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Jamie_LD: You should present your pitch
in such a way that it invites dialogue with the people to whom you're pitching.
Get 'em interested #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:13 pm
@Jamie_LD: One of the best pitches we got, fun,
enthusiastic, entertaining, the script SUCKED! Make sure your script is ready.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:14 pm
@teenierussell: @marcpaterson welcome to #scriptchat I
avoided pitching for as long as could #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:14 pm
@Jamie_LD: I'm planning to go and listen again this year. RT
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD what a great experience #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:14 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell agree, even pitches that go
wrong or hit a dead end are an opportunity for practice in very least
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:15 pm
@Jamie_LD: @teenierussell I had no plans to pitch, and I was
asked if I write after the session, by a producer. He asked me to pitch.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:15 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell No, but I think I did a good
sypnosis for Red Planet, and it's encouraging me to look at how I'd pitch my
specs. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:16 pm
@Bang2write: @Jamie_LD it's surprising tho how many writerss
don't include this tho! 1 even said to me, "I'm not a producer you
know!!!" #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:16 pm
@teenierussell: @Bang2write I went in mostly for the
experience and came out enlightened. I completely stumbled at simple questions
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:16 pm
@Jamie_LD: @teenierussell What were the questions you
stumbled upon? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:17 pm
@marcpaterson: @teenierussell #scriptchat Yeah, scares the
living daylights out of me.
January 22, 2012, 8:17 pm
@TaroJ: Try pitching your favourite movie to someone in 2
mins and see how well you really know it.You need to know your story that well
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:18 pm
@SpockWriter: I have never pitched anything, I'm just
starting to as I know what my story is (something I never knew) just waiting
for replies #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:18 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD I have pitched a couple of times
now completely unprepared. Made me realise that I need to always be prepared
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:18 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell experience is key, everyone
stumbles at first... Confidence comes w/practice. You can pitch like a pro in
no time #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:18 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Bang2write Nothing surprises me after spending 3
days with screenwriters. I love the professionals. Met a few that weekend.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:18 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD One of the questions was about the
setting and what made the location special (it's a TV sitcom) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:18 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel @teenierussell hope it went well, I was
looking forward to Red Planet till they dropped sitcoms #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:19 pm
@Jamie_LD: @teenierussell Ah, interesting. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:19 pm
@Bang2write: #scriptchat too many writers believe pitches
are the be-all + end-all in terms of sales. They're not. 99% go nowhere. It's
about YOU more
January 22, 2012, 8:20 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD lots of details that I hadn't
really thought through before pitching and I was not a prepared as I should
have been #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:20 pm
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January 22, 2012, 8:20 pm
@Jamie_LD: @teenierussell Take an improv class, you'll learn
to wing the stuff you aren't prepared for. lol #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:21 pm
@teenierussell: If you know who you are pitching to, do your
research! find out who they are and if they are right for your project #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:21 pm
@marcpaterson: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat too many writers
believe pitches are the be-all + end-all in terms of sales. They're not. 99% go
nowhere. It's about YOU more
January 22, 2012, 8:21 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ Thanks. I'm terrible with sitcoms.
Wrote a pilot I liked a decade ago, since then naught. Hope there's a place for
yours. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:21 pm
@Francesca_Film: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat too many
writers believe pitches are the be-all + end-all in terms of sales. They're
not. 99% go nowhere. It's about YOU more
January 22, 2012, 8:22 pm
@Jamie_LD: #scriptchat Anyone know the answer----> RT
@art1032: @Jamie_LD Hey is there any example pitches to listen to online?
January 22, 2012, 8:22 pm
@vickiabelson: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat too many writers
believe pitches are the be-all + end-all in terms of sales. They're not. 99% go
nowhere. It's about YOU more
January 22, 2012, 8:22 pm
@teenierussell: @SpockWriter that is the start, know your
logline inside out and just practice it on everyone you know. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:22 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD haha, yes. I think I was a little
intimidated to think of anything coherent at the time. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:24 pm
@TaroJ: @Jamie_LD @teenierussell that is a scary thought :-)
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:24 pm
@Bang2write: Sometimes scripts and pitches don't match up -
1 of the worst pitches I ever saw became a project I now LOVE. Talent *can* out
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:25 pm
@Francesca_Film: @Jamie_LD @teenierussell So true! Hi everyone.
Popping my head in here briefly as about to go live with my Indiegogo campaign
:) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:25 pm
@marcpaterson: @teenierussell #scriptchat That's
interesting. I'm writing one about a songwriter. You've sparked some ideas in
me...
January 22, 2012, 8:25 pm
@Bang2write: Believe it or not, you can be OVER PREPARED.
Far better to be amiable + informal than rigid + stuttering on a pitch IMHO
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:26 pm
@teenierussell: @Bang2write or the other way around, amazing
pitch, terrible script. I'd like to think I'm better at writing than pitching
haha #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:26 pm
@marcpaterson: @TaroJ @SiFoulaReel @teenierussell
#scriptchat I would do Red Planet if they did comedy.
January 22, 2012, 8:26 pm
@teenierussell: @Francesca_Film good luck Francesca! Is this
a project you wrote? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:27 pm
@Jamie_LD: It was lovely chatting with you. I must shut down
the 'net and get some writing done. Later. And happy pitching! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:27 pm
@spayne128: RT @Bang2write: Sometimes scripts and pitches
don't match up - 1 of the worst pitches I ever saw became a project I now LOVE.
Talent *can* out #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:27 pm
@spayne128: RT @Bang2write: Believe it or not, you can be
OVER PREPARED. Far better to be amiable + informal than rigid + stuttering on a
pitch IMHO #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:27 pm
@marcpaterson: RT @Jamie_LD: #scriptchat Anyone know the
answer----> RT @art1032: @Jamie_LD Hey is there any example pitches to
listen to online?
January 22, 2012, 8:27 pm
@Jamie_LD: @Francesca_Film Nice to meet you. Good luck with
your campaign. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:27 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell if pitch is gr8 tho, that either
means the project is a gr8 idea or that writer has "something". Worth
a 2nd look #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:27 pm
@marcpaterson: RT @Bang2write: Sometimes scripts and pitches
don't match up - 1 of the worst pitches I ever saw became a project I now LOVE.
Talent *can* out #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:28 pm
@TaroJ: @Jamie_LD thanks for all your advice :-) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:28 pm
@TaroJ: @Bang2write @teenierussell or you're talking to an
AMAZING sales person #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:29 pm
@Francesca_Film: @Jamie_LD Thank Jamie. You too! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:29 pm
@teenierussell: @Bang2write yes, I always hear producers
would like to know they can work w/ you; there has to be a spark #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:29 pm
@teenierussell: @Jamie_LD thank you Jamie, great tips
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:30 pm
@SpockWriter: Has anyone have any pitching experiences over
in the States or somewhere elsewhere outside the UK? Are there any differences?
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:30 pm
@TaroJ: Half way through #scriptchat and tonight were talking
pitches. Follow the hash tag and pitch in.
January 22, 2012, 8:31 pm
@marcpaterson: @teenierussell @Bang2write #scriptchat I also
think producers etc expect writers to be a little shy..? Like I think prods are
dead confident
January 22, 2012, 8:31 pm
@Bang2write: The killer in any pitch? "And then...
" As in "and then (this happens) And then (that happens) And
then..." MEGA YAWN. Seriously #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:31 pm
@Francesca_Film: @teenierussell Hi Teenie! No I didnt write
it. Sam Snape did. Really good writing. A joy to be acting in it. Producing it
too. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:31 pm
@marcpaterson: @teenierussell @Bang2write #scriptchat I'm
probably way off the mark there :D
January 22, 2012, 8:31 pm
@jesusmontero: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Interview [written]:
Screenwriter Tom Schulman about "Dead Poets Society"
http://t.co/EtIi2wn8 #screenwriting #scriptchat #scripttip
January 22, 2012, 8:31 pm
@writingnewman: 'Superbad' reminds me of a spec gone right.
I think Rogen and Goldberg wrote it when they were teens. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:32 pm
@singerboy72: True! I treat it like a job interview. Say
just enough about what you know and don't talk it into being too complicated!
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:32 pm
@marcpaterson: RT @TaroJ: Half way through #scriptchat and
tonight were talking pitches. Follow the hash tag and pitch in.
January 22, 2012, 8:33 pm
@TaroJ: @marcpaterson @teenierussell @bang2write we do
allegedly spend all day in a darkened room staring at a blank page #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:33 pm
@Bang2write: @marcpaterson don't you mean "way off the
MARC"?? ;) Writers don't have to be shy, I PREFER confident writers
#scriptchat @teenierussell
January 22, 2012, 8:33 pm
@teenierussell: @Francesca_Film so did he pitch the project
to you or did you just read it and decide you had to make it? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:33 pm
@SpockWriter: @Bang2write Working in retail has it
advantages, the amount of time I can spend with a customer persuading them to
buy something #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:34 pm
@teenierussell: RT @singerboy72 I treat it like a job
interview Say just enough about what you know and dont talk it into being too
complicated! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:34 pm
@teenierussell: @singerboy72 except that it's a job you
really really really want ;-) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:35 pm
@SpockWriter: @teenierussell That's really interesting, that
most certainly proves then they all are really looking for great ideas.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:35 pm
@marcpaterson: @TaroJ @teenierussell @bang2write #scriptchat
I'm usually to be found at the dining table while my 2 y.o. eats his lunch, I
type furiously:)
January 22, 2012, 8:35 pm
@TaroJ: @singerboy72 yup when an interview goes right its
just a chat and you know straight away if you clicked #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:35 pm
@Francesca_Film: @teenierussell I read it and decided it had
to be made! He knew me & another actor were looking for a script. He
tweaked it. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:37 pm
@marcpaterson: @Bang2write @teenierussell #scriptchat V
good! Yes, I'm not shy but inexperience is my fear. I think I'm a
seat-of-your-pants type.
January 22, 2012, 8:38 pm
@Bang2write: @LittleBigFilmCo logline, genre, target
audience are key; extras like theme, inspiration etc can figure if time
#pitches #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:39 pm
@teenierussell: @Francesca_Film shows that any1 u talk to
about your script is a pitch. It's not only producers who are looking for a gr8
script #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:39 pm
@TaroJ: RT @Bang2write: @LittleBigFilmCo logline, genre,
target audience are key; extras like theme, inspiration etc can figure if time
#pitches #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:40 pm
@Bang2write: @SpockWriter exactly: utilise your existing
skills, that's a great idea - be confident! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:40 pm
@marcpaterson: @SpockWriter @Bang2write #scriptchat Hmm,
I've done my share of that. Never thought of it like that. Good tip.
January 22, 2012, 8:40 pm
@teenierussell: @SpockWriter The US have a few Pitch fests
where you can pitch all day to 30+ people and I've not heard of one in the UK
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:40 pm
@singerboy72: @TaroJ Exactly. I try 2 pretend I'm explaining
script 2 a friend but secretly bricking it! (Thats where the acting comes in!)
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:40 pm
@marcpaterson: RT @Bang2write: @LittleBigFilmCo logline,
genre, target audience are key; extras like theme, inspiration etc can figure
if time #pitches #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:41 pm
@Francesca_Film: @teenierussell Yes, there are so many
talented actors out there who want good scripts, especially women older than 30
years old! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:41 pm
@Bang2write: @ceh24 logline, genre, target audience is key.
http://t.co/jHgxKxZT has a free e-library of articles which includes pitching
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:42 pm
@TaroJ: @teenierussell @spockwriter that would be cool and
not impossible to organise #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:42 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Francesca_Film: @teenierussell Yes,
there are so many talented actors out there who want good scripts, especially
women older than 30 years old! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:42 pm
@Bang2write: For anyone interested, I am at @Prequel2Cannes
on feb 8th doing a pitching masterclass, followed by a pitching comp
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:43 pm
@Francesca_Film: @teenierussell It helped that Sam was
already a good friend and that we were writing a play together! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:43 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Francesca_Film @teenierussell That's good
news, my Red Planet lead is a woman my own age! (31, ahem) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:43 pm
@teenierussell: Has anyone ever pitched through the Virtual
Pitchfest? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:43 pm
@earthorbit: RT @Bang2write: For anyone interested, I am at
@Prequel2Cannes on feb 8th doing a pitching masterclass, followed by a pitching
comp #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:44 pm
@momentsoffilm: Hello #scriptchat folks! Just a quick lurk
and sticking head in to say hello! Busy day so can't chat. Carry on, good
stuff, good stuff!!
January 22, 2012, 8:44 pm
@SpockWriter: Just had a qucik thought: if anyone finds it
scary, change "selling an idea" to "teaching an idea" -
same difference, isn't it? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:44 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Bang2write: For anyone interested, I am
at @Prequel2Cannes on feb 8th doing a pitching masterclass, followed by a
pitching comp #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:44 pm
@Bang2write: @ceh24 you're welcome. Direct link to the
e-library is http://t.co/Rl6eSkji. Good luck! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:44 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Bang2write: @ceh24 logline, genre,
target audience is key. http://t.co/jHgxKxZT has a free e-library of articles
which includes pitching #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:44 pm
@Bang2write: @marcpaterson @SpockWriter hey whatever works
for you! Balance I think is the main thing #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:45 pm
@SpockWriter: RT @TaroJ: @teenierussell @spockwriter that
would be cool and not impossible to organise - I don't see why the UK can't
have one #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:45 pm
@teenierussell: @momentsoffilm *waves* :-) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:45 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @SpockWriter I quite like that. I'm here to
educate you - about this totally great idea I have! #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:46 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel @SpockWriter haha, takes
projector out and opens power point presentation. Don't forget the bow tie ;-)
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:47 pm
@SpockWriter: RT @SiFoulaReel: @SpockWriter I quite like
that. Im here to educate you - about this totally great idea I have! Why not?!
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:48 pm
@SpockWriter: RT @teenierussell: haha, takes projector out
and opens power point presentation. Dont forget the bow tie ;-) #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:48 pm
@Francesca_Film: @SiFoulaReel @teenierussell Ha ha! Well,
when I've more time after filming URN, send it. I'll have more time after the
14th Feb. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:48 pm
@teenierussell: Can't pitch no matter how much you've tried?
Learn to write brilliant query letters instead. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:49 pm
@teenierussell: 10 minutes left on #scriptchat on pitching
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:51 pm
@TaroJ: A pitch might sound scary but what's scary when
someone just says "tell me about your idea
January 22, 2012, 8:51 pm
@teenierussell: There is a lot of material out there on how
best to pitch, so no excuse not to be prepared. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:52 pm
@SpockWriter: RT @TaroJ: A pitch might sound scary but
what's scary when someone just says "tell me about your idea
January 22, 2012, 8:53 pm
@SpockWriter: RT @teenierussell: There is a lot of material
out there on how best to pitch, so no excuse not to be prepared. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:53 pm
@TaroJ: Twitter seems to have died on my phone, bye all on
#scriptchat thanks for some great tips
January 22, 2012, 8:55 pm
@teenierussell: There is a list of resources including links
on pitching on the #scriptchat webpage: http://t.co/LZD2y1hw #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:56 pm
@teenierussell: Oh and don't drink and pitch - might not be
a great combination #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:57 pm
@JennaAvery: RT @teenierussell: There is a list of resources
including links on pitching on the #scriptchat webpage: http://t.co/lVQ1z6wz
January 22, 2012, 8:57 pm
@Bang2write: Pitching online on sites like @thetalentcircle
is great practice before pitching in "real life" #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:57 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell Do you watch Onion News
Network? They have a drunk senator character. That would be me drunk pitching.
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:58 pm
@teenierussell: @rabbitandcrow haha hi there #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:58 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell Actually, when I got drunk
years ago, I'd just tell everyone I liked in the room they would be in my
films. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:59 pm
@rabbitandcrow: RT @rabbitandcrow: Sorry, I'm late...(huff,
puff)...but...pitching...right...um...what did I miss? #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:59 pm
@marcpaterson: @teenierussell #scriptchat That's where I've
been going wrong! *joke* :)
January 22, 2012, 8:59 pm
@marcpaterson: Good tip RT: @Bang2write: Pitching online on
sites like @thetalentcircle is great practice before pitching in "real
life" #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 8:59 pm
@teenierussell: @marcpaterson @SiFoulaReel I do know someone
who got optioned after a few drinks, you never know #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 9:01 pm
@rabbitandcrow: Very sorry I missed it actually. Would like
to have told my story about The Worst Pitch In The World. Maybe I'll blog about
it. #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 9:01 pm
@teenierussell: @rabbitandcrow the transcript will be up
tomorrow #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 9:01 pm
@teenierussell: @rabbitandcrow I would love to hear your
story, always learning, even if it's a terrible pitch #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 9:02 pm
@marcpaterson: @teenierussell @SiFoulaReel #scriptchat I
guess as long as you're all having a drink and pitch it's ok. Don't turn up
half-cut tho...
January 22, 2012, 9:02 pm
@marcpaterson: Good #scriptchat tonight. Thanks all :)
January 22, 2012, 9:03 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @marcpaterson "Let me...let me
tellyouguysthis... this script is...the best thing... ever... and I... ARGH I
LOVE THIS SONG!" #scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 9:04 pm
@teenierussell: Thank you everyone for joining in tonight
#scriptchat
January 22, 2012, 9:04 pm
@teenierussell: @marcpaterson Thank you Marc #scriptchat
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK w guest @RichardWalterUC
http://t.co/lNh4fk82
January 23, 2012, 1:00 am
@Bekemeyer: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK w guest
@RichardWalterUC http://t.co/nX2y9rGT
January 23, 2012, 1:00 am
@kathycabrera: hey @jeannevb i'm here with @richardwalteruc!
Wanna do a quick intro then we can get started? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:00 am
@Jamie_LD: Looking forward to our guest @richardwalteruc
tonight. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:00 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK w guest
@RichardWalterUC http://t.co/KfDlGie9
January 23, 2012, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: to celebrate having Richard as a guest tonight,
he has graciously gifted us his book "Essentials of Screenwriting" to
give! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:01 am
@elizabethkarr: Here and listening. :) RT @Jamie_LD: Looking
forward to our guest @richardwalteruc tonight. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC is a famed screenwriting prof at
UCLA...amazing man full of knowledge. Shall we pick his brain? Ask a Q...
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:02 am
@art1032: Hello #scriptchat:)
January 23, 2012, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: For our new chatters, the easiest way to
participate is http://t.co/mr07DdrM #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:02 am
@tracinell: I will be RT-ing furiously for the next hour,
heading in to #scriptchat :) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:02 am
@RichardWalterUC: Thanks so much for hosting me. As
promised, I'll open with the two most common mistakes screenwriters make....
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:02 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: For our new chatters, the
easiest way to participate is http://t.co/DDn1Ozko #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:02 am
@SarahAlexis4: Hello, everybody. Welcome, @richardwalteruc.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:02 am
@JasmineMcAtee: Writing friends: #scriptchat is happening
now (5p PST), and #tvwriterchat is happening at 6:30p PST. Hope to see you
there!
January 23, 2012, 1:03 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...and then we'll take questions. Mistake
number one: we write too much. Too many scenes, too much dialogue, movies that
are... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:03 am
@JasmineMcAtee: RT @jeannevb: For our new chatters, the
easiest way to participate is http://t.co/mr07DdrM #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: *sits on edge of seat* RT @RichardWalterUC:
...I'll open with the two most common mistakes screenwriters make....
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:03 am
@RichardWalterUC: ....too, too long. The second mistake we
make is we show our scripts before they're really ready. One of my former
students.... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:03 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Mistake number one: we
write too much. Too many scenes, too much dialogue, movies that are...
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:04 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...David Koepp says that the secret of his
success is his ability to tolerate seventeen rewrites. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:04 am
@RichardWalterUC: Now: Questions! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:04 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: too long. 2nd mistake is we
show our scripts before theyre really ready. One of my former students....
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:04 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: ...David Koepp says that
the secret of his success is his ability to tolerate seventeen rewrites.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:04 am
@Jamie_LD: This is me RT @RichardWalterUC: ... Mistake #one:
we write too much. Too many scenes, too much dialogue, movies that
are...#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@GinyMacGregor: Hello everyone... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @RichardWalterUC When U take ?s,
wld like to hear your take on scene description. Less is more, right?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@dandollar: @RichardWalterUC i am definitely guilty of the
second point...i love to share scripts before they're even halfway done
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@RichardWalterUC: Right! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@GinyMacGregor: @Jamie_LD Love doing dialogue. I get carried
away also. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@Francesca_Film: RT @Jamie_LD: This is me RT
@RichardWalterUC: ... Mistake #one: we write too much. Too many scenes, too
much dialogue, movies that are...#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@TheWriteScript: Sorry I'm late... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @RichardWalterUC: ...David Koepp says
that the secret of his success is his ability to tolerate seventeen rewrites.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:05 am
@JeannieWalker1: RT @elizabethkarr: RT @RichardWalterUC:
...David Koepp says that the secret of his success is his ability to tolerate
seventeen rewrites. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@DimitriDavis: This: rt @RichardWalterUC: ...David Koepp
says that the secret of his success is his ability to tolerate seventeen rewrites.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@RichardWalterUC: When they're prematurely shown, they get
old and stale in a hurry. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@Jamie_LD: @RichardWalterUC I'm guilt on both counts. Thank
goodness I fix before showing to anyone in industry. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@tracinell: @TheWriteScript *waves, slips the JMs* :)
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@CelluloidBlonde: #Scriptchat : Richard Walter to Guest
January 22, 2012 http://t.co/HotRS6qy #scriptnews
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@RichardWalterUC: Every word of dialogue, and every other
sound and sight in the script must: Move The Story Forward. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@SarahAlexis4: @richardwalteruc Q: Any tips for paring
scripts down in rewrites so they aren't too long? Advice for achieving a lean
script? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:06 am
@IngridElkner: Scriptchat o'clock. I may tweet. This could
be a thing that happens. If it does, we'll accept it, then pretend it never
happened, k?
January 23, 2012, 1:07 am
@dianewms: @RichardWalterUC #scriptchat I give myself
permission to write too much in the 1st draft, cos it's easier to edit down
that up. Good idea?
January 23, 2012, 1:07 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Every word of dialogue, and
every other sound and sight in the script must: Move The Story Forward.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:07 am
@elizabethkarr: #gold RT @RichardWalterUC: Every word of
dialogue, and every other sound and sight in the script must: Move The Story
Forward. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:07 am
@RichardWalterUC: Trim, trim, trim. When in doubt (about any
word or bit of business or dialogue) throw it out. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:07 am
@lisamondello: RT @RichardWalterUC Every word of dialogue,
and every other sound and sight in the script must: Move The Story Forward.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@Jamie_LD: @RichardWalterUC it's only fresh the first time
it's read. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @RichardWalterUC: Every word of dialogue,
and every other sound and sight in the script must: Move The Story Forward.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@RichardWalterUC: Ask yourself if the particular bit were
missing, would it be missed? If so, it was needed. If not, not. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@TheWriteScript: @tracinell Thanks! I was counting on you
for dessert! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@DimitriDavis: I'm going to be retweeting you a lot, aren't
I? @RichardWalterUC #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC: Every word of dialogue,
and every other sound and sight in the script must: Move The Story Forward.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Trim, trim, trim. When in
doubt (about any word or bit of business or dialogue) throw it out. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@GinyMacGregor: @dianewms Hi *waves* #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @RichardWalterUC Evening, Richard, you
gave me a kind book quote a while back on Screenwriter's Survival Guide.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:08 am
@cortneywrites: David Koepp: impressive writing resume!
http://t.co/2IIgGBMH #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@dandollar: @RichardWalterUC it's good though to get it all
out the first time though, right? it's easier to trim than add later? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@RichardWalterUC: It's okay to overwrite in early drafts, as
long as you don't show the drafts until they're pared and pruned. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@TheWriteScript: RT @RichardWalterUC: Ask yourself if the
particular bit were missing, would it be missed? If so, it was needed. If not,
not. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@dandollar: RT @RichardWalterUC: Trim, trim, trim. When in
doubt (about any word or bit of business or dialogue) throw it out. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@RichardWalterUC: It's my pleasure to support my fellow
writers. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Ask yourself if the
particular bit were missing, would it be missed? If so, it was needed. If not,
not. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: apologies. I'm having technical difficulties on
my end. My Mac died & working on new machine. A bit glitchy... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:09 am
@sdarancette: Got work to do, so I won't be participating in
#scriptchat or #tvwriterchat. But may lurk in the background, like that creepy
kid next door
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@RichardWalterUC: yes, again, feel free to overwrite in
early drafts, but never show early drafts. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@TheWriteScript: @RichardWalterUC Q. Can you tell us about
your book, what will we find there that we won't elsewhere? Thanks. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@rprestonclark: RT @DimitriDavis: rt @RichardWalterUC: Every
word of dialogue, and every other sound and sight in the script must: Move The
Story Forward. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@dianewms: @GinyMacGregor Hi back! #scriptchat Like a
volleyball adage: If in doubt, call it out! ;-)
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC what are some of your fave
rewrite tips? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @RichardWalterUC You have a new book out
now? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@elizabethkarr: @RichardWalterUC So then what is your
timeline to show to those 17 readers? At what point in writers process?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@rprestonclark: @DimitriDavis @RichardWalterUC I'm drilling
that into my head daily #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@art1032: RT @RichardWalterUC: Trim, trim, trim. When in
doubt (about any word or bit of business or dialogue) throw it out. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:10 am
@WriterWarrior: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Download scripts legally
for many 2012 award nominated movies http://t.co/ixqNMUzm #screenwriting
#scriptchat #scripttip
January 23, 2012, 1:11 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC what are some of
your fave rewrite tips? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:11 am
@RichardWalterUC: My book focuses upon the three essential
principles that explain the extraordinary success of our UCLA writers in
making... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:11 am
@DimitriDavis: Never, ever, ever. rt @RichardWalterUC: yes,
again, feel free to overwrite in early drafts, but never show early drafts.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:11 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...the transition from the academic to the
professional community. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:11 am
@jeannevb: Essentials of Screenwriting http://t.co/CUqxRXst
RT @CelluloidBlonde: @RichardWalterUC You have a new book out now? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:11 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @art1032: RT @RichardWalterUC: Trim,
trim, trim. When in doubt (about any word or bit of business or dialogue) throw
it out. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:12 am
@jeannevb: Richard also has website: http://t.co/VFZSRdAC
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:12 am
@RichardWalterUC: Forget about timelines. David Webb
People's script for the Oscar-winning Unforgiven was around for about twenty
years. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:12 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC Essentials of
Screenwriting http://t.co/Xs6ak1vC RT #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:12 am
@RichardWalterUC: My own humble Escape From Film School was
in the works for about an equal period and is still not finished. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:12 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: Richard also has website:
http://t.co/iX71FOaY #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:12 am
@GinyMacGregor: RT @jeannevb: Richard also has website:
http://t.co/MbTY7szD #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:12 am
@elizabethkarr: @DimitriDavis Except to your trusted go-to
readers for early notes. #dontshowscriptstoosoon #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:13 am
@RichardWalterUC: My first novel, Barry and the Persuasions,
is still in business, after being a book, a film rights sale, and now a stage
musical #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:13 am
@DimitriDavis: @elizabethkarr Showing = to buyers. Notes it
up with your writing circle. #scriptchat #dontshowscriptstoosoon
January 23, 2012, 1:14 am
@jeannevb: Sign up for Richard's newsletter
here:http://t.co/IAfqRQGp #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:14 am
@RichardWalterUC: Yes, you should have a writers group, a
kitchen cabinet of pals you love and trust whom you can show early drafts.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:14 am
@TheWriteScript: Q. What other mistakes do unsold writers
make? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:14 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: Sign up for Richards newsletter
here:http://t.co/XiG3euEz #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:14 am
@lisamondello: RT @RichardWalterUC:Yes, u should have a
writers group, a kitchen cabinet of pals you love & trust whom u can show
early drafts. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:15 am
@art1032: RT @GinyMacGregor: RT @jeannevb: Richard also has
website: http://t.co/MbTY7szD #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:15 am
@RichardWalterUC: Not only unsold writers but sold writers
make mistakes. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:15 am
@kathycabrera: @richardwalteruc What is that great analogy
about the movie about the happy village of happy people... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:15 am
@GREGBIELA: I'm late! Next round is on me! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:16 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Oh my God. You sound just like Tom Lazarus.
HAHAHAHAHA #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:16 am
@RichardWalterUC: A common mistake is being too on the nose,
too textual and insufficiently subtextual. The idea is to imply rather than
express. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:16 am
@RichardWalterUC: That only tells you that Tom is right!
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:16 am
@dianewms: Would like to see this in an ebook/KIndle
edition: Essentials of Screenwriting http://t.co/Gn4s71UH RT #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:16 am
@RichardWalterUC: the Village of the Happy Nice People is
the faux name of the faux film I create that has no violence and is purely
agreeable. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:17 am
@Leytonrocks: RT @RichardWalterUC: Not only unsold writers
but sold writers make mistakes. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:17 am
@richmagahiz: RT @RichardWalterUC: A common mistake is being
too on the nose, too textual and insufficiently subtextual. The idea is to
imply rather than express. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:17 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: mistake, being too on the
nose, too textual & insufficiently subtextual. Imply rather than express.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:17 am
@BarbaraAWaite: RT @elizabethkarr: #gold RT
@RichardWalterUC: Every word of dialogue, and every other sound and sight in
the script must: Move The Story Forward. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:17 am
@jeannevb: Speaking of @RichardWalterUC's new book, I have a
copy in my hands ready to give away at random to one lucky chatter #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:18 am
@dianewms: @GREGBIELA No salt for me, thanks. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:18 am
@lisamondello: RT@RichardWalterUC: A common mistake is being
2 on the nose, 2 textual & insufficiently subtextual. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:18 am
@Leytonrocks: @RichardWalterUC writers groups have been my
university #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:18 am
@dianewms: My script = 6+ years. Needed to do research while
also learning screenwriting. Folks like the scenes they've read so far tho.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:18 am
@jeannevb: And the book is SIGNED by the one and only man
himself... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:18 am
@art1032: RT @RichardWalterUC: A common mistake is being too
on the nose, too textual and insufficiently subtextual. The idea is to imply
rather than express. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:18 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @richardwalterUC Please tell Tom Lazarus
that Andrea says hi. #UCLA Writers' Program Master Class in Feature Film
Writing.n #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:19 am
@RichardWalterUC: Raise the stakes as high as you can raise
them. Can't discuss it, though, abstractly but only in context of a particular
script #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:19 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Hey mister! Hey mister! Throw me
the book! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:19 am
@GREGBIELA: @dianewms Gotcha! Remind me when ou server comes
around. ;-) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:19 am
@jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC you're doing great. *pours
margarita refill* #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:19 am
@IngridElkner: I can't stand scripts that TELL the reader to
feel, instead of making them feel. It's like, do the work, find the truth,
dammit! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:19 am
@LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC: A common mistake is
being 2 on the nose, 2 textual & insufficiently subtextual. Imply rather
than express. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:20 am
@Leytonrocks: @RichardWalterUC wasn't benj button 1st
optioned in the 20s #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:20 am
@JasmineMcAtee2: RT @RichardWalterUC: Raise the stakes as
high as you can. Cant discuss it abstractly, but only in context of a
particular script #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:20 am
@TheWriteScript: @RichardWalterUC Yeah, I get that. I'd
rather not refer to unsold screenwriters as "new" writers.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:20 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Raise the stakes as high as
you can raise them. abstractly but only in context of a particular script
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:20 am
@dianewms: RT @jeannevb: And the book is SIGNED by the one
and only man himself... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:20 am
@richmagahiz: @IngridElkner And I hate it when the score
does all the emotional cueing too #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:21 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb Speaking of @RichardWalterUC's
new book, I have a copy in my hands ready to give away at random to 1 lucky
chatter #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:21 am
@RichardWalterUC: Smart stuff, Ingrid. It has to come out
sight and sound, action and dialogue, not the writer whispering clues to the
reader #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:21 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Forgive me! I'm late.
#totallydistractedbyabitofdottiness Sooo, what's on the menu? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:21 am
@dianewms: @GREGBIELA And extra lime. :-) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:21 am
@SPCwrite: @dianewms I havent been in a #scriptchat mood for
a while now depresses me lol.
January 23, 2012, 1:21 am
@rprestonclark: @jeannevb pick me pick me!!! lol #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:21 am
@RichardWalterUC: Every sold writer without exception was
once unsold. If you're an unsold writer, you're in company with the greats!
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:22 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @richardwalterUC Tom is RIGHT. Tough.
Tough. Tom. Yikes. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:22 am
@IngridElkner: @richmagahiz Instead of crying I end up
laughing. You can't pull at people's hormonal responses to get them to feel.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:22 am
@marc_omeyer: hi everyone jetlag from france. heard about
margaritas and a book : ) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:22 am
@RichardWalterUC: People who get depressed are people who
feel their feelings passionately, and that's a good sign for writers.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:22 am
@RichardWalterUC: Laughing, crying, it's all just fine. The
only thing that's not fine is being boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@tracinell: RT @malber: @richardwalterUC do you see the
recent market uptick as a sign of good things for screenwriters? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @richardwalteruc I was speaking to @malber
last night about BLIND DEALS. I want to be that writer who gets one.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@dianewms: @richmagahiz @IngridElkner Yes, the score should
support the story, not tell it. I love John Williams (no relation)! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@JasmineMcAtee2: @IngridElkner To jump in - absolutely. I
also end up laughing during those scenes, comes off so ridiculous. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@RichardWalterUC: I think Hitchock's timeless Rebecca opens
with a poem, doesn't it? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber hey Mike. #ScriptChat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @RichardWalterUC: Laughing, crying, its all
just fine. The only thing thats not fine is being boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:23 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @alex_algx Dead Poet's Society #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:24 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @RichardWalterUC Amen. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:24 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD hey! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:24 am
@lisamondello: RT@RichardWalterUC Laughing, crying, it's all
just fine. The only thing that's not fine is being boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:24 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @RichardWalterUC Why are we speaking about
Rebecca. What a book. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:24 am
@RichardWalterUC: If the score really, truly stands out,
then it's a lousy score. It's supposed to support the story, not BE the story.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:25 am
@TheWriteScript: Q. What's your personal writing motivation?
What keeps you going? How do you keep moving forward? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:25 am
@art1032: RT @RichardWalterUC: People who get depressed are
people who feel their feelings passionately, and that's a good sign for
writers. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:25 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Every sold writer without
exception was once unsold. If ur an unsold writer, ur in company with the
greats! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:25 am
@RichardWalterUC: I thought Rebecca had a poem in it, and it
might be part of the answer to a previous question. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:25 am
@RichardWalterUC: My motivation: can't think of anything
else to do. Don't want to do anything else but write. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@rodbauer: @RichardWalterUC Many people have told me that
they hated Tree of Life. Is it possible for new writer to do something
original? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC how about your thoughts on
theme... what are some mistakes people make? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@RichardWalterUC: What can beat trafficking in your own
imagination? Swapping your daydreams for dollars? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@dianewms: If you're an unsold writer, you're in company
with the greats! #scriptchat That's me! But I'm also an award-winning unsold
writer. ;-)
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@RichardWalterUC: Writers get paid for what others get
scolded for: day dreaming. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @richardwalteruc Please give us some
exercises on how to arrive at good sub text, the most challenging asp of
writing for me. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC: Writers get paid for
what others get scolded for: day dreaming. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:26 am
@HBwriterMike: @RichardWalterUC How important do you think
it is to have industry coverage for marketing your spec? Who are the best
services? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@RichardWalterUC: the biggest mistake regarding theme is
putting it first, starting with some lesson, some principle the writer wants to
teach #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: What can beat trafficking
in your own imagination? Swapping your daydreams for dollars? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I'm thinking about knocking @jeannevb down
& taking the book while ya'all are distracted. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@lisamondello: Love this! RT @RichardWalterUC What can beat
trafficking in your own imagination? Swapping your daydreams for dollars?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@dianewms: @marc_omeyer Salt or not salt? Frozen or on the
rocks? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@RichardWalterUC: Theme emerges AFTER story, and is a
surprise to the writer who wrote it. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@IngridElkner: I found the gypsy music in Sherlock Holmes
amazing - because the storytelling was weak enough to make me focus on the
music. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@alex_algx: @RichardWalterUC Thanks! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@DimitriDavis: That's why it's awesome being a writer. rt
@RichardWalterUC: Writers get paid for what others get scolded for: day
dreaming. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC: Theme emerges AFTER story,
and is a surprise to the writer who wrote it. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:27 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @RichardWalterUC: Writers get paid for what
others get scolded for: day dreaming. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@jeannevb: @dianewms if you're bartending, I cld use one...
or three #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@JasmineMcAtee: RT @RichardWalterUC: Writers get paid for
what others get scolded for: day dreaming. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@scriptdreric: @RichardWalterUC - Q: Do you recommend film
school for aspiring screenwriters? #scriptchat #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: the biggest mistake re:
theme is putting it first, starting w/ lesson, principle the writer wants to
teach #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@RichardWalterUC: I don't think you need industry coverage
for marketing your spec. If it's actual coverage, it'll be in the studio
files.... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@efissenden: RT @RichardWalterUC: Theme emerges AFTER story,
and is a surprise to the writer who wrote it. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...and it'll make the script look old.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Theme emerges AFTER story,
and is a surprise to the writer who wrote it. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@art1032: RT @RichardWalterUC: the biggest mistake regarding
theme is putting it first, starting with some lesson, some principle the writer
wants to teach #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:28 am
@SarahAlexis4: @RichardWalterUC Q:Can you share what your
writing process is like? How do you outline? Do you take specific passes on
rewrites? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@marc_omeyer: @dianewms salt and frozen thx you're great on
this one !n #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@RichardWalterUC: Film school is now the Number One way to
break into the industry. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@TheWriteScript: Q. Other than "write," what is
your best piece of advice for writers working to break in to Hollywood? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@scriptdreric: My last tweet should have had only one
#scriptchat ... #TweetChatFail
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@GREGBIELA: @jeannevb Another round over here bartender!
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC I don't think u need
industry coverage for marketing your spec. Actual coverage, will be in the
studio files #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@tracinell: dang it. RT @RichardWalterUC: Film school is now
the Number One way to break into the industry. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:29 am
@lisamondello: @richardwalterUC What is the best way to make
a character come to life in a script? What are some mistakes writers make?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@RichardWalterUC: When I went to film school in the '60s it
was considered a dead end. My classmates, notably one named George, changed all
that. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @RichardWalterUC Hmm... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @RichardWalterUC: Film school is now
the Number One way to break into the industry. #scriptnews #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@jeannevb: In @RichardWalterUC's new book, he also covers
the business side... feel free to ask questions re: that too #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@marc_omeyer: @RichardWalterUC hi Richard would you please
define story vs plot to make all clear ? thx #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@DimitriDavis: Explain? rt @RichardWalterUC: Film school is
now the Number One way to break into the industry. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@RichardWalterUC: Film school, though, is not the ONLY way
to break in. Most successful film artists havfe NOT been to film school
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@TheWriteScript: What's #2??? #3???? RT @RichardWalterUC:
Film school is now the Number One way to break into the industry. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@elizabethkarr: @RichardWalterUC Recently saw old film where
score supported film perfectly. The Changeling, directed by Peter Medak.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:30 am
@art1032: @IngridElkner If storytelling is weak,makes it
easier to focus on anything BUT the story..or walk out lol. #scriptchat IMHO:)
January 23, 2012, 1:31 am
@RichardWalterUC: Story and plot are synonyms; no
difference. Sometimes people think plot is the actual stuff in the movie and
story is that... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:31 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: RT @RichardWalterUC: Theme emerges AFTER
story, and is a surprise to the writer who wrote it. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:31 am
@scriptdreric: @RichardWalterUC - Thanks for answering my
question! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: In @RichardWalterUCs new
book, he also covers the business side... feel free to ask questions re: that
too #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...plus back story and forward story.
Don't get caught up in the nomenclature, however. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@tracinell: Hope! RT @RichardWalterUC: Film school, is not
the ONLY way 2 break in. Most successful film artists have NOT been 2 film
school #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@scriptdreric: Hey screenwriters - UCLA Screenwriting
Professor Richard Walter is in #scriptchat answering questions! Hit him up! :)
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@dianewms: @jeannevb Regular or flavored? Tonight we're
featuring mango and strawberry. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@JoJakubowicz: A los guionistas y estudiantes de escritura,
chequeen el HT #scriptchat que está haciendo @RichardWalterUC
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@IngridElkner: @art1032 At 17 the minute mark of 'Bridesmaids'
I was yelling at my TV "Bored! Bored!" That's not a good sign for any
film :D #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:32 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb I notices his credentials for
intellectual property rights. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@kim_garland: I love this. I don't pre-plan theme. RT
@RichardWalterUC Theme emerges AFTER story, and is a surprise to the writer who
wrote it #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@efissenden: RT @scriptdreric: Hey screenwriters - UCLA
Screenwriting Professor Richard Walter is in #scriptchat answering questions!
Hit him up! :)
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@RichardWalterUC: If story is weak, nothing else matters.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@tracinell: RT @scriptdreric: Hey screenwriters, UCLA
Screenwriting Prof Richard Walter is in answering questions! Hit him up! :)
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@PeterLHarmon: @TheWriteScript Best way to break into
screenwriting? Move to LA, make friends, produce your own stuff. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@marc_omeyer: @RichardWalterUC thx for answer Richard. but
theme and plot seem so related to me. don't pick how theme could emerge on his
own. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@angrychow: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak, nothing
else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@RichardWalterUC: Regarding story and musical scores,
there's a joke about Broadway: "They don't come out whistling the
scenery." #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak,
nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:33 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak, nothing
else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:34 am
@Silverwingscrpt: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak,
nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:34 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak,
nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:34 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @RichardWalterUC Can you talk
about attaching talent to screenplays before financing in place? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:34 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I adore the name @angrychow it cracks me
up. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:34 am
@art1032: @IngridElkner Completely Agree.:) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC: The theme of, say,
Jaws, is not sharks but "everyone hates a truth teller." #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@richmagahiz: RT @RichardWalterUC: Regarding story and
musical scores, there's a joke about Broadway: "They don't come out
whistling the scenery." #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@gustavoaleman: RT @JoJakubowicz: A los guionistas y estudiantes
de escritura, chequeen el HT #scriptchat que está haciendo @RichardWalterUC
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@DimitriDavis: @efissenden So most producers and directors
out of film school get industry jobs? @RichardWalterUC #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@angrychow: @CelluloidBlonde you should meet my dog.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@jeannevb: RT @elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @RichardWalterUC Can
you talk about attaching talent to screenplays before financing in place?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@HBwriterMike: @RichardWalterUC Would you provide a few
tweets about Re-Writing specifics.. techniques / strategies / passes?
#scriptchat #screenwriting
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@marc_omeyer: @RichardWalterUC jaws . thought of theme as
one man can make a difference #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:35 am
@elizabethkarr: Love this. Story is everything. RT
@RichardWalterUC: If story is weak, nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@RichardWalterUC: that sort of language can get in the way.
Stick with Aristotle who put it best thousands of years ago: beginning, middle,
end. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@PostwomanMovie: RT @jeannevb: RT @elizabethkarr: @jeannevb
@RichardWalterUC Can you talk about attaching talent to screenplays before
financing in place? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @angrychow: @CelluloidBlonde you should
meet my dog. || lulz #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@SouthpawDoll: RT @LauraVanVleet: RT @RichardWalterUC: If
story is weak, nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC let's assume a script is
polished & solid. Any advice to our writers on how to get it read by right
people? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@RichardWalterUC: Reiterating: Aristotle never mentions
'acts.' Only beginnings, middles, ends. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@WisdomGirlFilms: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak,
nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb Thank you JVB. Next round of
tequila on me. :) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@PostwomanMovie: @jeannevb @elizabethkarr @RichardWalterUC I
am there now. Attaching talent while still securing funding. Thanks.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@dianewms: @RichardWalterUC George ... last name Lucas?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @RichardWalterUC What are you going to say
about the 3 act structure? You know Tom teaches rising action. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@kingisafink: RT @jeannevb: Speaking of @RichardWalterUC's
new book, copy in my hands ready to give away at random to one lucky chatter
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@MJ_Slide: #TRUTH RT @elizabethkarr: Love this. Story is
everything. RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak, nothing else matters.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:36 am
@RichardWalterUC: I've had it up to here with that Hero's
Journey stuff. Enough already with the Cambpell. Chris Vogler is my good pal,
but.... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:37 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...he's sold enough of his Screenwriters
Journey book already and urges everyone instead to by my own. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:37 am
@tracinell: True, keep it simple. :) RT @RichardWalterUC:
Reiterating: Aristotle never mentions acts. Only beginnings, middles, ends.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:37 am
@elizabethkarr: @PostwomanMovie A topic of great interest to
many of us. #attachingtalenttoscripts #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:38 am
@angrychow: Love it. RT @RichardWalterUC: I've had it up to
here with that Hero's Journey stuff. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:38 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC Any advice to our
writers on how to get it read by right people? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:38 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @RichardWalterUC Hollywood LOVES Save The
Cat. Wish I could hear what Tom has to say. Sure he loved VOMIT in Bridesmaids.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:38 am
@marc_omeyer: would like to thank jeanne and scriptchat
team, and M.Walter. Read your book years ago, live in france, and so great to
chat now #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:38 am
@RichardWalterUC: You don't have to be in L.A. to succeed
unless you're looking at staff TV situations such as sit coms. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:38 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @RichardWalterUC Love Egri. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@euripidean: RT @kim_garland: I love this. I don't pre-plan
theme. RT @RichardWalterUC Theme emerges AFTER story, and is a surprise to the
writer who wrote it #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@richmagahiz: @RichardWalterUC I'm so glad to hear you say
this. Enough is enough. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@gustavoaleman: #amisalumnos, Sigan este HT #scriptchat de
@RichardWalterUC profesor del programa de Guiones de UCLA
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@RichardWalterUC: Most writers want to write features, and
for that it's actually an advantage to be from somewhere OTHER than NY or LA.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@PostwomanMovie: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak,
nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @RichardWalterUC: You dont have to be in
L.A. to succeed unless youre looking at staff TV situations such as sit coms.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@tracinell: More hope! RT @RichardWalterUC: u dont have to
be in L.A. to succeed unless ur looking at staff TV situations such as sit
coms. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@lisamondello: RT@RichardWalterUC You don't have to be in
L.A. to succeed unless you're looking at staff TV situations such as sit coms.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@HBwriterMike: @RichardWalterUC Hero climbs up the tree,
everyone throws rocks at him, hero climbs down.. beginning-middle-end
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@RichardWalterUC: Mercie, cher Marc. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@dianewms: RT @RichardWalterUC: that sort of language can
get in the way. Stick with Aristotle who put it best thousands of years ago:
beginning, middle, end. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:39 am
@jeannevb: @marc_omeyer you are very welcome. The #treefort
loves finding guests like @RichardWalterUC. Glad you could be here tonight
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:40 am
@RichardWalterUC: Forget Egri. Read Walter. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:40 am
@TheWriteScript: @RichardWalterUC Q. Are you still teaching
in the classroom or all administration? n #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:40 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde haha you're killing me ;)
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:40 am
@RichardWalterUC: Now people are going to steal your tree
story, HBwriterMike. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:40 am
@tracinell: I'm falling in love w/ you!
#didItypethatoutloud? RT @RichardWalterUC: its an advantage 2 be from somewhere
OTHER than NY or LA. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:40 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @RichardWalterUC: Forget Egri. Read
Walter. || LOL #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:40 am
@RichardWalterUC: I do almost no administration. Strictly
classroom. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@dianewms: @RichardWalterUC And the beginning doesn't have
to end by page X? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @RichardWalterUC: Most writers want 2 write
features, & 4 that its actually an advantage 2be from somewhere OTHER than
NY/LA. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@RichardWalterUC: We were clearly meant for each other,
Tracinell. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@marc_omeyer: @jeannevb so what about margarita and the book
: D #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@reelsistas: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak, nothing
else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@elizabethkarr: I find how to books most helpful as template
checkpoints for script already written rather than rules to write by. Anyone
else? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@FilmFatale_NYC: RT @richardwalteruc: If story is weak,
nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@efissenden: RT @RichardWalterUC: Reiterating: Aristotle
never mentions 'acts.' Only beginnings, middles, ends. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:41 am
@rodbauer: @RichardWalterUC If you want to be a real writer,
it seems like Hollywood is the last place you want to be. Thoughts? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@RichardWalterUC: There ARE good books, including Egri, but
reading these books--even my own--should not be INSTEAD of writing. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@Jamie_LD: @tracinell Haha, I'm with you! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@TheWriteScript: @RichardWalterUC What's the first thing you
tell writing students on the 1st day of class? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@IngridElkner: One of my teachers told me don't set scripts
in a major city - it's more interesting & easier to get funding for country
tales. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@PostwomanMovie: This is beautiful! @RichardWalterUC
"Theme emerges AFTER story & is a surprise 2thewriter who wrote
it"#scriptchat #filmmaking#screenwriting
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@RichardWalterUC: Regarding rules, we have only one at UCLA
and it is three words: Don't. Be. Boring., #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@SarahAlexis4: @RichardWalterUC Q: Any key basic things
writers should know regarding the business side of the industry? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@efissenden: @DimitriDavis Just making a guess, actually. I
wouldn't have a clue why else film schs would be important. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:42 am
@jeannevb: I'm going to scroll through the chat and randomly
pick someone for Richard's book... so if you're lurking, u'd better tweet!n
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: There ARE good books, but
reading these books--even my own--should not be INSTEAD of writing. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@PostwomanMovie: RT @RichardWalterUC: the biggest mistake
regarding theme is putting it first, starting with some lesson, some principle
the writer wants to teach #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@elizabethkarr: A real writer can be anywhere. Put your butt
in the chair and write. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@RichardWalterUC: I'm not sure what a 'real' writer is. I
know what a reel writer is: that's a screenwriter. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@JasmineMcAtee2: @elizabethkarr Agreed. Stifling to write
with so many 'rules' in head. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@lisamondello: RT@RichardWalterUC Regarding rules, we have
only one at UCLA and it is three words: Don't. Be. Boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@IngridElkner: @elizabethkarr I think it's good to read,
absorb, then go and trust your subconscious drew it in, don't keep going back
to books #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@Silverwingscrpt: RT @RichardWalterUC: Regarding rules, we
have only one at UCLA and it is three words: Don't. Be. Boring., #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@RichardWalterUC: Film schools are great places to learn.
It's not about making connections with the industry. The important connections
are .... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:43 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Regarding rules, we have
only one at UCLA and it is three words: Dont. Be. Boring., #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb :::type type type::: #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@grking: made films w/out planning theme haha! RT
@kim_garland: I don't pre-plan theme. RT @RichardWalterUC Theme emerges AFTER
story it #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@TheWriteScript: RT @RichardWalterUC: Im not sure what a
real writer is. I know what a reel writer is: thats a screenwriter. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@efissenden: @elizabethkarr Yes, exactly! I read a few and
found they were really only useful for these reasons. Only for reference.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@elizabethkarr: Is Oscar Wilde on staff? RT
@RichardWalterUC: Regarding rules, we have only one at UCLA and it is three
words: Dont. Be. Boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@HMONeill79: @jeannevb Being shy, but I am here :)
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@jeannevb: time is flying tonight! 15 more minutes with
@RichardWalterUC... ask away! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...those you make with your classmates,
who will go on to become professionals. I'm still working with old USC film
school pals. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@PostwomanMovie: RT @RichardWalterUC: ...the transition from
the academic to the professional community. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@HBwriterMike: @RichardWalterUC Any advice on specific
rewriting techniques..passes?? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @RichardWalterUC: Im not sure what a real
writer is. I know what a reel writer is: thats a screenwriter. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@DimitriDavis: @efissenden There's @RichardWalterUC's
answer. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:44 am
@RichardWalterUC: Yeah, the books and seminars too often are
ways to AVOID writing. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@marc_omeyer: @jeannevb tweeting tweeting un guest français
ce serait bien quand même. France will get oscar and Richard's book. great year
! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@grking: @kim_garland it's cool that viewers/critics have
found themes in some of my films I had no clue were in there! Love that
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@ChipNotDonald: How do you focus your writing time and get
rid of distractions? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@rodbauer: Work for hire means that the writer has little
control, unlike theatre & fiction. How do you maintain integrity with no
control? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: RT @RichardWalterUC: ...those you make with
your classmates, who will go on to become professionals. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@HazelGoddess: RT @RichardWalterUC: If story is weak,
nothing else matters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@jeannevb: fyi, fact that @celluloidblonde...screenwriting
teacher... wants @RichardWalterUC's book says a lot about the man's knowledge
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@SPCwrite: RT @elizabethkarr: A real writer can be anywhere.
Put your butt in the chair and write. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@RichardWalterUC: Throw away preconceptions when you
rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also somehow brand new. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@efissenden: @DimitriDavis @RichardWalterUC So I see!
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @elizabethkarr Most of the books I've read
make outstanding target practice... #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@elizabethkarr: @IngridElkner Agree with you. Absorb and
reflect. But ultimately it's writer's experience and voice. Rules made to be
broken. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@TheWriteScript: Procrastinator's Tools! RT
@RichardWalterUC: Yeah, the books and seminars too often are ways to AVOID
writing. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@RichardWalterUC: A woman can give birth to eight children,
but each of those children has a different mother. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:45 am
@jeannevb: @marc_omeyer tweeting in French? *swoon*
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@Jamie_LD: @HMONeill79 Hey, been shooting lately?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @RichardWalterUC: Throw away preconceptions
when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also somehow brand new.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@jeannevb: amen RT @RichardWalterUC: Throw away
preconceptions when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also somehow
brand new. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@angrychow: RT @RichardWalterUC: How many average passes?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: fyi, fact that
@celluloidblonde-screenwriting teacher-wants @RichardWalterUCs book says a lot
about his knowledge #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @richardwalteruc This twitter group is
synonomous with classmates who go on to make films. It's a tight group of
driven people #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jeannevb: amen RT @RichardWalterUC: Throw
away preconceptions when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also
somehow brand new. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@lisamondello: RT@RichardWalterUC Throw away preconceptions
when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also somehow brand new.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@efissenden: RT @RichardWalterUC: Throw away preconceptions
when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also somehow brand new.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@RichardWalterUC: So true, SPCwrite. I know one guy who goes
to the airport to write, because the distractions help him concentrate.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: Throw away preconceptions
when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also somehow brand new.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@IngridElkner: RT @RichardWalterUC: A woman can give birth
to eight children, but each of those children has a different mother.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb oh I am an @RichardWalterUC fan
from way back, also I am cheap :::wink::: #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@marc_omeyer: @jeannevb oui madame, pour avoir le bouquin no
problemo ! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:46 am
@efissenden: So much gold tonight from @RichardWalterUC at
#scriptchat . 14 more minutes. Jump in now!
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@RichardWalterUC: It's one of the bounties of blessings
brought by the web. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@richmagahiz: @RichardWalterUC Q When the scene you're
writing has gone to a boring place, what do you do to snap out of it?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@MBDymension: I usually write a lot of story drafts before
I'd begin the first draft of a screenplay.#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@karlsprague: RT @jeannevb: amen RT @RichardWalterUC: Throw
away preconceptions when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also
somehow brand new. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@Jamie_LD: @RichardWalterUC next to writing, I find reading
scripts to be the best learning tool. #ScriptChat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@elizabethkarr: @UnkScreenwriter :) Look forward to going
out on the range with you sometime. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@TheWriteScript: @RichardWalterUC Yeah. Lots of rules with
the first. By the eighth, you let them do their own thing. Script #8 will be
awesome! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@RichardWalterUC: Re preconceptions: it's important to
outline prior to writing, but once writing, throw away that outline. Stay open
to surprise #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde if you don't hit the random
chosen one, I'll buy you the book :) xo #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:47 am
@lisamondello: White noise. RT@RichardWalterUC I know 1 guy
who goes to the airport to write, because the distractions help him
concentrate. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@dianewms: Yeah, the books and seminars too often are ways
to AVOID writing. #scriptchat -- Guilty! But I love doing the research for my
historic epic.
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@PostwomanMovie: Yes. Just blessed they are all still thr.
RT @elizabethkarr "A topic of great interest 2 many of us"
#scriptchat #attachintalent2scripts
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @elizabethkarr No problem. I'll bring the
WEAPONS and the BOOKS. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@elizabethkarr: GMTA Me, too. RT @Jamie_LD: @RichardWalterUC
next to writing, I find reading scripts to be the best learning tool.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@HBwriterMike: @RichardWalterUC I know, I'm fighting to make
it creative.. not just a rewriting checklist. Gotta keep the magic alive...
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@marc_omeyer: @AndreaLMcNeill hi andrea what twitter group
??? did I miss some ? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@the_bat: RT @elizabethkarr: A real writer can be anywhere.
Put your butt in the chair and write. #scriptchat <—Or, what I do. Write
standing up.
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@angrychow: @RichardWalterUC do you have recommended scripts
for writers to read and study? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@RichardWalterUC: MBDymension: that's a good technique.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @RichardWalterUC Beginning, middle &
end. That's all I meant. #Egri loved #Aristotle #imopentorememberingbothofyou
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@JustinWHedges: RT @RichardWalterUC: Re preconceptions: it's
important to outline prior to writing, but once writing, throw away that
outline. Stay open to surprise #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: amen RT @RichardWalterUC: Throw away
preconceptions when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but also somehow
brand new. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@romimoondi: RT @RichardWalterUC: its important to outline
prior to writing, but once writing, throw away that outline. Stay open to
surprise #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb It's also important when someone
you like shows up to talk to show up in support. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @RichardWalterUC: its important 2 outline
prior 2 writing, but once writing, throw away that outline. Stay open 2
surprise #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@Silverwingscrpt: RT @RichardWalterUC: Re preconceptions:
it's important to outline prior to writing, but once writing, throw away that
outline. Stay open to surprise #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @elizabethkarr: GMTA Me, too. RT
@Jamie_LD: @RichardWalterUC next to writing, I find reading scripts to be the
best learning tool. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:48 am
@AllMightyGoold: RT @RichardWalterUC: Writers get paid for
what others get scolded for: day dreaming. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@RichardWalterUC: You can learn plenty from bad scripts as
you can from good. Read, read, read, but better to see the movies on screen.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@AndiWritesAgain: K. Chat is so slow on my side that I'm
taking it as a sign that I should be writing. Success to all of you. #enjoy
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @marc_omeyer Salut, Marc! Pas beaucoup. Tu
as commence quand? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @jeannevb: if you dont hit the random
chosen one, Ill buy you the book :) xo || LOL - smooch! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@romimoondi: Missed so many #scriptchats due to crazy
writing life, so I'm glad to sit back and listen in on this one! :-)
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@marc_omeyer: @RichardWalterUC absolutely, the net is a luck
for writers today #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@angrychow: So true RT @RichardWalterUC: You can learn
plenty from bad scripts as you can from good. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@HBwriterMike: RT @Jamie_LD @RichardWalterUC next to
writing, I find reading scripts to be the best learning tool. #ScriptChat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde I absolutely love that you're
here :) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @marc_omeyer Cette group. Ici. Maintenant.
Tous ces gens. NOUS! That's the Twitter group. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:49 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @angrychow: So true RT @RichardWalterUC:
You can learn plenty from bad scripts as you can from good. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:50 am
@robr31: #scriptchat You should always appreciate learning
from those who've been smacked around, in the trenches and have tasted blood
January 23, 2012, 1:50 am
@elizabethkarr: #truth RT @angrychow: So true RT
@RichardWalterUC: You can learn plenty from bad scripts as you can from good.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:50 am
@RichardWalterUC: The net makes this the most exciting time
in movie history, sort of like the turn of the last century- #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:50 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @jeannevb: time is flying tonight! 15 more
minutes with @RichardWalterUC... ask away! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@HBwriterMike: @RichardWalterUC the combo of reading the
script, then seeing the movie is a powerful way to learn.. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@HMONeill79: Have you ever read a screenplay and then
watched the film and wondered how they messed up something so brilliant?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@dianewms: @elizabethkarr @UnkScreenwriter Rifle or pistol
range? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@CastlesOldHaunt: RT @RichardWalterUC: Trim, trim, trim.
When in doubt (about any word or bit of business or dialogue) throw it out.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@romimoondi: J'aime le Francais!RT @AndreaLMcNeill:
@marc_omeyer Cette group. Ici. Maintenant. Tous ces gens. NOUS! Thats the
Twitter group #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @RichardWalterUC: The net makes this
the most exciting time in movie history, sort of like the turn of the last
century- #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@RichardWalterUC: Nobody knows what the future will bring,
and that's great news for new writers and old ones, too. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@jeannevb: *drumroll* @tracinell is the WINNER of
@RichardWalterUC's book!!!!!! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@marc_omeyer: @RichardWalterUC don't you think it even
changes the collaborative process and even story telling ? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:51 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @marc_omeyer Non. Je l'ai comris finalement
(et en anglais!) desolee. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@HMONeill79: RT @RichardWalterUC: Nobody knows what the
future will bring, and thats great news for new writers and old ones, too.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It's also pretty important for teachers to
know what their students are reading. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@romimoondi: Love that. RT @RichardWalterUC: Nobody knows
what the future will bring, and thats great news for new writers and old ones,
too. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@jeannevb: Looks like I'm buying @CelluloidBlonde one haha
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@tracinell: Wha--?! Only 9 minutes left?! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@RichardWalterUC: Production costs are crashing (for indie
artists) and worldwide distribution is available at every Internet port.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@HMONeill79: Congrats!! RT @jeannevb: *drumroll* @tracinell
is the WINNER of @RichardWalterUCs book!!!!!! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@TheWriteScript: Yea, Traci! RT @jeannevb: *drumroll*
@tracinell is the WINNER of @RichardWalterUCs book!!!!!! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @dianewms @elizabethkarr I PREFER
pistol... Easier to carry around. LOL. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@keithman07: @RichardWalterUC I like to read a script then
watch the movie to see it's translation to screen. Helps find ways to
"write less" #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@richmagahiz: @jeannevb @tracinell Sweet #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@tracinell: No Way! Shut. Up. ! :) RT @jeannevb: *drumroll*
@tracinell is the WINNER of @RichardWalterUCs book!!!!!! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@RichardWalterUC: If you're not married to creating
blockbusters, there's never been a better time for screenwriters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:52 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Sheesh, now I have to kill @tracinell to
get the book. Bummer, I liked her. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@MBDymension: Sometimes you gotta watch the bad movies to
learn what not to do.#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@elizabethkarr: @RichardWalterUC The future is ours to make.
Exhilarating and frightening. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@PostwomanMovie: @RichardWalterUC: Its imp. 2 outline prior
2writing but once writing, throw away tht outline. Stay open 2surprise
#scriptchat #screenwriting
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@HMONeill79: RT @RichardWalterUC: If youre not married to
creating blockbusters, theres never been a better time for screenwriters.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@TVWriterChat: 30 minutes after #ScriptChat We will be
discussing TV writing fellowships at #TVwritechat Hope to see you there...
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@RichardWalterUC: Artists never feel fulfilled. I know
zillions of hugely successful film artists. Not one of among them is satisfied.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@HMONeill79: RT @MBDymension: Sometimes you gotta watch the
bad movies to learn what not to do.#scriptchat #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@marc_omeyer: @jeannevb now need 2 margaritas to forget this
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@tracinell: With @RichardWalterUC's signed book?! Thank you,
ever so! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@richmagahiz: @MBDymension Fire the casting director?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:53 am
@lisamondello: Sounds good! RT @RichardWalterUC If you're
not married 2 creating blockbusters, there's never been a better time
4screenwriters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@marc_omeyer: RT @RichardWalterUC: If youre not married to
creating blockbusters, theres never been a better time for screenwriters.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@angrychow: @RichardWalterUC tell Tim Albaugh I say hey. He
was an awesome prof for me in the professional program. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @RichardWalterUC For what? Writing indies?
Who's producing? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@RichardWalterUC: I feel richly blessed to continue now for
about forty years to write professionally, to teach writers, and....
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@RichardWalterUC: ...to participate in exchanges such as
this one. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@ChipNotDonald: richardWalterUC If you want to write
blockbuster types (the kind artists sometimes look down on), are you less of an
artist? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@elizabethkarr: Woot! You must share pearls of wisdom. :) RT
@tracinell: With @RichardWalterUCs signed book?! Thank you, ever so!
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @RichardWalterUC: Nobody knows what the
future will bring, and thats great news for new writers and old ones, too.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:54 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @RichardWalterUC: If youre not married
to creating blockbusters, theres never been a better time for screenwriters.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @RichardWalterUC Thank you for being here
and for sharing with us. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @TVWriterChat: 30 mins after #ScriptChat
We will be discussing TV writing fellowships at #TVwritechat Hope to see you
there. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@HBwriterMike: Just Engaged RT @RichardWalterUC If you're
not married to blockbusters, there's never been a better time for
screenwriters. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@RichardWalterUC: No. There are only two kinds of movies,
and they are not blockbuster versus personal. They are: Good v. Bad.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@tracinell: Will do! RT @elizabethkarr: Woot! You must share
pearls of wisdom. :) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@RichardWalterUC: Good movies engage the viewer. Bad ones
are boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @AndiWritesAgain: RT @RichardWalterUC:
Nobody knows what the future will bring, and thats great news for new writers
and old ones, too. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @RichardWalterUC: Good movies engage
the viewer. Bad ones are boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@art1032: Congrats!:) @tracinell @jeannevb @RichardWalterUCs
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@cyda13: RT @RichardWalterUC: Writers get paid for what
others get scolded for: day dreaming. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@RichardWalterUC: My pleasure entirely. Thanks for
participating. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:55 am
@HMONeill79: RT @RichardWalterUC: No. There are only two
kinds of movies, and they are not blockbuster versus personal. They are: Good
v. Bad #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@marc_omeyer: @AndreaLMcNeill : ) vive andrea ! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@lisamondello: RT@RichardWalterUC No. There are only two
kinds of movies, and they are not blockbuster versus personal. They are: Good
v. Bad #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@2DaysFilmSchool: RT @RichardWalterUC: Good movies engage
the viewer. Bad ones are boring. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@jeannevb: Still 5 more minutes with Richard... ask away!
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@RichardWalterUC: Pearls of Wisdom R Us! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @RichardWalterUC It was a pleasure. I need
to get back in and take another class. I love UCLA! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@TheWriteScript: @RichardWalterUC Thank you for your time
tonight. That was an awfully fast hour. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:56 am
@jeannevb: I went to see @RichardWalterUC speak in NYC.
Highly recommend catching him in person. #funnyashell #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@tracinell: Thank you @jeannevb, and especially
@RichardWalterUC, you were awesome! Think I had a record # of RTs tonight. ;)
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@marc_omeyer: Absolutely Great thanks RT @art1032:
Congrats!:) @tracinell @jeannevb @RichardWalterUCs #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: No. There are only two
kinds of movies, & they are not blockbuster versus personal. They are: Good
v. Bad. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@RichardWalterUC: Enjoyed it! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @tracinell: RT @RichardWalterUC: No. There
are only two kinds of movies, & they are not blockbuster versus personal.
They are: Good v. Bad. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@Jamie_LD: @RichardWalterUC the #treefort appreciates having
wonderful guests like you. We thank you for giving your time to #ScriptChat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@elizabethkarr: Thx for today. :) Good stuff. @Jeannevb RT
@RichardWalterUC: Pearls of Wisdom R Us! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@tracinell: Amen. RT @TheWriteScript: @RichardWalterUC Thank
you for your time tonight. That was an awfully fast hour. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@RichardWalterUC: Write on, all! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@HBwriterMike: @RichardWalterUC Thank you for tonight...long
time fan and owner of your books. Awesome exchange #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @marc_omeyer Pffff. Mon francais n'est pas
toujours bien mais je essayera! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:57 am
@lisamondello: Thanks so much for the fabulous chat,
@RichardWalterUC. It was a pleasure! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:58 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @Jamie_LD: @RichardWalterUC the #treefort
appreciates having wonderful guests like you. We thank you for giving your time
to #ScriptChat
January 23, 2012, 1:58 am
@marc_omeyer: @RichardWalterUC any chance of seeing you in
the london screenwriting festival in london oct 2012 ? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:58 am
@SarahAlexis4: @RichardWalterUC Thanks for taking the time
to share some great nuggets of knowledge with us. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:58 am
@dianewms: @RichardWalterUC Q: Do you read critics' reviews
before going to see a film? Do you let them sway whether or not you'll see it?
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:58 am
@elizabethkarr: @RichardWalterUC do you give lectures
outside of UCLA? #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:58 am
@tracinell: You're new book title. RT @RichardWalterUC:
Pearls of Wisdom R Us! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:58 am
@marc_omeyer: @AndreaLMcNeill mais si il est trés bien !
bientôt un scénario en français :-) #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@RichardWalterUC: I never read reviews before I've seen the
film. NEVER. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@Silverwingscrpt: @RichardWalterUC "The Whole
Picture" started my journey 13 yrs ago. Went on to use it when I taught
screenwriting at RISD. Thx! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@JasmineMcAtee2: What a great chat tonight. Thank you,
@RichardWalterUC, for sharing your knowledge with us! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@HMONeill79: @RichardWalterUC Thank you very much for your
time. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@RichardWalterUC: I give lectures all around the world.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@angrychow: @RichardWalterUC thank's so much. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@MBDymension: I had fun. Let's stay motivated and hungry. I
truly believe that most writers here are better than the most in
Hollywood.#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@RichardWalterUC: Check out my schedule at
http://t.co/PzSGtaDb #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@jeannevb: awesome RT @RichardWalterUC: I never read reviews
before Ive seen the film. NEVER. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 1:59 am
@elizabethkarr: @the_bat smart you - better for your back.
#writestandingup #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@PostwomanMovie: RT @jeannevb: I went to see
@RichardWalterUC speak in NYC. Highly recommend catching him in person.
#funnyashell #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Fun chat, thank you @RichardWalterUC and
@jeannevb #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@jeannevb: RT @RichardWalterUC: Check out my schedule at
http://t.co/5z8pRzbL #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@HBwriterMike: Thank you @jeannevb for the last couple of
weeks on #Scriptchat .. Great guests!
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@PostwomanMovie: @jeannevb Very funny. Thank you. Can't wait
to read the full #scriptchat post.
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@AdamStramgram: Hi! Had nothing to say today. Writing in
airport. Movement around. Fellini loved that 2. Music sometime IS the story I
think. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@marc_omeyer: RT @RichardWalterUC: Check out my schedule at
http://t.co/3a37MI4l #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:00 am
@art1032: @RichardWalterUC #Treefort #Scriptchat Thank u
all. Great chat as usual!:)
January 23, 2012, 2:01 am
@keithman07: @RichardWalterUC I don't read reviews before
watching either. Prefer to draw my own interpretation before comparing it to
others.#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:01 am
@wcmartell: "This book is dangerous. I feel threatened
by it." - Roger Avary, Oscar winning screenwriter, PULP FICTION
http://t.co/QgD7qZ47 #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:01 am
@Silverwingscrpt: @jeannevb Thanks! #scriptchat.
January 23, 2012, 2:01 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @RichardWalterUC: Write on, all! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:01 am
@jeannevb: If you didn't get your Q answered, email
kathyacabrera@yahoo.com TONIGHT! Richard will answer in a followup Q&A on
our blog! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:02 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @jeannevb: Looks like I'm buying
@CelluloidBlonde one haha #scriptchat || LOL
January 23, 2012, 2:02 am
@johnarusso: Caught bits here and there. As always a totally
informative chat! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:02 am
@jeannevb: Thank you so much @RichardWalterUC for joining us
tonight! You rocked it. I'll post transcript tonight. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:02 am
@jameskick: RT @jeannevb: If you didn't get your Q answered,
email kathyacabrera@yahoo.com TONIGHT! Richard will answer in a followup
Q&A on our blog! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:02 am
@johnarusso: @RichardWalterUC thanks for your help at
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:03 am
@demeter94: RT @elizabethkarr: A real writer can be
anywhere. Put your butt in the chair and write. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:03 am
@RichardWalterUC: Thanks, Jeanney, for hosting me. I'll be
in touch soon regarding your script. Thanks again for being so patient.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:03 am
@dianewms: @wcmartell You missed the show, unless you've
just been lurking. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:04 am
@malber: @jeannevb great chat tonight, jeanne! well
moderated! #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:04 am
@jeannevb: @RichardWalterUC you, my dear sir, are worth the
wait :) See you on my next trip to LA xo #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:04 am
@RexSikesMovieBT: RT @elizabethkarr: RT @TVWriterChat: 30
mins aftr #ScriptChat We will B discussing TV writing fellowships at
#TVwritechat Hope 2 C U thr
January 23, 2012, 2:05 am
@jeannevb: @malber thanks, but I'm laughing over here. If
you knew the tech issues I've had, it's a miracle I still have hair haha
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:05 am
@dianewms: @jeannevb @RichardWalterUC I'm taking orders for
your post-chat margarita. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:05 am
@johnarusso: @malber @jeannevb seconded. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:05 am
@AdamStramgram: #scriptchat Thanks a lot for this
informative chat. Bye!
January 23, 2012, 2:06 am
@diego_falcon: @IreAlv @rubercinda @arianisha miren esto:
#scriptchat. Las quiero.
January 23, 2012, 2:06 am
@TheLoneOlive: Sometimes I think more RT @RichardWalterUC: u
can learn plenty from bad scripts as you can from good. #scriptchat”
January 23, 2012, 2:06 am
@jeannevb: Thanks everyone for coming out tonight! Open
topic next Sunday bc of SAG Awards. Transcript up soon! Have a great week!
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:07 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @RichardWalterUC: No. There are only two
kinds of movies, and they are not blockbuster versus personal. They are: Good
v. Bad. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:07 am
@elizabethkarr: @TheLoneOlive @RichardWalterUC Agree re
learning more frm bad scripts than good-Like learning from our own
mistakes-stays w/ us. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:08 am
@pulptone: RT @RichardWalterUC: No. There are only two kinds
of movies, and they are not blockbuster versus personal. They are: Good v. Bad.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:08 am
@grking: 1 of my faves http://t.co/is3kGzXJ RT
@TheLoneOlive: Sometimes more RT @RichardWalterUC: learn from bad scripts as
from good #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:09 am
@tracinell: #SSS #SpecialSundayStalker for @RichardWalterUC
fantastic #scriptchat guest, GO read the transcript! http://t.co/QMBLvfxw
#screenwriting
January 23, 2012, 2:09 am
@jeannevb: Woah, did you guys see @jennamilly is on
@RichardWalterUC's site!? #awesome http://t.co/D80UYgLY #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:10 am
@elizabethkarr: But Stephen King's ON WRITING #offlimits
#toogood rt @UnkScreenwriter @elizabethkarr No problem. I'll bring WEAPONS
& the BOOKS. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:12 am
@johnarusso: RT @RichardWalterUC: If you're not married to
creating blockbusters, there's never been a better time for screenwriters.
#scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:14 am
@jeannevb: Sundance email: #slaverybyanothername's
@douglasblackmon available for interview... I think I have that 1 covered :)
#presspass #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:15 am
@GoIntoTheStory: Daily Dialogue theme for this week: Flashbacks.
Your suggestions wanted ! http://t.co/wqZgbwi0 #screenwriting #scriptchat
#scripttip
January 23, 2012, 2:16 am
@princess_scribe: RT @jeannevb: Sundance email:
#slaverybyanothername's @douglasblackmon available for interview... I think I
have that 1 covered :) #presspass #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:16 am
@Julie_L_Brown: RT @jeannevb: amen RT @RichardWalterUC:
Throw away preconceptions when you rewrite; let each draft be a revision but
also somehow brand new. #scriptchat
January 23, 2012, 2:17 am
