#Scriptchat TOPIC:
EURO: BAFTAs party
This week EURO had a
virtual party while watching the BAFTAs while USA chatting it up with guest and
former Hollywood executive, Adam Levenberg @StarterScript,
author of “The Starter Screenplay: How to Write a Screenplay Hollywood Wants to
Read”. Read the transcript to
catch tons of great tips to help not only your writing but also your career.
Enjoy! @jeannevb
USA Moderator:
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK with guest
@StarterScript former industry exec w advice on how to write script exec's want
February 13, 2012, 1:00 am
@shells48: @StarterScript *waves back* #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:00 am
@kim_garland: Well, gee, if we're all waving... *waves!* RT
@StarterScript: Can I get in on the waving? *I'm waving now to everyone*
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:00 am
@tracinell: *passes the tray of cookies everyone* there's
more in the oven. :) RT @TheWriteScript: @tracinell Pass the cookies!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:00 am
@Jamie_LD: Absolutely. Thanks so much for being our guest.
RT @StarterScript: Can I get in on the waving? *I'm waving now to everyone*r
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:00 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK with
guest @StarterScript former industry exec w advice on how to write script
exec's want
February 13, 2012, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: Welcome Adam Levenberg @StarterScript to our chat
room #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:01 am
@tracinell: @StarterScript saved my *wildest wave* just for
you! ;) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:01 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Total withdrawal. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:01 am
@TheWriteScript: @StarterScript Thanks for being here. Milk
and cookies for you! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:01 am
@DaveMcGlone1: Good evening alln #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:01 am
@grumblecore: RT @BittrScrptReadr: NEW POST: Finding the
secret to found footage films http://t.co/IWSeYKZJ #Screenwriting #scriptchat
#Chronicle #horror #foundfootage
February 13, 2012, 1:01 am
@StarterScript: Thanks Jeanne! Happy to be here. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@Silverwingscrpt: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK
with guest @StarterScript former industry exec w advice on how to write script
exec's want
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@tracinell: @LisaGProsek you were missed. don't ever do that
again. ;) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: fyi @StarterScript has had tons of experience
from the other side of the table... pick his brain! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript Bring it on. Can't wait to hear
your advice. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@DaveMcGlone1: welcome to #scriptchat @StarterScript
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@tracinell: @DaveMcGlone1 :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@ConradSteeves: Q: Regarding what scripts execs want should
we pay heed to what the spec sales illustrate this year so far or ignore the
trends? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:02 am
@LisaGProsek: @tracinell Thanks! I hope not too! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@lisamondello: Can't wait to hear what @StarterScript has to
teach. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@JennaAvery: *waves hello* RT @jeannevb: Welcome Adam
Levenberg @StarterScript to our chat room #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Got it. Duh. Thanks, Jeanne! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@TheWriteScript: Q. What's the biggest mistake unsold
writers make? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: @StarterScript's full bio here
& excerpt from his book http://t.co/gzej0ELP #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@shells48: Q:What is the one thing Scripts Execs really
hate?n #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@StarterScript: @ConradSteeves Great ?. It depends--who are
you? Do you have an agent already? My book is about what to write to get a rep
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: full bio here & excerpt from
bookhttp://scriptchat.blogspot.com/2012/02/hollywood-exec-adam-levenberg-guest.html
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD I've read @StarterScript's book.
Excellent, practical, REAL advice. No sugar coating http://t.co/ZXNw8kaX
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:04 am
@tracinell: RT @TheWriteScript: Q. Whats the biggest mistake
unsold writers make? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:04 am
@StarterScript: @TheWriteScript They write scripts about
things that execs don't want to make movies about. Like period pieces. And
ensembles.. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:04 am
@StarterScript: @tracinell Unsold or unrepresented? and when
i say unrepresented, i mean by major hwd agents and managers. there is a dif
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:04 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: OY VEY. I made it. Now what? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:05 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @TheWriteScript They write
scripts that execs dont want to make... Like period pieces. And ensembles..
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:05 am
@Aschrei: For some reason I will be following #scriptchat
today
February 13, 2012, 1:05 am
@PitchfestBob: @StarterScript -I would never greenlight a
silent movie, yet here we are. When do you take a leap on a non-traditional
script? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: @Aschrei as it should be :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:05 am
@StarterScript: I have a whole chapter called "what not
to write" things like drug addiction, rape, 9/11, musicals, etc
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:06 am
@StarterScript: @PitchfestBob Hey bob. I like that question.
You take the leap after you have sold a spec script to a studio, are repped and
$ok #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: @PitchfestBob excellent question! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:06 am
@ConradSteeves: @StarterScript Stories should be
"up" instead of "down" in general for the current market
place? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:07 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @StarterScript What is that supposed mean?
What not to write? How can you POSSIBLY know? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:07 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @PitchfestBob Hey bob. You
take the leap after you have sold a spec script to a studio, are repped and $ok
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:07 am
@GREGBIELA: Kids are in bed early so I can get my scriptchat
on tonight! #writing #screenwriting #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:07 am
@TheWriteScript: @StarterScript I like your example of
George Lucas: write American Graffiti first, then you get to make Star Wars.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:07 am
@StarterScript: @shells48 Execs hate falling in love with
great scripts that they know they can't get made:) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:07 am
@PitchfestBob: Following #scriptchat is like following J-Lo.
Even if you get confused, the view is spectacular. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:07 am
@StarterScript: @TheWriteScript Thanks! I love that example
too because i adjusted for inflation and was shocked to see American G made
$600mil! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:08 am
@jeannevb: HA! RT @PitchfestBob: Following #scriptchat is
like following J-Lo. Even if you get confused, the view is spectacular.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:08 am
@PitchfestBob: So do writers. RT @StarterScript: @shells48
Execs hate falling in love with great scripts that they know they cant get
made:) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:08 am
@tracinell: @GREGBIELA Hi, Greg. *passes tray* Have a
cookie. :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:08 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @PitchfestBob: Following #scriptchat is like
following J-Lo. Even if you get confused, the view is spectacular. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:09 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @shells48 Execs hate falling
in love with great scripts that they know they cant get made:) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:09 am
@OMGChrisMueller: RT @PitchfestBob: Following #scriptchat is
like following J-Lo. Even if you get confused, the view is spectacular.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:09 am
@TheWriteScript: @StarterScript I noticed that. Jaw-dropping
amount. Drives the point home. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:09 am
@tracinell: RT @TheWriteScript: @StarterScript I like your
example of George Lucas: write American Graffiti 1st, then get to make Star
Wars. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:09 am
@lisamondello: RT@StarterScript @shells48 Execs hate falling
in love with great scripts that they know they can't get made:) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:09 am
@GREGBIELA: @tracinell Thnx 4 the cookie! Where's the
booze!? ;-) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:09 am
@StarterScript: @AndreaLMcNeill went from an exec to working
with unrepped wtrs in a month. I looked at what pros& newbies did
differently #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:10 am
@ConradSteeves: @tracinell That was from a challenge from
Coppola to Lucas to make a warm fuzzy screenplay. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:10 am
@tracinell: @jeannevb? :) RT @GREGBIELA: @tracinell Thnx 4
the cookie! Wheres the booze!? ;-) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:10 am
@jeannevb: On it! *pours* RT @tracinell: @jeannevb? :) RT
@GREGBIELA: @tracinell Thnx 4 the cookie! Wheres the booze!? ;-) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:11 am
@StarterScript: @AndreaLMcNeill things not to write about:
struggling writers/actors,epics,charity causes, native americans, original
superhero #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:11 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript So what are good subject for
screenplays? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:12 am
@PitchfestBob: Then get to make Star Wars. Then get to make
Star Wars. Then get to make Star Wars. Then get to make Star Wars. Han shot
first. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:12 am
@GREGBIELA: @jeannevb Can I get 2 to start? Bar looks busy
tonight... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:12 am
@LisaGProsek: @StarterScript I like the idea of knowing what
not to write about. Helps to make choices easier. :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:12 am
@StarterScript: @AndreaLMcNeill More not to write: carnies,
movies that mock hollywood, book/play adaptations you're not getting paid to
adaptn #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@jeannevb: @GREGBIELA a double is in order #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@JAEL488: @StarterScript @AndreaLMcNeill Why Native
Americans? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @StarterScript That's b*llshit. You can't
tell people what NOT to write. Tomorrow those things are going to be the trend.
True! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @AndreaLMcNeill things not 2
write: struggling writers/actors,epics,charity causes,native
americans,superhero #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@GREGBIELA: Yes. RT @LisaGProsek: @StarterScript I like the
idea of knowing what not to write about. Helps to make choices easier. :)
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@JAEL488: RT @AndreaLMcNeill: @StarterScript That's
b*llshit. You can't tell people what NOT to write. Tomorrow those things are
going to be the trend. True! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@IngridElkner: That's funny. Almost every Australian film is
about drug addiction and rape/incest. And we're sick of it. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@PitchfestBob: NO SCRIPTS ABOUT CARNIES!?!? I don't want to
live on this planet any more. :-) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:13 am
@StarterScript: @LisaGProsek focuses on what ideas TO
write.3 CATEGORIES: ideas that work don't work or they work but not worth the
time/energy #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:14 am
@GREGBIELA: WOO! RT @jeannevb: @GREGBIELA a double is in
order #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:14 am
@jeannevb: @AndreaLMcNeill hey... be respectful #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:14 am
@Screenwriter12: @starterscript Why can't writers just write
great, univeral stories that are cognizant of budget, regardless of experience?
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:14 am
@JAEL488: RT @Screenwriter12: @starterscript Why can't
writers just write great, univeral stories that are cognizant of budget,
regardless of experience? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:14 am
@IngridElkner: @PitchfestBob I gotta admit, now I WANT to
write a movie about carnies... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:14 am
@jeannevb: REMINDER of the #1 rule: LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE
DOOR! We are a community, not a pissing contest. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:14 am
@StarterScript: @IngridElkner Interesting. As a consultant,
my fav clients r australians. They are the most receptive to constructive
criticism #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:15 am
@StarterScript: @Screenwriter12 You can write whatever your
heart desires. Just don't expect a busy agent to read it, rep it or anyone to
buy it #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:15 am
@LisaGProsek: @StarterScript Yep! Don't want to waste my
time w/ no-win writing. Must focus on stuff that has better chance 2 get
noticed. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@StarterScript: @IngridElkner So many professionals try
scripts about carnies. They're very popular but never get sold. it's an amazing
world! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Write what you know. Write what's in your
heart. F*ck the market. It's about characters, relationships and real
life.Writethat #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@IngridElkner: @StarterScript It's because we're so eager to
resurrect our industry. We feel like we have to work our scripts that bit
harder. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @StarterScript: You can write whatever your
heart desires. Just dont expect a busy agent 2 read it, rep it or anyone 2 buy
it #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@rebelshea: @jeannevb *psssst* I walked in late. What's the
topic? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @LisaGProsek ideas TO write.3
CATEGORIES: ideas that work dont work or they work but not worth time/energy
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@jeannevb: @StarterScript we have a few OZ writers who pop
in from time to time. Love 'em #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@lisamondello: @starterscript So in other words, in the
beginning we should stick with tried and true with a twist? n #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@StarterScript: @AndreaLMcNeill Hi Andrea--I only tell
people what to write if they want to sell a script-or approach Hollywood with a
script. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@Aschrei: @StarterScript How do I know if I've fallen in
love with what I'm writing and when I should let it go? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:16 am
@ConradSteeves: @starterscript Are you coming across scripts
about the wall street protests or a politically critique of economic issues?
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:17 am
@jeannevb: former HW exec @StarterScript. Pick his brain! RT
@rebelshea: @jeannevb *psssst* I walked in late. Whats the topic? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:17 am
@Scatoma: Strewnfields weekly chapter http://t.co/BkBMu2HV
#amwriting #writing #bookbuzzr #scriptchat #fiction #novels #writers #reading
#Books
February 13, 2012, 1:17 am
@Aschrei: RT @AndreaLMcNeill: Write what you know. Write
what's in your heart. F*ck the market. It's about characters, relationships and
real life.Writethat #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:17 am
@MBDymension: RT @IngridElkner: @StarterScript It's because
we're so eager to resurrect our industry. We feel like we have to work our
scripts that bit harder. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:17 am
@StarterScript: @AndreaLMcNeill I don't tell people what
they CAN'T write. Just what they should focus on if they dont have an agent or
manager #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:17 am
@IngridElkner: @jeannevb No, I live here on Scriptchat.
Greetings from Monday afternoon! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:17 am
@StarterScript: @ConradSteeves Wall St-I do a lot of work
for the producers of HBO's TOO BIG TO FAIL...and there will be more like that
i'm sure #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:18 am
@rebelshea: @StarterScript Is the idea of needing to get a
reader's attention in the first ten pages true? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:18 am
@jeannevb: @StarterScript can you lend some insight into
agents? What to watch out for, etc? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@JAEL488: RT @StarterScript: @AndreaLMcNeill Hi Andrea--I
only tell people what to write if they want to sell a script-or approach
Hollywood with a script. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@StarterScript: @Aschrei Most pro writers don't spend years
writing 1 script. Churn out a new script every 6 months at least.
3writing3rewriting #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@jeannevb: @IngridElkner *waves* #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@lisamondello: @starterscript Is there any genres that
producers are more excited about seeing? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@PitchfestBob: *Sticks epic about a Native American carny
turned Hollywood Agent based on "The Great Gatsby" in a drawer.*
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: @StarterScript can you lend some
insight into agents? What to watch out for, etc? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@Silverwingscrpt: Hi Adam. What if we're writing piece that
perhaps isn't super saleable, but stands as strong writing sample, esp. for mgr
query? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@StarterScript: @rebelshea I have an ENTIRE chapter on
getting the reader's attention in the first sequence. I call it the dynamic
opening #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:19 am
@jeannevb: @TinaKumley well, I have an epic period piece...
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:20 am
@Jamie_LD: @PitchfestBob Well, if it's ala The Great
Gatsby... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:20 am
@TheWriteScript: @StarterScript *If* I'm only going to read
ONE script this week, which do you recommend to learn the most from?
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:20 am
@StarterScript: @rebelshea Movies like XXX and BASIC
INSTINCT grab you, establish the tone, rating, and VALUE of the movie you're
gonna see. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:20 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @StarterScript: @Aschrei Most pro writers
dont spend years writing 1 script. Churn out a new script every 6 months at
least. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:20 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @Aschrei pro writers dont
spend years on 1 script... new script every 6 months at least.
3writing3rewriting #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:20 am
@StarterScript: @Silverwingscrpt I don't believe in
"writing samples". If you don't have a rep, write something they want
to sell. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:20 am
@Jamie_LD: @tracinell I have 3 that need major rewrites.
Taking a break from novels to get it done. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:21 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @rebelshea I have an ENTIRE
chapter on getting readers attention in 1st sequence--"the dynamic
opening" #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:21 am
@StarterScript: @TheWriteScript I'll revise the
question-Everyone should read 250 scripts that have sold to Hwd but not been
produced. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:21 am
@tracinell: @Jamie_LD Go. Girl. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:21 am
@tracinell: @StarterScript write what an agent/producer can
say "yes" to. My personal mantra. :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:22 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @rebelshea XXX and BASIC
INSTINCT grab you, establish tone, rating, and VALUE of the movie youre gonna
see. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:23 am
@StarterScript: @tracinell insight into agents--today i
would be focusing on getting a manager. they pick up new clients more
often&getuagent #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:23 am
@Silverwingscrpt: @StarterScript I understand. I guess it's
confusing because the majority of specs end up being just that - writing
samples, yes? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:23 am
@Jamie_LD: Good mantra. RT @tracinell: @StarterScript write
what an agent/producer can say "yes" to. My personal mantra. :)
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:23 am
@Screenwriter12: @Aschrei Most pro writers dont spend years
writing 1 script. Churn out a new script every 6 months at least. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:23 am
@DaveMcGlone1: @StarterScript I write comedy and recent
coverage says "funny enough to be successful" is being funny enough
to get attention?n #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:23 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @Screenwriter12: @Aschrei Most pro writers
dont spend years writing 1 script. Churn out a new script every 6 months @
least. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:23 am
@StarterScript: On what to write--if u r passionate aboutan
idea, write it. Just dont expct 2sell. And make sure your next script is
marketable. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:24 am
@DaveMcGlone1: @ScriptStarter Obviously I've worked hard and
the script has a good plot and hits it's beats etcn #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:24 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @tracinell insight into
agents--focus on getting a manager. they pick up new clients more
often&getuagent #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:24 am
@lisamondello: RT@Screenwriter12: @Aschrei Most pro writers
dont spend years writing 1 script. Churn out a new script every 6 months at
least. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:24 am
@TheHalstead: I find that if I spend more than 6 months on a
script, it's too dense. There's too much in it to be absorbed in a 1 hour read.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:24 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript Getting your hands on that many
unproduced scripts is very difficult for most people. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:24 am
@TheWriteScript: @StarterScript Interesting (read sold but
unproduced scripts). Thanks. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:25 am
@MBDymension: What's the topic today folks? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:25 am
@StarterScript: Reading scripts--it doesnt count if you saw
the movie. That's too much info you're bringing to the table. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:26 am
@lisamondello: RT@StarterScript:..if u r passionate aboutan
idea, write it. Just dont expct 2sell. And make sure your next script is
marketable #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:26 am
@ConradSteeves: @StarterScript I remember reading of the
advice: write what you love to express, put in drawer, write new script likely
to sell #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:26 am
@jeannevb: talking with former HW exec @StarterScript
dishing dirt RT @MBDymension: Whats the topic today folks? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:26 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @StarterScript: Reading scripts--it
doesnt count if you saw the movie. Thats too much info youre bringing to the
table. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:27 am
@StarterScript: Also, read scripts from the last 10 years.
screenwriting changes over time--that is, what's put on the page. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:27 am
@JAEL488: RT @StarterScript: Reading scripts--it doesnt
count if you saw the movie. That's too much info you're bringing to the table.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:28 am
@jeannevb: my tweet chat is running slowly. Apologies
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:28 am
@kim_garland: RT @StarterScript: Reading scripts--it doesnt
count if you saw the movie. That's too much info you're bringing to the table.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:28 am
@StarterScript: @Silverwingscrpt U R correct. most scripts
end up as writing samples. after they didn't sell. 1st it has to go to
market.... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:29 am
@JAEL488: @StarterScript - That's all I do... read scripts
and write - great advice. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:29 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @StarterScript: Also, read scripts from
the last 10 years. screenwriting changes over time--that is, whats put on the
page. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:29 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb it's probably the Grammy Awards slowing
down the chats. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:29 am
@tracinell: @StarterScript great insight tonight, please
sir, may I have some more? #notashamedtobeg ;) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:30 am
@StarterScript: i also rec not to write movies as franchise
starters. that limits the type of story u tell and 2 much effort goes into
setup #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:30 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @tracinell: @StarterScript great insight
tonight, please sir, may I have some more? #notashamedtobeg ;) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:30 am
@rcosgrove: Director - what my friends think I do… (couldn't
find one, so I made one) #scriptchat #filmchat http://t.co/WXWiNwyC
February 13, 2012, 1:30 am
@_iamryanmoore: RT @StarterScript: Reading scripts--it
doesnt count if you saw the movie. That's too much info you're bringing to the
table. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:30 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: i also rec not to write
movies as franchise starters. limits the story u tell 2 much effort goes into
setup #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:31 am
@jeannevb: FYI on the bio page we posted of @STarterScript
there's excerpt fr his book on the HW pass http://t.co/9zDURe67 #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:31 am
@StarterScript: Until you write a script, one hero only!
Have a ticking clock! Present day only! Set it in the United States!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:31 am
@Silverwingscrpt: RT @StarterScript: @Silverwingscrpt U R
correct. most scripts end up as writing samples. after they didn't sell. 1st it
has to go to market.... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: FYI on the bio page we posted of
@STarterScript theres excerpt fr his book on the HW pass http://t.co/BZG66Iy8
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@rebelshea: @StarterScript I've written an action script
with a female lead. Is that likely to make it harder to sell? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@jeannevb: @StarterScript what do you think of screenwriting
contests? Do execs pay any attn at all to that? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: Until you write a script, 1
hero only! Have a ticking clock! Present day only! Set it in the United States!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@StarterScript: Biggest recommendation: Make sure your hero
is an EXPERT at SOMETHING. Even in Bridesmaids, KW is an expert pastry chef
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@lisamondello: RT@StarterScript: Until you write a script,
one hero only! Have a ticking clock! Present day only! Set it in the United
States! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@Jamie_LD: I'm good there. RT @StarterScript: Until u write
a script,1 hero only! ticking clock! Present day only! Set it in the US!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD damn musicians #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:32 am
@MonaLiNYC: @StarterScript I try to if possible, read the
script while watching the film (if it's available). #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:33 am
@TheWriteScript: @StarterScript "When in doubt, set it
in high school." Love that advice. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:33 am
@lisamondello: RT@StarterScript: Biggest rec: Make sure your
hero is an EXPERT at SOMETHING. Even in Bridesmaids, KW is an expert pastry
chef #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:33 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: Biggest recommendation: Make
sure hero is an EXPERT @ SOMETHING. In Bridesmaids, KW is an expert pastry chef
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:33 am
@tracinell: RT @rebelshea: @StarterScript Ive written an
action script with a female lead. Is that likely to make it harder to sell?
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:33 am
@StarterScript: Other recommendations: Short timeframe
(overnight, a few days, a week) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:33 am
@PitchfestBob: Or go to Alberta to shoot. the indie film
industry there is welcoming and great.RT @StarterScript: Set it in the United
States! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:34 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: Other recommendations: Short
timeframe (overnight, a few days, a week) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:34 am
@JAEL488: RT @jeannevb: @StarterScript what do you think of
screenwriting contests? Do execs pay any attn at all to that? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:34 am
@StarterScript: BIG RECOMMENDATION: Straight timeline. til u
sold a movie, keep yours out of the blender. No 500 days of summer, pulp
fiction #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:34 am
@lisamondello: RT @StarterScript: Other recommendations:
Short timeframe (overnight, a few days, a week) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:34 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb Sonny Mallhi contacted me last year to
read the scripts of the RWA finalists. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:34 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @StarterScript: Until you write a script,
one hero only! Have a ticking clock! Present day only! Set it in the United
States! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:35 am
@StarterScript: Also, if you haven't sold a script: no
flashbacks or voice-over. They're for book adaptations and reshoots #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:35 am
@ConradSteeves: @StarterScript Keep a linear narrative
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:35 am
@sfelt: "@jeannevb: my tweet chat is running slowly.
Apologies #scriptchat" During the Grammy's?
February 13, 2012, 1:35 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: BIG: Straight timeline. til u
sold a movie, keep urs out of the blender. No 500 days of summer, pulp fiction
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:35 am
@PitchfestBob: @TheWriteScript @StarterScript "When in
doubt, set it in high school." Love that advice. #scriptchat #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:35 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @IngridElkner: A good script I'll put it
down for a minute, go, come back & try to press play on the DVD player,
thinking I was WATCHING! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:36 am
@jeannevb: cool RT @Jamie_LD: @jeannevb Sonny Mallhi
contacted me last year to read the scripts of the RWA finalists. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:36 am
@lisamondello: RT @StarterScript: Also, if you havent sold a
script: no flashbacks or voice-over. Theyre for book adaptations and reshoots
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:36 am
@lm_lawrence: RT @IngridElkner: A good script I'll put it
down for a minute, go, come back & try to press play on the DVD player,
thinking I was WATCHING! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:36 am
@StarterScript: @JAEL488 Contests upset me because I have
often read the scripts that place and I know they need real help from a
consultant #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:36 am
@StarterScript: @JAEL488 Recentl client hired me and sent me
his "Feedback" from 5 contests. The notes were garbage in every case.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:37 am
@jeannevb: @StarterScript imagine the ones that didn't place
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:37 am
@lindaleemeyer: RT @StarterScript: Until you write a script,
one hero only! Have a ticking clock! Present day only! Set it in the United
States! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:37 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb So I guess some execs watch the
contests. Of course we wasn't interested in them. I should have thrown mine in
w/them #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:37 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @StarterScript: Also, if you havent sold a
script: no flashbacks or voice-over. Theyre for book adaptations and reshoots
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:37 am
@lisamondello: THAT is cool! RT @Jamie_LD: @jeannevb Sonny
Mallhi contacted me last year to read the scripts of the RWA finalists.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:37 am
@Jamie_LD: @lisamondello Haha, I didn't believe it was him.
So I did email and phone check. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:38 am
@TheWriteScript: That high school line is from Adam's book,
fyi. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:38 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD hahaha wtf were you thinking?
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:38 am
@StarterScript: @JAEL488 They may look at contestwinners.
Don't write "I was a quarterfinalist" in a query though. It's not a
badge of honor #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:38 am
@JAEL488: RT @StarterScript: @JAEL488 Contests upset me
because I have often read the scripts that place and I know they need real help
from a consultant #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:39 am
@IRLMorris: RT @TheWriteScript: @StarterScript "When in
doubt, set it in high school." Love that advice. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:39 am
@lisamondello: @Jamie_LD I think I would have too. But so
cool! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:39 am
@IngridElkner: @StarterScript Yet movies like Bridesmaids
that needed a lot of script work still get mde. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:39 am
@StarterScript: @Jamie_LD Reps more likely to follow
contests then execs. if the script gets repped, the exec will get a look
anyway. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:39 am
@StarterScript: @tracinell There's nothing wrong with
writing a female lead as long as she's a senior in high school, in college, or
under 40. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:40 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript I was very surprised when Sonny
contacted me. I was the president of a screenwriting chapter of RWA.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:40 am
@rebelshea: @StarterScript Is it easier to sell a feature
script if you can point to a well made short film based on your writing?
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:40 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript I'd rather spend money to have a
good consultant tell me what to fix, then query managers, rather than contest
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:41 am
@StarterScript: writing women under 40--they can be played
by actresses over 40. Write a 40something guy it will be played by someone near
60:) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:41 am
@jeannevb: Commercial Break: #slaverybyanothername doc is
airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:41 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb Woohoo! I'll have to DVR it.
#slaverybyanothername #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@jeannevb: @rebelshea I'm hanging on for the answer to that
one! re: short film #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break:
#slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local
listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@StarterScript: @rebelshea Nope. Maybe it could help get you
repped. There is a big difference between getting repped and selling a
script... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@TheWriteScript: @jeannevb DVR set. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@JAEL488: RT @Jamie_LD: RT @StarterScript: @JAEL488 ...Don't
write "I was a quarterfinalist" in a query though. It's not a badge
of honor #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@tracinell: so my 28 yo fashionista sniper works. :) RT
@StarterScript: @tracinell nothing wrong w/ writing female lead as long as <
40. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@lisamondello: Marking my calendar. RT @jeannevb: Commercial
Break: #slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST #SBANpbs
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break:
#slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local
listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@StarterScript: @rebelshea But it will only lead to
opportunities for you to submit your already completed feature spec to agents
and managers #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@GREGBIELA: @jeannevb Can I get another round? :-)
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:42 am
@Jamie_LD: I want to read that one. RT @tracinell: so my 28
yo fashionista sniper works. :)... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:43 am
@jeannevb: @GREGBIELA *pours* #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:43 am
@TheWriteScript: @tracinell Under 40 female, an expert and
the fasionista bonus. Nailed it. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:43 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break:
#slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local
listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:43 am
@GREGBIELA: Ditto! RT @Jamie_LD: I want to read that one. RT
@tracinell: so my 28 yo fashionista sniper works. :)... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@GREGBIELA: @jeannevb Keep the change... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@jeannevb: @StarterScript #1 rule re: biz side of a writer's
career #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@MBDymension: Someone once said, "if you have a great
story ,it will find its way." I don't remember his name LOL. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@StarterScript: @IngridElkner Bridesmaids got made because
of judd apatow and kristin wiig. u can't read into the script they started with
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@tracinell: @Jamie_LD I'm a romcom addict. #someonehastobe!
;) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @StarterScript: Biggest recommendation:
Make your hero an EXPERT at SOMETHING. Bridesmaids: KW is an expert pastry chef
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@tracinell: me gots the skills. ;) RT @TheWriteScript:
@tracinell Under 40 female, an expert and the fasionista bonus. Nailed it.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:44 am
@davanholt: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break:
#slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local
listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:45 am
@lisamondello: So am I! RT @tracinell: @Jamie_LD Im a romcom
addict. #someonehastobe! ;) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:45 am
@jeannevb: @tracinell I read that quickly as "i'm a
condom addict" @Jamie_LD HAHAHA #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:45 am
@JAEL488: @StarterScript - you filled my notepad with does
and don'ts - great chat tonight #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:45 am
@Jamie_LD: Me too. My protag is an expert in viticulture. RT
@tracinell: @Jamie_LD I'm a romcom addict. #someonehastobe! ;) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:45 am
@lisamondello: @jeannevb LOL!!! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:46 am
@GREGBIELA: Same here! RT @JAEL488: @StarterScript - you
filled my notepad with does and donts - great chat tonight #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:46 am
@whomadewhoprods: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break:
#slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local
listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:46 am
@tracinell: @jeannevb Right. Isn't that what I said? ;)
#toomuchinfo? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:46 am
@StarterScript: btw, if i missed any questions, feel free to
re-ask them #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:46 am
@IngridElkner: @StarterScript It could have been such a
better movie with more work on the script... I kept getting bored, a no-no for
a comedy #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:46 am
@StarterScript: My book is split into two parts-1) what
kinds of stories and heroes to write and 2) dealing with hollywood. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@TVWriterChat: Don't forget, we are discussing American
Horror Story on #tvwriterchat at half past the hour. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@DutchDoscher: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break:
#slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local
listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@StarterScript: Question to ask a manager interested in
repping u: What clients do you share with CAA, UTA, ICM, WME, Paradigm....
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@jeannevb: fyi @StarterScript's book also has essential q's
to ask agent or manager. Excellent tips! http://t.co/ZXNw8kaX #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@madcowley: @starterscript can you recommend sources for
unproduced scripts? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: My book is split into two
parts-1) what kinds of stories and heroes to write and 2) dealing with
hollywood. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript I couldn't even get through the
BRIDESMAIDS script. Hadn't seen the movie yet. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:47 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: fyi @StarterScripts book also has
essential qs to ask agent or manager. Excellent tips! http://t.co/4wJj1FFh
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:48 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: fyi @StarterScripts book also has
essential qs to ask agent or manager. Excellent tips! http://t.co/0qOlvoKl
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:48 am
@IngridElkner: @Jamie_LD I haven't read the script. I'll go
all crazy red pen on that thing! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:48 am
@HBwriterMike: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break:
#slaverybyanothername doc is airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local
listings :) #SBANpbs #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:48 am
@StarterScript: Rule in the book: page count counts. Ifur
script comes in at 90 pgs andit's not a contained thriller, you may not have a
movie.n #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:49 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD I wasn't impressed with BRIDESMAIDS at
all. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:49 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: Rule in book: page count
counts. Ifur script is 90 pgs but not a contained thriller, may not have a
movie. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @StarterScript: @madcowley I really like
inktip now. Its a great place to put your script out there. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@IngridElkner: @jeannevb @Jamie_LD You both make me cry with
happiness. I'm not alone in the world! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@StarterScript: @madcowley I like TriggerStreetbut dont get
too wrapped up in giving feedback to other unrepped writers.blind leading the
blind. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @jeannevb #slaverybyanothername doc is
airing on PBS tomorrow 9pm EST...chk local listingsn #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@Jamie_LD: @IngridElkner @jeannevb Haha. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@LisaGProsek: @jeannevb @Jamie_LD I didn't care for
BRIDESMAIDS either. Thought it was just me. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@lisamondello: RT @StarterScript: @madcowley I really like
inktip now. Its a great place to put your script out there. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:50 am
@PitchfestBob: I liked BRIDESMAIDS, but I would also watch 2
hours of Maya Rudolph ordering Chinese food. She's the bomb, yo. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:51 am
@OMGChrisMueller: RT @StarterScript: @madcowley I really
like inktip now. Its a great place to put your script out there. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:51 am
@jeannevb: Here's @StarterScript's website where u can learn
more... well, maybe not "boxers or briefs" http://t.co/3srZF5gO
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:51 am
@kim_garland: Same here. RT @jeannevb: @Jamie_LD I wasn't
impressed with BRIDESMAIDS at all. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:51 am
@tracinell: Really? Did not know... @StarterScript:
@madcowley I really like inktip now. Its a great place to put your script out
there. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:51 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: @madcowley I like
TriggerStreetbut dont get too wrapped up in giving feedback, blind leading the
blind. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:52 am
@StarterScript: Also, I have a whole section on "The
free Option". One point: You keep the rewrites and don't allow renewals of
the option #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:52 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: Here's @StarterScript's website
where u can learn more... well, maybe not "boxers or briefs"
http://t.co/3srZF5gO #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:52 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: Also, I have a whole section
on "The free Option". One point: You keep the rewrites and don't
allow renewals of the option #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:53 am
@LisaGProsek: @StarterScript You've made this a great
#scriptchat! Thanks for all the helpful hints. I'll be buying your book! :)
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:53 am
@IngridElkner: @LisaGProsek @jeannevb @Jamie_LD Welcome,
sister. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:53 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript Q: Do thrillers have to be action
packed to sell? Can it just be an intriguing story? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:53 am
@tracinell: RT @LisaGProsek: @StarterScript You've made this
a great #scriptchat! Thanks for all the helpful hints. I'll be buying your
book! :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:54 am
@LisaGProsek: @IngridElkner :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:54 am
@rickbata: @StarterScript Excellent info tonight. Thanks so
much! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:55 am
@jeannevb: 5 more minutes with @StarterScript... you're
doing great, Adam! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:55 am
@ConradSteeves: @Jamie_LD Good ?! I have a political
thriller which is more than action with emphasis on character and narrative
content. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:55 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript Ah, interesting. I'd say SE7EN,
but a different twist. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@JAEL488: RT @jeannevb: 5 more minutes with
@StarterScript... you're doing great, Adam! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@Aschrei: RT @StarterScript: Until you write a script, one
hero only! Have a ticking clock! Present day only! Set it in the United States!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@StarterScript: Tip: never offer a kickback. never say
"i'll give you a cut if you help me sell my script". agents and
managers take 10%. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@kim_garland: Agree, great job! RT @jeannevb: 5 more minutes
with @StarterScript... you're doing great, Adam! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@Silverwingscrpt: RT @StarterScript: Question to ask a
manager interested in repping u: What clients do you share with CAA, UTA, ICM,
WME, Paradigm.... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@Screenwriter12: Thanks for the chat, @jeannevb and @starterscript!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@GREGBIELA: @StarterScript Thnx for the chat tonight!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@jeannevb: fyi @unkscreenwriter is teaching webinar for
@writersstore on HIGH CONCEPT Wed 1pm PST http://t.co/f7902VWG #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript Managers aren't regulated as to
their % are they? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@StarterScript: anyone else will refer you to an agent
because they know it is doing a FAVOR to the agent. No compensation from you
beats that #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:56 am
@GREGBIELA: @jeannevb I'd like to buy a round for the bar
for last call. ;-) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:57 am
@IngridElkner: @Jamie_LD Yeah, well most of the action in
Se7en is implied, so I guess so long as there's action, whether seen or unseen.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:57 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: anyone else will refer you to
an agent because they know it is doing a FAVOR to the agent. No compensation
from you beats that #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:57 am
@StarterScript: keep your title page clean--1 contact
number, one email addy. No fake production companies, blog address, multiple
addresses #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:57 am
@Jamie_LD: @IngridElkner The only action in my script is a
man being castrated without anesthesia. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:57 am
@kim_garland: Cheers! RT @GREGBIELA: @jeannevb I'd like to
buy a round for the bar for last call. ;-) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter12 glad you and @PitchfestBob made
it! @starterscript #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@JAEL488: @StarterScript Seven #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@rebelshea: @Jamie_LD Hard Candy? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@jeannevb: Date night? ;) RT @Jamie_LD: @IngridElkner The
only action in my script is a man being castrated without anesthesia.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@IngridElkner: @Jamie_LD I love this movie. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@StarterScript: @LisaGProsek Not true--Point Break/The Fast
and the Furious...Oceans Eleven/Fast Five...Sea of Love/Basic Instinct
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@TheWriteScript: @GREGBIELA Thanks! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@jeannevb: LOVED that film! RT @rebelshea: @Jamie_LD Hard
Candy? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@tracinell: RT @StarterScript: keep your title page clean--1
contact #, 1 email. No fake prod companies, blog address, multiple addresses
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:58 am
@JAEL488: RT @jeannevb: fyi @unkscreenwriter is teaching
webinar for @writersstore on HIGH CONCEPT Wed 1pm PST http://t.co/f7902VWG
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:59 am
@Jamie_LD: Call is SEVEN meets HARD CANDY and you have a
great film. RT @rebelshea: @Jamie_LD Hard Candy? #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:59 am
@StarterScript: @rebelshea I love Hard Candy! Only script I
ever put down because i was disgusted by the topic, didnt know where it was
going. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:59 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript If you put that script down, you
might not like the one I'm rewriting at the moment. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:59 am
@LisaGProsek: @StarterScript You're right! I'll recalibrate
my thoughts... #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 1:59 am
@scriptchat: Give @StarterScript a #FF for a great job
tonight! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:00 am
@marieszerobar: RT @elizabethkarr: :) rt @jeannevb If you
haven't checked out @Stage32online yet, read this & see why its community
rocks http://t.co/I6a0jMg8 #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:00 am
@StarterScript: Brian Nelson's DEVIL was amazing-HARD Candy
writer. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:00 am
@Samuelnp032: @scriptchat Follow them they follow back #FF
@KatyPerryisbest @LadyGagallday @bieberworldfun @NickiMinajrap
February 13, 2012, 2:00 am
@jeannevb: The bewitching hour is here. Thanks so much to
@StarterScript for some great tips! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:00 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @scriptchat: Give @StarterScript a #FF for
a great job tonight! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:00 am
@Jamie_LD: Yes! RT @scriptchat: Give @StarterScript a #FF
for a great job tonight! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@rebelshea: I'll have to look that up. Hard Candy was
awesome. RT @StarterScript: Brian Nelson's DEVIL was amazing-HARD Candy writer.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@jeannevb: NEXT WEEK join us for @byDougRich, writer of DIE
HARD 2, HOSTAGE, BAD BOYS and more #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @scriptchat Give @StarterScript a #FF for a
great job tonight! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@lisamondello: Fantastic chat. Thanks for the info!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@TheWriteScript: @StarterScript Thanks, Adam. Appreciate
your comments tonight. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@StarterScript: @Jamie_LD Hopefully he deserves it. If we
hate him enough, there's no limit to how far you can go. work is in the setup.
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@IngridElkner: @StarterScript Thanks for an insightful chat!
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@tracinell: @StarterScript thank you ever so for guesting
#scriptchat, awesome night. *saved last cookie for you* :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@JAEL488: @StarterScript Thank you! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@LisaGProsek: @jeannevb Great chat! Thanks so much...as
always! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@jeannevb: Also, next week Balls of Steel RETURNS to
@scriptmag! http://t.co/7atjGjR8 #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@StarterScript: @TheWriteScript Thanks for quoting my book!
:) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb NEXT WEEK join us for @byDougRich,
writer of DIE HARD 2, HOSTAGE, BAD BOYS and more #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:01 am
@Jamie_LD: 30 minutes to #tvwriterchat We are discussing
American Horror Story #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:02 am
@jeannevb: @LisaGProsek love our #scriptchat community. Thx
for joining us each week!
February 13, 2012, 2:02 am
@tracinell: follow him. for reals. #SS RT @scriptchat: Give
@StarterScript a #FF for a great job tonight! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:02 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @jeannevb: Also, next week Balls of Steel
RETURNS to @scriptmag! http://t.co/IdPs2Q4H #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:02 am
@kim_garland: Yay, Doug! RT @jeannevb: NEXT WEEK join us for
@byDougRich, writer of DIE HARD 2, HOSTAGE, BAD BOYS and more #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:02 am
@jeannevb: RT @Jamie_LD: 30 minutes to #tvwriterchat We are
discussing American Horror Story #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:02 am
@tracinell: Thanks @jeannevb and #treefort for another great
night. :) #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:03 am
@LisaGProsek: @jeannevb I love the community, too! Great
people! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:03 am
@MonaLiNYC: "@jeannevb: fyi @unkscreenwriter is
teaching webinar for @writersstore on HIGH CONCEPT Wed 1pm PST
http://t.co/krIGJKVg #scriptchat">Woot!
February 13, 2012, 2:03 am
@jeannevb: Thanks to all of you for joining us each week
& keeping the chat's energy high and fun quotient even higher! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:03 am
@jeannevb: @tracinell love finding you guys some good
guests! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:04 am
@scriptchat: RT @MonaLiNYC: "@jeannevb: fyi
@unkscreenwriter is teaching webinar for @writersstore on HIGH CONCEPT Wed 1pm
PST http://t.co/krIGJKVg #scriptchat">Woot!
February 13, 2012, 2:04 am
@StarterScript: Interesting questions tonight! I may take
some and expand them into actual columns with full sentencesn #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:04 am
@rebelshea: @StarterScript @jeannevb Thanks for the chat.
Lots of good info. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:04 am
@IngridElkner: Scriptchat group, renamed: 'Bridesmaids, Meh'
#scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:04 am
@jeannevb: You are very welcome! RT @rebelshea:
@StarterScript @jeannevb Thanks for the chat. Lots of good info. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:05 am
@jeannevb: Yes! RT @StarterScript: Interesting questions
tonight! I may take some and expand them into actual columns with full
sentencesr #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:05 am
@Jamie_LD: @StarterScript Thanks for being our guest
tonight. Great chat. #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:05 am
@LisaGProsek: That's great! :) RT @IngridElkner: Scriptchat
group, renamed: Bridesmaids, MehI #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:05 am
@jeannevb: @StarterScript I'll post the transcript in a
little bit and send you the link. Thanks again, Adam. Great job! #scriptchat
February 13, 2012, 2:05 am
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