#Scriptchat TOPIC: Writing for Emotional Impact with guest
Karl Iglesias @KarlIglesias.
Tonight, the EURO
discussed writing for emotional impact, while the USA picked the brain of Karl Iglesias, author of Writing for Emotional Impact. The chat with Karl was on fire. You won’t want to miss a
single tweet. Enjoy! @jeannevb
Karl's bio HERE.
EURO moderator:
Teenie Russell @teenierussell
USA moderator:
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO CHAT:
@teenierussell: It's #scriptchat O'Clock! Come join us as we
talk about writing for emotional impact #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:00 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: RT @teenierussell: It's #scriptchat
O'Clock! Come join us as we talk about writing for emotional impact #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:00 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: Why hello there marvelous people!
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:01 pm
@Leytonrocks: RT @Bang2write: MT @Sandy_Nicholson
#scriptchat is it a writer's job to decide what happens durin credits?>No
Shld this be left out of a spec script?>Yes
June 17, 2012, 7:01 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell Evening! I'm trying to think of
one new line for a script I have to send, so bear with me! #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:01 pm
@TaroJ: hi @eising #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:01 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @ScriptwritingUK: The new
@UKscriptwriters podcast is up, where we talk visual storytelling, research
& read throughs! http://t.co/NScjMwxf #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:01 pm
@teenierussell: Hi @Sandy_Nicholson @eising #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:01 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @GoIntoTheStory: 1, 2, 7, 14: A simple
formula to be a more productive and better screenwriter. http://t.co/JJikDycv
#screenwriting #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:02 pm
@robinkelly1: List of 31 opportunities for UK writers
(compiled by @KulvinderGill [#ff]): http://t.co/1stGVjkq (pdf) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:02 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Think concepts. Read
scripts. Watch movies. Write pages. #screenwriting #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:02 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel just one line? Hi there
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:02 pm
@Leytonrocks: Let's have a party #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:02 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat Free
screenwriting e-book: https://t.co/Dng6l9EF Please share with your writery
friends!
June 17, 2012, 7:02 pm
@teenierussell: Later the USA will be chatting to an expert
on the subject, but as writers how do we try to reach reader on an emotional
level? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:03 pm
@TaroJ: @robinkelly1 @kulvindergill cheers Robin, I saw this
for the first time the other day, amazingly useful #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:03 pm
@teenierussell: @Leytonrocks hi there, which match do you
have on in the background? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:03 pm
@Leytonrocks: Following up on Cannes ... any advice on
making the most of those new business cards you accumulated #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:04 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell A requested rewrite - just
cracked it now. (He hopes.) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:04 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @robinkelly1: List of 31 opportunities
for UK writers (compiled by @KulvinderGill [#ff]): http://t.co/1stGVjkq (pdf)
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:04 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Lawrence Kasdan: “Being
a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.”
http://t.co/y5akGME6 #scriptchat #writing
June 17, 2012, 7:04 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @thewritertype: #Writing schedule. The
fantasy: http://t.co/rmtL2tc6 The reality: http://t.co/M9jjeaH3 #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:05 pm
@TaroJ: Hi everyone, so we all basically write to make the
reader feel something, horror or comedy or romance the goal is the same
#scriptchat tips?
June 17, 2012, 7:05 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel cool, good luck! #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:05 pm
@Leytonrocks: @teenierussell how did you know? Holland
Portugal #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:05 pm
@MattHowling: Trying to think of the last time i saw a
comedy at the cinema. *thinks* *thinks more* No, it's been ages. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:05 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ Know and love your characters - if they
need to feel grief and you don't yourself, it's not going to work. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:06 pm
@ijoda07: Sorry am late - *scrolls frantically through feed
to catch up* Done. Here. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:06 pm
@Leytonrocks: @MattHowling I saw Prometheus ... Boom boom
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:06 pm
@teenierussell: @ijoda07 hello, we're still all joining in
:-) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:07 pm
@teenierussell: RT @SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ Know and love your
characters - if they need to feel grief and you dont yourself, its not going to
work. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:08 pm
@TaroJ: @Leytonrocks follow them up, even if it's just a hi
remember me email, all too easy to leave it till its too late #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:08 pm
@eising: @teenierussell I have a script laid out (wrote the
first pages), which has to tickle the negative emotions like fear and anger.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:09 pm
@teenierussell: @TaroJ if a scene is mean to be sad but
doesn't make my eyes water a little then I need to rewrite #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:09 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: I reckon they're all a little different,
but momentum is basically everything. Establishing it, breaking it, doing it
right. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:09 pm
@ijoda07: .@TaroJ @SiFoulaReel I find it hard to write abt
that stuff though - hard to go THERE coz have to feel it too to write it.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:10 pm
@TaroJ: I find it can often be what a character doesn't say
that can have an impact, then a flippant remark can be so much more powerful
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:10 pm
@teenierussell: @Sandy_Nicholson Well said. I was thinking
of the last ep of Homeland, so much tension and then release just at the right
moment #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:11 pm
@teenierussell: @Sandy_Nicholson and then repeat again
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:11 pm
@SiFoulaReel: You have to take yourself to the place your
characters - & readers - need to be. Use music or memories to get
scared/happy/sad. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:11 pm
@ijoda07: Yeah the conflict between what you can see your
character wants to say, and they actually say has lots more emotional impact 2.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:12 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: With most of them I tend to find it's
small things that work the best though. Heartbreak is tiny. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:12 pm
@TaroJ: @Leytonrocks also I'm pretty sure I heard a
@UKscriptwriters podcast about canne both before and after, would be in the
archive #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:12 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @ijoda07 It is hard. I've spent hours on half
a page before, trying to get the rhythm of the emotions - sounds wanky, I know!
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:12 pm
@teenierussell: @eising is it a Horror or Thriller?
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:12 pm
@ijoda07: @Sandy_Nicholson Yeah, finding those little
moments that have BIG beats in them. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:13 pm
@IrwellJohnson: #scriptchat. My name is Irwell J and I'm a
writer. It's been 2 days since I last had a write. #writewatchers weigh-in
http://t.co/td2SKNAI
June 17, 2012, 7:13 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat hello script chat am here just
catching up with the chat
June 17, 2012, 7:13 pm
@teenierussell: @ijoda07 I find music helps to get to the
write mood, which explains why so many write to specific play lists #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:13 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell now the bad news - readers
haven't invested in your writing the way u have, so impact may be lost :(
#scriptchat #sadbuttrue
June 17, 2012, 7:14 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Sandy_Nicholson Yes. Big reactions to say, a
loved one's death, always seem overdone. I have always have small scenes for
that. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:14 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: I've been slaughtered by conversations
about sandwiches. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:15 pm
@ijoda07: @teenierussell Not a question of getting in the
mood. Question of dealing with the emotions once they're out of the box.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:15 pm
@TaroJ: I guess the other thing with emotion is it can't be
predictable, the unexpected always has an impact on me #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:15 pm
@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: I find it can often be what a
character doesn't say that can have an impact, then a flippant remark can be so
much more powerful #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:15 pm
@eising: @teenierussell It's not horror. It's 50/50
drama/thriller. The characters, what they do and say, leads up to a climax.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:15 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell not enough to pour your OWN
emotion in, u have to make it "universal". Only then will it mean
something to others #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:15 pm
@ijoda07: And the absence of conversation. @Sandy_Nicholson
Silence very important part of emotion - expectations hang on it. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:15 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat not sure if I'm getting all
the messages.
June 17, 2012, 7:16 pm
@eising: @teenierussell But I am a bit puzzling how to do it
right, as @Sandy_Nicholson said it's more like how to time it perfectly.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:16 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @teenierussell I don't know if I agree
with that. The page has to take you there. Whoever's reading can't hear your
playlist. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:16 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Bang2write @teenierussell We can only hope
our action - spare as possible - & dialogue works then. Subjective for
everyone. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:16 pm
@IrwellJohnson: @Leytonrocks #scriptchat I usually send a
quick email to say hi, nice to meet you, and a vaguely relevant comment. Could
also fb follow
June 17, 2012, 7:16 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Bang2write: @teenierussell not enough to
pour your OWN emotion in, u have to make it "universal". Only then
will it mean something to others #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:16 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat Emotion is about humanity, show
both the good and the bad. #unlessITSaMONSTER :P
June 17, 2012, 7:17 pm
@TaroJ: @Bang2write @teenierussell Hi when you read a script
that makes an emotional impact what is it that sets it apart from others
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:17 pm
@IrwellJohnson: @TaroJ #scriptchat ScreenwritingU's great
rewrite course makes that point. if the emotion is in the structure, the
dialogue can be anything
June 17, 2012, 7:17 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Sandy_Nicholson @teenierussell I use music to
get me to the page - but you're right, after that,it's on its own, so write
well! #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:18 pm
@Bang2write: @SiFoulaReel true, though too many writers
writing for themselves, gotta open it up @teenierussell #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:18 pm
@teenierussell: @robinbellwriter it takes some time to
update if you're on Tweetchat #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:18 pm
@WriteCoachKiki: Hi all, I'm usually with the US #scriptchat
but just saw your # fly by. A thought - emotion is also shown through the
actions > #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:19 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ @teenierussell hi. It's the notion of
universal truth that sets a script apart for me and makes a real impact
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:19 pm
@teenierussell: @Sandy_Nicholson the playlist is more for me
to get to the right emotional state to write, once I'm there I don't even hear
it.. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:19 pm
@IrwellJohnson: #scriptchat I aim for characters involved in
an emotionally engaging situation rather than emotionally engaging characters
in a situation
June 17, 2012, 7:19 pm
@teenierussell: @Sandy_Nicholson if you see what I mean
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:19 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ @teenierussell that "thing"
that makes u go, "oh yeah. That's happened to me" and/or "that's
what I think" #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:20 pm
@ijoda07: @IrwellJohnson I prefer conflict that's character
driven. More engaging if character creates confilct themselves #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:20 pm
@TaroJ: @Bang2write @teenierussell Are there any common
mistakes that drive you nuts? Or is it purely if it all feels too on the nose
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:21 pm
@WriteCoachKiki: cont. takes, action out of character.Also,
if you're afraid to feel it...chances are your character will shy away too.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:21 pm
@ijoda07: @Bang2write ... but would never, ever admit to out
loud #scriptchat Big part of it too, surely?
June 17, 2012, 7:21 pm
@teenierussell: @ijoda07 yes, but I first need to get into
the character's head so need something to take me away from this reality, so to
say #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:21 pm
@john_hunter: @Bang2write I agree entirely...but on other
hand, what are the best suggestions how, otherwise we're just saying 'make it
good'. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:22 pm
@WriteCoachKiki: Signing out but did want to throw my 2
cents (pence?) in. Have a great one. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:22 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat does emotion come more from
the dialogue or the action in your scripts? Posing that to everyone
June 17, 2012, 7:22 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ @teenierussell Writers trying too hard
makes me sad. They end up imitating. They've more chance of impact bein
themselves #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:22 pm
@TaroJ: @teenierussell @sandy_nicholson I personally can
only ever write whilst listening to "Eye of the Tiger" #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:22 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @teenierussell I do. But for me, what's
about to happen has to do it for me. Otherwise it's not good enough for me to
write. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:22 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @SiFoulaReel @Sandy_Nicholson
@teenierussell Hi all. Catching up here. Bit of techno hassles. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:22 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ @teenierussell we all have common
experiences. Accessing those you've more chance of impact. Don't try too hard
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:23 pm
@ijoda07: .@robinbellwriter Maybe sometimes it's the
inaction? The breath between the 2? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:23 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @TaroJ If it's not emotional enough to
overpower Mike Flowers Pops it's not emotional enough to be written down!
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:23 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @robinbellwriter My dialogue definitely!
(*in-joke*) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:23 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Bang2write: we all have common
experiences. Accessing those you've more chance of impact. Dont try too hard
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:24 pm
@Bang2write: @ijoda07 notr necessarily, depends what it is.
Sometimes you don't know how you feel about something til a writer nails it
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:24 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @ijoda07: .@robinbellwriter Maybe
sometimes it's the inaction? The breath between the 2? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:25 pm
@ijoda07: RT @Bang2write: Sometimes you don't know how you
feel about something til a writer nails it #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:25 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @robinbellwriter Seriously, it depends on the
situation & chars involved from script to script. Can be both, one or
other. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:25 pm
@TaroJ: I think a lot of it stems from character if you have
a good well rounded character with flaws they can make you feel something
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:25 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel @sandy_nicholson agreed, it's
definitely all about the writing #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:25 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @john_hunter I like to string the big
moments to small things. Ground them in a physical discussion. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:25 pm
@Bang2write: @john_hunter hi John. Accessing common
experiences we all share is a good place to start ie. School, family, being
human, etc #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:25 pm
@teenierussell: @WriteCoachKiki Hi there, welcome to the
Euro chat :-) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:26 pm
@ijoda07: @Sandy_Nicholson Has to be that way, really.
Because scripts really are abt those BIG events in small moments. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:26 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @john_hunter Use something trivial.
Highlight what's important by showing us what is not. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:27 pm
@john_hunter: @teenierussell @Bang2write Agreed, but also
think you can make it not 'I've been there' but more 'If I *were* in that
situation' #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:27 pm
@ClaireYeowart: @robinbellwriter impossible to say, emotion
comes from both dialogue and action - it just depends on the character for me
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:27 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: Do you think you need to foreshadow
emotions, to get the impact later? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:28 pm
@TaroJ: Can anyone recommend some good scripts to read that
demonstrate strong emotional writing? #scriptchat biggest tip must be read more
scripts
June 17, 2012, 7:28 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat emotion is all subjective,
what makes one person cry buckets will turn another cold
June 17, 2012, 7:28 pm
@ijoda07: Blocked goals, hidden motivations, internal
conflict also helps to build emotion coz they generate conflict.
#scriptwriting101 #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:28 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @BrevityRulesOK Absolutely. Just like you
have to foreshadow comedy. There's a reason your friends are funnier than the
TV. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:29 pm
@Bang2write: @john_hunter ET is a brilliant script which
accesses universal truth about growing up in a single parent family, for
example #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:29 pm
@john_hunter: @Bang2write Awesome. Also I think my favourite
word in what you just said was 'accessing'. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:29 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @BrevityRulesOK Right off the bat we're
looking to not care about someone. You have to force us to, then kill us where
we live. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:30 pm
@Bang2write: @john_hunter yes, things can *feel* truthful if
you're imagining yourself in character's place ... The role of narrative logic
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:30 pm
@SiUttley: @SiFoulaReel @Sandy_Nicholson I think you're
right. Although there are exceptions. Sometimes a char will have a big reaction
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @TaroJ Watch Brief Interviews with Hideous
Men. It's massively flawed but emotionally like nothing else on earth.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@john_hunter: Delving into the genius hivemind of
#scriptchat for next 30 mins. Tonight's topic is emotional impact.
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@TaroJ: @robinbellwriter true but emotion can also be fear
or comedy, I see making someone laugh out loud just as important #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@john_hunter: RT @Sandy_Nicholson: @john_hunter I like to
string the big moments to small things. Ground them in a physical discussion.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: So setting the mood is important. People
tend to be ready to cry at funerals. So its the right sense of place and time.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@john_hunter: RT @Bang2write: @john_hunter ET is a brilliant
script which accesses universal truth about growing up in a single parent
family, for example #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@john_hunter: RT @Bang2write: @john_hunter yes, things can
*feel* truthful if you're imagining yourself in character's place ... The role
of narrative logic #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:31 pm
@john_hunter: RT @TaroJ: @robinbellwriter true but emotion
can also be fear or comedy, I see making someone laugh out loud just as
important #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:32 pm
@Bang2write: @ijoda07 :) It's so subtle and so brilliant.
Check out the Mum when Elliot says "Dad wld believe me" +how the
brothers interract #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:32 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @SiUttley @Sandy_Nicholson Of course there are
exceptions - I've written a couple - but my default for say, crying scenes
is... # scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:32 pm
@ijoda07: @BrevityRulesOK More emotional 2watch someone at
funeral trying NOT 2 cry though? Can see their in pain & their struggle w/
it. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:32 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: I was very moved by Erin Brokovich the
script. But the film lacked the emotion. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:32 pm
@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: @robinbellwriter true but emotion
can also be fear or comedy, I see making someone laugh out loud just as
important #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:32 pm
@TaroJ: We're half way through tonight's #scriptchat about
writing for emotional impact, feel free to jump in
June 17, 2012, 7:33 pm
@Bang2write: @john_hunter LOL, ta. I find myself saying it a
lot at the moment #scripteditorhat #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:33 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @SiUttley @Sandy_Nicholson ...is big emotion,
but small dialogue. On one occasion I even parenthesised (small) before it!
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:33 pm
@Leytonrocks: @TaroJ @robinbellwriter in The Apartment
there's so little on the page to convey emotion - it's all in the story
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:34 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @ijoda07 Spot on. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:34 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @TaroJ Damnit, now I'm thinking about
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and the world is all different colours.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:34 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @ijoda07 So true. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:34 pm
@SiUttley: @ijoda07 absolutely. Putting your chars under as
much personal pressure as poss can really churn out the emotion #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:35 pm
@ijoda07: Cried in Love Actually when Emma Thompson got CD
instead of necklace then went and pretended to be happy to family. broke me.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:35 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat another reminder get your
scripts (full of emotion) for @TwistedShowcase to teistedshowcase@gmail.com
June 17, 2012, 7:35 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat usual script e mail currently
down
June 17, 2012, 7:36 pm
@ijoda07: RT @SiUttley: @ijoda07 absolutely. Putting your
chars under as much personal pressure as poss can really churn out the emotion
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:36 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @ijoda07 Exactly. And Emma Thompson can
sell that like it's taped. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:36 pm
@teenierussell: Is it all about rhythm? Creating
antecipation (will they kiss or not) and then taking it away, creating even
more tension... #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:36 pm
@SiUttley: @SiFoulaReel ha! It's also about finding (through
experience or research) those little details that make those moments ring true
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:37 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @ijoda07 So the character need not be full
of the emotion that you want your audience to feel. Crying doesn't beget
crying. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:37 pm
@vickyhinault: It's hard to have empathy for a character
unless you can relate to them. Character development is key. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:37 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat bloody typo the
@TwistedShowcase address for scripts is twistedshowcase@gmail.com
June 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
@john_hunter: Fave tip I was given is 'make the specific
universal'. Every-persons can be really really dull. Yet I'm nothing like Chief
Brody #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
@ijoda07: @teenierussell Has to be a
struggle/conflict/motivation. Something audience can engage w. Else character's
just a moody bitch. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @teenierussell It absolutely is. Look at
the maths of music, it's all what came before and what you expect after.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
@SiUttley: #scriptchat saw the Grey last night and that was
superb in wringing very drop of emotion from the man vs nature beats. Very
powerful.
June 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
@TaroJ: “@DomCarver: @TaroJ Phonebooth is very clever, all
dialogue, hardly any action, very emotional.” #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @SiUttley Since I write mainly horror, it's
about putting real emotions into the characters in outlandish sits, so they're
true. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
@HateTheHate: HBO drama's write emotion/humanity best (GOT,
Deadwood etc.) casual compassion/cruelty from all sides. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:39 pm
@ijoda07: @BrevityRulesOK They cld be, and they can also be
trying NOT to feel that way and hide it. It's more about layers 2 me, I think.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:39 pm
@TaroJ: RT @Sandy_Nicholson: @teenierussell It absolutely
is. Look at the maths of music, it's all what came before and what you expect
after. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:39 pm
@WriteCoachKiki: @teenierussell Thx!You all even
"sound" American here!Wish I could stay longer the conversation looks
gr8 but have to run.:) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:40 pm
@ClaireYeowart: @vickyhinault you don't have to relate all
the time, but have to feel empathy for their goals and motivations #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:40 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @SiUttley Never, never have I written a No
with more than one o. Brian Blessed in Trial of a Timelord illustrates why not.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:40 pm
@HateTheHate: @TaroJ @DomCarver Phonebooth deals in the
drama of the situation rather than the emotional range of the characters?
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:40 pm
@ijoda07: @BrevityRulesOK Plus ur character obviously FEELS
like crying, but isn't. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:41 pm
@robinbellwriter: #scriptchat not sure about scripts but
Friday night lights is a series that fills every episode with the whole gamut
of emotions
June 17, 2012, 7:41 pm
@Bang2write: @john_hunter sometimes the Everyman has power
tho cos they don't distract the viewer from imagining themselves in chr's place
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:41 pm
@ijoda07: RT @robinbellwriter: #scriptchat not sure about
scripts but Friday night lights is a series that fills every episode with the
whole gamut of emotions
June 17, 2012, 7:41 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @HateTheHate: HBO drama's write
emotion/humanity best (GOT, Deadwood etc.) casual compassion/cruelty from all
sides. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:41 pm
@ijoda07: I just struggle with going there. Coz I HAVE to
feel it to write it, and truth is, this stuff is painful to write about.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:42 pm
@SiUttley: @SiFoulaReel I'm too scared to see if I've used
it. Blessed may have put the knife in but I think Darth Vader as since buried
it #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:42 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel @siuttley ah but how many exclamation
marks ;-) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:42 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @ijoda07 Develop the character, make them
brave or weak..., create a difficult situation, pour on the pressure, let them
loose. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:42 pm
@Leytonrocks: RT @SiFoulaReel: @SiUttley Never, never have I
written a No with more than one o. Brian Blessed in Trial of a Timelord
illustrates why not. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:42 pm
@TaroJ: @robinbellwriter only seen the pilot which was such
a fantastic setup, been meaning to do a pilots blog post for a while
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:43 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ @siuttley I've gone to three in a
couple of heated scenes of life and death I think. But no more. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:44 pm
@SiUttley: When the emotion is there, you can feel it when
you write and read it. If you're not feeling it as you write, it won't be there
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:44 pm
@Bang2write: Sadness is not as powerful as joy ... Very few
specs have joy, though. Most FULL of sadness. Shame, cos this lessens impact
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:44 pm
@Jamie_LD: I know I've been quiet today, but with 2 chats
#scriptchat & #tvwriterchat tonight, along with #IndieGoGo campaign I don't
want Twitter jail
June 17, 2012, 7:45 pm
@john_hunter: RT @Bang2write: @john_hunter sometimes the
Everyman has power tho cos they don't distract the viewer from imagining
themselves in chr's place #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:45 pm
@Bang2write: Sadness like all things has its place ... But
think on: if YOU had to read loads of depressive scripts, how would you feel?
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:45 pm
@robinbellwriter: @TaroJ #scriptchat after re watching ep 1
of breaking bad I was thinking of a blog post on that as a great pilot
June 17, 2012, 7:45 pm
@john_hunter: @Bang2write Is difference making yourself (as
writer) identify with character rather than making character identify with you?
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@robinbellwriter: @TaroJ #scriptchat fnl really worth
watching each episode is crammed full
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@IrwellJohnson: #scriptchat it can be either/both of - what
would be best character to put in this excruciating dilemma I've thought of,
or...
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@n0nsensefactory: If your characters aren't having an
emotional roller coaster of a journey, then the audience will experience very
little. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@Bang2write: Also, how many depressive scripts get made, vs
how many with JOY in them? No contest. Audiences want the latter #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@IrwellJohnson: what would be most excruciating dilemma for
this great character I have #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@TaroJ: @Bang2write interesting, do you think it's harder to
write joy or we're just a nation of pessimists #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @Bang2write I guess it's all about balance.
Lay a bed of sadness and then just a touch of joy really shines. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Bang2write That's interesting. Although I
mainly do horror, mine always end upbeat in some fashion - don't like misery
endings. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:47 pm
@SiUttley: @Bang2write good point. I'd also say that a
variation in emotion works better than one note otherwise it all becomes white
noise #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:47 pm
@TaroJ: @Jamie_LD ooh feel free to give us all the indiegogo
details #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:47 pm
@Bang2write: @john_hunter absolutely IMHO. Too many chrs are
just extensions of the writer. That means the chr isn't universal #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:48 pm
@Jamie_LD: Meet our 2 SOCIAL MEDIA GURU team members for our
#IndieGoGo campaign, @WriteCoachKiki & @authorViviAnna #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:48 pm
@ijoda07: RT @n0nsensefactory: If your characters aren't
having an emotional roller coaster of a journey, then the audience will
experience very little. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:48 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @SiFoulaReel @Bang2write Am writing
something that's really sad right now. When that breaks, the joy becomes almost
blinding. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:48 pm
@Jamie_LD: @TaroJ Thanks, we don't launch until 7pm, so as
soon as I have the official go ahead. I REALLY appreciate the support.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:49 pm
@TaroJ: @robinbellwriter I wanted to, my PVR said no, too
much telly, can't start something else #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:49 pm
@robinbellwriter: @Bang2write I think hope can be more
important than joy #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:49 pm
@ClaireYeowart: @Bang2write I'm sick of reading scripts
about depressed failed writers to be honest! #scriptchat.
June 17, 2012, 7:49 pm
@TaroJ: @Bang2write in Hollywood I'd agree, British film
industry though it may be the other way around? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:50 pm
@Jamie_LD: I just got a chill, thinking about how crazy next
30 days will be. #IndieGoGo #NoOneKnowsFilm #scriptchat http://t.co/cxOZJV9a
June 17, 2012, 7:50 pm
@robinbellwriter: RT @TaroJ: @Bang2write in Hollywood I'd
agree, British film industry though it may be the other way around? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:50 pm
@teenierussell: How do you know you're reaching the reader
though? I think that's where it's important to get notes from someone else
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:50 pm
@spayne128: @Bang2write We (as an audience) like happy
endings in fiction, because there are none in real life. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:50 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ I think joy is unbelievably hard to
write. Plus writers see "emotion = sadness" 'cos u SEE tears, joy
harder to represent #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:50 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat throwing in casual opposing
character traits throws the viewer off (is the character really good or bad?).
June 17, 2012, 7:52 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Bang2write @john_hunter You need to know all
your characters, even villains, but if your characters ARE you - FAILING.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:52 pm
@Jamie_LD: @teenierussell Notes from someone else are SO
important. You may think u've written something, but it's really still in ur
head #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:52 pm
@ijoda07: Hope implies conflict - want/need => more
emotion/drama. RT @robinbellwriter: I think hope can be more important than joy
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:52 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ Brits adore uplifting tales - FULL
MONTY, BILLY ELLIOT, EAST IS EAST, STREET DANCE, BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, FAST
GIRLS #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:53 pm
@ClaireYeowart: I think you can be depressing, but make it
last no more than 10 pages and give it twist later on if it comes up again
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:53 pm
@Jamie_LD: @isedTina Here are the websites for #scriptchat
http://t.co/pft2Oi4c and #tvwriterchat http://t.co/b87gQR8s Great chat info
there.
June 17, 2012, 7:53 pm
@ijoda07: Yeah, depressing gets boring. @ClaireYeowart
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:54 pm
@Bang2write: RT @vickyhinault it's a shame because happiness
is equally as powerful as sadness, if not more so because they are rarer
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:54 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @ijoda07 Agree with you. An audience takes
hope away with them. Joy is fleeting. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:54 pm
@Jamie_LD: @ClaireYeowart Don't feel bad, producers are sick
of reading them too. So cliche, they are. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:54 pm
@BrittaDragice: "Writing Tips to Make Story Revision
Easier & More Effective" http://t.co/nWREo9Mv #scriptchat #writetip
#screenwriter #writer #author
June 17, 2012, 7:55 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ let's not forget SHAUN OF THE DEAD
either. All listed films have done HUGE revenue except Fast Girls which is
coming out #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:55 pm
@ijoda07: .@SiFoulaReel Was writing romcom feature abt girl
in highschool. Took me back to crush on boy who doesn't know I exist. #ouch
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:55 pm
@Bang2write: RT @spayne128: @Bang2write We (as an audience)
like happy endings in fiction, because there are none in real life. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:55 pm
@KeithApland: Do you work on more than one project at a
time? #scriptchat #screenwriting
June 17, 2012, 7:55 pm
@ijoda07: .@SiFoulaReel Actually cld apply this theme to my
whole life. And its still just as painful/embarrassing as was in highschool.
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:56 pm
@TaroJ: @Bang2write just seems Brit films also can be less
commercial Tyranasor, Shame, We need to talk about Kevin. Depressing = Worthy
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:56 pm
@SiFoulaReel: General question - when submitting to 50
Kisses & other, what should .pdf title look like? Just title of script or
include name? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:56 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @ijoda07 There is joy in that though,
there is joy in a crush. It's yours, you own it. There's nothing they can do
about it. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:56 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @twopointfour That's where we come in as
writers, luring the audience in to unravel the mystery in our chars #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:58 pm
@hennybg9: scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:58 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @ijoda07 I do know that feeling
(considerably). Might never feel good, but if you can use it to create something
great...? #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:58 pm
@robinbellwriter: @ijoda07 maybe I just view hope as joy
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:58 pm
@Bang2write: @ClaireYeowart failed writers, failed mothers,
failed husbands, failed businessmen, dropout teens - argh.Read them all the
time #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:58 pm
@WriteCoachKiki: Brilliant!RT @GoIntoTheStoryn1,2,7,14
Simple formula 2B a more productive+more screenwriter. http://t.co/oqNjBqiN
#screenwriting #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:58 pm
@vickyhinault: @spayne128 @Bang2write So true, film is a
form of escapism for many and people want to escape to a happy place, not a sad
one. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:58 pm
@Jamie_LD: @BrevityRulesOK The mystery in the characters is
an emotional roller coaster if written correctly. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:59 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel you need to include name and contact
details (email, phone number)I think it's on the 50kisses FAQ #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:59 pm
@FergalRock: Joy is typically ephemeral so works well as
pay-off (uplifting ending). Hope pushes characters to strive. Gives story
momentum. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:59 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel imho it's hard not to have some
of ourselves in a character or some emotion we felt at some point transfered
over #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:59 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @john_hunter @Bang2write I once read script by
worst "me" writer ever - ALL the characters were him. And it was 155
pages. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:59 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel ohh you mean file title not title page
right, oops sorry #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:59 pm
@ijoda07: @Sandy_Nicholson Well you'd call it fun. It'd
still call it torture. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 7:59 pm
@Bang2write: @TaroJ there are "worthy" depressing
American films too - Alpha Dog, Harsh Times, My Sister's Keeper, etc. Niche
audiences #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:00 pm
@ClaireYeowart: Be depressing but have a great story behind
it. Look at The Imitation Game, Far From Heaven #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:00 pm
@flemska: RT @londonswf: #scriptchat Writers Revolution
Screenplay Competition - still time to get in "early bird" (June 15th
deadline).... http://t.co/XcB913vp
June 17, 2012, 8:00 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @Jamie_LD That's what keeps me coming back.
It becomes the roller coaster I'm riding on. Can't let go. Can't stop
thinking... #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:00 pm
@Jamie_LD: @BrevityRulesOK Exactly! #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:01 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @FergalRock That's true. "Hope pushes
characters to strive. Gives story momentum." #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:01 pm
@john_hunter: @SiFoulaReel @Bang2write I think to an extent
all of my characters have been bits of me. But then I duff 'em up etc
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:01 pm
@ClaireYeowart: @vickyhinault @spayne128 @Bang2write totally
agree, and most cinema goes want to just be entertained #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:01 pm
@FergalRock: Not a case of 'joyful' versus 'depressing'. If
your story is honest it will have ups/downs. Bitter-sweet can be very
satisfying. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:02 pm
@ijoda07: RT @FergalRock: Not a case of 'joyful' versus
'depressing'. If your story is honest it will have ups/downs. Bitter-sweet can
be very satisfying. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:02 pm
@robinbellwriter: @Bang2write @taroj what about kidulthood
and the like. Depressing british with big audience #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:02 pm
@john_hunter: @Bang2write @TaroJ ...if depressing/worthy
scripts is all they get then they'll commission the best of those. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:03 pm
@TaroJ: Wow another busy #scriptchat thanks to everyone,
lots of great points. Later tonight the US continue the topic with
@karliglesias
June 17, 2012, 8:03 pm
@AllThngsHidden: thanking everyone 4 the FB support as we
take this dark, twisty, supernatural, poignant tale to the screen!
http://t.co/ppgKnIHw #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:03 pm
@teenierussell: @ijoda07 @Sandy_Nicholson haha, I'm with you
on the torture but with some fond memories #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:03 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: I think it's worth noting that of the top
20 IMDB rated films, only 2.5 have uplifting endings. On the other hand...
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:03 pm
@SiUttley: @john_hunter @Bang2write @TaroJ But you can be
worthy without being totally depressing. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:04 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: There's a very real sense among writers
that joy is less important or less intellectual than sorrow and that's just not
true. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:04 pm
@teenierussell: Thank you so much to everyone who joined us
tonight! I'll have to read again through transcript, lots of great advice!
#scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:04 pm
@Bang2write: @robinbellwriter it's not big-big though
compared to the sales of say, Shaun Of The Dead or 28 Days Later #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:04 pm
@BrevityRulesOK: @twopointfour There's powerful emotion in
that. To be used sparingly. #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:04 pm
@SiFoulaReel: Thanks all - good stuff here tonight! Though
file title help still appreciated ;) #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:04 pm
@teenierussell: Next week we have @BlueCatPictures guesting
for both Euro and USA chats #scriptchat
June 17, 2012, 8:05 pm
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK with guest @KarlIglesias
talking Writing for Emotional Impact. Bio here: http://t.co/ams1Nxzz
June 18, 2012, 12:00 am
@SarahAlexis4: It's #scriptchat time!
June 18, 2012, 12:00 am
@Jamie_LD: There doesn't seem to be a terrible Twitter lag,
like last week. Good. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:00 am
@KarlIglesias: Hello, scriptchatters! Is that the right
term? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:00 am
@BrianTheLion77: @AndreaLMcNeill I am excited to see
Prometheus. I love mythology, Joseph Campbell's study of, and seeing it in new
forms. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:00 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Hello and welcome! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: Hi all! Thanks so much for coming... esp on
Father's Day. Let's welcome @karliglesias to the house! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:01 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Hey it's that time! #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:01 am
@KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 Thank you! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: *ding ding* winner! RT @KarlIglesias: Hello,
scriptchatters! Is that the right term? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:01 am
@KarlIglesias: @jeannevb You're welcome. Pleasure to be
here. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KarlIglesias Hi! Thanks for coming &
scriptchatter works for me. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@kingisafink: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK w/
guest @KarlIglesias talking Writing for Emotional Impact. Bio here:
http://t.co/ZHP3pQos
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@jeannevb: I saw @karliglesias speak at a #GAPF years ago...
great orator & teacher. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@dianewms: @princess_scribe @jeannevb I'm trying to sneak in
under the radar. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@Kareem_Jordan: @KarlIglesias Big fan of Writing For Emotional
Impact and 101 Habits. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@KarlIglesias: Cool. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@KimBergie: RT @kingisafink: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT
O'CLOCK w/ guest @KarlIglesias talking Writing for Emotional Impact. Bio here:
http://t.co/ZHP3pQos
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@BrianTheLion77: Hello Karl. :)n #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@Jamie_LD: @KarlIglesias I bought your book last year, and I
love it. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:02 am
@art1032: @KarlIglesias Welcome!:) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: After chat, learn more about @karliglesias on his
site http://t.co/g8uRpva4 #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:03 am
@KarlIglesias: @jeannevb Had no idea you were in the
audience. Glad you enjoyed it. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:03 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KimBergie Hi Kim! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:03 am
@KarlIglesias: Wow this is going so fast. How am I supposed
to answer everyone?!! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: Sooo.... toss out some questions for
@karliglesias! Plz put a "Q" at the front of your tweet so it stands
out #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:03 am
@Jamie_LD: *waves* too. RT @WriteCoachKiki: @KimBergie Hi
Kim! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:03 am
@chasffisher: @KarlIglesias Based on the title alone, I will
now be buying your book. Too much of my writing is craft, not emotion.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: @KarlIglesias I think it was 2007 or 2008. I was
shy then ;) #imaginethat #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:04 am
@Jamie_LD: You? Shy? LMAO RT @jeannevb: @KarlIglesias I
think it was 2007 or 2008. I was shy then ;) #imaginethat #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:04 am
@KimBergie: @WriteCoachKiki Hey, Kiki! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: @KarlIglesias speed is why we drink *pours
margarita* You'll need it ;) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:04 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Seriously? RT @jeannevb: @KarlIglesias I
think it was 2007 or 2008. I was shy then ;) #imaginethat #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:04 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @karlIglesias I'm a big fan of the UCLA
program, went through the Master Class with TL #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@chasffisher: Gah! Was going to be writing but am now
distracted by @KarlIglesias live-tweeting on #scriptchat!
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: @WriteCoachKiki fyi, I saw your quest to me
earlier today about tweet pimping... I'll ping you later! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@KarlIglesias: @chasffisher Get back to writing! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@spencermosness: @jeannevb @karliglesias Q - how did you
find out your talent for the 'writing for emotion' niche? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@KimBergie: @Jamie_LD Hey, Jamie! Best of luck with the
launch!! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: as you should be! RT @chasffisher: Gah! Was going
to be writing but now distracted by @KarlIglesias live-tweeting on #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@dianewms: Q: I'm writing a true story. I can only judge my
hero's emotional state based on his actions (from 200 years ago). Make sense?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:05 am
@Jamie_LD: @KimBergie Thanks. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:06 am
@jeannevb: NO! Stay at #scriptchat! *pulls arm* RT
@KarlIglesias: @chasffisher Get back to writing! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:06 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @jeannevb Thanks - I was kidding about the
*pimping* but would def appreciate any assistance. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:06 am
@art1032: Umm yea, don't think she's shy anymore LOL:)
@WriteCoachKiki @jeannevb @KarlIglesias #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:06 am
@tellofilms: Hey, writers! Fun twitter chat going on RIGHT
NOW! #jumpin RT @jeannevb: toss out questions for @KarlIglesias! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:06 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: Carl, who are some of your influences?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:06 am
@KarlIglesias: Sorry. Ok. Let me try to answer...
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:06 am
@JonFour: @jeannevb I took a class taught by @karliglesias
through http://t.co/aUWZPNeu. Was very informative. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:07 am
@jeannevb: not so much ;) @art1032: Umm yea, don't think
she's shy anymore LOL:) @WriteCoachKiki @jeannevb @KarlIglesias #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:07 am
@authorViviAnna: BBQ nommed, time to settle in for some
twitter time with some of my favoritest peeps #scriptchat #TVwriterchat
June 18, 2012, 12:07 am
@KarlIglesias: @spencermosness It's more about realizing
what the craft was all about and trying to figure out how to do it right.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:07 am
@chasffisher: Q: one question before I get back to writing:
Best tips for making an anti-hero compelling (not likable)? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:07 am
@LesannSartor: #Scriptchat. LA here, finally. Sorry to be
late.
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@BrianTheLion77: @chasffisher empathy #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@KarlIglesias: Okay, I should set things straight about
"emotional impact." It's not about the emotions of your
characters.... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@jeannevb: @authorViviAnna welcome! We have @karliglesias in
the house talking Writing for Emotional Impact #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@KarlIglesias: ...it's about the emotions of the reader
reading your script pages. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@DimitriDavis: .rt @jeannevb: @authorViviAnna welcome! We
have @karliglesias in the house talking Writing for Emotional Impact
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@princess_scribe: @karlIglesias wrote 1 of my fav books: the
101 HAbits of Highly Successful Screenwriters. When u read abt #RonBass no
excuse! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @jeannevb: NO! Stay at #scriptchat!
*pulls arm* RT @KarlIglesias: @chasffisher Get back to writing! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:08 am
@jeannevb: Sweet RT @JonFour: @jeannevb I took a class
taught by @karliglesias through @writersstore Was very informative. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:09 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @authorViviAnna Hi! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:09 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: It's about evoking emotion in your
reader/audience? Did PROMETHEUS do it? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:09 am
@KarlIglesias: Think about what you pay money to experience
in the theater and that's what you want the reader to feel... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:09 am
@jeannevb: This RT @KarlIglesias: ...its about the emotions
of the reader reading your script pages. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:09 am
@MatchesMalone: @dianewms Yes. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:09 am
@KarlIglesias: So the emotions I'm talking about are:
curiosity, anticipation, tension, empathy, triumph, fear, laughter, surprise,
etc. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:09 am
@BrianTheLion77: @AndreaLMcNeill It did for some. Did it for
you? Are you watching in an emotional way?n #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:10 am
@KarlIglesias: Because what I've found is that 99% of all
scripts fail miserably in arousing these emotions in the reader. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:10 am
@dianewms: @KarlIglesias Right. Should the audience feel
what your protag is feeling? Empathize with him? Based on his actions &
situation? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:10 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Q: Any tips on how to get into
that frame of mind of writing for emotional impact when sitting down to write?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:10 am
@jeannevb: RT @KarlIglesias: emotions Im talking about are:
curiosity, anticipation, tension, empathy, triumph, fear, laughter, surprise...
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:10 am
@FilmTony: @karliglesias @jeannevb HOLY HELL. The irony!
Look at what I was reading today. Great so far. #scriptchat
http://t.co/lht5mI2w
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@chasffisher: RT @KarlIglesias: So the emotions I'm talking
about are: curiosity, anticipation, tension, empathy, triumph, fear, laughter,
surprise, etc. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@chasffisher: RT @KarlIglesias: Because what I've found is
that 99% of all scripts fail miserably in arousing these emotions in the
reader. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@jknord: @AndreaLMcNeill I saw Prometheus yesterday. It was
a little flat for me but I enjoyed it. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@MatchesMalone: @KarlIglesias A: Take them in order.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@KarlIglesias: Sorry if I'm missing some questions, but as I
type, there are like 20 tweets. I have to go back or maybe keep retweeting it?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: RT @KarlIglesias: emotions Im
talking about are: curiosity, anticipation, tension, empathy, triumph, fear,
laughter, surprise... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @KarlIglesias: So the emotions I'm
talking about are: curiosity, anticipation, tension, empathy, triumph, fear,
laughter, surprise, etc. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @KarlIglesias: Because what I've found is
that 99% of all scripts fail miserably in arousing these emotions in the
reader. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:11 am
@BrowneTom: RT @KarlIglesias Think about what you pay money
to experience in the theater and that's what you want the reader to feel.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:12 am
@jeannevb: RT @FilmTony: @karliglesias @jeannevb HOLY HELL.
The irony! Look at what I was reading today. Great so far. #scriptchat
http://t.co/lht5mI2w
June 18, 2012, 12:12 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Do they need to be treated as individual
beats, threads you pull through the story? They're always changing too. Yes?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:12 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: Who are your teachers? Who are you
influences? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:12 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Agree! RT @KarlIglesias: Because what Ive
found is that 99% of all scripts fail miserably in arousing these emotions in
reader. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:12 am
@jeannevb: Here's @KarlIglesias book "Writing for
Emotional Impact"... instant e-book download! http://t.co/ZPrcTlBN
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:12 am
@KarlIglesias: Ok, there are probably 100 questions by now
and i think i only answered one. Sorry. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:12 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @jknord It was visually interesting but I
felt the story lacked something major...emotion perhaps. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @BrianTheLion77: q: Who are your
teachers? Who are you influences? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@FilmTony: @jeannevb @karliglesias you mean this, Karl?
Already with ya ;) #scriptchat http://t.co/HxJDZhEQ
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@BrianTheLion77: Is there an echo in here? Why is everyone
saying what's already been said? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@dianewms: @KarlIglesias Answer 1 at a time. There R only
140 characs, some Q come in 2 parts. Lead character needs emo to gen emo in
aud. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@jeannevb: @KarlIglesias that's okay. Just answer as you
can. We know we're a handful... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@MonaLiNYC: "@jeannevb: I saw @karliglesias speak at a
#GAPF years ago...great orator & teacher. #scriptchat"<agreed. I
made sure to get my book signed
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@KarlIglesias: @BrianTheLion77 All the great screenwriters:
Wilder, Sorkin, Mamet, Lehman, Chayefsky, PIXAR #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: Here's @KarlIglesias book
"Writing for Emotional Impact"... instant e-book download! http://t.co/ZPrcTlBN
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:13 am
@MatchesMalone: @KarlIglesias Usually, there's a moderator
asking questions of the guest.... Did we go free for all? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:14 am
@KarlIglesias: What I did was be impacted by a moment in a
great script and then reverse engineered it to figure out how it was done...
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:14 am
@art1032: @KarlIglesias Your doing fine,this chat gets to
going fast:) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:14 am
@BrianTheLion77: @KarlIglesias any other screenwriting
authors or people who write about screenwriting as you do? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:14 am
@KarlIglesias: Then I started seeing it over and over in
other scripts, so I knew it was a technique you could model... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:15 am
@LesannSartor: RT @KarlIglesias the emotions for the reader,
in the dialogue, in the action? what is the best way? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:15 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @BrianTheLion77 You asked a great question.
Wanted to ditto it so it gets *heard*. Also, people RT so others can see it.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:15 am
@shanreetan: @chasffisher A: For my money, the sheer
willingness to do what other characters daren't is a pretty compelling quality.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:15 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KarlIglesias Interesting approach.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:15 am
@KarlIglesias: eventually I started having these toolbox of
techniques and started teaching them because that's what I was getting
questions on #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:15 am
@KimBergie: @KarlIglesias Q: Keys to eliciting fear? So much
stems from sound/music/tone...any writing tips? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:15 am
@art1032: RT @KimBergie: @KarlIglesias Q: Keys to eliciting
fear? So much stems from sound/music/tone...any writing tips? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:16 am
@jeannevb: FYI, @karliglesias will be lecturing at
Screenwriters World Expo in LA in October http://t.co/uBTFlQTE #meetusatthebar
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:16 am
@BrianTheLion77: @WriteCoachKiki Thanks, what is RT?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:17 am
@FilmTony: I had to go to the office of my day job today.
Was about to leave, but now that I see @KarlIglesias is the guest I gotta stay
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:17 am
@KarlIglesias: @KimBergie I would just read the greatest
horror scripts, your favorites, not see the movie, just study the script in
depth... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:17 am
@KarlIglesias: ... and see how the writer generates fear on
the page. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:17 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: how did you start teaching? what was
your first experience and how did you prepare? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:17 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: FYI, @karliglesias will be lecturing
at Screenwriters World Expo in LA in October http://t.co/uBTFlQTE
#meetusatthebar #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:18 am
@chasffisher: RT @shanreetan: @chasffisher A: For my money,
the sheer willingness to do what other characters daren't is a pretty
compelling quality. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:18 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: Q @KarlIglesias It seems like every scene
should evoke one or more of those emotions, yes? Can you look at it that way?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:18 am
@KarlIglesias: As an aspiring writer, I wanted to know the
habits of successful writers so I wrote a book for myself, the 101 Habits...
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:19 am
@scriptchat: RT @spencermosness: @jeannevb you rock. I love
how these chats are free, on the internets, all the time for us to learn. THANK
YOU! #ioweyoutequila
June 18, 2012, 12:19 am
@KarlIglesias: @BrianTheLion77 ANd then I got invited to
speak on habits but all the questions were about the craft, so I started
studying... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:19 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @BrianTheLion77 I think it's Repeat Tweet.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:19 am
@jeannevb: @spencermosness free learning. It's why the
#treefort started #scriptchat #community
June 18, 2012, 12:19 am
@KarlIglesias: It was an accidental teaching. All I wanted
to do was write but people wanted to know more and more and I just started
teaching. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:20 am
@KimBergie: @KarlIglesias Great tip...thanks, Karl!
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:20 am
@FilmTony: @KarlIglesias Re: book I get the sense that
visceral and vicarious emotions can actually be felt simultaneously. Can they?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:20 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Q:What are some missteps that
writers should be aware of that would cause a reader to disengage from the
writing? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:20 am
@KarlIglesias: @FilmTony Yes, they can. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:20 am
@jeannevb: Here's @KarlIglesias 101 Habits of Highly
Successful Screenwriters http://t.co/NhOrQPNx #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:21 am
@KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 Be boring :) from lack of
tension and other emotions. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:21 am
@art1032: @WriteCoachKiki @BrianTheLion77 Put your cursor
just below tweet, saysReply Retweet or Favorite:) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:21 am
@KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 The only rule in screenwriting
that can never be broken, EVER, is "Be Interesting on the page."
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:22 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: do you feel like you sacrificed your own
writing to help others or do you feel you found your calling on an unexpected
path? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:22 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: Here's @KarlIglesias 101 Habits of
Highly Successful Screenwriters http://t.co/NhOrQPNx #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:22 am
@iamrachel: RT @jeannevb: Here's @KarlIglesias 101 Habits of
Highly Successful Screenwriters http://t.co/NhOrQPNx #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:23 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 The only
rule in screenwriting that can never be broken, EVER, is "Be Interesting
on the page." #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:23 am
@KarlIglesias: @BrianTheLion77 Actually most of my income is
writing, but I feel the teaching has made me a better writer. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:23 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: @karliglesias will be
lecturing at Screenwriters World Expo in LA in October http://t.co/j5Buih58
#meetusatthebar #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:23 am
@jeannevb: Right here! http://t.co/ZPrcTlBN #scriptchat RT
@chasffisher: @jeannevb Any ebook versions of Writing Emotionally?
June 18, 2012, 12:23 am
@BrianTheLion77: @KarlIglesias that's fantastic! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:24 am
@art1032: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: @karliglesias
will be lecturing at Screenwriters World Expo in LA in October
http://t.co/j5Buih58 #meetusatthebar #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:24 am
@MatchesMalone: The author is currently hanging out on
#scriptchat http://t.co/9Pdajo3R via @amazon
June 18, 2012, 12:24 am
@KarlIglesias: I'm going back to catch up on missed
questions, but if I haven't answered you, repeat please. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:25 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: Right here!
http://t.co/wwnENTEn #scriptchat RT @chasffisher: @jeannevb Any ebooks of
Writing Emotionally? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:25 am
@FilmTony: @jeannevb @KarlIglesias Even though I've only
finished 3 chapters of Emotional Impact, just bought 101 Habits. Impressed
enough #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:25 am
@FilmTony: There's also the iBooks version of both books. I
just bought 101 Habits off iTunes #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:25 am
@KarlIglesias: @FilmTony Thanks! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:25 am
@jeannevb: RT @FilmTony: @jeannevb @KarlIglesias Even though
I've only finished 3 chapters of Emotional Impact, just bought 101 Habits.
Impressed enough #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@The_Jodi: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: @karliglesias
will be lecturing at Screenwriters World Expo in LA in October
http://t.co/j5Buih58 #meetusatthebar #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@FilmTony: Do you use a pseudonym for writing? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@JonFour: RT @KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 The only rule in
screenwriting that can never be broken, EVER, is "Be Interesting on the
page." #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Q: Any suggestions on how to
write for emotional impact w/o crossing the line into becoming melodramatic?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@jeannevb: Sweet! RT @FilmTony: Theres also the iBooks
version of both books. I just bought 101 Habits off iTunes #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: RT @AndreaLMcNeill: Q @KarlIglesias It
seems like every scene should evoke one or more of those emotions. Is it that
calculated? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@jeannevb: If @karliglesias missed your question, PLEASE
REPEAT #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:26 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: re: trusting your choices as a writer.
How do you do this? when to rewrite vs. when to go with what you got.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:27 am
@KarlIglesias: Just my full name with middle name, though I
don't have any credits yet :( #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:27 am
@LesannSartor: Q: do you think the script should read a bit
like a novel? Showing any internal thoughts, to increase the emotional impact?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:27 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: Sweet! RT @FilmTony: Theres
also the iBooks version of both books. I just bought 101 Habits off iTunes
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:27 am
@KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 The only time something is
melodramatic is when the characters' emotions don't match the events causing
them... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:27 am
@Screenwriter911: Writing for Emotional Impact is
outstanding. Highly recommend. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:28 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: Is it #scriptchat already? I'm used to it
being at 4 am! Now I'm all confused! :D
June 18, 2012, 12:28 am
@ijoda07: RT @KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 The only time
something is melodramatic is when the characters' emotions don't match the
events causing them... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:28 am
@KarlIglesias: But if you focus on the reader's emotions,
you can never be melodramatic. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:28 am
@jeannevb: You guys ask such great questions, you make a
moderator's job easy :) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:28 am
@ijoda07: RT @KarlIglesias: But if you focus on the reader's
emotions, you can never be melodramatic. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:28 am
@jeannevb: This ain't Russia, girl ;) RT @LenaLeirich_RT: Is
it #scriptchat already? Im used to it being at 4 am! Now Im all confused! :D
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:28 am
@KarlIglesias: @AndreaLMcNeill Actually an emotion should be
generated at every second of a scene. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:29 am
@dianewms: Q How to get reader to feel for the subject's
plight? His actions should reveal his goal & needs and the reader
empathize? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:29 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: But if you focus on the
readers emotions, you can never be melodramatic. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:29 am
@KarlIglesias: @AndreaLMcNeill If you analyse the beats of a
scene you'll realize how it turns at every beat and how you feel something.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:29 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @BrianTheLion77: Q:re: trusting ur
choices as a writer. How do you do this? when to rewrite vs. when to go with
what u got. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:29 am
@FilmTony: @KarlIglesias From your experience, which
emotions seem to get short shrifted most in scripts? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:30 am
@KarlIglesias: @AndreaLMcNeill Yes, it's calculated. Craft
is not accidental. This is why the A-list scribes get paid so much...
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:30 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: If you analyse the beats
of a scene youll realize how it turns at every beat and how you feel something.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:30 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @KarlInglesias Of that list of emotions is
there one in particular you find to be more difficult for most to write
well/why? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:30 am
@ijoda07: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: If you
analyse the beats of a scene youll realize how it turns at every beat and how
you feel something. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:30 am
@KarlIglesias: ... because they can do it on a consistent
basis. Storytelling is manipulation. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:31 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: @AndreaLMcNeill Yes, its
calculated. Craft is not accidental. This is why the A-list scribes get paid so
much. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:31 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: ... because they can do
it on a consistent basis. Storytelling is manipulation. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:31 am
@FilmTony: RT @AndreaLMcNeill: @KarlInglesias Of emotions is
there one you find to be more difficult for most to write well/why? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:31 am
@FilmTony: @AndreaLMcNeill That's a better version of my
question haha #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:31 am
@KarlIglesias: @jeannevb Thanks for contributing to the
Iglesias literary fund :) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:32 am
@MonaLiNYC: RT "@KarlIglesias: ... because they can do
it on a consistent basis. Storytelling is manipulation. #scriptchat"
June 18, 2012, 12:32 am
@jeannevb: @KarlIglesias hey, it's Father's Day.. your kids
need to go to college ;) #leastwecando #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:33 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @FilmTony: RT @AndreaLMcNeill:
@KarlInglesias Q -Of emotions is there one u find 2bmore difficult for most to
write well/why? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:33 am
@KarlIglesias: @LIScreenWriter For the readers. The reader
is the audience. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:33 am
@FilmTony: @KarlIglesias Looks like Emotional Impact was
released in '05. Are there any major insights you've had since you'd like to
add. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:33 am
@jeannevb: HUGE kudos to @karliglesias for tweeting not only
on Father's Day but from a dinner party!!!!! #rockstar #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:34 am
@dianewms: @jeannevb I wish people would stop RT-ing tweets,
cos it wastes space. The answer is there in scriptchat, why repeat it?
June 18, 2012, 12:34 am
@princess_scribe: RT @jeannevb: HUGE kudos to @karliglesias
for tweeting not only on Father's Day but from a dinner party!!!!! #rockstar
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:34 am
@FilmTony: RT @jeannevb: HUGE kudos to @karliglesias for tweeting
not only on Fathers Day but from a dinner party!!!!! #rockstar #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:34 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: "storytelling is manipultion."
can you expand on this? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:35 am
@MBDymension: What are the best film festival 's to enter a
screenplay? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:35 am
@KarlIglesias: Sorry got disconnected for six minutes. A
lifetime in Twitter time. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:35 am
@art1032: RT @MBDymension: What are the best film festival
's to enter a screenplay? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:36 am
@FilmTony: Damn you @jeannevb stop getting awesome guests.
I'm hungry... :P #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:36 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb re: Father's day/dinner
party/tweeting/scriptchat - some men actually know how to multi-task. ;)
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:36 am
@jeannevb: food is for wusses ;) RT @FilmTony: Damn you
@jeannevb stop getting awesome guests. I'm hungry... :P #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:37 am
@skalpro: RT @KarlIglesias: Sorry got disconnected for six
minutes. A lifetime in Twitter time. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:37 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 so true! #especiallymalewriters
;) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:37 am
@KarlIglesias: @FilmTony Lots of them, which I keep teaching
every quarter at UCLA os conferences. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:37 am
@MBDymension: I always make sure I love my story, before I
start the first draft. So that way, I know what story I wanna tell. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:38 am
@LesannSartor: RT @FilmTony @KarlIglesias. Good question.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:38 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: @FilmTony Lots of them,
which I keep teaching every quarter at UCLA os conferences. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:38 am
@jeannevb: @KarlIglesias any plans for an updated version of
the book? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:38 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Q: What do you think is the most
effective technique for engaging the reader in the 1st 10 pgs? How to hook
them?n #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:39 am
@KarlIglesias: @LesannSartor #scriptchat There is but you
should be careful in not overwriting. Script readers tend to like a lot of
white space.
June 18, 2012, 12:40 am
@FilmTony: FYI chat peeps, the "Film Scores" genre
on Pandora is AWESOME for writing/brainstorm time. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:40 am
@ArthurBlackBlue: RT @yogoldsmith: Gla ya dug! @MarsboyMike:
Just read the premiere issue of #Backstory A fantastic digimag, I look forward
to the next issue! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:41 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Q: What do
you think is the most effective technique for engaging the reader in the 1st 10
pgs? How to hook them?n #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:41 am
@elizabethkarr: Like this a lot. rt @KarlIglesias
@AndreaLMcNeill Actually an emotion should be generated at every second of a
scene. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:41 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: How much curiosity can you build before you
have to pay off. Seems like it could build for several scenes until...a reveal
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:41 am
@FilmTony: Repeat Q: Are there particular emotions most
writers struggle writing? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:41 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @FilmTony: Repeat Q: Are there particular
emotions most writers struggle writing? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:42 am
@KarlIglesias: @FilmTony Tension. Freshness. EMpathy.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:42 am
@MatchesMalone: @AndreaLMcNeill Isn't that the key to
suspense? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:42 am
@elizabethkarr: Writers ---> UCLA instructor & Story
Consultant @KarlIglesias sharing knowledge now on #scriptchat! Sundays 5 pm PST
June 18, 2012, 12:42 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: I know from @jeannevb & @Stage32online
#GAPF panel! “@MBDymension: What are the best film festival 's to enter a
screenplay? #scriptchat”
June 18, 2012, 12:42 am
@BrianTheLion77: @FilmTony Woody Allen claimed one emotion
he's yet to capture is the emotion of leaving a movie theater in the middle of
the day #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:43 am
@KarlIglesias: @MatchesMalone @AndreaLMcNeill Tension is a
part of suspense but not the only element. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: 15 minutes left to pick the great mind of
@karliglesias on Writing with Emotional Impact #grabthatreader #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:43 am
@LenaLeirich_RT: But I have 1% battery on my phone :(( sorry
guys! Tuning out :( (sob sob) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:44 am
@AndreaLMcNeill: @karlInglesias Almost seems like you need a
degree in psychology to be an A-list writer/ understand the intricacies of
emotions. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:44 am
@KarlIglesias: @LIScreenWriter @BrianTheLion77 #scriptchat
Read the script sof all your favorite movies, no matter who wrote them. If you
loved the film...
June 18, 2012, 12:44 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: "storytelling is manipultion."
can you expand on this? #scriptchat n #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:44 am
@LesannSartor: RT @KarlIglesias. Thank you. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:45 am
@KarlIglesias: @LIScreenWriter @BrianTheLion77 #scriptchat …
chances are you can learn a lot from the script. Writers don't read enough
scripts.
June 18, 2012, 12:45 am
@Screenwriter911: If you have the chance to take a workshop
with @KarlIglesias , grab it. Saw him in Southampton 4yrs ago. A great teacher.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:45 am
@BrianTheLion77: @AndreaLMcNeill Jung specificaaly is a
psychologist whose studies parallel the place from which art and story come
from. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:45 am
@KarlIglesias: @Screenwriter911 #scriptchat Thanks!
June 18, 2012, 12:46 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: @LIScreenWriter …
chances are you can learn a lot from the script. Writers dont read enough
scripts. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:46 am
@rdlln: @KarlIglesias how much is too much when describing
facial expressions? Seems you want to leave room for actor's interpretation.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:46 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Q: Any pointers on how to
approach a rewrite with an eye towards strengthening the emotional impact?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:46 am
@Jamie_LD: @SarahAlexis4 Great question! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:47 am
@BrianTheLion77: q: re: trusting your choices as a writer.
How do you do this? when to rewrite vs. when to go with what you got.n
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:47 am
@Eva__said: Just started watching Once Upon A Time. Amazing!
Character development is just great! Storyline is just :o!! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:47 am
@KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 #scriptchat Whenever you feel
bored, that moment needs emotional impact. Whenever something drags, i.e. act 2
June 18, 2012, 12:47 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @BrianTheLion77 There's a
neuropsychoanalyis conference going on right now in Greece that's exploring
film & emotional impact. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:47 am
@dwacon: @AndreaLMcNeill Or… suffer the slings and arrows of
life... the let your screenplay be your therapist’s couch… #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:47 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD I swear @SarahAlexis4 is our star
chatter #mindofapro #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:48 am
@KarlIglesias: @BrianTheLion77 #scriptchat it depends on the
notes you get from trusted readers.
June 18, 2012, 12:48 am
@zacsanford: .@KarlIglesias is killing it as a guest right
now. Join in for the last 10 minutes of #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:48 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 Whenever u
feel bored, that moment needs emotional impact. Whenever something drags, i.e.
act 2 #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:48 am
@dwacon: @Eva__said I never thought Disney could actually
produce something I could get glued to. OUAT proved me wrong...n #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:48 am
@BrianTheLion77: @WriteCoachKiki film as a medium itself or
the stories in film? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:49 am
@WriteCoachKiki: U might need both ;) RT @dwacon:
@AndreaLMcNeill let your screenplay be your therapist’s couch… #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:49 am
@BrowneTom: RT @KarlIglesias @SarahAlexis4 Whenever you feel
bored, that moment needs emotional impact. Whenever something drags, i.e. act 2
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:49 am
@BrianTheLion77: @KarlIglesias before you send it to the
readers I mean #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:49 am
@KarlIglesias: @LIScreenWriter #scriptchat The Apartment by
Wilder
June 18, 2012, 12:49 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @BrianTheLion77 Both, they're discussing
Labyrinth this morning. Will find link and send it to you. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:50 am
@zacsanford: RT @KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 #scriptchat
Whenever you feel bored, that moment needs emotional impact. Whenever something
drags, i.e. act 2
June 18, 2012, 12:50 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb Thank you :) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:50 am
@jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 I know who to call when I want to
retire ;) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:51 am
@KarlIglesias: RT @KarlIglesias: @LIScreenWriter Also, my
favorite film of all time is Chaplin's CITY LIGHTS #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:51 am
@FilmTony: @jeannevb @karliglesias Thanks for the awesome
chat, but I gotta run. Can't take being cooped in this office any longer.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:52 am
@Jamie_LD: No joke. She's a thinker! Love that girl. RT
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD I swear @SarahAlexis4 is our star chatter #mindofapro
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:52 am
@LesannSartor: Where do you guys get the scripts you read? I
used to use Drews. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:52 am
@KarlIglesias: @FilmTony @jeannevb #scriptchat That's why
you need a laptop. I'm sitting by the pool with a brewsky :)
June 18, 2012, 12:52 am
@shanreetan: @chasffisher eg M Corleone as antihero. Not
just murder; public murder of a cop. Or even Keyser Soze: parents, parents'
friends. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:52 am
@LisaGProsek: @KarlIglesias What do you particularly like
about The Apartment? #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:53 am
@SarahAlexis4: @LesannSartor You can also try Simply
Scripts. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:53 am
@Screenwriter911: @LesannSartor You can find lots of great
links on the Scriptchat website. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:53 am
@KarlIglesias: @LIScreenWriter #scriptchat It has all the
emotions I like to feel, not to mention the most impactful finale of any film
ever. See it.
June 18, 2012, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: at @mypdfscripts RT @LesannSartor: Where do you
guys get the scripts you read? I used to use Drews. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:53 am
@FilmTony: @KarlIglesias Do you know any places to find a
lot of the unpublished scripts I see people chat about on DoneDealPro?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:54 am
@GCGeek: There's so much gold in tonight's chat and it's
moving so fast I must catch my breath, then download the transcript!
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:54 am
@jeannevb: the man! RT @KarlIglesias: @FilmTony @jeannevb
#scriptchat Thats why you need a laptop. Im sitting by the pool with a brewsky
:) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:54 am
@GeoffBreedwell: RT @KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 #scriptchat
Whenever you feel bored, that moment needs emotional impact. Whenever something
drags, i.e. act 2
June 18, 2012, 12:54 am
@LesannSartor: RT @SarahAlexis4. Thanks. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:54 am
@KarlIglesias: @LisaGProsek #scriptchat Same answer I gave
for City Lights. It satisfies me from start to finish and I can watch it
multiple times.
June 18, 2012, 12:54 am
@BrianTheLion77: @WriteCoachKiki That's cool. I think
stories are a tool of our evolution, so it would be interesting to see how that
comes up. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:54 am
@FilmTony: @KarlIglesias Last Q: Do you know any place that
translates scripts? Would really love to read something like City of God
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@jeannevb: @FilmTony join @MyTrackingBoard. #scripts
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@MatchesMalone: @KarlIglesias @AndreaLMcNeill Agreed. Was
mostly answering her question. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@art1032: @GCGeek Its def a fast one lol:) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KarlIglesias The ending just takes your
breath away. All without words. #CityLights #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@LisaGProsek: Great! Thanks! RT @KarlIglesias: @LisaGProsek
#scriptchat Same answer I gave for City Lights... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@Jamie_LD: RT @WriteCoachKiki: @KarlIglesias The ending just
takes your breath away. All without words. #CityLights #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@KarlIglesias: @BrianTheLion77 @WriteCoachKiki #scriptchat I
agree!
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@jeannevb: RE: rewrites, imagine a remote control in your
hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*, they're gone. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:55 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KarlIglesias Do you have training in
psych? (Curious) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:56 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @BrianTheLion77 Getting the info for you.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:56 am
@KarlIglesias: @WriteCoachKiki #scriptchat It was my major
at Cornell.
June 18, 2012, 12:56 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Q: Would you share 1 of your
favorite pieces of advice from 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters?
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:56 am
@Joshua_Caldwell: RT @jeannevb: RE: rewrites, imagine a
remote control in your hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*, they're gone.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:56 am
@ElisaGmz: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @KarlIglesias: ...
because they can do it on a consistent basis. Storytelling is manipulation.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:57 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Great image! RT @jeannevb: RE:rewrites,
imagine a remote control in your hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*,
theyre gone. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:57 am
@FocusHousePress: RT @Jamie_LD: RT @WriteCoachKiki:
@KarlIglesias The ending just takes your breath away. All without words.
#CityLights #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:57 am
@KimBergie: RT @jeannevb: RE: rewrites, imagine a remote
control in your hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*, they're gone.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:57 am
@KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 #scriptchat It is Habit #69:
Evoke Emotion on the page, i.e. be emotionally impactful, i.e. be interesting,
move the reader.
June 18, 2012, 12:57 am
@KarlIglesias: @jeannevb @KimBergie #scriptchat Hey, there's
a high concept :)
June 18, 2012, 12:58 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @jeannevb: RE: rewrites, imagine a remote
control in your hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*, theyre gone.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:58 am
@BrianTheLion77: It's been fun everyone. Thank you all and
especially Karl!n #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:58 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 Habit #69:
Evoke Emotion be emotionally impactful, i.e. be interesting, move the reader.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:58 am
@GeoffBreedwell: RT @jeannevb: RE: rewrites, imagine a
remote control in your hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*, they're gone.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@KarlIglesias: @BrianTheLion77 #scriptchat You're welcome,
everyone! It was fun. I could do this all day but I have guests waiting :)
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@dianewms: @KarlIglesias @WriteCoachKiki LOL! 'Splains a
lot! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@jeannevb: @KarlIglesias I had remote control image in my
head whole time I wrote for a UK TV show...that never got funded *grumble*
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@FilmTony: @jeannevb joined. I don't "fuck around with
it." I "Go on and do it expeditiously!" #leanonme #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KarlIglesias Ahhhhhh. *smiles broadly*
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@jknord: RT @jeannevb: RE: rewrites, imagine a remote
control in your hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*, they're gone.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@isedTina: RT @jeannevb: RE: rewrites, imagine a remote
control in your hand. The min reader gets bored, *click*, they're gone.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 12:59 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @BrianTheLion77 The fb link to broad topic
is here. https://t.co/IM21Zf7H #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@LesannSartor: Off to buy KI's book on emotion right after
chat. I think emotion is often missing from the scripts I read. I love 101
habits. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@SarahAlexis4: @KarlIglesias Thanks so much for taking the
time to be here and fielding all our questions! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@GeoffBreedwell: RE: Rewrites: Ask friends to read it and
ask them if they got bored in any part. If they did, you got work to do.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: THANK YOU @Karliglesias for joining us tonight
& taking time away fr your family & guests. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@WriteCoachKiki: @KarlIglesias Thank you! Brilliant chat.
#scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@BrianTheLion77: Remember: Dreams are private myths. And
myths are public dreams. ;) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@dianewms: @KarlIglesias Thanks for #scriptchat! Off to read
your book again. :-)
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@KarlIglesias: @SarahAlexis4 #scriptchat My pleasure. Happy
Father's Day to all dads in the group!
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@BrianTheLion77: @WriteCoachKiki thank you :) #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@isedTina: RT @KarlIglesias: @FilmTony Tension. Freshness.
EMpathy. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:00 am
@MatchesMalone: @LesannSartor As long as it's not missing
from the scripts you write, you're okay.... #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:01 am
@WriteCoachKiki: Thanks all! Amazing chat. #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:01 am
@LisaGProsek: @KarlIglesias Great Scriptchat! Thanks so
much! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:01 am
@TrentonDJones: @KarlIglesias thanks for the multitude of
advice! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: Going to grab the transcript and get this baby
out there. Thank you again, @KarlIglesias! Now go join the party! #scriptchat
June 18, 2012, 1:01 am
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