Sunday, July 1, 2012

Transcript for July 1, 2012 Writer & Script Editor Andrew Ellard US-Open Topic


Writer and Script-Editor Andrew Ellard joins Euro @ellardent

US - Open Topic

Moderator Euro @teenierussell
Moderator US @jamie_ld

Enjoy!

EURO CHAT


2012-07-01 6:59 pm teenierussell It's #scriptchat O'Clock and tonight we welcome @ellardent as our
guest! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:00 pm rpg3000 Last chance to get your scripts in for the 2012 Sir Peter Ustinov
Award. Entries close tonight. http://t.co/95WQcXyh #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:00 pm teenierussell If you haven't already, check out Andrew's Bio here -
http://t.co/CIQ0OLov #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:00 pm ellardent RT @teenierussell: It's #scriptchat O'Clock and tonight we welcome
@ellardent as our guest! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:00 pm scriptcat Book review from @AdelScreenWri on "Your Screenplay Sucks" by
Bill Akers http://t.co/lMMEHm3M #screenwriting #scriptnotes #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:01 pm teenierussell Hi Andrew @ellardent Thank you for joining us tonight. there might be
some delay, Spain just scored #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:01 pm rpg3000 Remember anyone east of New York will have a few extra hours.
Good luck to all. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:01 pm ellardent Hello. Is this thing on? If it's useful, my site and messy CV are here:
http://t.co/dlqzGSPJ #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:02 pm teenierussell If you're watching the football, as David Mitchell says, it will be on
forever! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:02 pm ellardent @teenierussell I've got a bottle of water and the Romeo + Juliet
soundtrack on the go. I'm all good. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:02 pm TaroJ Hi everyone, thanks for joining us @ellardent #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:03 pm ruth_atkinson RT @jeannevb: Unscripted: Writer on Set... quick #impasse update
on my new @scriptmag editor's blog http://t.co/hgYM6jCY #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:04 pm teenierussell @ellardent Am I right in thinking that you have worked with a
script-editor as a writer and with writers as a script-editor? #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:06 pm ellardent @teenierussell Indeed. Learned how NOT to script edit from my first
TV writing gig...and a lot of how not to write by editing. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:07 pm teenierussell RT @ellardent: Indeed. Learned how NOT to script edit from my first
TV writing gig...and a lot of how not to write by editing. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:08 pm ellardent @teenierussell Important to recognise there are a lot of types of script
ed: http://t.co/j9O9o2pX #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:08 pm TaroJ @ellardent @teenierussell when you write us it usually spec scripts or
brought on board a project? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:08 pm scriptcat Have you mastered the art of DETACHMENT from your
#screenwriting? Scriptcat weighs in: http://t.co/inWHknA8 #scriptchat
#writetip #film
2012-07-01 7:08 pm teenierussell Want to know more about working as a script-editor or with one? Get
your questions in for @ellardent #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:09 pm ellardent @teenierussell I'm a much better writer for giving notes to brilliant
writers. You see how they do it and nick the best methods. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:09 pm scriptcat "5 Reasons Your Fledgling Career is in the Crapper"
@thatScriptChick weighs in: http://t.co/HRflF3W0 #writetip #
scriptchat #amwriting #film
2012-07-01 7:09 pm Jamie_LD Today only, & 2 out of 3 left. @jennaavery is offering her WRITING
REBOOT for only $100 donation #NOKfilm http://t.co/XfFhmnhC #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:09 pm Leytonrocks @ellardent what did you learn abt writing through editing #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:10 pm ellardent @TaroJ I barely have time to write specs. Which I lament. Financial
concerns mean I mostly write brought-in or sell a pitch. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:10 pm teenierussell There are different types of script-editors, @ellardent lists them here -
http://t.co/vGcQlb0T #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm art1032 RT @Jamie_LD: Today only, & 2 out of 3 left. @jennaavery is offering
her WRITING REBOOT for only $100 donation #NOKfilm
http://t.co/XfFhmnhC #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm teenierussell @ellardent Are script-eds more common in TV or are they usually
involved in features too? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm hausdrea RT @GoIntoTheStory: Screenwriting advice from "How to Write a
Photoplay" (1920), Loos & Emerson. Today: Writing for the Camera
http://t.co/rsZw6rMi #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm ShaunaRulz @ellardent Can you tell us more about the difference between writing
a comic script like for Dead Roots vs. a regular tv script? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm scriptcat Get an agent? How do you maintain your relationship with them?
Scriptcat weighs in: http://t.co/Y6kCYt7f #screenwriting #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm TaroJ @ellardent @teenierussell as a script editor is it more of a
collaboration with the writer or producer? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm Sofluid RT @teenierussell: RT @ellardent: Indeed. Learned how NOT to
script edit from my first TV writing gig...and a lot of how not to write by
editing. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:11 pm ellardent @Leytonrocks Better ways to get to endings, to find jokes, to illustrate
characters. Everything. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:12 pm Jamie_LD Thanks so much to @MarySchaefer for backing our short film
#NOKfilm Mary you are the ROCKIN'EST! Yeah, like that!! #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:12 pm ellardent @Leytonrocks I've become MUCH less forgiving of stories being
predictable. That's a biggie. Bemoan it in others, now in my own. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:13 pm ellardent @teenierussell I'm working on several features, but they tend to call it
'story editor' or something. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:13 pm ellardent @teenierussell I'm co-writing something, I'm co-story on another, then
just 'helping' on others. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:13 pm flemska RT @teenierussell: There are different types of script-editors,
@ellardent lists them here - http://t.co/vGcQlb0T #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:13 pm Sonic_Screwup RT @ellardent: @teenierussell I'm a much better writer for giving
notes to brilliant writers. You see how they do it and nick the best
methods. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:14 pm Sonic_Screwup Hello! Joining in while watching the euros. This could be interesting…
#scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:14 pm ellardent @ShaunaRulz You have to have a clearer visual imagination with
comics, I'd say. Be much more specific of what's shown and how. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:14 pm teenierussell @ellardent Is a 'story editor' a similar role with a different name? #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:14 pm eReaderDaily Today only, & 2 out of 3 left. @jennaavery is offering her WRITING
REBOOT for only $100 donation #NOKfilm http://t.co/pJ1XZhxM #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:14 pm teenierussell RT @ellardent: Ive become MUCH less forgiving of stories being
predictable. Thats a biggie. Bemoan it in others, now in my own. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:15 pm simonjaystwit can we talk about plays in script chat or is that forbidden? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:15 pm Sonic_Screwup RT @ellardent: @TaroJ I barely have time to write specs. Which I
lament. Financial concerns mean I mostly write brought-in or sell a
pitch. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:15 pm teenierussell @Sonic_Screwup So Andrew have you been to Spain? I mean... :-) #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:15 pm GrayJones .@Jamie_LD #NOKfilm gets a HUGE shout out at the start of this
wk's podcast: http://t.co/Ay1M1xi8 #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:15 pm ellardent @TaroJ Depends entirely on the production. See my '3 types' link. I'm
happiest with writer-showrunners. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:15 pm art1032 RT @GrayJones: .@Jamie_LD #NOKfilm gets a HUGE shout out at
the start of this wk's podcast: http://t.co/Ay1M1xi8 #tvwriterchat #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:16 pm ellardent @teenierussell Yes. But only because script editor is a term that's
kinda meaningless, it varies so widely. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:16 pm Leytonrocks RT @scriptcat: "5 Reasons Your Fledgling Career is in the Crapper"
@thatScriptChick weighs in: http://t.co/HRflF3W0 #writetip #
scriptchat #amwriting #film
2012-07-01 7:16 pm TaroJ @Sonic_Screwup The Euros or scriptchat? I can guarantee #
scriptchat will not be going to extra time or penaltys
2012-07-01 7:17 pm Sonic_Screwup @simonjaystwit YOU SPOKE THE FORGOTTEN WORD! #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:17 pm Leytonrocks @Sonic_Screwup me too #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:17 pm ellardent @teenierussell I presume this is about football. Which I know less
than zero about! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:17 pm teenierussell @simonjaystwit Hi Simon, we have a guest tonight talking about script
editing, but usually we are open to any writing #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:18 pm ellardent @teenierussell I'm happy to talk about writing as well as editing. I do
both! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:19 pm Leytonrocks RT @ellardent: @Leytonrocks I've become MUCH less forgiving of
stories being predictable. That's a biggie. Bemoan it in others, now in
my own. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:19 pm Sonic_Screwup @ellardent Would you ever consider working in house as a script
editor? Such as in BBC drama and serials or C4? If not/yes, y? #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:19 pm teenierussell @ellardent Is it always a partnership or have you heard of conflicts
arising when a writer doesn't think he needs a script-ed? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:19 pm Leytonrocks @ellardent thank you #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:19 pm Sonic_Screwup @TaroJ also no one gives a shit if you tackle a writer studs-up… #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:20 pm ellardent @Sonic_Screwup Never! I couldn't give up the writing to go full-time
in house. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:20 pm ellardent @Sonic_Screwup Plus, that tends to be the 'admin' version of script
editing, and I'd be lousy at that. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:21 pm ellardent @teenierussell I've heard of it, absolutely. It can be felt that producer
and channel input is annoying enough! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:21 pm teenierussell @ellardent how did you get into script-editing? Was it a deliberate
choice or did you 'fall' into it? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:21 pm sambaintv RT @teenierussell: Want to know more about working as a
script-editor or with one? Get your questions in for @ellardent #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:21 pm ellardent @teenierussell But it's not happened to me. If you're giving good
guidance, actually;y helping the writing, it's fine. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:22 pm simonjaystwit @teenierussell Cool I shall dip my toes in,its all rather lovely I must
say :) #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:22 pm ellardent @teenierussell My script ed motto is "My job is to get you to the best
version of the thing you're already trying to write". #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:22 pm vpeanuts RT @teenierussell: Want to know more about working as a
script-editor or with one? Get your questions in for @ellardent #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:22 pm teenierussell @simonjaystwit thank you, yes do join in the conversation :-) #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:23 pm ellardent @teenierussell I try to separate writing from editing. If you want 'my
way' of doing this show, hire the writer, not the shaper. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:23 pm Sofluid @ellardent How do you handle/maintain boundaries between giving
guidance & inputting your own ideas? Can be tricky as subjective #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:23 pm ellardent @teenierussell I did notes on the RD movie's various drafts while I
was staff at the prod. company. Led to recommendations... #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:24 pm flemska I think I'm in hope I won't be redirected by mistake out of this chat. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:24 pm teenierussell RT @ellardent: @teenierussell But its not happened to me. If youre
giving good guidance, actually helping the writing, its fine. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:24 pm ellardent @teenierussell ...but I was a writer first. Editing - or consulting, as I
prefer to think of it - I just had a knack for. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:25 pm dubzLF RT @teenierussell: Want to know more about working as a
script-editor or with one? Get your questions in for @ellardent #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:25 pm ellardent Power cut! Back in a mo. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:25 pm Sonic_Screwup @ellardent yeah I’d say that’s a fair estimation. A lot more adherence
to house style and less instinct in my experience. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:25 pm flemska a lot of writers become producers or visa versa could that not lead to
too many shorts who are shot before the scripts is ready? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:26 pm Sonic_Screwup RT @teenierussell: Want to know more about working as a
script-editor or with one? Get your questions in for @ellardent #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:26 pm teenierussell @ellardent great motto, I guess some writers are precious about their
work and don't think it has a problem to start with #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:26 pm ComedyBurble @ellardent What are the common faults you see in sitcom pilot
scripts? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:27 pm ellardent Back! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:27 pm flemska @teenierussell I think that is the biggest mistake any writer can make.
We all should have the courage to let someone read it #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:28 pm Chattervix RT @teenierussell: Want to know more about working as a
script-editor or with one? Get your questions in for @ellardent #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:28 pm hammoo RT @ellardent: @teenierussell My script ed motto is "My job is to get
you to the best version of the thing you're already trying to write". #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:28 pm ellardent @ComedyBurble Premise pilots! All set-up, no plot. And scripts that
are just talking with no story drive. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:28 pm Sonic_Screwup Goooaaalllllll!!!!!! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:28 pm teenierussell @ellardent that was a very quick power cut :-) #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:28 pm ellardent @ComedyBurble I genuinely think some first time writers believe
sitcoms are 'people hanging around quipping'. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:28 pm scriptcat Script-Tweeps! Concerns on the Second Act? @ShortofStories
weighs in: http://t.co/wwfDxdWb #screenwriting #scriptchat
#amwriting
2012-07-01 7:28 pm corbettcollins @ellardent how does one become a script-editor? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:29 pm ellardent I've been watching Cheers, s1, lately and they craft those stories so
well. Keeps moving, yet all on the standard set. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:29 pm Sonic_Screwup RT @ellardent: @ComedyBurble I genuinely think some first time
writers believe sitcoms are 'people hanging around quipping'. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:29 pm TaroJ @Sonic_Screwup Now that's how to celebrate a logline :-) #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:30 pm teenierussell @binkytoes follow the hashtag #scriptchat More info here:
http://t.co/LkVr05qG @ellardent @sambaintv
2012-07-01 7:30 pm ellardent @corbettcollins Depends which type. Or: Good ones have instinct
and tell truth to power, bad ones go on a quick course. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:31 pm teenierussell RT: @sonic_screwup : @ellardent @teenierussell in that vein then, is
development producing a career you’d ever consider? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:31 pm ellardent @teenierussell It was. I'm hugely relieved! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:32 pm ellardent @corbettcollins I wrote reviews of IT Crowd s3 online. Graham found
them and brought me in...but I was already a consultant #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:32 pm TaroJ @binkytoes @teenierussell @ellardent @sambaintv we'll be posting
a transcript tomorrow on http://t.co/pmg6fUZ0
2012-07-01 7:33 pm sambaintv @ellardent Does it help or hinder editing a writer’s work if you develop
a powerful sexual attraction towards them? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:33 pm simonjaystwit @ellardent @corbettcollins Wow, what a great way in! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:33 pm ellardent @teenierussell @sonic_screwup It absolutely is. I'm not great with the
politics, is all. So - baby steps to that. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:33 pm ADawsonBros @ellardent Are there any sitcoms which break your own storytelling
rules but you still love? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:33 pm TaroJ RT @ellardent: @corbettcollins I wrote reviews of IT Crowd s3 online.
Graham found them and brought me in...but I was already a
consultant #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:34 pm jameshamilton RT @ellardent: @ComedyBurble I genuinely think some first time
writers believe sitcoms are 'people hanging around quipping'. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:34 pm ellardent @sambaintv If I develop a sexual attraction to somebody, they always
find it a hinderance. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:34 pm hammoo @ellardent Having worked in animation recently with Bros. McLeod,
would you say there was any difference to your usual approach? #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:34 pm simonjaystwit @sambaintv @ellardent I only ever read things by people I find
sexually attractive... you know who you are!!!! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:34 pm FayebellineW RT @teenierussell: Want to know more about working as a
script-editor or with one? Get your questions in for @ellardent #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:34 pm teenierussell We're half-way through #scriptchat with guest @ellardent Come ask
your questions about writing and/or script-editing #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:34 pm TaroJ @sambaintv @ellardent from experience or wishful thinking :-) #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:35 pm ellardent @simonjaystwit One of my old IT Crowd reviews, rest on same site:
http://t.co/kqkrqOlU #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:35 pm simonjaystwit @ADawsonBros @ellardent yes Blackadder The Third drops the
pretence of 'period piece' and then claims it when it wants, and my.. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:35 pm oliqfish @ellardent Heya I'm 22. I've written a pilot to my first ever sitcom. I
don't know where to send it or how. What do I do next? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:35 pm hammoo RT @teenierussell: We're half-way through #scriptchat with guest
@ellardent Come ask your questions about writing and/or
script-editing #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:35 pm ellardent @hammoo Not much. Phone Home was a character story, the beats
are the same. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:36 pm teenierussell RT @ellardent: @simonjaystwit One of my old IT Crowd reviews, rest
on same site: http://t.co/567fWnoE #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:36 pm ellardent @hammoo We did use disaster outside the window on Phone Home
to mirror hero's emotional state. That's very animation, I guess! #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:37 pm Sonic_Screwup @ellardent @teenierussell your input seems more reminiscent of a
film script editor! Think tv could improve with more of this? #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:38 pm ellardent @oliqfish BBC Writers Room. But also, find shows in that style and
send to the producers of them via the prod companies. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:38 pm Sonic_Screwup @simonjaystwit @sambaintv @ellardent the better looking the writer,
the better the writing. That’s right yeah…? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:38 pm sambaintv @ellardent Do you enjoy watching TV/films less or more now it’s your
job? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:38 pm simonjaystwit apologies to #scriptchat my twitter etiquette is sloppy - it's like Pretty
Woman and that scene where her elbows are on the table
2012-07-01 7:38 pm ellardent @oliqfish Oh, but also: rewrite it again. It's a 90% certainty that it's not
good enough yet. Sorry. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:38 pm Sonic_Screwup @simonjaystwit @sambaintv @ellardent if not I’ve waisted one hell of
a lot of money on facial corrective surgery… #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:39 pm ellardent @Sonic_Screwup I just kinda do what I do. Which is probably wrong. I
hope the shows are better for my showing up. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:40 pm simonjaystwit oh and I'm not #scriptchat hashtagging.... the shame the shame, I
actually physically blushed, this is why I don't join in ;)
2012-07-01 7:40 pm Sonic_Screwup @simonjaystwit and when Harry met Sally when she shows sexual
enjoyment without permission. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:40 pm ellardent @sambaintv No.I think I ended up a film student because I could
separate the bits of my brain that do the job from the fun ones. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:40 pm ellardent @sambaintv For example, I enjoyed The Artist and World's Greatest
Dad a lot. But objectively, neither has a third act. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:41 pm ScriptCoach @ellardent As fulltime script ed, can confirm it's a difficult balance.
Much creative energy goes into editing, not own writing. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:42 pm ellardent @ADawsonBros Miranda! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:42 pm Sonic_Screwup @ellardent just my op but I think personal, external input from an
editor (as your approach) is always going to be beneficial. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:43 pm ellardent @ScriptCoach It's not so much energy with me as money and time. I
can edit and pay the bills, or spec write and...not. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:43 pm benbutterworth @ellardent Can you think of any examples of great scripts made bad
during production? And why? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:43 pm ellardent @ScriptCoach I do find editing a reactive art - I can't not have an
opinion when I read - as opposed to facing that blank page. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:43 pm Sonic_Screwup @simonjaystwit many have as well! That’s why they call him Joss
‘tortelloni’ Whedon. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:43 pm ScriptCoach @ellardent Same also goes for time, obv. Doesn't mean I stop trying.
;) But wouldn't mind better balance & more time to self. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:43 pm teenierussell @ellardent so when you watch movies, do you try not to watch them
as a writer? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:44 pm ellardent @Sonic_Screwup And I, of course, entirely agree. :) #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:44 pm ComedyBurble @ellardent What for you are the perfect sitcom pilots that comedy
writers should study; or your favourites, if different? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:44 pm hammoo RT @ellardent: @sambaintv For example, I enjoyed The Artist and
World's Greatest Dad a lot. But objectively, neither has a third act. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:44 pm ADawsonBros @ellardent Smart answer, series 3 script editor! One more. Which is
the best over-looked comedy character? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:45 pm dwacon I ran my script through the gauntlet and survived! On a live webcast!
http://t.co/Hm0ZRU2f #scriptchat #tvwriterchat #amwriting
2012-07-01 7:45 pm EddieRobson @ellardent Speaking of acts - I sometimes feel that, when assessing
my own work, I'm assigning act boundaries arbitrarily... #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:45 pm teenierussell RT @Sonic_Screwup: @ellardent just my op but I think personal,
external input from an editor (as your approach) is always going to be
beneficial. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:45 pm JasonArnopp Ooh - @ellardent's doing a #scriptchat about all kinds of writery,
editory stuff. Tune in!
2012-07-01 7:45 pm EddieRobson @ellardent ...how do you define where those boundaries lie? #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:45 pm ellardent @benbutterworth Red Dwarf X! Ep six is knockout, but was written
mid-production with writer/director still shooting. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:46 pm ellardent @teenierussell I...don't try. Is that weird? I just kinda...naturally
compartmentalise. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:46 pm ScriptCoach @ellardent It's tough to shut off the opinions, to sit and read script in
single sitting without starting notes. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:46 pm ellardent @ComedyBurble FRIENDS! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:47 pm ellardent @ADawsonBros Ooh, blimey. I think Nightingales is hugely
overlooked overall, so let's say David Threlfall's Bell in that. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:47 pm ComedyBurble @ellardent Ah, good choice! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:48 pm ellardent @EddieRobson Sitcoms don't have first acts. They have 'recap world'
then get on with act two, incident and action... #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:48 pm Sonic_Screwup @EddieRobson @ellardent I find it helpful. Out of all the crass ‘theory’
terms, the acts are ones I actually actively employ. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:48 pm ScriptCoach @Sonic_Screwup I never approach film scripts differently from tv
scripts. It's about the best way to tell a story in its medium. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:48 pm ellardent @EddieRobson ...but if things should reach a point of escalation, a
nadir, and a climax. You'd hope those were defined. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:48 pm RossIronfield Hi @ellardent Whats your best advice 4 someone wanting to start out
scriptwriting? Its something i wanna do but lack confidence #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:49 pm JasonArnopp RT @ellardent: @EddieRobson Sitcoms don't have first acts. They
have 'recap world' then get on with act two, incident and action... #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:49 pm teenierussell RT @ellardent: @EddieRobson Sitcoms dont have first acts. They
have recap world then get on with act two, incident and action... #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:49 pm ComedyBurble @ellardent @ADawsonBros Phil Hartman as Bill McNeal in
'NewsRadio', if only because the show is mostly unknown in the UK. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:49 pm ellardent @EddieRobson Some writers are blessed with an instinct for the acts,
some struggle - still good writers. We always get better. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:50 pm Sonic_Screwup Mum: you’re staring at your phone like a grumpy teenager. Me: no,
I’m just on #scriptchat. Mum: *Despairing* oh dear god…
2012-07-01 7:50 pm ellardent @RossIronfield Write scripts. A lot. Then write more. Always new
shows, don't write five of one show. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:51 pm ellardent @RossIronfield Balls to confidence. White paper's not that scary. It'll
be good if you're talented & practice. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:51 pm TheHalstead RT @teenierussell: RT @ellardent: @EddieRobson Sitcoms dont
have first acts. They have recap world then get on with act two,
incident and action... #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:51 pm teenierussell RT @Sonic_Screwup: Mum: you’re staring at your phone like a
grumpy teenager. Me: no, I’m just on #scriptchat. Mum: *Despairing*
oh dear god…
2012-07-01 7:52 pm ellardent @RossIronfield Oh, and write your own stuff. Specs for existing
shows are easier...but I'm not sure this should be an easy job. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:53 pm teenierussell @ellardent Is there any point in the UK in writing an ep of an existing
sitcom as they do in the US? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:53 pm teenierussell @ellardent ah, just asked that question as you were answering it ;-) #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:53 pm ellardent @EddieRobson If nothing else, if a moment makes you go "Now what
do they do?!' chances are it's an act break. :) #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:54 pm ellardent @teenierussell None whatsoever. Not unless they've hired you to do
it. US is moving away from this, too. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:54 pm teenierussell 5 minutes to go on #scriptchat with guest @ellardent #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:55 pm Sonic_Screwup @ellardent @EddieRobson I usually see the moment the big choice is
made or proposed, your setting up the outplay - end act 1. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:55 pm ellardent @teenierussell A great, all-your-own sample will always do you the
most good. I've sold pitches for other shows based on that. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:55 pm TaroJ @ellardent @teenierussell thank god for that, always felt a bit like
fan-fic #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:56 pm RossIronfield @ellardent Thanks! is it easier starting to write for an established
series than something new and original? #scriptchat :-)
2012-07-01 7:56 pm EddieRobson @ellardent Thanks, it might be useful to use those points of
escalation and nadir. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:56 pm ellardent @teenierussell Also, some shows will - if you're new - ask you to trial
a few scenes to prove you've got the voice. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:56 pm Sonic_Screwup @ellardent @teenierussell personally delighted by this. Feels like
glorified Fanfiction when speccing current shows. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:56 pm EddieRobson @ellardent Usually I structure things by just looking at the overall
shape and deciding if it looks too "heavy" anywhere. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:56 pm teenierussell RT @ellardent: @teenierussell A great, all-your-own sample will
always do you the most good. I've sold pitches for other shows based
on that. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:57 pm Sonic_Screwup RT @ellardent: @EddieRobson If nothing else, if a moment makes
you go "Now what do they do?!' chances are it's an act break. :) #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:57 pm Sonic_Screwup RT @ellardent: @RossIronfield Oh, and write your own stuff. Specs
for existing shows are easier...but I'm not sure this should be an easy
job. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:57 pm ScriptCoach @ellardent Tough distinction though. "Your way" does shape how you
view writer can best improve script. How do you balance that? #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:57 pm RossIronfield @ellardent Its that fear of someone reading your work and laughing
(and its not a comedy! Lol) #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:58 pm EddieRobson @TaroJ @ellardent @teenierussell Plus, if you write a spec ep of an
existing show, if they say no your script's dead. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:58 pm teenierussell RT @TaroJ: @ellardent @teenierussell thank god for that, always felt
a bit like fan-fic #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:58 pm ellardent @RossIronfield It's easier to writer (and edit) when you've seen the
characters talk, seen what works, yeah. Always. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:58 pm Sofluid RT @teenierussell: RT @ellardent: @EddieRobson Sitcoms dont
have first acts. They have recap world then get on with act two,
incident and action... #scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:59 pm EddieRobson @TaroJ @ellardent @teenierussell Whereas a good spec of your
own, you can keep refining and re-using it. Better use of your time #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 7:59 pm ellardent @EddieRobson I tell everybody: Get Save the Cat by Blake Snyder.
You won't use it all, but you'll know when you're wrong. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:00 pm EddieRobson @ellardent Ah, he of the Beat Sheet fame. Ordering it now. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:00 pm Jamie_LD Please help us make this film happen. Cast, crew & dates are set.
#NoOneKnows http://t.co/sgzl5FXP #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:00 pm JennieBentley RT @Jamie_LD: Please help us make this film happen. Cast, crew &
dates are set. #NoOneKnows http://t.co/sgzl5FXP #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:00 pm sambaintv @ellardent What’s the best way to tell a writer one of their ideas is
terrible? #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:01 pm sianlawson Arg! Turns out it was #scriptchat with the lovely @ellardent and I
missed it! Going to start setting an alarm...
2012-07-01 8:01 pm teenierussell Thank you so much @ellardent for joining us tonight! It's been a really
good session! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:01 pm Indust_Scripts The unsubscribe rate for our once-a-month #newsletter is well under
1%. There's a reason for that. Sign up- http://t.co/EOnNDWT2 #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:01 pm thatgalkiki RT @Jamie_LD: Please help us make this film happen. Cast, crew &
dates are set. #NoOneKnows http://t.co/sgzl5FXP #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:02 pm TVWriterChat Today only, & 2 out of 3 left. @jennaavery is offering her WRITING
REBOOT for only $100 donation #NOKfilm http://t.co/Hwe2XXFD #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:02 pm teenierussell If you've missed tonight's Euro #scriptchat the transcript will be up
tomorrow! #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:02 pm ellardent @sambaintv Offer a better one and make them think they thought of it
themselves. #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:02 pm Sonic_Screwup @sambaintv @ellardent there’s a look. A certain disparaging look.
That or the famous ‘yeah…or…’ #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:02 pm teenierussell @equinemechanics the transcript will be up in the morning #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:03 pm mtstirling @ellardent What's the worst experience you've had of a director
ruining your script? ;) #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:03 pm TaroJ @ellardent @sambaintv ahh sounds like you've worked with a
marketing department before #scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:04 pm ScriptCoach @ellardent I write in spare (ha!) time. Too many ideas, too little
progress. In a way, script editing-me holding back writer-me. #
scriptchat
2012-07-01 8:04 pm teenierussell Thank you everyone who's joined us tonight and only half-watched
the football #scriptchat

US CHAT

2012-07-02 12:02 am Jamie_LD Yay, it's #scriptchat o'clock. Open Topic tonight, so what's on your
screenwriting mind? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:03 am Jamie_LD @IngridElkner Wonderful news! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:04 am Jamie_LD Anyone have a topic you'd like to discuss? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:04 am art1032 Hello #scriptchat!:)
2012-07-02 12:05 am GeoffBreedwell OK everyone, what's your writing cycle? do you go outside your genre
of comfort or do you stay in it? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:05 am zorillus RT @Jamie_LD: Anyone have a topic you'd like to discuss? #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:05 am SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD I hear crickets chirping... #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:05 am Jamie_LD @SarahAlexis4 Me too. Must be a holiday. lol #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:05 am matt_janacone @Jamie_LD Yes. Script agents #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:05 am Jamie_LD @matt_janacone Okay, what do you want to discuss about agents? #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:06 am IngridElkner I'd like to discuss how LA is awesome, warm, sunny & friendly, and
now I'm back in Melbourne how everything is cold and icky :p #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:06 am Jamie_LD @GeoffBreedwell I like drama, but it always tends to have comedy in
it. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:07 am mediadivaTV @IngridElkner aww I'm jealous of your LA visit, but glad I'm in Brissie
:) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:07 am Jamie_LD *waves* RT @art1032: Hello #scriptchat!:)
2012-07-02 12:08 am GeoffBreedwell @Jamie_LD Personally, I tend to switch from comedy to
drama/thriller. If I can keep myself interested in writing, I'm good. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:08 am matt_janacone @Jamie_LD Well, does anyone know of any script agents who are
seeking new clients? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:09 am SarahAlexis4 @GeoffBreedwell For me sometimes it depends what genre best fits
the story/message/characters/etc. that I want to work with. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:09 am Jamie_LD @GeoffBreedwell I'm kinda like you. I have some really dark thrillers,
then I have some funny stuff. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:09 am art1032 @GeoffBreedwell One Im working on right now will have elements of
horror in it, and im not usually into that.:) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:09 am Jamie_LD @matt_janacone There are always agents looking for new clients. But
maybe a manager is the better way to start. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:09 am JAEL488 Hey everyone #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:09 am IngridElkner @mediadivaTV It was soooo good. I networked more in two weeks
there than I could in ten years in Melbs. So many industry events! #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:10 am SarahAlexis4 @GeoffBreedwell Think we often tend to have our favorite genre(s) to
work in, but it can be a fun challenge to work on another. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:10 am Jamie_LD @JAEL488 *waves* #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:10 am GeoffBreedwell @matt_janacone @Jamie_LD They all are. Everyone is looking for
the next great script. Do you have a manager yet? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:10 am mediadivaTV @IngridElkner Oh I believe it! It's why I'm planning to move back there
after I finish my degree (and save some money) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:10 am Jamie_LD @IngridElkner I didn't know you were in L.A. Glad it was a good time
for you. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:11 am SarahAlexis4 @IngridElkner Glad you had a great LA experience! And the short is
going well! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:11 am matt_janacone How many scripts should you have written before you approach an
agent? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:11 am art1032 @Jamie_LD *hello* :) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:11 am Jamie_LD @matt_janacone At least 3 VERY good, polished scripts. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:11 am Nate_G_Smith RT @Raindance: #Tarantino's #DJANGO #UNCHAINED script PDF -
FREE - email screenplay@raindance.org 'Today Only' #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:12 am Jamie_LD RT @Raindance: #Tarantino's #DJANGO #UNCHAINED script PDF -
FREE - email screenplay@raindance.org 'Today Only' #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:12 am Nate_G_Smith Okay… Let's do the #ScriptChat! I am in the [Virtual] building
2012-07-02 12:12 am AmmarSalmi @Scriptshadow this is how you handle passage of time in a
screenplay with smooth transition. P 17. Hats off to the writer. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:12 am Jamie_LD @SarahAlexis4 @GeoffBreedwell Working in more than one genre
makes you a better writer. IMHO #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:13 am GeoffBreedwell #scriptchat great responses! How much RESEARCH do you do
before writing FADE IN?
2012-07-02 12:13 am Jamie_LD @Nate_G_Smith *waves* Hi Nate! #ScriptChat
2012-07-02 12:14 am GeoffBreedwell @matt_janacone General rule is about 3-5. but just b.c you've
completed a script, doesn't mean it's ready. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:14 am Jamie_LD @GeoffBreedwell Depends on the subject. But LOTS of
brainstorming and outlining. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:14 am matt_janacone I was told that a script manager could be a better fit for screenwriters
who haven't sold scripts yet. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:15 am mediadivaTV @GeoffBreedwell I find that writing the script part is easier if I have a
full treatment, so I do my research then. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:15 am SarahAlexis4 @GeoffBreedwell Depends on the story for me. Research is helpful in
illustrating the world of your story well and accurately. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:15 am Jamie_LD @matt_janacone Managers MAKE calls, agents TAKE calls. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:16 am jeannevb IT'S A WRAP!!!!!!! #impasse #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:16 am SarahAlexis4 @matt_janacone Managers work with clients on dev. scripts, picking
projects, and developing a brand for the client as a writer. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:16 am chasffisher Tonight, after writing, I'll read one of @Scriptshadow's top 25
screenplays and tweet the experience. Let's see if he has taste. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:16 am GeoffBreedwell @mediadivaTV I absolutely agree. I do the BS2/Hero's Journey Beat
Sheet before I start. structure before decor. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:16 am JAEL488 Do west coast screenwriters have a sizable advantage over east
coast screenwriters? The whole living in LA ...#scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:17 am MJ_Slide #RunsTacklesHugs @Bekemeyer RT @jeannevb: IT'S A WRAP!!!!!!!
#impasse #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:17 am Jamie_LD Woohoo! PARTY!!!!!!!! RT @jeannevb: IT'S A WRAP!!!!!!! #impasse #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:17 am art1032 @jeannevb YAAAYYYYY wooowhooooo!!! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:17 am Nate_G_Smith I would like to take an opportunity to plug #TheSilentSubject (my short
with @TyroneHydraulic): http://t.co/UU9Orey3 #ScriptChat
2012-07-02 12:17 am scriptcat RT - “@jeannevb: IT'S A WRAP!!!!!!! #impasse #scriptchat” HUGE
CONTRATS! Time for tequila!
2012-07-02 12:17 am GeoffBreedwell @matt_janacone Managers will take the writer and develop him/her
into the writer that they need to sell a script. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:17 am Jamie_LD @art1032 Sometimes I feel like it's forever from start of outline to
finally typing FADE IN: #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:17 am mediadivaTV @GeoffBreedwell Is that a templated beat sheet? Where can I find it?
#scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:18 am matt_janacone Is script coverage necessary? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:18 am GeoffBreedwell @JAEL488 No. It's the 21st century. you can still call and lie just like
anyone else in L.A. :) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:18 am matt_janacone And how good is a "Consider" in script coverage? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:18 am Jamie_LD @mediadivaTV Save The Cat is one of the best for outlining a script.
But I LOVE @onthepage Coffee Break Screenwriter #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:19 am Jamie_LD @Nate_G_Smith Other than crazy from the fundraising, I'm fantastic.
You? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:19 am JAEL488 @GeoffBreedwell ha... lol #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:19 am elizabethkarr JLD knows whereof she speaks. rt @Jamie_LD @matt_janacone
Managers MAKE calls, agents TAKE calls. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:19 am art1032 @Jamie_LD I know, feel like Ive written the whole darn thing just
about before FADE IN lol:) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:20 am mediadivaTV @Jamie_LD Awesome, thanks! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:20 am Jamie_LD @elizabethkarr Hello, my sweet lady. I missed seeing you in LA this
year. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:20 am elizabethkarr @jeannevb Congratulations! #impasse #wrap #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:20 am GeoffBreedwell RT @Jamie_LD: @mediadivaTV Save The Cat is one of the best for
outlining a script. But I LOVE @onthepage Coffee Break Screenwriter
#scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:41 am dwacon @Jamie_LD Logline and more on my website http://t.co/zK43j4A0 #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:41 am dandollar @Scriptshadow 10 pages in. so far so good. tough kid.
#endsoftheearth #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:41 am mediadivaTV @Jamie_LD *clink* cheers! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:42 am Jamie_LD BRB, I'm going to read now. RT @dwacon: @Jamie_LD Logline and
more on my website http://t.co/M9LC38eJ #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:42 am SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD Can you pass me one? :) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:42 am elizabethkarr @Jamie_LD Happy to support #NOKfilm Just put it on my Facebook,
too. We'll get you to $4,000 by tonight! http://t.co/0sERDgBa #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:42 am KimBergie @SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD Sorry to miss #scriptchat ...no power
and limited cell juice. Have a great one!
2012-07-02 12:42 am mediadivaTV @GeoffBreedwell procrastination. Am yet to overcome it. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:42 am AndreaLMcNeill @GeoffBreedwell I rewrite too much. I was just told that today. Write
it and send it out. Be done. Notes are notes. Commit. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:42 am Jamie_LD Stupid storms. RT @KimBergie: @SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD Sorry to
miss #scriptchat ...no power and limited cell juice. Have a great one!
2012-07-02 12:43 am SarahAlexis4 @KimBergie Hope you guys are hanging in there and it's restored
soon! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:43 am Jamie_LD Sends through the ether... RT @SarahAlexis4: @Jamie_LD Can you
pass me one? :) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:43 am elizabethkarr @matt_janacone Nice to meet you, too. #scriptchat is a great
community! Learned tons here. :)
2012-07-02 12:43 am nigelcameron Dying like flies in DC/ NoVa: RT @KimBergie: @SarahAlexis4
@Jamie_LD Sorry to miss #scriptchat ...no power and limited cell
juice.
2012-07-02 12:43 am SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD Thanks! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:43 am Jamie_LD @elizabethkarr Thanks so much. I'm so excited to see this come to
life. Lots of producers passed because of subject. #NOKfilm #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:43 am KimBergie Works great in a bind. :o) RT @Jamie_LD: @GeoffBreedwell
Notepad, recorder. @KimBergie talked me into using my phone's
recorder. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:43 am dwacon @KimBergie Prayers that yours comes back on soon. #ScriptChat
2012-07-02 12:44 am art1032 @GeoffBreedwell Procrastination is my weaknessO.o. lol:) #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:44 am mediadivaTV @art1032 *high five* #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:44 am GeoffBreedwell @AndreaLMcNeill How many times do you rewrite? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:44 am SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD Wait, where's the orange slice? ;) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:44 am Jamie_LD @SarahAlexis4 I've gotta send one to @mediadivaTV too. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:44 am dwacon @nigelcameron We are blessed to have power... but the office is out
until after the 4th holiday. n #ScriptChat
2012-07-02 12:44 am AndreaLMcNeill Procrastination can't be a weakness. We are writers. We write. Do
it. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am Jamie_LD Shhhh, I didn't have any oranges. RT @SarahAlexis4: @Jamie_LD
Wait, where's the orange slice? ;) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am art1032 @mediadivaTV Hey!:) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am Jamie_LD RT @AndreaLMcNeill: Procrastination can't be a weakness. We are
writers. We write. Do it. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am mediadivaTV @Jamie_LD Thanks! Nothing like a blue moon with my morning
snack ;) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am WriteCoachKiki Hey all! Just blew in, dang missed most of #scriptchat. Good to see
all of you ;) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am GeoffBreedwell @mediadivaTV I'm right there with you!! Just my job has more priority
right now! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am Jamie_LD @AndreaLMcNeill My problem is that I procrastinate in the rewriting,
then leave it and start another. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:45 am danielhoyos RT @Jamie_LD: Next week the producer of my short script
@danielhoyos will be here to talk about film festivals. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:46 am Jamie_LD @WriteCoachKiki *waves* It's a free for all tonight. #scriptchat #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:46 am AndreaLMcNeill @GeoffBreedwell Apparently 2 many.Mgr wants script so I'm rewriting
it. Director wants script so I'm rewriting. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:46 am GeoffBreedwell RT @AndreaLMcNeill: Procrastination can't be a weakness. We are
writers. We write. Do it. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:46 am SarahAlexis4 @GeoffBreedwell Sometimes I have to just get out of my own way
and also allow myself to just write without judging early on. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:46 am WriteCoachKiki @Jamie_LD Free for all - a fave. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:46 am Jamie_LD @elizabethkarr Thanks so much. #NOKfilm #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:46 am GeoffBreedwell @WriteCoachKiki Welcome Kiki!! good to see you!! *waves* #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:47 am mediadivaTV @GeoffBreedwell I think we need to stop making excuses and take
@AndreaLMcNeill's advice #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:47 am WriteCoachKiki @GeoffBreedwell Hey Geoff - same! Thanks. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:47 am Jamie_LD @SarahAlexis4 FADE IN to FADE OUT, then look to see if it's good
enough. Or you'll never finish the script. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:47 am GeoffBreedwell @mediadivaTV @AndreaLMcNeill I agree. I just got to find the time
right now. It's all so hectic! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:48 am art1032 @AndreaLMcNeill :) LOL I always start something new, before I finish
the one before it. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:48 am GeoffBreedwell RT @SarahAlexis4: @GeoffBreedwell Sometimes I have to just get
out of my own way and also allow myself to just write without judging
early on. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:48 am matt_janacone Both good sources - Hollywood Creative Directory & IMDBPro. Of
course, you probably already know that, huh? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:49 am AndreaLMcNeill @geoffbreedwell My fear is it won't be good enough so I have to
rewrite. Opportunity comes and goes (maybe) #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:49 am SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD Yes, the "vomit draft" just to get it on the page. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:49 am dandollar @Scriptshadow was waiting for lydia's first word...will settle for a
shriek. awesome scene. #scriptchat #endsoftheearth
2012-07-02 12:49 am GeoffBreedwell @matt_janacone Yes. but it's always worth the RT to help others that
don't! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:49 am AndreaLMcNeill @art1032 And I can't move on to something new because I'm so
fixated on making what I have GREAT. Perfect doesn't exist. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:50 am GeoffBreedwell RT @matt_janacone: Both good sources - Hollywood Creative
Directory & IMDBPro. Of course, you probably already know that,
huh? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:50 am Jamie_LD @AndreaLMcNeill Sometimes it's just about being in the right place at
the right time with the right script. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:50 am AndreaLMcNeill My weakness is my fear that I'm not good enough. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:51 am SarahAlexis4 Sometimes it can be hard to let the script go, but what good is it at all
if you don't release it into the world at some point. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:51 am GeoffBreedwell @AndreaLMcNeill I try to crank out the story's base. they can always
hire another writer to do the rewrite after they buy it. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:51 am Jamie_LD @SarahAlexis4 Self-doubt is the enemy! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:51 am JenniferAcres Congrats guys! :D RT @jeannevb: IT'S A WRAP!!!!!!! #impasse #
scriptchat @Bekemeyer @jen_fontaine @johntwoods
2012-07-02 12:51 am fredmcclimans Today, NoVa stands for No Volt-Amperes @nigelcameron
@KimBergie @SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:52 am art1032 @AndreaLMcNeill I need to just quit and take ur advice just do it.:) #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:52 am AJLolaleonard RT @CassidyMcM: RT @elizabethkarr: Join me in helping make it
happen for "No One Knows" -on @indiegogo http://t.co/4eLG6XYG #
scriptchat #NOKFilm #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:52 am PistoleroFilms @rickbata so far no but i'm only on my first script, my characters are
based on zany real life people i've either met or seen #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:52 am matt_janacone Are there any sources I don't know about besides THCD & IMDBPro?
#scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:52 am SarahAlexis4 @Jamie_LD Indeed, your bracelet has it right! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:52 am SandyGrason @jeannevb congratulations! #impasse #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:52 am JAEL488 RT @SandyGrason: @jeannevb congratulations! #impasse #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:53 am Jamie_LD @matt_janacone Get your butt to L.A. and network. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:53 am GeoffBreedwell @rickbata I try not to. I usually let the characters speak for
themselves and give them something different, like an accept/lisp #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:53 am AndreaLMcNeill @art1032 You have to complete your scripts. That's one thing I can
do. Getting them to be competitive w market another story. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:53 am JAEL488 RT @GeoffBreedwell: @rickbata I try not to. I usually let the
characters speak for themselves and give them something different,
like an accept/lisp #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:53 am GeoffBreedwell What makes you decide your story is/isn't marketable? How do you
find your why should anyone care? #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:53 am ScreenwritersMG RT @ozzywood: 2 loglines need reviews! Go to http://t.co/K8nCLDL8,
post your own and review two others. Thank you! #scriptchat
#amwriting #screenwriting
2012-07-02 12:54 am AndreaLMcNeill My HBO exec friend continues to tell me: FOCUS on creating
excellent product. End. Of. Story. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:54 am JAEL488 @GeoffBreedwell @rickbata create characters and let them mature
on their own #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:55 am AndreaLMcNeill @GeoffBreedwell Reading scripts. Seeing what is selling. Evaluating
the level of writing of others. Excellence sells. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:55 am mediadivaTV @GeoffBreedwell I go with ideas that *I* would want to watch. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:55 am matt_janacone @Jamie_LD I knew it was only a matter of time before I heard that. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:56 am Nate_G_Smith “If the scene is not dramatically written, it will not be dramatically
acted." ~ David Mamet [via @ScreenwritingU] #ScriptChat
#Playwriting
2012-07-02 12:56 am Jamie_LD @matt_janacone There are lots of ways, but making a trip doesn't
hurt. My trip in June was UBER productive for networking. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:56 am JAEL488 @AndreaLMcNeill @GeoffBreedwell The best tool in the tool box...
read scripts- good one Andrea. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:56 am art1032 @AndreaLMcNeill I have that Blue Cat Screenwriting entry hanging
over my head so I have to complete this one lol #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:57 am Jamie_LD RT @TheWriteScript: My #scriptchat #screenwriting recommend for
today is "The Starter Screenplay" available Amazon --
http://t.co/IuuMzHTd
2012-07-02 12:57 am Jamie_LD @art1032 When is the deadline? I may enter. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:57 am AmmarSalmi @Scriptshadow The uncle made a very good point about the young
man. P 39 #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:58 am GeoffBreedwell @mediadivaTV That's a good idea. I have my best friends and wife
ask me, "Why the fuck should i care?" After I pitch the story. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:58 am GeoffBreedwell RT @Jamie_LD: RT @TheWriteScript: My #scriptchat
#screenwriting recommend for today is "The Starter Screenplay"
available Amazon -- http://t.co/IuuMzHTd
2012-07-02 12:58 am AndreaLMcNeill @GeoffBreedwell That's not enough for me. I need to story to be all
that it can be, thematically, especially.#scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:58 am mediadivaTV @GeoffBreedwell If there's anything in this industry that we are
already experienced at, it's being an audience. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:59 am KimBergie @dwacon Thanks so much, Dwayne! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 12:59 am Jamie_LD Continue the conversation in 30 minutes at #tvwriterchat We are
discussing script "problems." #scriptchat
2012-07-02 1:00 am KimBergie Very appropriate! RT @fredmcclimans: Today, NoVa stands for No
Volt-Amperes @nigelcameron @KimBergie @SarahAlexis4
@Jamie_LD #scriptchat
2012-07-02 1:00 am AndreaLMcNeill @mediadivaTV Do it! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 1:00 am GeoffBreedwell @Jamie_LD @art1032 I cannot enter the @BlueCatPictures this
year. Story won't be ready and for other SECRET reasons. #
scriptchat
2012-07-02 1:01 am mediadivaTV Alright, time for me to relocate to the coffee shop. So happy I was free
for #scriptchat again. Back soon for #tvwriterchat
2012-07-02 1:01 am AndreaLMcNeill @art1032 Do it! #scriptchat
2012-07-02 1:01 am TheWriteScript @AndreaLMcNeill Turn that fear into the driving force that keeps your
arse in the seat and fingers typing. #scriptchat #screenwriting.
2012-07-02 1:02 am SarahAlexis4 Nice chatting with you all. Have a good writing week. #scriptchat
2012-07-02 1:02 am authorViviAnna RT @jamie_ld: Continue the conversation in 30 minutes at
#tvwriterchat We are discussing script "problems." #scriptchat

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