Showing posts with label 3 act structure. Show all posts
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Monday, November 18, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Transcript Euro Scriptchat "Breaking the Back of Act 2"
Tonight on Euro Scriptchat we talked about the dreaded Act II and how best to tackle it.
Moderated by @teenierussell
Moderated by @teenierussell
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Structure Transcript October 30, 2011
#Scriptchat TOPIC: Structure
EURO had a week off to
enjoy the London Screenwriters’ Festival, but USA talked screenwriting
structure, offering tips, links, and ideas to get your story on the page with a
great foundation. Read on and try some ideas you normally don’t try.
Next week is MOVIE
NIGHT… we’re talking POLTERGEIST, so give it a watch and join the fun while we
chat about horror. Enjoy! @jeannevb
USA Moderator:
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight talking
Structure
October 31, 2011, 12:00 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @_ROOMIE I was joking... LOL. I know what
LEAD is... I would rather read what others have to say about it... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:00 am
@art1032: Hello #scriptchat!!:)
October 31, 2011, 12:00 am
@TheWriteScript: Hey, @tracinell! Your seat is waiting for
you! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:00 am
@jolenejahnke: #scriptchat discussing structure for the next
hour. Join in!
October 31, 2011, 12:00 am
@jeannevb: For all my followers, mute me for the next
hour... #scriptchat is on.
October 31, 2011, 12:00 am
@TheWriteScript: Hi all! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:00 am
@tracinell: @TheWriteScript thanks! *junior mint fest
tonight* :) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:01 am
@dwacon: Greetings and salutations fellow scriveners...n
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:01 am
@_ROOMIE: #scriptchat what do you guys think of the sequence
approach to structure?
October 31, 2011, 12:01 am
@IngridElkner: Pen at the ready to take down all the great
tips and transcribe to Screenwriters Anonymous for easy reading later. Lesgo!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: What say you on structure? ... toss your thoughts
out there #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:01 am
@willentrekin: RT @jeannevb: "It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK
tonight talking Structure" Structure? Awesome. 3 acts ftmfw!
October 31, 2011, 12:01 am
@BV_EW: Submissions close tonight, submit your screenplay
now! #scriptchat http://t.co/fsiE1R57
October 31, 2011, 12:02 am
@Dark_Emergence: @_ROOMIE I used the sequence approach
before I knew what it was. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:02 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb What say YOU on structure?
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:02 am
@jeannevb: I like it haha ;) RT @UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb
What say YOU on structure? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:03 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb You and me both... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:03 am
@art1032: RT @BV_EW: Submissions close tonight, submit your
screenplay now! #scriptchat http://t.co/fsiE1R57
October 31, 2011, 12:03 am
@willentrekin: RT @jeannevb: "What say you on
structure?" I thought structure was bogus until I studied with Syd Field.
Totally apt. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:03 am
@_ROOMIE: Truby, Snyder, Field are they all just different
takes on Aristotle? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:04 am
@DaveMcGlone1: Hi all looking forward to all the insights
ahead in the next hour #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:04 am
@SharkGoddess: She's baaaaacccckkkk! Hello ALL!! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:04 am
@Carterkalel: @jeannevb the one thing I go by, as far as
structure of a scene is; what do I want this scene to be about... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:04 am
@JasminSharon: @jeannevb @UnkScreenwriter #scriptchat I
hate/love/respect/despise/still need help
October 31, 2011, 12:04 am
@Dark_Emergence: People complain about 3 act structure, but
I find it more freeing than most guru systems. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:04 am
@tracinell: @SharkGoddess hey! good to see you! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: I recommend Hero's 2 Journeys w Chris Volger
& Michael Hauge (on DVD). Shows structure as well relating char dev to it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:05 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon Structure is EASY... The
trick is to NOT overthink it... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:05 am
@TheWriteScript: @SharkGoddess Hey, Goddess. New pic for
you! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:05 am
@Carterkalel: @jeannevb that way I get the right dialogue
and then I feel comfortable adding the details after (movement, location).
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:05 am
@willentrekin: RT @jeannevb: I recommend Heros 2 Journeys w
Chris Volger & Michael Hauge (on DVD). Shows structure, relates character.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: @Carterkalel excellent point. There's overall
structure PLUS individual scene structure #somuchtoworkwith #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:06 am
@JasminSharon: @UnkScreenwriter #scriptchat I def do that!
How do I not over think?! I don't wanna be bound by rules
October 31, 2011, 12:06 am
@tracinell: RT @UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon Structure is
EASY... The trick is to NOT overthink it... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:06 am
@HankATAP: @willentrekin @jeannevb #scriptchat Blake Snyder
says if your structure is tight enough, the credit jumpers have nothing to grab
on to.
October 31, 2011, 12:06 am
@LisaGProsek: I think you've got it right! RT
@UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon Structure is EASY... The trick is to NOT
overthink it... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:06 am
@jeannevb: @willentrekin great to see you here :)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:06 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon Start off with solid
structure elements and then let your characters run free so that structure
becomes ORGANIC. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@art1032: RT @tracinell: RT @UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon
Structure is EASY... The trick is to NOT overthink it... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@Carterkalel: @jeannevb my favorite book that gives good
structure is "how to write a movie in 21 days" #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@tracinell: RT @HankATAP: @willentrekin @jeannevb Blake
Snyder says if ur structure is tight, credit jumpers have nothing to grab on
to. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@jeannevb: @JasminSharon once I do my outline, then I stop
overthinking structure & start having fun with the story #justsayin
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@gregstorm: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight
talking Structure
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@art1032: RT @UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon Start off with
solid structure elements and then let your characters run free so that
structure becomes ORGANIC. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon TRUST YOUR CHARACTERS...
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:07 am
@_ROOMIE: I like to approach structure like
http://t.co/X2rvJUe7 navigate from plot pt to plot pt. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@art1032: RT @Carterkalel: @jeannevb my favorite book that
gives good structure is "how to write a movie in 21 days" #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@willentrekin: It really is useful to think of all stories
(not just scripts) in quarters. Works just about every time. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@jeannevb: Havent read that one RT @Carterkalel: @jeannevb
my favorite book that gives good structure is "how to write a movie in 21
days" #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@tracinell: RT @UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon Start with
solid structure elements & let ur characters run free so structure bcomes
ORGANIC. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@Talltales08: I just got "Myth and the Movies" by
Stuart Voytilla Myth structures for 50 top films. A real eye opener.
#ScriptChat #screenwriting
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@joda07: Sometimes I worry that by sticking to structure my
writing gets too cliched. Anyone else have this problem? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@JAEL488: Hey everyone #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@gregstorm: RT @_ROOMIE: #scriptchat what do you guys think
of the sequence approach to structure? // Please define what you mean?
October 31, 2011, 12:08 am
@JasminSharon: @jeannevb #justsayin #scriptchat I used to
hate outlines, after film school I think I've become too obsessed. I need
balance
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@LisaGProsek: Great advice! Always! They know more than we
do. RT @UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon TRUST YOUR CHARACTERS... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@Carterkalel: @jeannevb I take way longer then the 21 days,
but follow the guidelines :). #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@JennaAvery: RT @UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon TRUST YOUR
CHARACTERS... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @GregStorm I think ANY RIGID structural
formula is just exactly that... TOO RIGID. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@Leytonrocks: #scriptchat some of us are tipsy after post
#LondonSWF drinks ;)
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@kim_garland: @willentrekin Yep, I def like seeing it in
fourths. Much easier to wrap my head around 2nd act being before & after
midpoint. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@_ROOMIE: #scriptchat @jeannevb @Carterkalel I've got that
in my basement. It's a quick read, might have to dig it out.
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@willentrekin: Also worthwhile: the mid-point is thematic
break, rather than plot break. Which is why 3 acts can seem like 4. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@BlueRidgefilms: Evening everyone! Is the scriptchat window
a little wonky? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:09 am
@Dark_Emergence: @joda07 With different characters,
settings, and plots, I can write hundreds of stories with the same structure.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
@joda07: @willentrekin Not heard of that. What is it?
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
@HankATAP: @joda07 #Scriptchat Actually, by having your
structure tight, you free yourself to go "outside" the cliche box.
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
@JasminSharon: @jeannevb @Carterkalel #scriptchat oh I read
this one! Def had helpful exercises!
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
@wideeyedandwild: the biggest thing for me w/ structure is
balance rather than hitting plot point C on page # X I focus on setups and
payoffs #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
@joda07: RT @Dark_Emergence: @joda07 With diff characters,
settings, & plots, I can write hundreds of stories with same structure.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
@UnkScreenwriter: Definitely begin with solid structural
elements but let your characters DECIDE what to do... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
@princess_scribe: Hold me. #POSTtraumaticstressdisorder
#day3nosleep #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:11 am
@joda07: RT @HankATAP: @joda07 #Scriptchat Actually, by
having your structure tight, you free yourself to go "outside" the
cliche box.
October 31, 2011, 12:11 am
@MonaLiNYC: @FilmTony *waving* I shouted at u sir...
#udontbeseeingme *gotta find u up in scriptchat*
October 31, 2011, 12:11 am
@joda07: @HankATAP Can u give an example? #Scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:11 am
@jeannevb: FYI, BIG PRIZE for chat 2nd anniv goes to @GCGeek...6
mo career mentorship/managm't by @zacsanford! 2nd prize announced tomorrow
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:11 am
@JasminSharon: @wideeyedandwild #scriptchat yes!
October 31, 2011, 12:12 am
@jolenejahnke: Interesting article on how @danharmon
structures each episode of Community http://t.co/JqofxtLD #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:12 am
@GCGeek: Woot!! RT @jeannevb: FYI, BIG PRIZE for chat 2nd
anniv goes to @GCGeek...6 mo career mentorship/managmt by @zacsanford!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:12 am
@jeannevb: @JasminSharon i end up playing in them too long
as procrastination #justsayin #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:12 am
@Leytonrocks: #scriptchat best time in Uk at #LondonSWF
October 31, 2011, 12:12 am
@FilmTony: Use @OnThePage Act 2A/2B structure & title 4
major act beats, but esp 4 1st draft, let characters guide events. No beating
out #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:12 am
@tape6matt: @jeannevb I prefer to use Blake Synder's
"Save the Cat" beatsheet for outlining #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:12 am
@kim_garland: Yay! RT @GCGeek Woot! RT @jeannevb BIG PRIZE
for chat 2nd anniv goes to @GCGeek. 6 mo career mentorship/managmt by
@zacsanford! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@tracinell: RT @UnkScreenwriter: Definitely begin with solid
structural elements but let your characters DECIDE what to do... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@JasonDalBianco: @LeStoltz Are you familiar with ScriptChat?
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@dwacon: Lots of folks think structure inhibits creativity.
False. It inhibits rejection. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@willentrekin: @joda07 Mid-points, you mean? Script = 3
acts, with plot point 1, mid-point, plot point 2. Sometimes makes it feel like
4. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@JasminSharon: @jeannevb #justsayin #scriptchat so at what
point does it go from necessary/helpful prep to procrastination?
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@gregstorm: @LisaGProsek @UnkScreenwriter @JasminSharon When
I was on staff, I got really good at the outlines for the network. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @dwacon So does CREATIVITY... LOL.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:13 am
@tracinell: nice. :) RT @dwacon: Lots of folks think
structure inhibits creativity. False. It inhibits rejection. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@JasminSharon: @tracinell @UnkScreenwriter #scriptchat I
like this
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@joda07: @willentrekin Yeah, not heard of midpoint before. n
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@DimitriDavis: Oh hey, it's #scriptchat o'clock.
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@HankATAP: @joda07 #scriptchat Example: Knowing where the
story is going, you can let the characters take you to the next level & not
sweat small stuff
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@elizabethkarr: Love this! RT @dwacon: Lots of folks think
structure inhibits creativity. False. It inhibits rejection. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @elizabethkarr: Love this! RT @dwacon:
Lots of folks think structure inhibits creativity. False. It inhibits
rejection. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@LisaGProsek: It's key! RT @gregstorm:@UnkScreenwriter
@JasminSharon When I was on staff, I got really good at the outlines for the
network. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@joda07: @HankATAP Yeah. True. Also like just throwing
random stuff at them to see what they do. n #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:14 am
@wideeyedandwild: @JasminSharon dictating when plot points
should happen makes for rigid storytelling #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@HankATAP: RT @elizabethkarr: Love this! RT @dwacon: Lots of
folks think structure inhibits creativity. False. It inhibits rejection.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@willentrekin: @joda07 Think of it as page 60 of 120 page
screenplay. Major plot decision that highlights theme of script. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@FilmTony: RT @wideeyedandwild: the biggest thing 4 me w/
structure is balance. Instead of hitting plot points, focus on setups and
payoffs #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@jeannevb: Download here http://t.co/YKn2IgXd RT @tape6matt:
@jeannevb I prefer to use Blake Synder's "Save the Cat" beatsheet
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@joda07: @HankATAP Though sometimes can take me away from
structure - but usually go with it to see where it leads. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@joda07: RT @elizabethkarr: Love this! RT @dwacon: Lots of
folks think structure inhibits creativity. False. It inhibits rejection.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@AntresolCafe: @AuthorKimKoning just visited your
"realm" http://t.co/zHL0BIOm and left a comment. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@willentrekin: RT @HankATAP @elizabethkarr: Love this!
@dwacon: Lots of folks think structure inhibits creativity. False. Inhibits
rejection. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@jeannevb: I'm going to tweet out some useful links, so make
sure to look at transcript later to bookmark them...n #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:15 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: Download here http://t.co/YKn2IgXd
RT @tape6matt: @jeannevb I prefer to use Blake Synder's "Save the
Cat" beatsheet #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:16 am
@LoglineADay: #scriptchatn #
October 31, 2011, 12:16 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @jeannevb: Im going to tweet out some
useful links, so make sure to look at transcript later to bookmark them...
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:16 am
@jeannevb: Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet... download
here: http://t.co/89dfV5jY #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:16 am
@cynthiahasbani: “@elizabethkarr: Love this! RT @dwacon:
Lots of folks think structure inhibits creativity. False. It inhibits
rejection. #scriptchat”
October 31, 2011, 12:16 am
@JasminSharon: @GregStorm @LisaGProsek @UnkScreenwriter
#scriptchat at what point does obsessing over an outline become
procrastination?
October 31, 2011, 12:16 am
@HWDInkSlinger: HOLLYWOOD INK-SLINGER Andrew Oye
#Screenwriter | Story provides structure. Set goal. Block character's path 2+
times. Voila! LOL #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:16 am
@willentrekin: What I've learned: scenes = about 2 mins. 7
in first act, to p. 28(-ish). Proceeds accordingly. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:17 am
@Jamie_LD: RT @jeannevb: Blake Snyders Save the Cat
beatsheet... download here: http://t.co/kvbDGKMd #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:17 am
@elisakreisinger: DIY Independent Woman RT @jeannevb: Save
the Cat beatsheet... download here: http://t.co/ttklkkc0 #scriptchat
#PrimetimeInAmerica
October 31, 2011, 12:17 am
@jeannevb: How to Outline by @wcmartell http://t.co/3cD1eja9
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:17 am
@thetissuetalk: RT @jeannevb: Blake Snyder's Save the Cat
beatsheet... download here: http://t.co/kCNVMUmY #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:17 am
@JasminSharon: RT @willentrekin: RT @HankATAP
@elizabethkarr: Love this! @dwacon: Lots of folks think structure inhibits
creativity. False. Inhibits rejection. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:17 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @JasminSharon As soon as you START
OBSESSING... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:17 am
@thetissuetalk: RT @jeannevb: How to Outline by @wcmartell
http://t.co/PM8QIuz5 #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@DimitriDavis: Structure is the flow of revelation.
Storytellers work it to maximize dramatic impact. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@SharkGoddess: #scriptchat @TheWriteScript I know & I'm
sorry 4 that, but had some medical issues have kept me away. Thanks, 2 Abilify,
life's good, again
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@jolenejahnke: RT @jeannevb: How to Outline by @wcmartell
http://t.co/LfPEBYFh #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@joda07: Funny. Abt same (w/out planning it)RT
@willentrekin: What Ive learned: scenes = about 2 mins. 7 in 1st act, to p.
28(-ish). #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@Jamie_LD: This one is great. RT @jeannevb: How to Outline
by @wcmartell http://t.co/mqYXiUsN #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@jeannevb: Martin Scorsese on Story vs Plot
http://t.co/FBvTDG66 #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@LisaGProsek: @JasminSharon When I stop making progress on
the outline, I know I'm spinning my wheels and move on. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@grking: love the book - thx for this resource RT @jeannevb:
Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet - download here: http://t.co/rempxOf3
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@elizabethkarr: Useful 4 rewrites too RT @Jamie_LD: RT @jeannevb:
Blake Snyders Save the Cat beatsheet... download here: http://t.co/Y56lygOy
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: How to Outline by @wcmartell
http://t.co/3cD1eja9 #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:18 am
@willentrekin: I thought rigid structure seems inhibitive.
Seems to work, though. 2-min scenes feel right. 28-page 1st act feels right.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:19 am
@Jamie_LD: @jolenejahnke Hi sweetie! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:19 am
@rickbata: Great tool. RT @jeannevb: Blake Snyder's Save the
Cat beatsheet... download here: http://t.co/hscBGEEi #scriptchat.
October 31, 2011, 12:19 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: Martin Scorsese on Story vs Plot
http://t.co/FBvTDG66 #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:19 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Interesting way to know you've
outlined enough. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:19 am
@FilmTony: RT @DimitriDavis: Structure is the flow of
revelation. Storytellers work it to maximize dramatic impact. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:19 am
@jolenejahnke: @Jamie_LD *waves* :) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:20 am
@pooja_LuvIndia: RT @jeannevb: FYI, BIG PRIZE for chat 2nd
anniv goes to @GCGeek...6 mo career mentorship/managm't by @zacsanford! 2nd
prize announced tomorrow #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:20 am
@Scatoma: Strewnfields weekly chapt http://t.co/BkBMu2HV
#amwriting #writing #bookbuzzr #scriptchat #fiction #novels #writers #reading
#Books
October 31, 2011, 12:20 am
@willentrekin: RT @FilmTony: RT @DimitriDavis: Structure is
the flow of revelation. Storytellers work it to maximize dramatic impact.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:20 am
@Jamie_LD: @jolenejahnke come stay with me in LA next month!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:20 am
@gregstorm: Something that all #writers should read is David
Mamet's Memo to the Writers of "The Unit" at bit.ly/iMpGOP
#scriptchat #tvwriterchat
October 31, 2011, 12:20 am
@joda07: When find writing scenes that don't flow, I go back
to structure & top of page I write in caps: point of scene. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:20 am
@TheWriteScript: @SharkGoddess Happy to hear that. Good to
see you back. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@jeannevb: Hero's 2 Journeys by Chris Volger & Michael
Hauge http://t.co/kGxwWzET #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@LisaGProsek: Thanks! Sometimes have to revisit but I make
progress. RT @Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Interesting way to know youve outlined
enough. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@Dark_Emergence: "Writing Movies" by
@gothamwriters has several chapters that cover structure, including subplots.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@nicoledwarner: RT @jeannevb: Martin Scorsese on Story vs
Plot http://t.co/FBvTDG66 #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@JasminSharon: @LisaGProsek #scriptchat true, when I start
rewriting an outline a kabillion times I gotta move on
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@art1032: RT @gregstorm: Something that all #writers should
read is David Mamet's Memo to the Writers of "The Unit" at
bit.ly/iMpGOP #scriptchat #tvwriterchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@joda07: sorry, b4 I write scene, I write at top: point of
scene, char arc, etc. Helps keeps me focused.n #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@willentrekin: @jeannevb Thanks Jeanne! I don't get to
#scriptchat often enough. So useful. Thrilled for a topic I can add to.
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@IngridElkner: It's best to figure out ur chars in-depth
early. Ppl tend to get stuck in story when they don't know what their char
would do. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@FilmTony: Structure is invaluable, but I can't find
structure til I've expressed lots of ideas. Makes for sloppy drafts, great
rewrites #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:21 am
@jeannevb: FYI, all those links and TONS more are on
http://t.co/upZDRnVC #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:22 am
@willentrekin: RT @joda07: "b4 I write scene, I write
at top: point of scene, char arc, etc. Helps keeps me focused." Great
idea. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:22 am
@Jamie_LD: www.scriptchat.com is your one stop shop for all
things screenwriting. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:22 am
@LisaGProsek: Just gotta! RT @JasminSharon: @LisaGProsek
#scriptchat true, when I start rewriting an outline a kabillion times I gotta
move on #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:22 am
@DimitriDavis: Here thar be treasure. rt @jeannevb: FYI, all
those links and TONS more are on http://t.co/4v49NxZl #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:22 am
@Carterkalel: RT @jeannevb: Download here
http://t.co/yMqlIsC6 RT @tape6matt: @jeannevb I prefer to use Blake Synder
"Save the Cat" beatsheet #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: FYI, all those links and TONS more
are on http://t.co/2dZg6uDN #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@art1032: RT @Jamie_LD: www.scriptchat.com is your one stop
shop for all things screenwriting. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@TimeoftheSwords: Observation: #Scriptchat In a
Post-Structuralist world, should film and TV scripts be so formulaic w/a
"Hollywood ending" Surprises may = $$
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@elizabethkarr: Looking at blueprint for friends' new home
put me in mind of screenplay #Outline. Solid structure key to clear
#storytelling. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@Dark_Emergence: These days, I work out the overall
structure, but beat out and write the script one fourth at a time. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@joda07: RT @Jamie_LD: http://t.co/NlK0T1wp is your one stop
shop for all things screenwriting. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @IngridElkner: It's best to figure out ur
chars in-depth early. Ppl tend to get stuck in story when they don't know what
their char would do. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@jolenejahnke: @Jamie_LD Sooo tempted to! Promise you won't
have any fun without me, right? Right?! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@jeannevb: @DimitriDavis are you wearing an eye patch while
you bake my cookies? ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@JasminSharon: @IngridElkner #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@Carterkalel: RT @jeannevb: How to Outline by @wcmartell
http://t.co/BEwJ465I #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@Jamie_LD: @jolenejahnke Haha not nearly as much fun.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@joda07: @Jamie_LD Ok, I must admit expected a little less
of a cliched term coming from a scriptwriter... One stop shop??? ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:23 am
@JasminSharon: @IngridElkner #scriptchat this!
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@DimitriDavis: @jeannevb For you, I'd wear an eyepatch to
anything. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@LisaGProsek: @IngridElkner So true ! Knowing characters is
the only way to write! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@Carterkalel: RT @jeannevb: Martin Scorsese on Story vs Plot
http://t.co/AAquLCWT #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@gregstorm: @JasminSharon @LisaGProsek @UnkScreenwriter I
was assigned to write outlines 4 the show because I was good at it. (1/2)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@GREGBIELA: Hello #scriptchat! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@Jamie_LD: @joda07 Haha. I just couldn't help myself.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @Jamie_LD: http://t.co/kyI49yrx is your one
stop shop for all things screenwriting. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@art1032: RT @elizabethkarr: Looking at blueprint for
friends' new home put me in mind of screenplay #Outline. Solid structure key to
clear #storytelling. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@PistoleroFilms: @joda07 @Jamie_LD if it's a one stop shop
does that mean i can get my coffee from there as well? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@JasminSharon: @joda07 #scriptchat wow seems like a good
idea to stay focused annnd organized
October 31, 2011, 12:24 am
@gregstorm: @JasminSharon @LisaGProsek @UnkScreenwriter I
don't do outlines for my original material. I just get to writing. (2/2)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: FYI, all those links and TONS more
are on http://t.co/XxRCAz2j #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@elizabethkarr: rt @joda07 When find writing scenes that
don't flow, I go back to structure & top of page I write in caps: point of
scene. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@SciFi_Core: RT @Jamie_LD: www.scriptchat.com is your one
stop shop for all things screenwriting. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@Jamie_LD: @PistoleroFilms Oops, I forgot coffee can be a
part of screenwriting. Um, not yet, would be my answer. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@Carterkalel: @jeannevb oh god! Yes thank you. The hardest
part about writing for people is getting them to tell me the plot, not the
story. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@Talltales08: @Jamie_LD I'm trying to get on the
"outline bus" but it seems to bring me to a halt. #ScriptChat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@PistoleroFilms: @Jamie_LD hahah no worries #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@Carterkalel: RT @jeannevb: FYI, all those links and TONS
more are on http://t.co/DsL6v1kT #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@Jamie_LD: @elizabethkarr I've started using Index Cards app
on my !pad to outline. I love it. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:25 am
@LisaGProsek: @gregstorm I could never just start writing
without an outline. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@jeannevb: @GCGeek so excited for you :) I love me some
@zacsanford #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@joda07: RT @elizabethkarr: Looking at blueprint 4 new home
put me in mind of screenplay #Outline. Solid structure key 2 #storytelling.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @elizabethkarr: rt @joda07 When find
writing scenes that don't flow, I go back to structure & top of page I
write in caps: point of scene. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@JasminSharon: @GregStorm @LisaGProsek @UnkScreenwriter
#scriptchat really? Why is that? Is that easier for u?
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@jeannevb: @DimitriDavis careful...I have a great
imagination! ha #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@TheLoneOlive: lots of people ask me about structure RE:
screenwriting. it's tonight #scriptchat topic so join in or follow along
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@joda07: @Jamie_LD @elizabethkarr That's an awesome idea!
You mean the stickie things? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:26 am
@LisaGProsek: Great idea! Thanks! RT @Jamie_LD:
@elizabethkarr Ive started using Index Cards app on my !pad to outline. I love
it. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:27 am
@Jamie_LD: Woohoo! RT @jeannevb: FYI, BIG PRIZE for chat 2nd
anniv goes to @GCGeek...6 mo career mentorship/managmt by @zacsanford!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:27 am
@DimitriDavis: @jeannevb I don't make statements I can't
back up. ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:27 am
@GCGeek: I'm still trippin'. RT @jeannevb: @GCGeek so
excited for you :) I love me some @zacsanford #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:27 am
@IngridElkner: Definition of funny: getting a university
screenwriting teacher to try and explain what PLOT is. Or THEME. All have diff
answers #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:27 am
@Jamie_LD: @joda07 There is an app called Index Cards. I use
it, and write out my scenes, then I can move them around. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:27 am
@FilmTony: Structure's crucial but comes later. If u wanna
to build a great chair, imagine how it should look 1st, then how to build it.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@sdarancette: @IngridElkner Haha! Keep looking for new
university professors who know the difference. #scriptchat #doritos
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @elizabethkarr: Looking at blueprint for
friends' new home put me in mind of screenplay #Outline. Solid structure key to
clear #storytelling. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@jeannevb: After I outline, I put scenes on index cards,
diff't color for plot A, plot B, plot C... & spread out on table. Easy to
see flow #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@gregstorm: It seems like when most #writers talk structure,
they think 3-Act. Interesting that rarely do we talk about scene structure
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@elizabethkarr: @joda07 If the shoe fits.. @SKComedy always
said 'embrace the cliche' when I was Artist in Residence Manhattan Punchline
#acting #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @Jamie_LD: @joda07 There is an app called
Index Cards. I use it, and write out my scenes, then I can move them around.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@JAEL488: RT @joda07: @Jamie_LD @elizabethkarr That's an
awesome idea! You mean the stickie things? #scriptchat That' s what I use
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@jeannevb: Also, after I outline, I write a SYNOPSIS. Sucks,
but SO easy to see flaws in the story... THEN i get to draft one. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@LoglineADay: This is my first #scriptchat. I find structure
the biggest challenge
October 31, 2011, 12:28 am
@joda07: @elizabethkarr Ohhh.. I'm so there. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@UnkScreenwriter: Organic structure allows the audience to
relive events in order to understand emotions leading characters to do what
they did. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@Jamie_LD: @LoglineADay Welcome to #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@andrewoye: RT @HWDInkSlinger: HOLLYWOOD INK-SLINGER Andrew
Oye #Screenwriter | Story provides structure. Set goal. Block character's path
2+ times. Voila! LOL #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@tracinell: My 1st structure: Beginning, Middle & End.
Subsequent structures evolve from that basic/simple start. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@GREGBIELA: @GCGeek Congrats!! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@jeannevb: @LoglineADay welcome! We're here every Sunday
night, same time. Blog http://t.co/upZDRnVC #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@willentrekin: RT @jeannevb: After I outline, I put scenes
on index cards, diff color for plot A, plot B, plot C. Easy to see flow
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@Talltales08: @LisaGProsek I'm just the opposite. I know
"just writing" leads to more re-writes but, when I try to outline I
just freeze. #ScriptChat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@DimitriDavis: @gregstorm Seems like scenes can vary a lot
more "successfully", structurally. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@IngridElkner: I find dividing A, B, & C plots hard,
because they tend to intertwine so heavily. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@Dark_Emergence: That's because my scenes usually have 3
parts too lol RT @gregstorm: Interesting that rarely do we talk about scene structure
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@LisaGProsek: I do that too. Helps! RT @jeannevb: Also,
after I outline, I write a SYNOPSIS. Sucks, but SO easy to see flaws in the
story... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@GCGeek: @GREGBIELA @Jamie_LD Thanks!! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jeannevb: Also, after I outline, I write
a SYNOPSIS. Sucks, but SO easy to see flaws in the story... THEN i get to draft
one. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:29 am
@Silverwingscrpt: RT @UnkScreenwriter: @GregStorm I think
ANY RIGID structural formula is just exactly that... TOO RIGID. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@Jamie_LD: Congrats to @GCGeek for winning the #scriptchat
anniversary prize of 6 months of mentorship with @zacsanford and co.
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@tracinell: I plan the beginning, work to the middle, then
work-out how to get to the end. #toosimple? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@craigary: RT @jeannevb: How to Outline by @wcmartell
http://t.co/3cD1eja9 #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@JasminSharon: @LoglineADay #scriptchat hi!
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@art1032: @LoglineADay Welcome to #scriptchat!:)
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@LisaGProsek: @Talltales08 I've heard of others who don't
like outlining. Everybody has to find own way. :) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@craigary: RT @gregstorm: Something that all #writers should
read is David Mamet's Memo to the Writers of "The Unit" at
bit.ly/iMpGOP #scriptchat #tvwriterchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@DimitriDavis: Find the structural methods that really work
for you. But if you can save yourself three rewrites before you start...
#justsayin #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@LisaGProsek: Agree! Whew! RT @IngridElkner: I find dividing
A, B, & C plots hard, because they tend to intertwine so heavily.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@willentrekin: RT @IngridElkner: "Dividing A, B, &
C plots hard. They tend to intertwine." True. Try to focus on plot events
rather than acts. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@thetissuetalk: @IngridElkner Me too. Or I would have my A
and B set, and realize I'm in need of a C but don't know how to fit it in.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@GREGBIELA: Same here. RT @tracinell: I plan the beginning,
work to the middle, then work-out how to get to the end. #toosimple?
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:30 am
@art1032: RT @Jamie_LD: Congrats to @GCGeek for winning the
#scriptchat anniversary prize of 6 months of mentorship with @zacsanford and
co.
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@elizabethkarr: @Jamie_LD @jeannevb @joda07 I LOVE index
cards. Something fulfilling about pen to paper. Have not yet tried ipad app.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@tracinell: Congrats @GCGeek! #luckyducksarethebestducks ;)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@Jamie_LD: I start with beginning and end, then fill in the
plot points. From there I fill in the beats. After that I go to the index
cards.#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@beingbrad: Hey, #scriptchat friends. Just a selfish plug to
say my 1 script a week for a year project just came to an end today.
http://t.co/1UflhUFv
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@JAEL488: RT @tracinell: Congrats @GCGeek!
#luckyducksarethebestducks ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@willentrekin: One major key to cracking structure is
figuring out what events drive the plot. Not comprise it, but CAUSE it.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@gregstorm: @JasminSharon The purpose of an outline on TV is
to convey your story idea to Exec Producers, Studio, Network. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@beingbrad: I'm mucho proud #scriptchat http://t.co/yJBgz9I5
October 31, 2011, 12:31 am
@TheWriteScript: RT @tracinell: Congrats @GCGeek!
#luckyducksarethebestducks ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@jeannevb: I always outline my scripts, but I did #nanowrimo
last yr w/o outlining to try the "let the char decide" approach.
Interesting #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@GREGBIELA: @beingbrad Way to go!n #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@Talltales08: @LisaGProsek True, everyone needs to find what
works for them and not try to copy what works for others. #ScriptChat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@LoglineADay: @jeannevb Thanks, hope to return #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Sorry I'm late! #scriptchat (And I'll
figure out the topic all by myself!)
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@tracinell: Wow! :) RT @beingbrad: Just a selfish plug to
say my 1 script a week a year project came to an end today.
http://t.co/ku0kujNi #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@FilmTony: Structure's crucial, but comes later. If u want
to build a great chair, imagine how it should look 1st, then how to build it.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@joda07: RT @Jamie_LD: I start w begin.& end, then fill
in plotpoints. From there I fill in beats. After that, index cards.#scriptchat
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@art1032: RT @willentrekin: One major key to cracking
structure is figuring out what events drive the plot. Not comprise it, but
CAUSE it. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@nisajaie: @thetissuetalk Same here. Design stuff.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@beingbrad: @GREGBIELA thanks, greg. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@JasminSharon: #scriptchat party ppl I gotta go, in nj after
the snow storm no power/heat, rationing battery, blackberry bout to die :(
enjoy rest of chat!
October 31, 2011, 12:32 am
@bradriddell: I go logline first, then short treatment, lots
of pitching 2 friends, long treatment, and then a beat sheet from there.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@jeannevb: I know you all have a process you use, but I
encourage u to test a diff't approach to stretch your mind. #changeisgood
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: Also, after I outline, I
write a SYNOPSIS. Sucks, but SO easy to see flaws in the story... THEN i get to
draft one. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @willentrekin: One major key to cracking
structure is figuring out what events drive the plot. Not comprise it, but
CAUSE it. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@DimitriDavis: @beingbrad Grats! Looking forward to reading
more after you decompress. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@Jamie_LD: @bradriddell Loglines are the toughest for me.
Good ones anyway. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: After I outline, I put
scenes on index cards, diff't color for plot A, plot B, plot C... & spread
out on table. Easy to see flow #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: I know you all have a
process you use, but I encourage u to test a diff't approach to stretch your
mind. #changeisgood #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@GCGeek: Don't want to take away from structure discussion,
but I'd like to thank #treefort @kim_garland @Jamie_LD @zacsanford @jeannevb!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jeannevb: I know you all have a process
you use, but I encourage u to test a diff't approach to stretch your mind.
#changeisgood #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@bradriddell: Favorite quote re: prewriting: "I can
write a screenplay in a car crash, it's the thinking that kills me." --
Mamet #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@LisaGProsek: Big congrats! RT @beingbrad: Im mucho proud
#scriptchat http://t.co/Qneqn8pQ #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@jeannevb: After draft one, I write another synopsis (bc
script ALWAYS changes from outline)... then more index cards, then rewrite
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@beingbrad: you are my family, so I share here first and
with pride. 600 pages, 52 scripts. Thanks for making it real. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:33 am
@Jamie_LD: @elizabethkarr I love that I can just flip open
my !Pad when I have a scene idea. No searching for pen and card. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: I know U all have a process U use,
but I encourage u to test a difft approach to stretch your mind. #changeisgood
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@joda07: @bradriddell Yeah, pretty much same here. Can
revise if they start to look bored or confused. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@DimitriDavis: Then combine structural methods. #experiment
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@FilmTony: @willentrekin But shouldn't characters dictate
events? Otherwise u can make characters defy themselves to simply hit plot
points #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@SKCOMEDY: I don't recall that, but I did a lot of drugs
back then... #scriptchat RT @elizabethkarr @joda07 @SKComedy always said
'embrace the cliche'
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@Jamie_LD: @GCGeek No one deserves this more than you do. This
is your chance to make it real! #treefort #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @beingbrad Very nice. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@rprestonclark: #scriptchat Sup folks. Long time no talk to.
So we're talking structure. This is easily the bane of my existence.
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@JAEL488: RT @FilmTony: But shouldn't characters dictate
events? Otherwise u can make characters defy themselves to simply hit plot
points #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@GREGBIELA: @beingbrad That is seriously awesome. Way to
stay on task! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:34 am
@beingbrad: @DimitriDavis thanks, dimitri. decompress is a
good word for it. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@wideeyedandwild: usually start by filling in the BS2, then
I'll craft that into 8 sequences, and THEN I'll do a scene-by-scene outline
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@Jamie_LD: This is excellent advice! RT @DimitriDavis: Then
combine structural methods. #experiment #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@Dark_Emergence: @jeannevb My post-draft outline is pretty
much the blocks of red ink on my first draft. So many hand cramps. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@jeannevb: @GCGeek we appreciate you & your consistent
support of #scriptchat @kim_garland @Jamie_LD @zacsanford #treefort
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@joda07: @SKCOMEDY I think ur point was cliches are there
for a reason. Because they're based on truth. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@writeforfilm: There's always great poetry . .
http://t.co/pmH0KyjX #screenwriting #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@GCGeek: @Jamie_LD {Hugs} I won't waste this opportunity.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:35 am
@kim_garland: Exactly! :) RT @jeannevb: @GCGeek we
appreciate you & your consistent support of #scriptchat @kim_garland
@Jamie_LD @zacsanford #treefort
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@wideeyedandwild: and all of that outlining is just a
skeleton. once I start that first draft I can't be married to it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@MonaLiNYC: @UnkScreenwriter *Preach it* #waveschurchfan
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@HankATAP: @FilmTony @willentrekin #scriptchat True, chars should
dictate events. That's why if you know your chars, events will spring from
them.
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@jeannevb: @Dark_Emergence i have dozens of dried-up red
pens haha #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@DimitriDavis: Part of great plots is making characters do
the last thing they ever want to do. In an honest fashion, ofc. @JAEL488
@FilmTony #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@elizabethkarr: @SKCOMEDY In my Punchline notes. Embrace the
cliche re acting. Shorthand for audience to get comedy. I quote u when I teach
kids #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @wideeyedandwild: and all of that outlining
is just a skeleton. once I start that first draft I cant be married to it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @MonaLiNYC LOL. All preached out...
#waveschurchfan #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@Kevin_Slack: RT @jeannevb: I know you all have a process
you use, but I encourage u to test a diff't approach to stretch your mind.
#changeisgood #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:36 am
@gregstorm: @Jamie_LD @joda07 Oh you kids & your
gadgets. I use this thing called paper. Comes in 3x5 inch cards u can put on
corkboards #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@SKCOMEDY: The term I use now is 'archetype' - less loaded
than 'cliche' RT @joda07 I think ur point was cliches are there for a reason.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@beingbrad: okay, enough from me about me, what's the topic
tonight? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@willentrekin: RT @FilmTony: "But shouldn't characters
dictate events?" Story, plot, character relate. None can be separated.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@DimitriDavis: Outline loose and fast so you don't mind
cutting it all to pieces and beginning anew. #nobabies #nothingissacred
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@joda07: @HankATAP Rather than events happening to
characters to drive plot? This is what I'm finding is my problem. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@elizabethkarr: @GCGeek Thrilled for you working with
@zacsanford! You will soar! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@GCGeek: The support is from you! Much ♥
#treefort: @jeannevb @kim_garland @Jamie_LD @zacsanford @Mina_Zaher #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@Jamie_LD: @GregStorm Haha, but not as portable. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:37 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad structure #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:38 am
@jolenejahnke: @beingbrad Kudos!! Are you setting a new goal
this year? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:38 am
@kim_garland: 1st thing I did when started screenwriting was
take university class in Script Analysis. Analyzed structure for mos. V
helpful! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:38 am
@willentrekin: RT @HankATAP: "If you know your chars,
events will spring from them." @filmtony #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:38 am
@dianewms: RT @DimitriDavis: Outline loose and fast so you
don't mind cutting it all to pieces and beginning anew. #nobabies
#nothingissacred #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:38 am
@JAEL488: I let my characters be my guide #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:38 am
@kim_garland: Now it's all the other parts of screenwriting
that are the challenge. ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:38 am
@elizabethkarr: @SKCOMEDY Exactly-Cliche's didn't get to be
cliches w/out having some truth in them. Best to avoid in writing tho handy at
times #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@JennaAvery: @DimitriDavis What do you do when YOU don't
want to make your character do what s/he doesn't want to do? :) @JAEL488
@FilmTony #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@TheLoneOlive: actually they are talking more process than
structure on #scriptchat but still interesting & many of you may enjoy so
jump on it
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @GCGeek @MonaLiNYC Whoop! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@beingbrad: @willentrekin @FilmTony but you do have to start
somewhere. I start at character and what they want and why they can't get it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@DimitriDavis: The more details you put down, the more you
have to 'unthink' when you inevitably rewrite your outline. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@JennaAvery: Great idea! RT @kim_garland: 1st thing I did
when started screenwriting was take university class in Script Analysis.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@SKCOMEDY: There were notes? Like I said, lots o' drugs RT
@elizabethkarr In Punchline notes. Embrace cliche--I quote u when I teach kids
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb what's structure? ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@HankATAP: @joda07 #scriptchat If you do your character
backgrounds and really know them, your story points will be true to them, not
just plot points.
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@jeannevb: Love this RT @kim_garland: 1st thing I did when started
screenwriting was take Script Analysis class. Analyzed structure for mos
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@bradriddell: I teach & use the sequence structure.
David Howard & Paul Gulino have great books. Helps 2 manage tension w/
short term conflict #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@dwacon: Structuring helps me to identify those plot holes
that can pop up when writing turning points, reversals and such. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@JennaAvery: RT @DimitriDavis: The more details you put
down, the more you have to 'unthink' when you inevitably rewrite your outline.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@Jamie_LD: GO YOU!!! RT @beingbrad: Hey, #scriptchat
friends...my 1 script a week for a year project just came to an end today.
http://t.co/f9Yu4gr3
October 31, 2011, 12:39 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad :) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@IngridElkner: Maybe we should think about it as fate VS
free-will. Our structure is the fate, then chars come along with free will.
Battle! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@gregstorm: @LisaGProsek @JasminSharon I think about what I
want to do but don't put down an outline for my orginal material. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@beingbrad: I've been studying Rod Serling lately. The guy
was a structure genius. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@DimitriDavis: @JennaAvery Get less attached to your
characters and get used to putting them through hell. @JAEL488 @FilmTony
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@LoglineADay: Right now I'm switching from cards to new
outline during rewrite. Always logline first #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@joda07: @elizabethkarr @skcomedy - I think u use cliches as
starting point. Then dev char to add depth. Char => motivation => plot
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@GCGeek: @beingbrad You should be mucho proud! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@DimitriDavis: @JennaAvery Though feel free to tease them
(and the audience) with near-misses. @JAEL488 @FilmTony #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@JennaAvery: Like that RT @IngridElkner: Our structure is
the fate, then chars come along with free will. Battle! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@bradriddell: @beingbrad True that. #Serling #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@Jamie_LD: Question to chatters: What do you put on your
index cards/scene cards? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@JasminSharon: @DimitriDavis #nobabies #nothingissacred
#scriptchat true. Can't be married to outline, then you won't embrace necessary
changes
October 31, 2011, 12:40 am
@LoglineADay: RT @jeannevb: After draft one, I write another
synopsis (bc script ALWAYS changes from outline)... then more index cards, then
rewrite #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@beingbrad: @jolenejahnke yeah, but it's a Ron Swanson goal.
Don't Die. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@rprestonclark: #scriptchat I write an outline based on the
beat calculator then let the characters have some fun
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@FrankIyMyDear: RT @BV_EW: Submissions close tonight, submit
your screenplay now! #scriptchat http://t.co/fsiE1R57
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @JennaAvery: Like that RT @IngridElkner:
Our structure is the fate, then chars come along with free will. Battle!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@art1032: RT @beingbrad: I've been studying Rod Serling
lately. The guy was a structure genius. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@JennaAvery: @DimitriDavis Good point. I think I'm WAY too
attached to this one I'm writing now @JAEL488 @FilmTony #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@elizabethkarr: Best logline ever: Veni, vidi, vici. I came.
I saw. I conquered. Useful inspiration when I get stuck.
#agoodloglineishardtodo #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@gregstorm: @LisaGProsek @JasminSharon If I can nail a clear
beginning and get a good idea of a strong ending, then I just start #writing
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@dianewms: #scriptchat In my epic historic action-adventure,
I have to build the character based on what I know he did. So for now, plot is
driving.
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@JennaAvery: RT @elizabethkarr: Best logline ever: Veni,
vidi, vici. I came. I saw. I conquered. Useful inspiration when I get stuck.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:41 am
@Jamie_LD: Structure is just a road map, it doesn't mean you
can't stray a bit, try a new restaurant, shop at a cute boutique... #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@jeannevb: I hate worrying about structure. There. I said
it. But everything in life thats worth it is hard work. #justdoit #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@beingbrad: I really believe that if you understand
character and structure you can make a living in this unforgiving business.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@LoriMoreno: RT @elizabethkarr Best logline ever: Veni,
vidi, vici. I came. I saw. I conquered. Useful inspiration
#agoodloglineishardtodo #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@JAEL488: RT @jeannevb: I hate worrying about structure.
There. I said it. But everything in life thats worth it is hard work. #justdoit
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@DimitriDavis: @JennaAvery Find some way of distancing
yourself. We do it with strangers every day. #psychology #useful @JAEL488
@FilmTony #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@joda07: RT @Jamie_LD: Structure is just a road map, it
doesnt mean u cant stray a bit, try a new restaurant, shop at cute boutique...
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@thinkStory: RT @elizabethkarr: Best logline ever: Veni,
vidi, vici. I came. I saw. I conquered. Useful inspiration when I get stuck.
#agoodloglineishardtodo #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@jeannevb: Give yourself permission to think outside of the
box. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:42 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @beingbrad: I really believe that if you
understand character & structure you can make a living in this unforgiving
business. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @beingbrad: I really believe that if you
understand character and structure you can make a living in this unforgiving
business. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb Have done chats on Dialogue, or
Relationships? I can't remember. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@joda07: RT @beingbrad: I really believe that if u
understand character & structure u can make a living in this unforgiving
business. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@TheLoneOlive: study structure til u watch movies &
pinpoint the act breaks, inciting incidents, all is lost etc can pause the
movie & be right #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@kingisafink: Amen to that! RT @kim_garland: Took university
class in Script Analysis. Analyzed structure for mos. V helpful! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@JennaAvery: @DimitriDavis Too true. Interesting @FilmTony
says to stay attached! #scriptchat #psychology #useful #scriptchat @JAEL488
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@gregstorm: @DimitriDavis If the structure of your scenes
are solid page turners, then you're on the right track #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD yes, we've done on dialogue but we're
due for another! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@joda07: @Jamie_LD Dialogue wld be awesome!!! Finding unique
voice for each char takes skill #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@malber: @beingbrad i hope that's true, my friend, because i
moved out here on that suspicion. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@DimitriDavis: The difference between successful and
aspiring is subtle, yet unmistakable in hindsight. @beingbrad #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:43 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb I thought so, but a LONG time ago.
Definitely worth another chat, since it's so important. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@DimitriDavis: @JennaAvery @FilmTony I only suggest being
attached to your characters if you can stomach eviscerating them. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@beingbrad: Structure is something u understand, not
*apply*. It's learning to pitch a curveball. Once you get it, you don't think
about it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber Hello Mike! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@TheLoneOlive: understanding hollywood structure as a
screenwriter does ruin viewing exp of most films. knowing every beat before it
happens #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD i'll put it on the schedule #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@DimitriDavis: @JennaAvery @FilmTony Love your characters.
They should thrill you. But don't let that stop you from breaking their hearts.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD hey there! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:44 am
@JennaAvery: @kim_garland Where did you take that analysis
class? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@JennaAvery: LIke it RT @DimitriDavis: Love your characters.
They should thrill you. But don't let that stop you from breaking their hearts.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@HankATAP: @joda07 @Jamie_LD #scriptchat The important thing
is to be sure all the characters aren't speaking in YOUR voice!
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD RE: structure - i think it's more
important than dialogue. i love dialogue, but i never spend months fiddling
with it. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@tracinell: there you go. RT @beingbrad: Structure is
something u understand, not *apply*... Once you get it, you dont think about it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @beingbrad: Structure is something u
understand, not *apply*. It's learning to pitch a curveball. Once you get it,
you don't think about it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@Dark_Emergence: @TheLoneOlive Yeah, but that only makes
movies that surprise you even better. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@beingbrad: @malber you've got bigger, juicier and redder
plums than I. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@gregstorm: @Jamie_LD Why be portable? Nothing says #writer
like waiting for your double mocca w/ a 4foot x 3foot corkboard under your arm
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber I never emailed you this week. I've been
busy? Distracted? Hell, I just forgot. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@jeannevb: @malber put that baby down and jump in... we're
talking structure #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@Tim_OHalloran: RT @bradriddell: Favorite quote re:
prewriting: "I can write a screenplay in a car crash, it's the thinking
that kills me." -- Mamet #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@Leytonrocks: @PitchfestBob you gotta have structure in mind
no matter how you end up there #scriptchat to write w/out one is to write blind
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD and very rarely do prod co's send me to
work on dialogue. just structure. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:45 am
@ambrozya: RT @JennaAvery: LIke it RT @DimitriDavis: Love
your characters. They should thrill you. But don't let that stop you from
breaking their hearts. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@JennaAvery: RT @tracinell RT @beingbrad: Structure is
something u understand, not *apply*... Once you get it, you dont think about it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@joda07: RT @beingbrad: Structure is something u understand,
not *apply*... Once you get it, u dont think about it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@Leytonrocks: @jeannevb this weekend ... Learnt to stop and
do exercises outside the script 4 the script #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @bradriddell: I teach & use the
sequence structure. David Howard & Paul Gulino have great books. Helps 2
manage tension w/ short term conflict #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@gregstorm: RT @beingbrad: Structure is something u
understand, not *apply*. It's learning to pitch a curveball. Once you get it,
you don't think about it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@SKCOMEDY: the movies i like are the ones that bend or break
rules @TheLoneOlive understanding hollywood structure does ruin viewing exp
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@JennaAvery: @DimitriDavis You just helped me so much more
than you will ever know! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@bradriddell: Knowing your structure & strong outlining
allows you to spend your creative energy on the garnish, not figuring out
what's next. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber Interesting. I hear that dialogue is a
huge issue with readers. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@HankATAP: #scriptchat and for heaven's sake, don't use that
dialog for exposition. Make it count. Make it real!
October 31, 2011, 12:46 am
@beingbrad: but getting it is fucking hard. and i'm not sure
you can. *sigh* #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@Leytonrocks: @jeannevb I hear that #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@joda07: I'm mean that way RT @DimitriDavis: Love ur
characters. They shld thrill u. But dont let that stop u from breaking their hearts.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@Jamie_LD: RT @GregStorm: Why be portable? Nothing says
#writer like waiting for ur double mocca w/ a 4foot x 3foot corkboard under ur
arm #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@DimitriDavis: @FilmTony Characters should always be making
choices that are true to the character. Bring them to their breaking point
honestly #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@FilmTony: RT @beingbrad: Structure is something u
understand, not *apply*. It's learning to pitch a curveball. Once you get it,
you don't think about it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@tellofilms: LOVE writers who take risks. Unique characters.
Unique stories. RT @jeannevb: Give yrself permission to think outside of the
box #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@DimitriDavis: @FilmTony But bring them to their breaking
point! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@beingbrad: Has anyone seen SHOTGUN STORIES? I'd love to
talk about the structure of that picture. It worked, but I don't know why.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@Jamie_LD: @GregStorm LMAO. Yup, pretty much SCREAMS #writer
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:47 am
@kim_garland: @JennaAvery At The New School in NYC. I took
it Continuing Ed b/c I already had undergrad degree & wasn't looking for
Master's. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:48 am
@VBrownWriter: RT @Jamie_LD: RT @GregStorm: Why be portable?
Nothing says #writer like waiting for ur double mocca w/ a 4foot x 3foot
corkboard under ur arm #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:48 am
@DimitriDavis: *Awesome that way. rt @joda07: I'm mean that
way rt (me) But dont let that stop u from breaking their hearts. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:48 am
@DimitriDavis: @arne_bue My pleasure, truly. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:48 am
@SKCOMEDY: Michael Hague and Chris Vogler have a great DVD
on Structure: The Heroes Two Journeys #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:48 am
@joda07: Funny. When I look back to early writing - everything
had structure. Even radio ads had structure. What makes things flow.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:48 am
@Talltales08: @kim_garland Is that the one with Bill Pace?
#ScriptChat
October 31, 2011, 12:48 am
@DimitriDavis: @JennaAvery Happy to share what I've been
grateful to have learned. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:49 am
@DimitriDavis: @FilmTony Language is tricky that way.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:49 am
@queenofinbtween: RT @jeannevb: Give yourself permission to
think outside of the box. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:49 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @SKCOMEDY: Michael Hague and Chris Vogler
have a great DVD on Structure: The Heroes Two Journeys #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:49 am
@tellofilms: Hey, writers! Follow the #scriptchat twitter
discussion for 10 more min for screenplay structure tips. Add YOUR two cents.
October 31, 2011, 12:49 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber I'm with you there. I fret and write and
rewrite forever working out the backbone, the dialogue comes easy. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:49 am
@_ROOMIE: @GregStorm idea of breaking plot down into 7 or 8
blocks w/ dramatic question 4 each+plot points spinning story in new direction
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@TheLoneOlive: speaking process of nailing structure, always
hate writing one pages. now, i make sure they are kickass before starting
script #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@JasminSharon: RT @DimitriDavis: @FilmTony Characters should
always be making choices that are true to the character. Bring them to their
breaking point honestly #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@Talltales08: I'm sure there has to be a good book on
outlining, can anyone suggest a few? #ScriptChat #screenwriting
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@kim_garland: @Talltales08 Yes, he teaches it but I took w
other teacher, Bill wasn't teaching it that semester. I'm still friends w my
teach! #ScriptChat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@StephanieQueen: @StephanieQueen @willentrekin @FilmTony
Characters always dictate events - except if they live in a Dan Brown novel.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@joda07: @Jamie_LD True. If i struggle w/ dialogue usually
because haven't got structure or char's voice nailed. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@TVWriterChat: Don't forget, at 6:30pm Pacific #tvwriterchat
is discussing starting a virtual writer's group. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD we just got sent back to rewrite the
first act on a script we've been polishing for 18 months. structure is king!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@elizabethkarr: @VBrownWriter @Jamie_LD @GregStorm I always
order #vanilla lattes. Perhaps should go back to producing Disney shows. :)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:50 am
@SKCOMEDY: I worked with a writer today who had fabulous
characters, sharp dialogue but zero structure = a mess. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@grking: @jeannevb knowledge of structure gives you confidence
to break it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@bradriddell: RT @TheLoneOlive: always hate writing one
pages. now, i make sure they are kickass before starting script #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@Jamie_LD: @joda07 Character, it's definitely a character
problem for me if that's happening. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@TheLoneOlive: do most of you write in 3 or 4 act structure?
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@beingbrad: And what about MY DINNER WITH ANDRE? Why does
that work? This is when I doubt everything I think I know about everything.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@joda07: RT @StephanieQueen @willentrekin @FilmTony
Characters always dictate events - except if they live in a Dan Brown novel.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@elizabethkarr: ! RT @TVWriterChat: Dont forget, at 6:30pm
Pacific #tvwriterchat is discussing starting a virtual writers group.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@DimitriDavis: @FilmTony Twitter is great practice for
getting to the essence and being concise and decisive with your diction.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@sdarancette: RT @TVWriterChat: at 6:30pm Pacific
#tvwriterchat is discussing starting a virtual writer's group. #scriptchat -
I'll be there, man
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@jeannevb: If you ever want to know what #scriptchat topic
will be, look here: http://t.co/iFZTbcN9
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@Claire_Phillips: RT @SKCOMEDY: Michael Hague and Chris
Vogler have a great DVD on Structure: The Heroes Two Journeys #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@_ROOMIE: #scriptchat @TVWriterChat re: virtual writer's
group checkout @act_write
October 31, 2011, 12:51 am
@jamesgalenz: I just realised it's #scriptchat time. Looks
like a good one today. I guess I'll have to read the transcript.
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@beingbrad: @SKCOMEDY it's your experience I'm jealous of.
To be able to see it like that is a gift. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@joda07: @Jamie_LD Yeah because it means I don't know what
they want. And they don't either. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: If you ever want to know
what #scriptchat topic will be, look here: http://t.co/iFZTbcN9
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@kingisafink: Yup. RT @grking: @jeannevb knowledge of
structure gives you confidence to break it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@Dark_Emergence: @jeannevb What is the movie for the next movie
night? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@jeannevb: #PIMPtipoftheday: RT @grking: @jeannevb knowledge
of structure gives you confidence to break it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@TheLoneOlive: i find when i read, especially for contests,
the inciting incident better be by page 5 now a days. 10 is really pushing it.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @kingisafink: Yup. RT @grking: @jeannevb
knowledge of structure gives you confidence to break it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:52 am
@elizabethkarr: @beingbrad that old 'exception proves the
rule' cliche. #MyDinnerWithAndre. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@joda07: @beingbrad Oi! You told me that was an awesome
movie! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber Is this good or bad? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: #PIMPtipoftheday: RT
@grking: @jeannevb knowledge of structure gives you confidence to break it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@writeforfilm: Classic short stories make the best movies .
. http://t.co/wp0VdRpt #screenwriting #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@willentrekin: RT @joda07: RT @StephanieQueen @FilmTony
Characters always dictate events - except if they live in a Dan Brown novel.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: Oops... haha horror.. let me check RT
@Dark_Emergence: @jeannevb What is the movie for the next movie night?
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@dianewms: #scriptchat I had a great week with WGA boarder
James Bonett who said that conflict drives the story. And that's what keeps it
interesting.
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: If you ever want to know what
#scriptchat topic will be, look here: http://t.co/dzawfGvN
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@queenofinbtween: RT @jeannevb: #PIMPtipoftheday: RT
@grking: @jeannevb knowledge of structure gives you confidence to break it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@joda07: @SKCOMEDY I think that was called
"seinfeld"... *ducks*. Ok just kidding.n #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@DimitriDavis: Reader should be thinking "Wow" by
the end of page 2. @TheLoneOlive #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:53 am
@TheLoneOlive: @bradriddell plus i find that is what
production companies ask me for after logline gets them interested. do you?
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@Jamie_LD: @dianewms No conflict = boring #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @dianewms: #scriptchat I had a great week
with WGA boarder James Bonett who said that conflict drives the story. And
that's what keeps it interesting.
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD well, it will ultimately make the script
stronger. but after a certain amount of time, you lose enthusiasm for scripts
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@beingbrad: @joda07 it is, but I don't know why
(structurally). It's an anomaly. But you have to watch it. Please watch it.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@IngridElkner: We need to do a chat on scene structure.
That's written about & taught much less. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@SKCOMEDY: For me, it works as a kind of cerebral Abbott and
Costello road movie@beingbrad And what about MY DINNER WITH ANDRE? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@JAEL488: RT @JennaAvery: @DimitriDavis Too true.
Interesting @FilmTony says to stay attached! #scriptchat #psychology #useful
#scriptchat @JAEL488
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber Is it TV or a feature? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:54 am
@DimitriDavis: Yes, yes, and yes. Doing "conflict
outlines" is great for your story. rt @Jamie_LD: @dianewms No conflict =
boring #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@LisaGProsek: Yes! I'd love that! RT @IngridElkner: We need
to do a chat on scene structure. Thats written about & taught much less.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@joda07: Vote +1! RT @IngridElkner: We need to do a chat on
scene structure. Thats written about & taught much less. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@art1032: @Jamie_LDnn@dianewms No conflict = boring
#scriptchat Which= NO SALE.
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@bradriddell: @TheLoneOlive I've worked w producers who
demand them. But 4 specs, lets me know if I'm onto something before getting two
deep. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @IngridElkner: We need to do a chat on
scene structure. Thats written about & taught much less. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@FilmTony: @TheLoneOlive Not necessarily true. Only true if
u don't get an audience to care about chars until the inciting incident happens
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@Jamie_LD: @DimitriDavis I always type a line on my cards
(what is the conflict in this scene?) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD feature. i'd never work on a pilot for 18
months. even total structural overhaul only takes a few weeks on those.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@Carterkalel: RT @jeannevb: If you ever want to know what
#scriptchat topic will be, look here: http://t.co/RqLBUUJB
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@joda07: @beingbrad It's on my list! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@SKCOMEDY: @joda07 You better duck! Seinfeld has (had?)
amazing, intricate structure. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:55 am
@DimitriDavis: Do this! rt @Jamie_LD: @DimitriDavis I always
type a line on my cards (what is the conflict in this scene?) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@JAEL488: RT @malber: @Jamie_LD feature. i'd never work on a
pilot for 18 months. even total structural overhaul only takes a few weeks on
those. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@jeannevb: Next week is MOVIE NIGHT - watch/read POLTERGEIST
http://t.co/JOJ30iXY #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@grking: @jeannevb Great video on Storytelling Techniques
from Matt Stone/Trey Parker http://t.co/nBka7cse - invaluable to me #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@dianewms: @TheLoneOlive #scriptchat By p5 I want to know
who the main character is and what they want. Why they can't get it should
follow soon.
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@120pgs: RT @kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: If you ever want to
know what #scriptchat topic will be, look here: http://t.co/dzawfGvN
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@thetissuetalk: @DimitriDavis Conflict outlines! That sounds
like a superb method. Will have to try that out. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@beingbrad: If you know what your chars want, do everything
to keep them from getting it while they do everything to try and get it
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @TheLoneOlive ...especially for contests,
the inciting incident better be by page 5 now a days. 10 is really pushing it.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: Next week is MOVIE NIGHT -
watch/read POLTERGEIST http://t.co/JOJ30iXY #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:56 am
@Dark_Emergence: Thanks RT @jeannevb: Next week is MOVIE
NIGHT - watch/read POLTERGEIST http://t.co/hxXLFFWN #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@JAEL488: Their here #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@gregstorm: @_ROOMIE I like that approach. Especially for
dramatic TV. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@joda07: @SKCOMEDY Lol. I knows. It's awesome. I was
kidding. They always branded it a "show abt nothing". #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@art1032: RT @jeannevb: Next week is MOVIE NIGHT -
watch/read POLTERGEIST http://t.co/JOJ30iXY #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@TheLoneOlive: @DimitriDavis agree. most execs barely read
past page 1. actor said recently he knows by page one if he should bother to
read #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD that's why i like tv stuff more, because
i can hold the entirety of the story in my head easier. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@art1032: RT @grking: @jeannevb Great video on Storytelling
Techniques from Matt Stone/Trey Parker http://t.co/nBka7cse - invaluable to me
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@beingbrad: @joda07 it better be. you didn't come all the
way to my city to not see me so you could avoid watching that movie. :)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber Thought that seemed long for TV, but you
never know. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@_ROOMIE: Who was it said best scenes have 3 layers of
conflict intrapersonal, interpersonal + circumstancial? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@DimitriDavis: @thetissuetalk There's a fantastic method
taught by @ScreenwritingU on outlining via conflict. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@FilmTony: RT @beingbrad: If u know what ur chars want, do
everything to keep them from getting it while they do everything to try &
get it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber If I'm working exclusively on a project
for TV, I can get from start to finish in 5 weeks or less. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@beingbrad: @joda07 And I take no responsibility for not
seeing you. I blame the children. I always blame the f**ing children.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:57 am
@kim_garland: I watch this movie... a lot. *blush* RT
@jeannevb: Next week is MOVIE NIGHT - watch/read POLTERGEIST
http://t.co/nap5x3DW #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@jeannevb: @Dark_Emergence thanks for reminding me to pimp
it! #busypimpstuckinrewrites #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD i just finished the first draft of a new
feature, though. i'm very excited. hope to sell it this year! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@DimitriDavis: @TheLoneOlive It's clear in the writing. All
the more reason to make your first pages brilliant. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@SKCOMEDY: @elizabethkarr Where's the inciting incident in
Groundhog Day? When he wakes up and its still Groundhog Day? That's page 25!
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@joda07: RT @beingbrad: If u know what ur chars want, do
everything 2 keep them from getting it while they do everything to try &
get it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber *whispers* I want to read. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb That movie scared the #$%@ out
of me after having been told the entire premise & much of the dialogue.
#absent #scriptchat ;)
October 31, 2011, 12:58 am
@TheLoneOlive: @bradriddell yeah. i share them w/ my writing
group & let them get ripped apart. easy at that stage to evaluate what's
working #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:59 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber I'm getting a little too hooked on TV. 1
sitcom, 2 dramas with partners, and 2 dramas by myself. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:59 am
@FilmTony: @_ROOMIE No idea, but that sounds right.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:59 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @joda07: RT @beingbrad: If u know what ur
chars want, do everything 2 keep them from getting it while they do everything
to try & get it #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:59 am
@FilmTony: RT @_ROOMIE: Who was it said best scenes have 3
layers of conflict intrapersonal, interpersonal + circumstancial? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:59 am
@jeannevb: @AndiWritesAgain i shld force my kids to watch it
*puts pennies into therapy fund* #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 12:59 am
@Jamie_LD: See you back here in 30 minute for #tvwriterchat
We will be discussing Virtual Writing Groups. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:00 am
@beingbrad: @Jamie_LD TV is awesome. it's where things are
at right now. you don't have to focus on generic, internationally understood
fare #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:00 am
@Jamie_LD: @malber Can I walk the red carpet with you for
the premiere? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:00 am
@dianewms: #scriptchat My and my characters' #1 lament: It's
always sumthin'! Then you get what you wanted, but in a roundabout way.
October 31, 2011, 1:00 am
@art1032: RT @Jamie_LD: See you back here in 30 minute for
#tvwriterchat We will be discussing Virtual Writing Groups. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:00 am
@_ROOMIE: #scriptchat ah, here it is 3 layers of conflict:
http://t.co/KZDNfACz
October 31, 2011, 1:00 am
@elizabethkarr: @SKCOMEDY Groundhog Day was awhile back.
@TheLoneOlive made point that inciting incident needs to be by p5/10 2day. U
disagree? #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:00 am
@beingbrad: @Jamie_LD @malber I want to design your gown.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:01 am
@malber: @beingbrad @jamie_LD agreed. it's the golden age of
tv. movies are all remake and pre-sold IP. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: This is where we type "FADE OUT" ...
thanks all for joining in on the structure topic! I'll have the transcript up
soon. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:01 am
@IngridElkner: @jeannevb Well I haven't seen Poltergeist
since I was 4 years old and I turned out fine >:) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:01 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD let's hold on on gown planning until it
sells (which, btw, a fortune cookie promised me it would) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:01 am
@SharkGoddess: RT @TVWriterChat: Don't forget, at 6:30pm
Pacific #tvwriterchat is discussing starting a virtual writer's group.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:01 am
@Molly_Pinkerton: RT @TVWriterChat: Don't forget, at 6:30pm
Pacific #tvwriterchat is discussing starting a virtual writer's group.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:01 am
@Jamie_LD: @beingbrad My gown or Mike's? #tvwriterchat
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@beingbrad: @malber unless you've got the cash and hutzpah
to make and finance your own, it's a tough world for non-superhero stories.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: Keep tossing out nuggets while I grab transcript.
Don't forget next wk is MOVIE NIGHT http://t.co/iBc1Mk84 #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@malber: @Jamie_LD @beingbrad but i do look lovely in a
backless dress #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@Jamie_LD: @SKCOMEDY yes, there is a transcript at
http://www.tvwriterchat.com #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: @IngridElkner phew ;) #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@sethruffer: The Ides of March-inciting incident doesn't
happen til past page 30 (I think 38)..but we can't discount importance of
structure #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @jeannevb: Keep tossing out nuggets while
I grab transcript. Dont forget next wk is MOVIE NIGHT http://t.co/GfdSAtzX
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:02 am
@SarahAlexis4: Enjoyed lurking tonight and absorbing
everybody's thoughts. Thanks for sharing. Hope everybody has a good writing
week! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: Bottom of the hour is #tvwriterchat... all are
welcome! #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@JasmineMcAtee: RT @Jamie_LD: RT @GregStorm: Why be
portable? Nothing says #writer like waiting for ur double mocca w/ a 4foot x
3foot corkboard under ur arm #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@sethruffer: because the best way to play around with
structure is to know it through and though (which I damned well don't....)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@gregstorm: A structural challenge is trying to write 10
page scripts that tell full story while addressing series arcs #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@beingbrad: @Jamie_LD @malber I'll do both. Mike will look
stunning in sequins, while Jamie will look stunning in anything. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@IngridElkner: I wrote my hand off today! For easy-to-read
highlights from past chats, check out http://t.co/kbulLPCo - Screenwriters
Anonymous #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@JAEL488: Awesome chat tonight #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:03 am
@steele_bob: @SKCOMEDY interesting point regarding Groundhog
Day. The atypical structure worked well for me. #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:04 am
@art1032: So great tonight, lots of great info! Night
#treefort #scriptchat:)
October 31, 2011, 1:04 am
@DimitriDavis: Really looking forward to next week's chat
about writing #HORROR! #favoritegenre #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:04 am
@TheLoneOlive: @FilmTony what? that makes no sense. inciting
should never be most exciting thing. conflict should be. inciting is launch
point #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:04 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb Yeah, you do that
Mama-O-the-Year. My kids: MOM! It's just a movie! Can you make me some popcorn?
#truestory #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:04 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @sethruffer: the best way to play around
with structure is to know it through and though (which I damned well dont...)
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:04 am
@ben_diagram: RT @IngridElkner: I wrote my hand off today!
For easy-to-read highlights from past chats, check out http://t.co/kbulLPCo -
Screenwriters Anonymous #scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:05 am
@DimitriDavis: If it's easy for a moviegoer to tell their
friends what your movie was about and why it was awesome, you delivered.
#scriptchat
October 31, 2011, 1:07 am
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