You can also read the Max Adam transcript on the Storify site.
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Sunday, December 29, 2013
Max Adams guests on USA Scriptchat: How to Get Read December 29, 2013
As our final guest of 2013, Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde guested with the topic: The Do's and Don'ts to Get Your Screenplay Read, Sold, and Produced. Enjoy!
You can also read the Max Adam transcript on the Storify site.
You can also read the Max Adam transcript on the Storify site.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Max Adams on USA Scriptchat: Do's & Don'ts to Get Your Screenplay Read, Sold, & Produced - December 29, 2013
Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde to
guest on USA Scriptchat on December 29, 2013, talking Do's and
Don'ts to Get Your Screenplay Read, Sold, and Produced.
Max Adams is an
award-winning screenwriter and author of The New Screenwriter's Survival Guide; Or, Guerrilla MeetingTactics and Other Acts of War.
She has written professionally for Columbia Pictures, Hollywood Pictures,
Touchstone Pictures, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, and Tri-Star
Pictures. Organizations she has lectured and/or taught at include USC, Austin
Film Festival, Film Arts Foundation, New York Film Academy, Gotham Writers,
University of Utah, and the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences. She
is a former Writers Guild of America West online screenwriting mentor, is the
founder of two international online screenwriting workshops,is a University of
Utah associate instructor and is the founder of the The Academy of Film
Writing. Her produced feature films include Excess Baggage, The Ladykillers,
and One For the Money.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Transcript of EURO Chat with The Writers Guild and USA chat with Max Adams June 12, 2011
#Scriptchat TOPIC:
EURO: Guests Bernie Corbett @berniecorbett and Tom Green @tomgreen_uk of @thewritersguild of Great Britain
Tonight’s chats were full of invaluable information. You can’t be a writer without understanding the contract issues and legalities, nor can you write well without knowing how to write visually. Both transcripts are GOLD, so don’t miss a word of advice. Enjoy! @jeannevb
EURO moderator: Alli Parker @alli_and_that
USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO CHAT:
@alli_and_that: According to my clock, it's #scriptchat o'clock with special guests @thewritersguild! Welcome!
June 12, 2011, 7:02 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that Hello - thanks for having us #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:03 pm
@berniecorbett: Good to be on #scriptchat -- fire away!
June 12, 2011, 7:03 pm
@zaraaltair: Time for #scriptchat . I'm here.
June 12, 2011, 7:04 pm
@alli_and_that: Just so you all know, @berniecorbett is also tweeting on behalf of @thewritersguild tonight! #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:04 pm
@alli_and_that: I'll kick things off - can you tell us a bit about what does the Writer's Guild does? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:04 pm
@berniecorbett: 1. Negotiate minimum terms, 2. Tackle members' problems. 3. Put on events. 4. Lobby Givt and EU. 5. Communicate #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:06 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that we represent writers across all mediums #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:06 pm
@ScriptPunk: @alli_and_that Hi @berniecorbett As a new writer what can @thewritersguild do for me? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:06 pm
@TheWritersGuild: And we campaign for writers rates of pay and rights #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:06 pm
@TheWritersGuild: I reckon @BernieCorbett and I will answer in stereo :) #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:07 pm
@sweettweenie: hi #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:07 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that we represent writers across all mediums & campaign for writers rates of pay and rights #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:08 pm
@berniecorbett: You can use the Guild to meet established writers, agents and others in the business; get advice about contracts, copyright. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:08 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @ScriptPunk @alli_and_that @berniecorbett Advice on contracts, information and a chance to connect with other writers #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:09 pm
@zaraaltair: RT @TheWritersGuild: @ScriptPunk @alli_and_that @berniecorbett Advice on contracts, information and a chance to connect with other writers #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:09 pm
@sweettweenie: RT @berniecorbett: You can use the Guild to meet established writers, agents and others in the business; get advice about contracts, copyright. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:09 pm
@BellaWonder: Freedom! RT @mmaren: How trying to make and #indiefilm has been liberating to this screenwriter http://t.co/fOhyTXr #scriptchat #filmmaking
June 12, 2011, 7:10 pm
@berniecorbett: The Guild has just joined a programme to learn business skills such as tax, operating a website. See FEU Training website. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:10 pm
@alli_and_that: Leading on from @ScriptPunk's question, do you need to be an established writer to be a part of @TheWritersGuild? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:10 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @ScriptPunk What would you like the Guild to do for you? #scriptchat @alli_and_that @berniecorbett
June 12, 2011, 7:10 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that @ScriptPunk We have different kinds of membership, including for writers without commissions and students #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:11 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that We have different kinds of membership including for writers without commissions and students #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:11 pm
@TaroJ: #scriptchat hi, can't say I've heard a lot about writers guild I used to belong to BECTU is it a similar type of Union?
June 12, 2011, 7:12 pm
@berniecorbett: Anyone can join the Guild: Full Members have been paid at Guild or industry standard rates, Candidate Mems are working towards #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:12 pm
@TheWritersGuild: It would be interesting to hear from other writers, too - what would you like the Guild to do for you? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:12 pm
@TheWritersGuild: RT @berniecorbett: Anyone can join the Guild: Full Members have been paid at Guild or industry standard rates, Candidate Mems are working towards #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:12 pm
@sweettweenie: @TheWritersGuild how does it work when a writer has an agent, how do they benefit from the WG? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:13 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: It would be interesting to hear from other writers, too - what would you like the Guild to do for you? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:13 pm
@ScriptPunk: @TheWritersGuild #scriptchat Interesting, so even without commission we should look to the guild for guidance. Cool.
June 12, 2011, 7:13 pm
@piersb: Ask @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett questions about the whys and wherefores of the UK writers' Union on #scriptchat now...
June 12, 2011, 7:13 pm
@berniecorbett: BECTU is a far larger union and covers many types of workers. Guild specialises on writers. We work with BECTU on many issues. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:14 pm
@sweettweenie: RT @piersb: Ask @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett questions about the whys and wherefores of the UK writers' Union on #scriptchat now...
June 12, 2011, 7:14 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @ScriptPunk Absolutely - we support loads of writers who've not yet had Guild-rate contracts #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:14 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @sweettweenie We offer benefits like a pension scheme - plus you get to be part of an org making the world better for writers #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:16 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @scriptpunk: @TheWritersGuild @alli_and_that @BernieCorbett Another thing - what events/networks opportunites have you got? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:16 pm
@frogfall: @TheWritersGuild what proportion of your membership are actually earning their living through writing? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:17 pm
@sweettweenie: RT @TheWritersGuild: @sweettweenie We offer benefits like a pension scheme - plus you get to be part of an org making the world better for writers #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:17 pm
@berniecorbett: All writers benefit from min rates we set, that's part of the point of a union. We are sometimes better able to settle disputes #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:17 pm
@jasonarnopp: RT @piersb: Ask @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett questions about the whys and wherefores of the UK writers' Union on #scriptchat now...
June 12, 2011, 7:17 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @ScriptPunk Events like this http://t.co/O9FUB76 - but we need to do more #scriptchat @alli_and_that @BernieCorbett
June 12, 2011, 7:18 pm
@berniecorbett: Events include panels with agents, producers, top writers; networking; annual awards. In London, Scotland, Midlands, Liverpool. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:19 pm
@sweettweenie: @TheWritersGuild cool, sounds very interesting. How long have you been around? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:19 pm
@alli_and_that: An upcoming event hosted by @TheWritersGuild, @berniecorbett: http://t.co/O9FUB76 #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:20 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @frogfall Not sure if we know how many "earning living" but majority are Full Members #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:20 pm
@berniecorbett: We do a weekly email bulletin for members listing events by the Guild and many other organisations. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:20 pm
@alli_and_that: @TheWritersGuild @BernieCorbett What other type of events are on the horizon? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:20 pm
@TaroJ: #scriptchat what are your views on low no budget independent film making. People need to learn their craft
June 12, 2011, 7:20 pm
@sweettweenie: RT @berniecorbett: Events include panels with agents, producers, top writers; networking; annual awards. In London, Scotland, Midlands, Liverpool. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:20 pm
@Bang2write: RT @piersb: Ask @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett questions about the whys and wherefores of the UK writers' Union on #scriptchat now...
June 12, 2011, 7:20 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that Oops- actually that event was yesterday! #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:21 pm
@alli_and_that: @TheWritersGuild I read the date wrong! Oops! #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:21 pm
@berniecorbett: Guild has existed 52 years but predecessor organisations go back to the 1930s. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:21 pm
@TheWritersGuild: What type of events would people like to see? Meet the agents is always popular #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:22 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @berniecorbett: Events include panels with agents, producers, top writers; networking; annual awards. In London, Scotland, Midlands, Liverpool. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:22 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: What type of events would people like to see? Meet the agents is always popular. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:23 pm
@berniecorbett: We have approx 2,000 members: 1,400 currently active pro writers, 150 retired, 400 aspiring Candidates, plus students, agents #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:23 pm
@frogfall: @TheWritersGuild Thanks. I guess the question should be: how many pay more than the basic 180pa fee. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:23 pm
@LenAndersonIV: Yes, I purchased this for "research." #scriptchat #IRS http://twitpic.com/5ap78o
June 12, 2011, 7:24 pm
@berniecorbett: Low/no budget film making is vital. Guild has guidelines on joint venture contracts that are suitable for such projects. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:26 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @frogfall Sorry, don't know the answer off top of my head but there's lots of info in our annual report http://t.co/HFfikS4 #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:26 pm
@alli_and_that: @TheWritersGuild I think that events with producers and directors are always be interesting. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:27 pm
@berniecorbett: About half of Full Members pay more than the basic subscription (1.2% of earnings) #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:27 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @berniecorbett: Low/no budget film making is vital. Guild has guidelines on joint venture contracts that are suitable for such projects. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:28 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that We did a joint event with the Directors' Guild which was great - hopefully more to come #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:28 pm
@justmetalking: @TheWritersGuild Do you register a script with The Writer's Guild, like you can do with the WGA (I think)? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:28 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @BernieCorbett Thanks Bernie! @frogfall #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:28 pm
@alli_and_that: @TheWritersGuild Excellent! I think it's always great for writers to know how their work can be handled by a director. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:29 pm
@berniecorbett: We don't have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:29 pm
@TheWritersGuild: RT @berniecorbett: We don't have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:29 pm
@sweettweenie: are most of your writers for film/ tv or do you also have novelists and other printed media? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:29 pm
@alli_and_that: @justmetalking beat me to my next question! #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:29 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @berniecorbett: We dont have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:29 pm
@Alex_Carrick: RT @ToniRakestraw Don't miss #Interview with @Alex_Carrick Unbridled Editor http://bit.ly/jMxmly #storycraft #kindlechat #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:29 pm
@jasonarnopp: RT @TheWritersGuild: We don't have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:30 pm
@andrewhalluk: RT @berniecorbett: We don't have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:30 pm
@berniecorbett: If you want to register a physical printout of your script try Script Vault in Yorkshire. Or use WGA online registration. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:30 pm
@zaraaltair: RT @berniecorbett: If you want to register a physical printout of your script try Script Vault in Yorkshire. Or use WGA online registration. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:30 pm
@alli_and_that: Halfway through #scriptchat for tonight! We're chatting to @thewritersguild and @berniecorbett. Come and see what they can do for you!
June 12, 2011, 7:30 pm
@sweettweenie: RT @berniecorbett: We don't have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:30 pm
@GREGBIELA: A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.-John Barrymore #indie #scriptchat #TVWriterchat #postchat #amwriting
June 12, 2011, 7:31 pm
@alli_and_that: Can you explain a little more about automatic copyrighting and how that works? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:31 pm
@berniecorbett: If you are submitting scripts in the US make sure you use both WGA and Library of Congress registration for full protection. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:31 pm
@TheWritersGuild: Guild members tend to help and support each other, too - check out our podcasts for advice and discussion http://t.co/FFu255Z #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:32 pm
@frogfall: @berniecorbett Thanks. Always interesting to know the spread from an essentially freelance business. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:32 pm
@berniecorbett: In the UK, when you write something it is automatically your copyright and remains so unless you transfer copyright in writing. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:33 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @berniecorbett: If you are submitting scripts in the US make sure you use both WGA and Library of Congress registration for full protection. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:33 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: Guild members tend to help and support each other, too - check out our podcasts for advice and discussion http://t.co/FFu255Z #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:33 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @berniecorbett: In the UK, when you write something it is automatically your copyright and remains so unless you transfer copyright in writing. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:33 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @frogfall @berniecorbett Agreed! (I learned something, too) #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:33 pm
@TheWritersGuild: RT @berniecorbett: In the UK, when you write something it is automatically your copyright and remains so unless you transfer copyright in writing. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:34 pm
@sweettweenie: RT @berniecorbett: If you are submitting scripts in the US make sure you use both WGA and Library of Congress registration for full protection. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:34 pm
@antonpick: RT @alli_and_that: Halfway through #scriptchat 4 2nite! We're chatting 2 @thewritersguild & @berniecorbett. Come & C wht they cn do 4 U!
June 12, 2011, 7:34 pm
@TheWritersGuild: Just a reminder that @BernieCorbett is the WGGB's General Secretary #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:34 pm
@TheWritersGuild: RT @antonpick: RT @alli_and_that: Halfway through #scriptchat 4 2nite! We're chatting 2 @thewritersguild & @berniecorbett. Come & C wht they cn do 4 U!
June 12, 2011, 7:35 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: Just a reminder that @BernieCorbett is the WGGBs General Secretary. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:35 pm
@alli_and_that: What plans does @TheWritersGuild have for the future? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:36 pm
@TheWritersGuild: Want to know industry standard payments to writers? Check out our minimum terms agreements http://t.co/qLPhNSi #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:37 pm
@berniecorbett: The big thing at the moment is negotiating a new deal with the BBC for online payments -- iPlayer and online archive. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:37 pm
@walkernicholas: RT @berniecorbett: In the UK, when you write something it is automatically your copyright and remains so unless you transfer copyright in writing. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:37 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: Want to know industry standard payments to writers? Check out our minimum terms agreements http://t.co/qLPhNSi #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:38 pm
@berniecorbett: The Guild has also recently started negotiations with PACT for the first film writers' minimum terms agreement since 1992. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:38 pm
@Mr_Tenn_Pup: RT @jasonarnopp: RT @TheWritersGuild: We don't have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:38 pm
@cocolarose: RT @berniecorbett: In the UK, when you write something it is automatically your copyright and remains so unless you transfer copyright in writing. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:39 pm
@zaraaltair: RT @berniecorbett: The Guild has also recently started negotiations with PACT for the first film writers' minimum terms agreement since 1992. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:39 pm
@berniecorbett: We have launched a self-publishing Books Co-operative for ebooks and print-on-demand (books can be scripts as well as novels). #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:39 pm
@elizabethkarr: @sethruffer Think it was your birthday comment that turned the tide. #FilmCourage #Scriptchat :)
June 12, 2011, 7:39 pm
@nysunJT: RT @TheWritersGuild: Want to know industry standard payments to writers? Check out our minimum terms agreements http://t.co/qLPhNSi #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:40 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @ScriptPunk Our system is fundamentally different but we have secured good rights and rates esp in theare, TV & playback #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:40 pm
@Sonic_Screwup: RT @berniecorbett: In the UK, when you write something it is automatically your copyright and remains so unless you transfer copyright in writing. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:42 pm
@sweettweenie: @TheWritersGuild do you get involved when negotiating screen credit? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:42 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @onewordtf: In the future would there be any way the WGGB could offer its support to freelance advertising copywriters? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:42 pm
@OnewordTF: #scriptchat In the future would there be any way the WGGB could offer its support to basic rates for freelance advertising copywriters?
June 12, 2011, 7:42 pm
@jen_btw: Reading #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:44 pm
@berniecorbett: @OnewordTF I would need to find out a bit more about that kind of work -- contact me if you would like to discuss this. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:44 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @sweettweenie Yes we do - you can read our introduction to film credit arbitration here http://t.co/ejwZ4nD #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:45 pm
@berniecorbett: The NUJ used to have a section for advertising copywriters, but that was 15 years ago -- I don't know if it still exists. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:45 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @jen_btw Finding it interesting...? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:45 pm
@OnewordTF: @BernieCorbett Thank you Bernie. Just about helping us secure a basic, livable rate of pay. Will write to you with detail. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:46 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @BernieCorbett What about writers working in reality TV - that's been a big battle in the USA hasn't it? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:47 pm
@alli_and_that: What kind of support do @TheWritersGuild give to low/no budget films? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:47 pm
@berniecorbett: @ScriptPunk . The WGA (with the DGA and SAG) operates a union town in LA. Closed shops are against the law in the UK. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:48 pm
@frogfall: Was just about to ask about the rise of "unscripted" TV in the UK. Are scripted shows regaining ground? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:50 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that See good practice guidelines for film writers & producers http://t.co/ig6hEpm #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:50 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that See good practice guidelines for film writers & producers http://t.co/ig6hEpm #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:51 pm
@berniecorbett: Reality shows 1/2: WGA says they are really scripted and tried to recruit staff and impose its contract (with little success). #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:51 pm
@sweettweenie: @TheWritersGuild thank you for the link, very useful. How does it work in practice, does the film need to be entirely UK funded? #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:51 pm
@YoungWritersHub: RT @TheWritersGuild: Want to know industry standard payments to writers? Check out our minimum terms agreements http://t.co/qLPhNSi #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:51 pm
@YoungWritersHub: RT @berniecorbett: In the UK, when you write something it is automatically your copyright and remains so unless you transfer copyright in writing. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:51 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @frogfall There's certainly anecdotal evidence that broadcasters recognising value of scripted drama & comedy #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:51 pm
@berniecorbett: Realist shows 2/2: Not so far a big issue in the UK. Not covered by WGGB contracts. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:52 pm
@jasonarnopp: RT @TheWritersGuild: Want to know industry standard payments to writers? Check out our min terms agreements http://t.co/qLPhNSi #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:52 pm
@alli_and_that: For more info on @TheWritersGuild or @berniecorbett check out: http://scriptchat.blogspot.com/ #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:52 pm
@TheWritersGuild: This is fun! *wipes sweat from brow* (Thanks for all the RTs, esp from WGGB members out there) #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:53 pm
@berniecorbett: BBC plans to cut spending on daytime reality shows. We hope they will substitute repeats of scripted drama & comedy. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:53 pm
@jen_btw: @TheWritersGuild Aye, some interesting stuff. Also interesting to see UK/USA differences. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:54 pm
@AnnaGanderton: RT @alli_and_that: For more info on @TheWritersGuild or @berniecorbett check out: http://scriptchat.blogspot.com/ #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:54 pm
@alli_and_that: There's a few minutes left of #scriptchat if you want to ask @thewritersguild or @BernieCorbett any burning questions!
June 12, 2011, 7:54 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @sweettweenie I think it's considered on case by case basis - DM me if you have a specific query #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:55 pm
@follow_nicole: RT @TheWritersGuild: Want to know industry standard payments to writers? Check out our minimum terms agreements http://t.co/qLPhNSi #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:55 pm
@zaraaltair: @TheWritersGuild Thanks for all the info and being here. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:55 pm
@berniecorbett: On co-productions, writers' contract usually in line with Guild terms in the country putting up the most money. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:55 pm
@rdlln: Can't wait to see What's Up Lovely a film by @grking http://t.co/9emxbBP #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:56 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @jen_btw Yes, lots of differences and plenty in common with USA, too #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:56 pm
@RickRapier: @Dec1968 Join #scriptchat Sundays, #FF @kim_garland @jeannevb @ZacSanford Learn about it here: http://bit.ly/185tzs
June 12, 2011, 7:57 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @ZaraAltair Great to be here :) #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:57 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @berniecorbett: On co-productions, writers contract usually in line with Guild terms in the country putting up most money. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:58 pm
@sweettweenie: @TheWritersGuild thank you. I'm a very new writer, so just getting my head around it all for now. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:58 pm
@berniecorbett: @walkernicholas . We think there are about 5,000 to 6,000 people writing professionally or semi-pro for TV, film, radio & stage. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:58 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @sweettweenie See @BernieCorbett comment about co-productions #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:59 pm
@follow_nicole: Culver City/Inglewood Scriptwriters Network writing group open. DM me for deets. #scriptchat #filmcourage #screenwriting
June 12, 2011, 7:59 pm
@jen_btw: @TheWritersGuild Had a scriptwriting class in uni, taught by an American. Fun days. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 7:59 pm
@OnewordTF: #scriptchat WGGB has given me confidence and support in screenwriting. I believe all emerging writers should invest in candidate membership.
June 12, 2011, 8:00 pm
@berniecorbett: @walkernicholas . Don't know how they make 44,000, but may include novelists & other book writers, journalists, copywriters. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:00 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @OnewordTF Thanks :) #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:01 pm
@TheWritersGuild: RT @OnewordTF: #scriptchat WGGB has given me confidence and support in screenwriting. I believe all emerging writers should invest in candidate membership.
June 12, 2011, 8:01 pm
@zaraaltair: Spent AM fleshing out new #script outline. Wrapping up with #scriptchat. Now off to friend's birthday party. It's a good day.
June 12, 2011, 8:01 pm
@alli_and_that: Big thanks to @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett for taking part tonight in #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:01 pm
@zaraaltair: RT @alli_and_that: Big thanks to @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett for taking part tonight in #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:02 pm
@sweettweenie: Thank you @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett for answering questions. Thank you @alli_and_that for moderating :-) Goodnight #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:02 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @BernieCorbett Perhaps the Guild should do its own big survey of writers...? #scriptchat @walkernicholas
June 12, 2011, 8:02 pm
@alli_and_that: And just so you know, @TheWritersGuild and @BernieCorbett don't bite, so feel free to ask them questions any time! #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:02 pm
@antonpick: RT @OnewordTF: #scriptchat WGGB has given me confidence & support ..all emerging writers shld invest in candidate membership.
June 12, 2011, 8:02 pm
@zaraaltair: RT @antonpick: RT @OnewordTF: #scriptchat WGGB has given me confidence & support ..all emerging writers shld invest in candidate membership.
June 12, 2011, 8:02 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that Thanks for having us - keep up the good work. And anyone can tweet us any time #scriptchat @BernieCorbett
June 12, 2011, 8:03 pm
@berniecorbett: @alli_and_that Its a pleasure. Any follow-ups, email me on corbett@writersguild.org.uk #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:03 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @OnewordTF: #scriptchat WGGB has given me confidence and support in screenwriting. I believe all emerging writers should invest in candidate membership.
June 12, 2011, 8:03 pm
@berniecorbett: Big survey of writers? That's another upcoming plan I forgot to mention. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:03 pm
@frogfall: Thanks @TheWritersGuild @BernieCorbett for the info and to @alli_and_that for hosting. #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:04 pm
@TheWritersGuild: @frogfall Thanks for the questions @BernieCorbett @alli_and_that #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:04 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @TheWritersGuild: @alli_and_that Thanks for having us -keep up the good work. And anyone can tweet us any time @BernieCorbett #scriptchat
June 12, 2011, 8:05 pm
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK - welcome @CelluloidBlonde to discuss Visual Writing
June 13, 2011, 12:00 am
@zacsanford2: @jamie_ld I dunno... am I? I can if needed. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:00 am
@jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK - welcome @CelluloidBlonde to discuss Visual Writing
June 13, 2011, 12:00 am
@Mindy_Crump: @LIMAMA I'm doing well thanks #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:00 am
@jamie_ld: @zacsanford2 I'll be there, so I can do it. Want to co-moderate? lol #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:00 am
@kim_garland: Join in! RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK - welcome @CelluloidBlonde to discuss Visual Writing
June 13, 2011, 12:00 am
@tracinell: going to listen to @CelluloidBlonde not at... #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:00 am
@wscalfaro: Wish I could type ( #scriptchat )
June 13, 2011, 12:01 am
@LIMAMA: Hello Max!n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:01 am
@UnkScreenwriter: It's now #SCRIPTCHAT :01 LOL #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: So excited to have Max Adams here #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:01 am
@andrealmcneill: @tracinell Hi Trace!!!! Haven't seen you since our Starbucks mtg in Troyn #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde is one amazing writer. Here's her bio http://tinyurl.com/63u4xle #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:01 am
@tracinell: oops, omit the "not" in that last post. #whatthewhat? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:01 am
@AngieRa_: hello all #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:02 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Evening #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:02 am
@tracinell: @andrealmcneill rewrite-frenzy...I've nearly got my twitter professional-lurker license. ;) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:02 am
@jeannevb: Hope all had a great time at #GAPF last weekend and/or discussing PULP FICTION last week. It's nice to be back! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:02 am
@LibertarianArts: RT @jamie_ld: 7-8 for me RT @LibertarianArts: Better call me now, because I don't answer the phone from 6-7 on Sundays. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:02 am
@DimitriDavis: True story! rt @jeannevb: Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde is one amazing writer. Heres her bio http://tinyurl.com/63u4xle #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:03 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It has been a while since I have done this straight into the scriptchat interface should be interesting.n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:03 am
@jamesgalenz: I need to grab some food before I perv at all the #scriptchat tweets.
June 13, 2011, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde is IN THE HOUSE! Jump on in and ask her a question. Or perhaps, Max, you can tweet out some thoughts first #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:03 am
@tracinell: RT @DimitriDavis: True story! rt @jeannevb: Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde is one amazing writer. Her bio http://tinyurl.com/63u4xle #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:03 am
@elizabethkarr: We're talking with Max Adams @CelluloidBlonde on #scriptchat. Topic is Visual writing. Great room for writers & filmmakers. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:03 am
@zacsanford2: Just FYI, Twitter is having some capacity issues tonight. Surprise, surprise. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:03 am
@susyneliseduris: Hey all! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:04 am
@kellyanelons: Wow. I'm watching a TV show so preachy that it's really, really turning me off. Where is the line between story & soapbox? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:04 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Thanks, Jeannevbn #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:04 am
@dwacon: Greetings to all. Got a major prodco reading my pitch bible. W00T W00T !! n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde what's the most important thing we should know about the skill of writing visually? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:04 am
@jprfilm: Going to tune into #scriptchat for some tips on visual writing
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It is a cool day in Dallas at a balmy 97 degrees. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@tracinell: RT @jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde whats the most important thing we should know about the skill of writing visually? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@oygirl: RT @jprfilm: Going to tune into #scriptchat for some tips on visual writing #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@sffilmworks: So my timeline is full of #NBA, #TonyAwards, and #Scriptchat. Bout to crack open a bottle of wine. Gonna be an interesting night.
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@josephvales: I love this topic btw, definitely a skill I need to hone #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@jolenejahnke: Time for #scriptchat. Join in!
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@LIMAMA: @dwacon Good luck! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:05 am
@BellaWonder: Get onboard everyone! Yahoo! RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK - welcome @CelluloidBlonde to discuss Visual Writing
June 13, 2011, 12:06 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Writing visually is about making a reader "see" the scenes, action, and film. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:06 am
@andrealmcneill: @jolenejahnke Hey Girlie! Nice to see you!! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:06 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It's one of the weakest areas for newer writers, because they tend to start scenes on characters or action, not on location. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:06 am
@KonradStief: @josephvales Agreed since I am moving into more visually motivated screenplays #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:06 am
@zacsanford2: Those watching the #TonyAwards, please keep from posting spoilers as the west coast isn't on a live feed. #isthis1985? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:06 am
@AngieRa_: @kellyanelons that'd be the line between midday movie and prime time movie #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@dwacon: Last time I was in Dallas, some guy was selling pitchforks… it was that hot. Weather on my ranch in Hudspeth County TX now = 99° #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@CelluloidBlonde: So you'll have a scene open like, INT. OFFICE - DAY || Bob slams into the room and picks up the phone. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@kellyanelons: @andrealmcneill Hiya!! I have very obnoxious house guests but they're parked in front of my TV, so I'm joining #scriptchat tonight. :)
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@tracinell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Its 1 of the weakest areas for newer writers, becuz they start scenes on characters/action, not location. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@CelluloidBlonde: And the room never takes shape, is never set visually, so action and dialogue, for a reader, happen in this gray void. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@dwacon: @LIMAMA Thanks!n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@jamie_ld: @zacsanford2 I'm so going to post spoilers. Haha, not. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:07 am
@josephvales: RT @CelluloidBlonde: So youll have a scene open like, INT. OFFICE - DAY || Bob slams into the room and picks up the phone. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:08 am
@IngridElkner: Juicy topic. When reading amateur scripts I have to constantly ask writers "But what are your characters physically doing?" #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:08 am
@dtfpress: RT @elizabethkarr: Hi, Everybody. Eyes ready for visual writing techniques. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:08 am
@CelluloidBlonde: That is a long way of saying, one of the most important elements of visual writing is setting locations, making them visual #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:08 am
@kim_garland: Nice RT @sffilmworks my timeline is full o #NBA, #TonyAwards & #Scriptchat. Bout to crack open bottle of wine. Gonna be an interesting night
June 13, 2011, 12:08 am
@jolenejahnke: @andrealmcneill Has it really only been a week?! Miss you guys @Jamie_LD @jeannevb @zacsanford2 #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@kellyanelons: @AngieRa_ That's a good way to put it. What about weekly TV dramas? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@htownhustlah: RT @UnkScreenwriter: It's now #SCRIPTCHAT :01 LOL #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@tracinell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: one of the most important elements of visual writing is setting locations, making them visual #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@randywong: @CelluloidBlonde - sounds like the visual descr of the location sets the tone of the scene #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@jeannevb: Chk out @CelluloidBlonde's #Screenwriting online master classes in July: Visual Writing || Character Writing http://ow.ly/5fB8I #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@cinemagypsy: Hello everyone #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@elizabethkarr: @CelluloidBlonde So by visual writing you mean focusing on the setting/locations/environment of the story? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Lots of times a writer will say, but it's just an office, it is not a significant location. But offices are all different. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@CelluloidBlonde: And if a writer is using the location, it is significant, otherwise, why is it in the script? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@andrealmcneill: It was a lot of fun. Met so many great people and even got a job@jolenejahnke @andrealmcneill @Jamie_LD @jeannevb @zacsanford2 #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @cinemagypsy Hey, Miss, you made it. Yay! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:09 am
@Story_Craft: For screen-inclined writers, #scriptchat is starting now & for the Speculative #fantasychat is starting also. Happy Writing! #storycraft
June 13, 2011, 12:10 am
@dwacon: @CelluloidBlonde I get that in notes for my scripts… looking for ideas to makem more visual in a spartan 3 typed lines or less. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:10 am
@aboutpaula: RT @Story_Craft: For screen-inclined writers, #scriptchat is starting now & for the Speculative #fantasychat is starting also. Happy Writing! #storycraft
June 13, 2011, 12:10 am
@DimitriDavis: Yes. rt @CelluloidBlonde: And if a writer is using the location, it is significant, otherwise, why is it in the script? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:10 am
@oygirl: @cinemagypsy hello girln #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @elizabethkarr You focus on the locations, visually, that is important, but visual movement is also important. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @oygirl Heya, Michele #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Films are made, quite literally, of moving light. So light, motion, these are majorly important elements in visual writing. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:11 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde and what is IN that office says a lot about the character who owns it #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:11 am
@oygirl: @CelluloidBlonde Hi Maxn #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:11 am
@cinemagypsy: @oygirl , yay you too! #scriptchatn #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:11 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: @elizabethkarr You focus on locations, visually, that is important, but visual movement is also important. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:11 am
@tracinell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Films are made of moving light. So light, motion, these are majorly important elements in visual writing. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:12 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Setting location visually, you always want to use the light. Setting motion? The verbs have to be visual. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:12 am
@LibertarianArts: Brings Syd Field to mind: "A screenplay, I soon realized, is a story told with pictures." #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:12 am
@snouty: RT @jasonarnopp: RT @TheWritersGuild: We don't have a script registration service because full copyright is automatic in UK, unlike in USA. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:12 am
@kellyanelons: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Lots of times a writer will say, but it's just an office, it is not a significant location. But offices are all different. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:12 am
@KonradStief: @CelluloidBlonde It requires a novelist's descriptive sense but without the long descriptive sentences. Quick short sentences? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:12 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Yes. You want to denote the space, is it large? Small? Cramped? Expansive? Well lit? Dimly lit? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:13 am
@HistFict: RT @Story_Craft: For screen-inclined writers, #scriptchat is starting now & for the Speculative #fantasychat is starting also. Happy Writing! #storycraft
June 13, 2011, 12:13 am
@CelluloidBlonde: A huge square boxy room lit by bright sunlight is dif from a small cramped shoebox of a room withe one dingy lamp. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:13 am
@jamie_ld: After reading the Action/Comedy script I just read, I'm loath to write anything. It was incredibly written. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde How much description do you use to describe that office? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@Making_A_Scene: In sci-fi - how do you tackle explaining new technology without making it feel like a manual? #scriptchat Oh, and hi Max.
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@CelluloidBlonde: "Office" does not inform a reader or set a visual location in which action and dialogue can occur. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@story1st: RT @Jamie_LD: After reading the Action/Comedy script I just read, I'm loath to write anything. It was incredibly written. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@dwacon: @kellyanelons @CelluloidBlonde So an office with a snoring receptionist and a giant cockroach dangling from the air vent above? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @LIScreenWriter It can be one sentence, it just has to denote space, light, and some predominant texture to create a visual. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@jeannevb: fyi @TheWritersGuild was the EURO guest today. Will post their transcript with ours after this chat. #greatinfo #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:14 am
@elizabethkarr: @CelluloidBlonde Then goal for narration is to be as interesting, compelling as story & characters. I like that.Down with Dull. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @dwacon No, those are details that won't matter if the room is not set. Size, light, texture. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@tracinell: RT @CelluloidBlonde It can be one sentence, it just has to denote space, light, and some predominant texture to create a visual. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@HistFict: @jeannevb @celluloidblonde why lose ANY opportunity to impart info to the viewer visually instead of force-feeding via dialogue #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@rdlln: INT. OFFICE - DAY A man with a cheap suit and an expensive haircut stands by the window, watches the rain stream down. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@LIScreenWriter: @elizabethkarr @CelluloidBlonde In just one or two sentences. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@FurryWolfen: @Making_A_Scene Show. Don't tell. It's really that simple #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@CelluloidBlonde: A cramped office with one overhead fluorescent scatterying light on a worn polyester shag carpet. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:15 am
@elizabethkarr: @dwacon @kellyanelons @CelluloidBlonde Wow. You set the scene w/ that sentence. #snoring #cockroach #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:16 am
@WaterholeMovie: Reading a script & reading scriptchat tweets. Meta. RT @jeannevb: #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK - welcome @CelluloidBlonde to discuss Visual Writing
June 13, 2011, 12:16 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde What exactly do you mean by texture? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:16 am
@sethruffer: Hey, all--sorry for late entry. Hope you;ve all had a great weekend.n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:16 am
@CelluloidBlonde: A huge office, sunlight streaming through floor to ceiling windows onto the pale gold wood floor. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:16 am
@elizabethkarr: That's the hard part! RT @LIScreenWriter: @elizabethkarr @CelluloidBlonde In just one or two sentences. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:16 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It's not about what's in the location, it is about the location. You can set a location with one sentence, visually. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:16 am
@LIMAMA: I'm writing a script and while at this chat. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @jeannevb: fyi @TheWritersGuild was the EURO guest today. Will post their transcript with ours after this chat. #greatinfo #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@CelluloidBlonde: The cockroach, the sleeping receptionist, a man at window, all of these are in a vacuum unless you make the room real. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@PAULLLEWELLYN: Is "Romantic Dramedy" a real genre type? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@elizabethkarr: @CelluloidBlonde Wld love to read some examples of yours. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@dwacon: @CelluloidBlonde A solitary desk buried in an expanse of dull earth tones; solitary window gives great view of a brick wall. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@wcmartell: You want to work someplace where you are comfortable - I spent more money on my office chair than the desk. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@AngieRa_: my twitter keeps deleting all the previous #scriptchat tweets so i can't keep up :(
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@rdlln: What do you guys think about staying away from adjectives, adverbs and gerunds? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:17 am
@Mindy_Crump: @sethruffer so far so good hope you did too #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:18 am
@LVADone: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: @elizabethkarr You focus on locations, visually, that is important, but visual movement is also important. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:18 am
@The_Jodi: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Setting location visually, you always want to use the light. Setting motion? The verbs have to be visual. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:18 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @CelluloidBlonde: It's not about what's in the location, it is about the location. You can set a location with one sentence, visually. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:18 am
@jamesgalenz: I guess every location warrants a description. What you consider normal/mundane might be different from what others think. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:18 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @dwacon Where is the room's description in that? What size is it? Where's the light? What are the earth tones made of? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:18 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde Should writers try to think like directors when they write their descriptions? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@jeannevb: @wcmartell our chat is on right now! Join us! We're talking Visual Writing with our guest @CelluloidBlonde. Would love input #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Earth tones don't mean anything if they don't have a make up and belong to an object that can be seen. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@milesmaker: I tend to be VERY descriptive, but there's a difference whether or not you intend to shoot yourself or SELL your script. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@randywong: @CelluloidBlonde - if lighting gives the scene a texture, what does descr spatial relations give? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@kellyanelons: @elizabethkarr @dwacon @CelluloidBlonde Absolutely. Very nice. :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Earth toned plaster walls can be seen. Earth tone wool carpet can be seen. Earth however is a pretty vague tone. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@josephvales: @AngieRa_ use this link http://tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat has the scriptchat as one stream. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:19 am
@WaterholeMovie: True. RT @milesmaker: I tend to be VERY descriptive, there's a diff whether you intend to shoot yourself or SELL your script. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:20 am
@CelluloidBlonde: A pale gold rug is more descriptive than an earth toned rug. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:20 am
@jprfilm: @lousanz Of course, just click the hashtag #scriptchat and follow/join the convo with a prof screenwriter. Talking about visual storytelling
June 13, 2011, 12:20 am
@TyLeisher: I'll be taking part in #scriptchat - I'll return you to your regular scheduled tweets in 40 minutes.
June 13, 2011, 12:20 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @randywong Lighting does not give the scene texture, it gives it light. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:20 am
@dwacon: @CelluloidBlonde Hard to do in <140 characters. But I get your drift. n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:21 am
@milesmaker: Writer/Directors tend to be lazy with their writing if they're gonna shoot themselves--it's all in their HEAD... #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:21 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Texture comes from the make up of a predominant substance in a scene. Stainless steel refrigerator. Chipped ceramic sink. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:21 am
@mmaren: I blogged today about the difference between writing scripts for execs and writing for yourself to direct. http://bit.ly/jErQJzn #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:21 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Scarred wooden floor. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:21 am
@josephvales: At a Q&A George A. Romero said that his Night of the Dead scripts were not formatted as such, since he knew he was directing #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:21 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Texture comes from the make up of objects in a location #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:21 am
@TyLeisher: @milesmaker I was amazed at how trimmed down and sparce Christopher Nolan's Inception script was. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Space gives someone the geometry and parameters of a space. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@jeannevb: @HistFict I think they have a paid "sponsor" tweet via Twitter that places them at top of the feed. Go to www.tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@HeyMikeBrown: Writers write the story. The DP and director determine how the story is told. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@Alex_Carrick: My interview with @John_Rakestraw http://su.pr/2idZT3 The new writing experience - inspiration, marketing, tags, persona, etc #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@CelluloidBlonde: You are painting a room/location for a reader, this is the size and shape, here is the light, here is what it illuminates. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@AngieRa_: @josephvales thankyou :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@jponcepalmieri: @milesmaker You mean BAD writers/directors tend to be lazy, a good director would never be lazy to begin with. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:22 am
@jeannevb: says so much RT @CelluloidBlonde: Scarred wooden floor. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:23 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I can have a large bathroom full of sunlight coming through a window hitting expanses of pale marble. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:23 am
@mmaren: When is the space a character in the film, and when is it incidental? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:23 am
@milesmaker: @TyLeisher Genre may also determine. I'm writing a supernatural drama I know SFX folks need to visualize: http://bit.ly/jKi5fl #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:23 am
@elizabethkarr: @CelluloidBlonde visual writing enriches reading experience & inspires director /art designer. Deepening screenplay. Liking this #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:23 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Or, a small cramped bathroom, one bare bulb exposing a chipped rusted out ceramic tub. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@dwacon: Abner chugs a carafe of coffee in his closet of an office, flickering florescent light bounces off the espresso color walls. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@kim_garland: RT @mmaren: I blogged today about the difference between writing scripts for execs and writing for yourself to direct. http://bit.ly/jErQJzn #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde Why is it so important to tell the reader about the marble on the floor? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@TyLeisher: @milesmaker I just meant, he is not extremely description about what a location looks like or how it feels. Just that it exists. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@milesmaker: @jponcepalmieri I mean lazy as being less descriptive; as @TyLeisher mentioned about the "Inception" screenplay. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@jeannevb: FYI, @CelluloidBlonde's site is Academy of Film Writing http://newacademy.us/ sign up for her newsletter #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@CelluloidBlonde: There is that old saying, writing a script is making the blue print? Well blue prints tell you what size a place is. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde Doesn't INT. Mansion - Master bathroom - Day, say the same thing #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@BlueRidgefilms: Evening everyone, sorry to be tuning in late. Getting the kids in bed. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Blue prints tell you what the walls are made of and the floors. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@DimitriDavis: Beautiful description rt @CelluloidBlonde: Or, a small cramped bathroom, one bare bulb exposing a chipped rusted out ceramic tub #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:24 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Writing visually is the difference between a reader "seeing" a movie while he or she reads, or not. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:25 am
@sethruffer: But it's important not to be heavy handed with visuals especially if it's a spec you're sending out, in my experience. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:25 am
@sffilmworks: Agreed, @milesmaker. Many I work w/ already know the location, etc. & isn't helpful to the rest of us. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:25 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I push my writers hard to always open a location with one sentence describing the location. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:25 am
@jeannevb: When I rewrite, I make a pass ONLY looking at descriptors. I'm going to do it all over again now. Thanks @CelluloidBlonde #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde We always hear about a quick read. How much do readers read all of this description? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@randywong: @CelluloidBlonde - does the scene descr purposefully set up the tone of the scene? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@oygirl: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Writing visually is the difference between a reader "seeing" a movie while he or she reads, or not. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @sethruffer One sentence is not heavy handed. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@JosieGartman701: RT @sweettweenie: @TheWritersGuild how does it work when a writer has an agent, how do they benefit from the WG? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@milesmaker: I Write as if I intend to sell; it's all spelled out with visuals because I just never know if my team can visualize & sign ON #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@sethruffer: RT @CelluloidBlonde: I push my writers hard to always open a location with one sentence describing the location. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@AngieRa_: @LIScreenWriter but is it a decrepit haunted mansion or a lush new one? #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Even if a reader has been in that room before, the light has probably changed with the time of day. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@jeannevb: @sethruffer agree. You can write visually and still keep it tight though #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde Isn't quicker, simple description better for a quick read? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@elizabethkarr: @milesmaker @mmaren Writing screenplay for yourself to direct - is it more shorthand or long descriptions? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@TheLoneOlive: Perfect way to phrase it RT @mmaren: When is the space a character in the film, and when is it incidental? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@sethruffer: @CelluloidBlonde @sethruffer agreed-one sentence is best. And not always easy. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:26 am
@CelluloidBlonde: A room illuminated by sunlight in one scene will look and feel different illuminated by a fireplace at night. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@cinemagypsy: excellent point RT @AngieRa_: @LIScreenWriter but is it a decrepit haunted mansion or a lush new one? #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@elizabethkarr: Depends on how low budget :) RT @AngieRa_: @LIScreenWriter but is it a decrepit haunted mansion or a lush new one? #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@jponcepalmieri: @milesmaker Understood. Happy #scriptchat!
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@DimitriDavis: Yes and yes. rt @sethruffer: @CelluloidBlonde @sethruffer agreed-one sentence is best. And not always easy. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @CelluloidBlonde Only one sentence? And should it be set apart from the rest of the scene direction? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@BellaWonder: RT @CelluloidBlonde: You are painting a room/location for a reader, this is the size and shape, here is the light, here is what it illuminates. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Motion is another element of visual writing that gets overlooked a lot, an it builds character along with motion. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:27 am
@LIMAMA: Some writers go overboard on description, making for a dull and boring read. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@sethruffer: RT @jeannevb: @sethruffer agree. You can write visually and still keep it tight though #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@mmaren: @elizabethkarr @milesmaker Even if you intend to direct, others must "see" your vision. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@elizabethkarr: @sethruffer @CelluloidBlonde Brevity is the soul of wit in everything it seems. And challenging to accomplish. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@milesmaker: For me? Longer. Others? Shorter... >>> RT @mmaren: Writing screenplay for yourself to direct - more shorthand or long...? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@CelluloidBlonde: If I never see someone use enter or exit in another screenplay it will be too soon. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@milesmaker: RT @mmaren: @elizabethkarr @milesmaker Even if you intend to direct, others must "see" your vision. <<< Yep! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@AngieRa_: @elizabethkarr LOL #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@pitchuniversity: RT @UnkScreenwriter: RT @jeannevb: BALLS OF STEEL: Managing Expectations http://tinyurl.com/63b2s66 My post pitchfest thoughts #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Bob can enter the pool room. But what does that say visually about the motion? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@tracinell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If I never see someone use enter or exit in another screenplay it will be too soon. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@mmaren: @CelluloidBlonde Motion is action, and action is character. n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:28 am
@oygirl: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If I never see someone use enter or exit in another screenplay it will be too soon. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If I never see someone use enter or exit in another screenplay it will be too soon. THANK YOU! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Couldn't he lumber into the pool room, trot into the pool room, stomp into the pool room, plow into the pool room? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@sffilmworks: Soo true, @LIMAMA! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@dwacon: @CelluloidBlonde What steps should one take to avoid trying to do the production designer's job versus giving good description? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@randywong: @CelluloidBlonde Bob "staggers" into the pool room #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@CelluloidBlonde: You get two impressions from a stronger more visual verb, an impression of the character, and an impression of the movement. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@shackett: If anything I write scripts that are better if I'm directing them. Helps create excitement for cast and all crew onboard #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@milesmaker: @mmaren Especially if you're looking to attach name talent and/or above-the-line Producers. Write to be scene in the mind's eye. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:29 am
@LIMAMA: Shuffles, scampers, staggers, limps, runs, races..n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@CelluloidBlonde: You also, if you use strong verbs, get a feel for the character's emotion. Someone settling into a chair vs. someone collapsing #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@authorViviAnna: whew! made it, had a CATastrophe to take care of #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@CelluloidBlonde: into a chair vs. someone slamming himself into that chair. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@shackett: If you're not a "Name" and won't have "names" attached the only thing you can impress producers w/ is a script make it count #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@shackett: If you're not a "Name" and won't have "names" attached the only thing you can impress producers w/ is a script make it count #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@jamesgalenz: Is it be good to mention the first thing that meets the eye at the start of a description, then work out from there? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@TyLeisher: @LIMAMA I overly described when I started to write. Concise is better, it can still be descriptive but less boring. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:30 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @shackett Name writers make it count too. That is why they are name writers. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@milesmaker: @dwacon I believe describing the look/feel of the location for emotional effect doesn't assume the set designer's role. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@mmaren: I usually overwrite my scene descriptions on a first draft and then really hone them later. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@BellaWonder: BTW, one of my favorite breakdowns of visual storytelling from @scriptlab http://t.co/JeUETzKn#scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@elizabethkarr: @dwacon @CelluloidBlonde Since prdction designer job is 2 create believable world of story,I say more help we give em, thebetter #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@BlueRidgefilms: @shackett Great point. #scriptchatn #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jamesgalenz It's better to go from broad to specific. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@IngridElkner: Screenwriters should read graphic novels, and also try to imagine their scene as a panel in a comic, to get true visual sense. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@sethruffer: RT @mmaren: I usually overwrite my scene descriptions on a first draft and then really hone them later. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@jeannevb: God bless my Visual Thesaurus. Saves my ass when I need a verb that shows the action visually #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jamesgalenz You want to create the space, and then move in on what is going on or getting attention in the space. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:31 am
@story1st: RT @IngridElkner: Screenwriters should read graphic novels, and also try to imagine their scene as a panel in a comic, to get true visual sense. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@TyLeisher: @jamesgalenz IMO. The more important something is, the more description it gets. Don't write "CU" describe it so they see the CU #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@authorViviAnna: Me too. Rt @mmaren I usually overwrite my scene descriptions on a first draft and then really hone them later. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@milesmaker: RT @joeytrimmer: It's much easier to convey the imagery with a more detailed script no matter how good I am at pitching.#scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@TyLeisher: RT @mmaren: I usually overwrite my scene descriptions on a first draft and then really hone them later. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@princess_scribe: RT @elizabethkarr: @princess_scribe @TheLoneOlive @jeannevb @art1032 @karlabry @mmaren @Jamie_LD I won @filmcourage contest thanks to #scriptchat votes! :)
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @jeannevb: God bless my Visual Thesaurus. Saves my ass when I need a verb that shows the action visually #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@dwacon: @randywong @CelluloidBlonde Bob crawls out of the room naked… the heel of a Loubotin shoe protruding from his… #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:32 am
@josephvales: @IngridElkner good point. I've got that part covered at the very least. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @TyLeisher There is no reason to say CU if you can just say "Her eyes go wide." A reader sees her eyes close with that. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@authorViviAnna: @jeannevb oooo, Jeanne, is it called Visual Thesaurus, I love thesaurusi, #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@BlueRidgefilms: @IngridElkner Graphic novels are great! Recently got the first installment of The Preacher and it's fantastic. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@BellaWonder: RT @shackett: If you're not a "Name" and won't have "names" attached the only thing you can impress producers w/ is a script make it count #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@elizabethkarr: @princess_scribe @elizabethkarr @TheLoneOlive @jeannevb @art1032 @karlabry @mmaren @Jamie_LD @filmcourage Appreciate yr support! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Graphic novels are great, but you can see the visuals, no one describes them in a graphic novel. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@TyLeisher: @CelluloidBlonde Yeah, exactly my point. Write so that the reader see's the close up, don't just jam the word "CU" down them. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:33 am
@CelluloidBlonde: So while a graphic novel will give you a good sense of how to hit the high point visually in a scene -- ? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren same thing here... and dialogue too. Luckily, I love rewriting :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It won't give you a clue in hell how to describe it visually. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@The_Jodi: RT @CelluloidBlonde: I push my writers hard to always open a location with one sentence describing the location. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@milesmaker: RT @shackett: If youre not a "Name" and wont have "names" attached the only thing you can impress... w/a script make it count #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@TyLeisher: @CelluloidBlonde Someone does, don't they? I'd love to see what comes out of a comic writer before the artist pens it. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @TyLeisher: exactly my point. Write so that the reader sees the close up, dont just jam the word "CU" down them. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@BellaWonder: @jeannevb Visual Thesaurus?! Brilliant! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@elizabethkarr: @BlueRidgefilms @IngridElkner Big fan of graphic novels, too. Reading them hones storytelling skills. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@mmaren: @elizabethkarr Congratulations!! Do you know what you're going to blog about? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@josephvales: @BlueRidgefilms @IngridElkner Read, then watch Watchmen to see how visuals can be translated. The Production design was great #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:34 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Another element of visual writing that is important is perspective. How do you want a reader to see something? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:35 am
@BellaWonder: @CelluloidBlonde @tyleisher Much less distracting than camera directions, and less likely to piss off the director. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:35 am
@cinemagypsy: RT @BellaWonder: @jeannevb Visual Thesaurus?! Brilliant! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:35 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Do you want something to be seen through a glass door? From a great distance? From a height? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:35 am
@pitchuniversity: RT @fadeinpitchfest: One company rival pitchfest in July lists as "1 of 400" emails us they never confirmed. #writerbeware #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:35 am
@CelluloidBlonde: When you want perspective, you have to create it and anchor the reader in that perspective. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:35 am
@stealmyscript: Better late? #Scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:35 am
@BellaWonder: @josephvales @blueridgefilms @ingridelkner Agreed. And all of Scott Pilgrim <3 #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@milesmaker: I'd Love critique on my scene excerpt "Breath of Seven" very descriptive but must convey SFX requirements: http://bit.ly/jKi5fl #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Otherwise, the reader will see action however, rather than specifically the way you want it to be seen. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@BlueRidgefilms: @josephvales I didn't read the Watchmen but I thought the movie was visually amazing. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@jeannevb: Here's the Visual Thesaurus I use http://tinyurl.com/3ges42r #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@Making_A_Scene: RT @CelluloidBlonde: When you want perspective, you have to create it and anchor the reader in that perspective. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@randywong: @CelluloidBlonde loved the overhead perspective of Gary Cooper leaving the saloon in High Noon #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@rdlln: A small office. Plants wither on the window sill. Diplomasnline the walls. A man with a cheap suit and an expensivenhaircut #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@princess_scribe: Gr8 read on powerful visuals for #graphicnovels : "Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels" - check out the #aaronsorkin ref #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@kim_garland: Wow, all I want to do now is go back over all my descriptions in everything I've ever written. I'll make them sing! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@TyLeisher: @BellaWonder @CelluloidBlonde Plus it shows skill. I've always thought writing camera direction was lazy. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Directors like visuals. If a script is visually boring, why would a director want to direct it? Directors are readers too. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@josephvales: @BellaWonder I'll have to take a look at the Scott Pilgrim ones. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:36 am
@IngridElkner: @CelluloidBlonde I meant that thinking of your story in terms of a graphic novel forces you to think of space, lighting, mood. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:37 am
@josephvales: @BlueRidgefilms after reading the graphic novel you'll appreciate the translation even more. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:37 am
@elizabethkarr: @mmaren I'll be on @filmcourage radio show so will talk about Radio Free Albemuth @RFAmovie & screenplays in development, acting #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:37 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Directors like visuals. If a script is visually boring, why would a director want to direct it? Directors are readers too. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:37 am
@CelluloidBlonde: One of my favorite writers, re setting locations, is Darabont.n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:37 am
@milesmaker: RT @milesmaker: critique scene excerpt "Breath of Seven" very descriptive but must convey SFX requirements: http://bit.ly/jKi5fl #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:38 am
@CelluloidBlonde: That guy can really set a location, and fast. You just see places in the script as he writes them. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:38 am
@BellaWonder: @josephvales They're great. Super engaging. The movie is very faithful. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:38 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: One of my favorite writers, re setting locations, is Darabont. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:38 am
@josephvales: @BellaWonder glad to hear, I enjoyed the movie so I should enjoy them too! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:38 am
@sffilmworks: You rock! Thnx RT @jeannevb: Here's the Visual Thesaurus I use http://tinyurl.com/3ges42r #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:39 am
@sethruffer: Absolutely. RT @CelluloidBlonde: One of my favorite writers, re setting locations, is Darabont. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:39 am
@elizabethkarr: Homework for me. RT @CelluloidBlonde: One of my favorite writers, re setting locations, is Darabont. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:39 am
@CelluloidBlonde: If everyone just grabs a copy of Shawshank Redemption and only highlight the location descriptions -- #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:39 am
@CelluloidBlonde: That's an education in and of itself. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:39 am
@authorViviAnna: crap have to do #scriptchat on my iPad, doing it on my computer isn't working
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@IngridElkner: @CelluloidBlonde But how do you set perspective w/out directing on page? Can't say "We see Frank's blurry shape through glass" #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@jeannevb: Commercial Break: I was interviewed by Pilar Alessandra @onthepage podcast Episode #196 http://tinyurl.com/2azkhvg #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @elizabethkarr: Homework for me. RT @CelluloidBlonde: One of my favorite writers, re setting locations, is Darabont. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@sethruffer: Yeah, @jeannevb - thanks for the link to the visual thesaurus! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If everyone just grabs a copy of Shawshank Redemption and only highlight the location descriptions -- #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@susyneliseduris: lots of good stuff on #scriptchat 2nite.
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If everyone just grabs a copy of Shawshank Redemption and only highlight the location descriptions -- #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Shawshak is old so I assume no one is getting sued for having it online. [wry smile] #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If everyone just grabs a copy of Shawshank Redemption and only highlight the location descriptions -- #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:40 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Thats an education in and of itself. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@BellaWonder: @CelluloidBlonde That sounds like an amazing exercise - and fun, too! #Darabont #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@milesmaker: Yep. Describes circumstance. >>>RT @CelluloidBlonde Cant say "We see Franks blurry shape through glass" #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are another area where visuals are often, really often, either skipped or misused. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@oygirl: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If everyone just grabs a copy of Shawshank Redemption and only highlight the location descriptions -- #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@TyLeisher: @IngridElkner @CelluloidBlonde I don't mind "we see" or the use of "we" really, because thats how it feels in the theatre #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@jeannevb: Scripts here http://tinyurl.com/3qwcvwm RT @CelluloidBlonde: One of my favorite writers, re setting locations, is Darabont. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Bob (20) enters the saloon. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@LIScreenWriter: @CelluloidBlonde Does every script need to be written from a visual stand-point? Rom Com vs. Action? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@CelluloidBlonde: That's a terrible terrible sentence in a script. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@shackett: @briangoldstein Go to film festivals. Find people who make it happen. Not just people who write checks #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@zacsanford2: If you can track it down, THE BRIGANDS OF RATTLEBORGE, has some great descriptive writing. Topped the black list in 2006. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:41 am
@jeannevb: @sffilmworks i absolutely love it! Even has dirty words heehee #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@rdlln: Should you spend more time describing a location that figures prominently in the story, or should each scene get 3/4 lines? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I don't know how he moves, I don't know a thing about what he looks like. WTF, Bob? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@TyLeisher: @IngridElkner @CelluloidBlonde But at the same time, I feel like its the directors job to come up with a specific shot like that #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@The_Jodi: Me too! RT @kim_garland: Wow, all I want to do now is go back over all my descriptions in everything I've ever written. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @rdlln You don't need four lines to visually set a location. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@dwacon: @TyLeisher I've taken a few hits for "we see." I stopped using it. YMMV... #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@BellaWonder: @IngridElkner @celluloidblonde I think the words "we see" have no place in a script. Write what you want us to see and we will. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:42 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @rdlln All it takes is one scene to set space/light/texture. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:43 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I use "you see" when I want distance and attention from the reader. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:43 am
@BlueRidgefilms: @jeannevb @sffilmworks I had no idea something like this was available. Can you download it or is it only in paper form? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:43 am
@TyLeisher: @dwacon Hits from who? Producers, readers, other writers? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:43 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It's a good way of establishing perspective. But I use it pretty sparingly. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:43 am
@IngridElkner: @TyLeisher @CelluloidBlonde I can't see how to put angles like that in w/out stepping on director's toes. I'd avoid it. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:44 am
@dwacon: @TyLeisher All of the above. Same with “we establish” FWIW... #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:44 am
@CandaceCordelia: RT @IngridElkner: Screenwriters should read graphic novels, and also try to imagine their scene as a panel in a comic, to get true visual sense. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:44 am
@jeannevb: @BlueRidgefilms it's a program, not paper. It actually moves the words around. Very cool. @sffilmworks #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:44 am
@elizabethkarr: Heard Joe Drake #Lionsgate speak at FIND & said best way to improve writing/producing skills was to read read read screenplays. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:44 am
@BellaWonder: @TyLeisher @ingridelkner @celluloidblonde They'll set the shots but you have to capture their imagination first. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:44 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @IngridElkner Until there is a director on the film, you are the director. Direct. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: @rdlln All it takes is one scene to set space/light/texture. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@dwacon: @jeannevb Why is Amazon selling a used copy for more than 2x the price of new? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@milesmaker: There are no 'rules' limiting a location description--it's subjective; if it serves the story, tell the STORY don't count lines! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@CelluloidBlonde: The writer is the set designer, the location scout, the director, the cast, the crew -- until other people fill those positions. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: I use "you see" when I want distance and attention from the reader. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@TyLeisher: @dwacon Hm, I'll have to use it sparingly then. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@CelluloidBlonde: If you do not write with authority and make that script a movie, it won't become a movie. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Its a good way of establishing perspective. But I use it pretty sparingly. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@AngieRa_: I can't say how helpful this weeks chat is! I've been struggling with making my visual descriptions concise. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@elizabethkarr: LOVE THIS> RT @CelluloidBlonde: @IngridElkner Until there is a director on the film, you are the director. Direct. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:45 am
@TyLeisher: Is the use of "we" really that taboo? My style has come to use it often, but I'll stop if it's a no-no. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@tracinell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: The writer is set designer, location scout, director, cast, crew until other people fill those positions. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Everyone who signs on to make a film, everyone, has to see and experience a movie, when reading a spec script. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@story1st: RT @CelluloidBlonde: writer is the set designer, location scout, director, cast, crew until other people fill those positions. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@TyLeisher: I've just read so many pro scripts that utilize "we" effectively. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@BellaWonder: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If you do not write with authority and make that script a movie, it won't become a movie. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@jprfilm: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If you do not write with authority and make that script a movie, it won't become a movie. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@jeannevb: Commercial Break: Last Sunday @douglasblackmon & I were on @filmcourage talking #slaverybyanothername http://tinyurl.com/3kheje7 #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@tracinell: Sing it sistah! ;) RT @CelluloidBlonde: If you do not write with authority and make that script a movie, it wont become a movie. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @TyLeisher: Is the use of "we" really that taboo? || Not if it meshes with your style and blends into the background. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:46 am
@dwacon: @Screenwriter911 @CelluloidBlonde Reminds me of the old “Shane Black-isms” that worked great for Shane. Not so much for others… #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:47 am
@jeannevb: @dwacon no idea. I simply posted the 1st Visual Thesaurus link I found to show you all what the program was #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:47 am
@kinalem: RT @jeannevb: God bless my Visual Thesaurus. Saves my ass when I need a verb that shows the action visually #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:47 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break: I was interviewed by Pilar Alessandra @onthepage podcast Episode #196 http://t.co/z2sRt9x #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:47 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I did not even know visual thesaurus existed. That is pretty cool. I will have to check it out. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:47 am
@BellaWonder: MT @milesmaker: There are no 'rules' limiting a location description--it's subjective; Tell the STORY don't count lines! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:47 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @douglasblackmon @filmcourage You guys were great on show. Very inspiring and good reminder that tenacity is crucial! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:47 am
@story1st: Writers are debating style--while some are VERY GOOD visual storytellers and should write to their advantage vs. another Writer #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:48 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Some of the best character intro's out there btw are in the Twohy draft of The Fugitive. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:48 am
@SusannaSpeier: RT @jeannevb: Commercial Break: Last Sunday @douglasblackmon & I were on @filmcourage talking #slaverybyanothername http://tinyurl.com/3kheje7 #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:48 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde I love it. Just the way it moves on my screen is cool! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:48 am
@LIMAMA: THE BRIGANDS OF RATTLEBOURGE breaks all the rules. The first 60 is set up. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:48 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @tracinell: Sing it sistah! ;) RT @CelluloidBlonde: If you do not write with authority and make that script a movie, it wont become a movie. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:48 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Gerard's introduction is especially strong for a primary character. If you look at the items described -- #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:48 am
@jeannevb: @elizabethkarr *curtsy* Plus @douglasblackmon has a great voice :) @filmcourage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:49 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Everything from Gerard's hair to his face to his undershirt to his shoes screams "by the book cop" #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:49 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Some of the best character intros out there btw are in the Twohy draft of The Fugitive. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:49 am
@oygirl: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If you do not write with authority and make that script a movie, it wont become a movie. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:49 am
@BellaWonder: @TyLeisher I'd like to read them. Maybe I've only seen the "we see" done badly in indies - like a lazy crutch :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:49 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Most writes are stronger in some areas than others, visually speaking. But if you're trying to break in? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:50 am
@milesmaker: I write my dialogue to drive visual imagination vs. description unless there's a physical or cinematic Action. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:50 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It's your job to be strong in all of them to the best of your ability. If you don't work it, someone else will #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:50 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Most writes are stronger in some areas than others, visually speaking. But if youre trying to break in? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:50 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @milesmaker Don't do that, that's making the dialogue carry scene description, overworking dialogue. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@zacsanford2: checking out of the chat early as the WiFi here is rubbish. Will be back in time for #tvwriterchat. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Its your job to be strong in all of them 2 the best of your ability. If you dont work it, someone else will #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@jamesgalenz: What about emotional words to show how the character perceives it? Lonely, Depressing, Scary (along with other descriptions)? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@sokap1: This is first time. I'm looking for a sponsor. My name is Dave and I'm a writer. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @CelluloidBlonde: Its your job to be strong in all of them 2 the best of your ability. If you dont work it, someone else will #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Each element of a script has a job and purpose, don't overwork one by forcing it to take another's place. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@TyLeisher: @bellawonder I'll see if I can't find something. Off the top of my head I think Iron Man did it, not sure though. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@Screenwriter911: Sorry not 2b joining in much, just trying to catch and RT the pearls that Max is sharing tonite. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jamesgalenz I don't understand the question. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@milesmaker: @CelluloidBlonde Nope. I'm driving imaginative visuals of the CHARACTERS. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:51 am
@BrowneTom: @CelluloidBlonde @TyLeisher Read scripts by Tony Gilroy - Bourne Ultimatum, Duplicity... He uses "we" & flashbacks brilliantly. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:52 am
@sethruffer: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Each element of a script has a job and purpose, dont overwork one by forcing it to take anothers place. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:52 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @Screenwriter911: just trying to catch and RT the pearls that Max is sharing tonite. || Aw youse, smooch! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:52 am
@story1st: Distinct dialogue! >>>RT @milesmaker: @CelluloidBlonde Nope. Im driving imaginative visuals of the CHARACTERS. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:52 am
@TyLeisher: @BrowneTom @CelluloidBlonde Noted, will add it to my read list. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:52 am
@elizabethkarr: Link to Joe Drake's inspring speech I referenced #scriptchat Empower | Film Independent's 2010 Filmmaker Forum http://t.co/s0rLjmR
June 13, 2011, 12:52 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @BrowneTom Flashbacks are an excellent tool if used right. They slay in Bourne an in Fugitive. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: Trying to find links for The Fugitive draft @CelluloidBlonde spoke of but no luck yet #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Holy crap it's hot in Texas. I'm chatting outside and I'm sweating, ahhhh! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@Screenwriter911: @CelluloidBlonde Aw youse, too! smooch-back! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@story1st: I hear people say flashbacks are lazy writing smh #confused >>> RT @BrowneTom Flashbacks are an excellent tool if used right. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde @Screenwriter911 i'm reading more than tweeting this chat too. Great advice, Max! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@elizabethkarr: Part 2 from Joe Drake #scriptchat Empower | Film Independent's 2010 Filmmaker Forum http://t.co/gIBg2Ol
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@shackett: @briangoldstein Small, Local Fests. There's no sense in having someone pay millions for your first film. Succeed w/ Less #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@sethruffer: @elizabethkarr Looking forward to checking out Drake's speech--thanks! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@jamesgalenz: @CelluloidBlonde Should your description only describe 'physical' attributes and let dialog+action show the character emotion? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:53 am
@oygirl: RT @CelluloidBlonde: @BrowneTom Flashbacks are an excellent tool if used right. They slay in Bourne an in Fugitive. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@randywong: @jeannevb @CelluloidBlonde - here is one link - http://sfy.ru/?script=fugitive1993 #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Try simply scripts. If they haven't frozen it it should be there and it's an older script. Just look fr The Fugitive #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@ShawnRasmussen: Reading a ton of current specs is more helpful to writers than looking at graphic novels in my opinion. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@AngieRa_: @CelluloidBlonde tut tut, using dialogue to describe the setting there! :P #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@elizabethkarr: @sethruffer It's worthwhile listening. #JoeDrake #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@LIMAMA: Flashbacks became boring because too many did them wrong #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @jamesgalenz: Should your description only describe physical attributes and let dialog+action || not on intro #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@josephvales: @jeannevb this might be it, not downloadable http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Fugitive,-The.html #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@milesmaker: RT @ShawnRasmussen: Reading a ton of current specs is more helpful to writers than looking at graphic novels in my opinion. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:54 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde will do! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are the one place you get to go rabid with authorial intrusion, take advantage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@sethruffer: I think flashbacks are "lazy writing" if they're from a lazy writer. They definitely have a place in some scripts. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @AngieRa_ Funny #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@tracinell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are the one place you get to go rabid with authorial intrusion, take advantage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@josephvales: @jeannevb here's the pdf, this has two versions http://www.thescriptsource.net/ScriptsF-J.html #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@story1st: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are the one place you get to go rabid with authorial intrusion, take advantage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@oygirl: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are the one place you get to go rabid with authorial intrusion, take advantage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@BlueRidgefilms: @CelluloidBlonde LOL, Where are you? It's 96 here in Austin and it's almost 8:00. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@TyLeisher: The script for Toy Story 3 featured a lot of camera direction. Maybe because it was for animation? But still. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@DimitriDavis: Going to go shower before #tvwriterchat - great information, @CelluloidBlonde! Thanks for sharing with us. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:55 am
@jeannevb: She said "rabid" RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character intros are one place you get to go rabid w authorial intrusion, take advantage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @BlueRidgefilms I'm outside of Dallas, 97% ahhh! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @story1st: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are the one place you get to go rabid with authorial intrusion, take advantage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@LIMAMA: Almost time for GOT!!n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@Screenwriter911: @CelluloidBlonde re: simply scripts & the Fugitive. They froze it. I checked. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @DimitriDavis Thanks for coming. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@BellaWonder: @ShawnRasmussen Agree! Especially for form/structure/tips. Though graphic novels help you to realize how to force the eye #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@BrowneTom: @oygirl @CelluloidBlonde Yes. I love flashbacks when they're done right. And btw, Bourne and Fugitive rock! #justsayin #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@jamesgalenz: Great advice. RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are the one place you get to go rabid with authorial intrusion #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @Screenwriter911: re: simply scripts & the Fugitive. They froze it. I checked. || Aw hell, that is a good one. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:56 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 @CelluloidBlonde it's not on mypdfscripts either #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@markezrastokes: Howdy #scriptchat. What'd I miss these last, oh, six months? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@dwacon: @CelluloidBlonde Hanging out with Obama... 72° here... but it got up to 107° last week. But global warming is a myth. ;^Þ #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are the one place you get to go rabid with authorial intrusion, take advantage #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@josephvales: @jeannevb check my replies, I gave you a link to the pdf #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@cinemagypsy: @celluloidblonde thanks for chat, visual writing in my favorite class of yours #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@story1st: @TyLeisher Exactly what I was saying re: my supernatural screenplay I've gotta describe the visual requirements/expectations. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 its not on mypdfscripts either || That sucks, that is a helluva script. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@UnkScreenwriter: The Fugitive: http://www.mediafire.com/?d283ba8uggnzxhk #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@tracinell: great chat tonight, thank you @CelluloidBlonde & of course thanks to the #treefort! Good night all. :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:57 am
@TyLeisher: @bellawonder Star Trek is a good one, Orci and Kurtzmen like to use "We" often in their style. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @cinemagypsy: thanks for chat, visual writing in my favorite class of yours #scriptchat || Very cool, thanks for coming #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@jeannevb: Thanks! RT @josephvales: @jeannevb here's the pdf, this has two versions http://tinyurl.com/3t8pshg #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@story1st: Thanks @CelluloidBlonde! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@kim_garland: I've been so quiet this #scriptchat but absorbing every tweet!
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@TyLeisher: Crap, it's already over :( #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @UnkScreenwriter: The Fugitive: http://www.mediafire.com/?d283ba8uggnzxhk || Thanks Unk #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @Screenwriter911 @CelluloidBlonde Big brother? Power of #scriptchat? talk of Fugitive to freeze script. I wonder... #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@jeannevb: *smooch* RT @UnkScreenwriter: The Fugitive: http://www.mediafire.com/?d283ba8uggnzxhk #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:58 am
@oygirl: RT @CelluloidBlonde: RT @cinemagypsy: thanks for chat, visual writing in my favorite class of yours #scriptchat || Mine too! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Thanks everyone for coming, any last questions? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@IngridElkner: I am retraining myself to be a visual person. Drawing, looking at pictures, focusing on film aesthetics. Gotta train weak spots. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@jamie_ld: commercial interuption: #tvwriterchat in 31 minutes with @ChadGervich talking about spec pilots. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@milesmaker: #scriptchat moderator @CelluloidBlonde was GREAT tonight! Thank YOU!
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@jprfilm: @josephvales @jeannevb It just says script removed :( #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@josephvales: RT @jeannevb: *smooch* RT @UnkScreenwriter: The Fugitive: http://www.mediafire.com/?d283ba8uggnzxhk #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@elizabethkarr: @CelluloidBlonde Plz talk more on flashbacks. My understanding of zeitgeist it they are to be avoided? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@jeannevb: same here. I assume many have been RT @kim_garland: Ive been so quiet this #scriptchat but absorbing every tweet! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @oygirl: RT @cinemagypsy: thanks for chat, visual writing in my favorite class of yours #scriptchat || Mine too! || Yay! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@UnkScreenwriter: That's the script I tell everyone to read... Great script. Great CHAT! Thanks! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@sffilmworks: @kim_garland so you're either watching #NBA or the #tonyawards. #Scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: RT @UnkScreenwriter: The Fugitive: http://www.mediafire.com/?d283ba8uggnzxhk || Sweeet! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@BellaWonder: @CelluloidBlonde Thank you for an awesome #scriptchat and thank you @jeannevb!
June 13, 2011, 12:59 am
@josephvales: @jprfilm I know....just checked :( #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:00 am
@authorViviAnna: Going to have to check transcript for tonights chat lots of good stuff there #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:00 am
@sethruffer: @CelluloidBlonde - thanks for a great discussion tonight. (Sorry I missed beginning.) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:00 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @elizabethkarr: Plz talk more on flashbacks. || They are an excellent tool, so are voice overs. If used right. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:00 am
@jprfilm: Thanks @UnkScreenwriter this link works for The Fugitive #scriptchat http://t.co/pFe7O0V
June 13, 2011, 1:00 am
@KonradStief: Thanks @CelluloidBlonde for sharing your thoughts. Have to go and get back to work! Deadlines are looming. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:00 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Visually you set a flashback like any other scene, content wise, well that'd take a whole other chat. [smile] #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:00 am
@Screenwriter911: @elizabethkarr @jeannevb @Screenwriter911 @CelluloidBlonde Just because we're paranoid doesn't mean, etc. ...hmm #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:01 am
@kim_garland: @sffilmworks: Haha, neither. Was reading #Scriptchat thread as it flew by - needed this lesson... badly. ;)
June 13, 2011, 1:01 am
@markezrastokes: Ditto. RT @authorViviAnna Going to have to check transcript for tonights chat lots of good stuff there #scriptchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:01 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @sethruffer Thank you for coming, I am sure there will be a transcript. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: Our sister chat #TVwriterchat is in 30 min w @chadgervich. Chad also has @onthepage podcast Ep #195 http://tinyurl.com/2azkhvg #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:01 am
@dwacon: @kim_garland Absorbing like Bounty®, the quicker picker upper? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:01 am
@nobull408: Damn I missed another #scriptchat Ill have to check the transcript later.
June 13, 2011, 1:01 am
@jamesgalenz: I really loved #scriptchat today. Learned heaps. Inspiration peaking. But still trapped in my day job.
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@oz_scriptwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: I use "you see" when I want distance and attention from the reader. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@Screenwriter911: Max, as always, you were awesome. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Not to pimp myself out or anything, but I teach a visual writing class. [smile] Next one starts in July. It's online. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@kim_garland: You included the registered trademark symbol, HA! RT @dwacon: @kim_garland Absorbing like Bounty®, the quicker picker upper? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@AngieRa_: @CelluloidBlonde thankyou so much for all the info. It was exactly what I needed at this moment in time! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@sulia_movies: RT @UnkScreenwriter: That's the script I tell everyone to read... Great script. Great CHAT! Thanks! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @Screenwriter911: Max, as always, you were awesome. || Aw thanks. Thank you for coming too. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@oz_scriptwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Character introductions are another area where visuals are often, really often, either skipped or misused. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@elizabethkarr: @CelluloidBlonde Thank you. All in the execution then. Your insights have been wonderful. Great chat. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@dougsolter: I missed the chat didn't I? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde I think I tweeted the link to your class earlier. I'll tweet again :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Not to pimp myself out or anything, but I teach a visual writing class. [smile] Next one starts in July. It's online. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:02 am
@oz_scriptwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Directors like visuals. If a script is visually boring, why would a director want to direct it? Directors are readers too. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @CelluloidBlonde: I teach a visual writing class. [smile] Next one starts in July. Its online. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@dwacon: @CelluloidBlonde I signed up for your newsletter. Will check out the class. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@kim_garland: @CelluloidBlonde Thank you for a great chat. Best compliment I can give: Makes me want to go write. :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@GoIntoTheStory: Is "You just don't get it, do you" the most overused cliche in movies? A montage. http://bit.ly/lmtiO2 @screenwriting @scriptchat @writing
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @jprfilm: Thanks @UnkScreenwriter this link works for The Fugitive #scriptchat http://t.co/pFe7O0V #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@elizabethkarr: @Screenwriter911 @CelluloidBlonde @UnkScreenwriter Downloaded the Fugitive! Thanks! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@oygirl: excellent chat on visual writing tonight w Max Adams - caheck the transcript if you missed it #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@markezrastokes: @dougsolter You weren't the only one. :-( #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Do we need to clear the room for the next chat? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@Screenwriter911: @CelluloidBlonde And it's hard out there for a pimp. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @kim_garland: Thank you for a great chat. Best compliment I can give: Makes me want to go write. :) || Very cool #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: Want more of @CelluloidBlonde? Here's list of her classes http://newacademy.us/classes.htm #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:03 am
@elizabethkarr: @CelluloidBlonde @jeannevb I'll pick up the coffee cups, discarded evian bottles. #clearingroomfornextchat #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @BellaWonder That's true - I do love graphic novels =) Some stories are easier to visualize through that medium. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@GoIntoTheStory: Daily Dialogue theme next week: Lawyers. Your suggestions wanted. http://bit.ly/kVX5L9 #screenwriting #scriptchat #movies #writing
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@jeannevb: nope. They chat using #tvwriterchat tag :) RT @CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Do we need to clear the room for the next chat? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @dougsolter: I missed the chat didnt I? || Oh nos, Doug, you came late? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@oz_scriptwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Motion is another element of visual writing that gets overlooked a lot, an it builds character along with motion. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@BrowneTom: @story1st Only when used incorrectly. @scripteach has a nice post about this. Check out his blog. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@jeannevb: no shit ;) RT @Screenwriter911: @CelluloidBlonde And its hard out there for a pimp. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: Want more of @CelluloidBlonde? Heres list of her classes http://newacademy.us/classes.htm #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:04 am
@dougsolter: @CelluloidBlonde I was rewriting for eight hours. Can't think straight now. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @jeannevb: no shit ;) RT @Screenwriter911: @CelluloidBlonde And its hard out there for a pimp. || LOL #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@jprfilm: @CelluloidBlonde Great chat tonight. First time I managed to make it to a #scriptchat live. Very valuable tips!
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@cinemagypsy: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: Want more of @CelluloidBlonde? Heres list of her classes http://newacademy.us/classes.htm #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@oygirl: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: Want more of @CelluloidBlonde? Heres list of her classes http://newacademy.us/classes.htm #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: Thank you all for joining in with our wonderful guest @CelluloidBlonde! What a great night for learning #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @dougsolter: I was rewriting for eight hours. Cant think straight now. || Ow, I think there will be a transcript though. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@dwacon: @jeannevb @CelluloidBlonde Doggone right we want more! Will make my next rewrite mucho mas visual. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: xo RT @jprfilm: @CelluloidBlonde Great chat tonight. First time I managed to make it to a #scriptchat live. Very valuable tips! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb I think I just laughed tequila out thru my nose. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@dougsolter: @CelluloidBlonde Okay great! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:05 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Thank you much everyone for coming. I enjoyed it. What a great group of writers. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:06 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Not to pimp myself out or anything, but I teach a visual writing class.Next one starts in July. Its online. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: HAHA my night is complete ;) RT @Screenwriter911: @jeannevb I think I just laughed tequila out thru my nose. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:06 am
@ShawnRasmussen: Some times for smaller characters I use a description instead of a name. For example - GANGLY, the other HEAVYSET. A fun trick. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:06 am
@dougsolter: All I can say is I've taken Max's Character writing and Visual writing and they helped me A LOT. Now I'm out of here. :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:06 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb There will be a transcript? || If not I have been lying to people [smile] #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:06 am
@GCGeek: Can't believe I missed tonight's chat. I was soooo looking forward to it. :(. Can't wait to pore thru the transcript!! :) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:07 am
@davisjodi: @CelluloidBlonde: Everyone is lucky to have such a great teacher in their corner #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:07 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @ShawnRasmussen: ...for smaller characters I use a description instead of a name. For example - GANGLY || Nice #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:07 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde haha yes, there will be. I'll have it up within the next 15 minutes. I'll tweet it out & post on our FB page:) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:07 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @dougsolter: All I can say is Ive taken Maxs Character writing and Visual writing and they helped me A LOT. || Thanks, Doug #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:08 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Very cool. My reputation is saved. [smile] #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:08 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde thanks again, Max! I'm going to dive into the transcript now & will let you all know when it's up #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:08 am
@The_Jodi: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: Want more of @CelluloidBlonde? Heres list of her classes http://newacademy.us/classes.htm #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:08 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @davisjodi: Everyone is lucky to have such a great teacher in their corner || Hey Miss Jodi, I missed your entrance #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:08 am
@BellaWonder: Thanks for bearing with me everyone while I indulge in the flurry of tweets that happen around hashtag scriptchat. Learning' the trade!
June 13, 2011, 1:08 am
@jamesgalenz: No, a trany-script - "priscilla queen of the desert" RT @CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb There will be a transcript? #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:09 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @CelluloidBlonde Thanks for a great chat. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:09 am
@oygirl: @davisjodi Hi Jodi (michele here) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:09 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Thanks back atcha, I enjoyed it thanks for having me. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: Next week's topic: The Business of Screenwriting: What to Know Before You Start Writing. No guest. Just us sharing. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:09 am
@sffilmworks: Enjoyed my 1st participation in #scriptchat. Normally just a peeping tom.
June 13, 2011, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde you were/are great! n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:09 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @jeannevb: Next weeks topic: The Business of Screenwriting: What to Know Before You Start Writing. No guest. Just us sharing. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:10 am
@cinemagypsy: RT @davisjodi: @CelluloidBlonde: Everyone is lucky to have such a great teacher in their corner ll a most excellent teacher #scriptchat
@CelluloidBlonde: Okay, back to the trenches for me. Thanks again everyone for having me and #jeannevb for inviting me smooch! #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:10 am
@TheLoneOlive: @CelluloidBlonde always a pleasure to follow you Max. Great job on #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:10 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @jeannevb: HAHA my night is complete ;) RT @Screenwriter911: @jeannevb I think I just laughed tequila out thru my nose. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:10 am
@rdlln: I thought that was a big no no. RT @CelluloidBlonde I use "you see" when I want distance and attention from the reader. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @TheLoneOlive: always a pleasure to follow you Max. Great job on || Thanks so much #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:11 am
@art1032: @CelluloidBlonde Thank You and #treefort great info. I was lurking while cleaning.:-) #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:11 am
@120pgs: RT @elizabethkarr: RT @jeannevb: Next weeks topic: The Business of Screenwriting: What to Know Before You Start Writing. No guest. Just us sharing. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:11 am
@The_Jodi: @CelluloidBlonde Thanks so much for a fab chat! #scriptchat #treefort #pimpninjagoddess
June 13, 2011, 1:11 am
@jeannevb: One more nugget for those who went to #GAPF last weekend: BALLS OF STEEL: Managing Expectations http://tinyurl.com/63b2s66 #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:12 am
@dianewms: #scriptchat Alas our 48HFP this w/e for Baltimore was a bust. Film not finished in time to turn in.
June 13, 2011, 1:12 am
@dwacon: @jeannevb Awesome work Jeanne. I enjoyed... as always. n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:13 am
@elizabethkarr: Thanks again for #scriptchat love helping me win the #FilmCourage contest. I'll be guesting on the show July 3. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:13 am
@jeannevb: @dwacon *curtsy* thanks n #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:14 am
@bourbonroad: RT @CelluloidBlonde: RT @ShawnRasmussen: ...for smaller characters I use a description instead of a name. For example - GANGLY || Nice #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:14 am
@jeannevb: RT @elizabethkarr: Thanks again for #scriptchat love helping me win #FilmCourage contest. Ill be guesting on the show July 3. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:14 am
@BellaWonder: Told the screenwriter of #ConnectTo that if he doesn't get on Twitter this week, I will cut him. He needs to know about #scriptchat.
June 13, 2011, 1:15 am
@nobull408: @jeannevb great topic. Theres so much to learn as I found out writing my tv pilot. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:15 am
@sethruffer: RT @elizabethkarr: Thanks again for #scriptchat love helping me win the #FilmCourage contest. Ill be guesting on July 3. #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:15 am
@jeannevb: Thanks again, everyone. See you next week... and keep on writing! Or stick around for #TVwriterchat in 15 minutes w @ChadGervich #scriptchat
June 13, 2011, 1:15 am
@UnkScreenwriter: Nice followup article to tonights #scriptchat http://bit.ly/mh4MU1
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