EURO: Jeff Lyons @storygeeks,
founder of Storygeeks, talking about idea testing and what makes a story a
story.
USA: Zack Gutin
@zackgutin discusses the
process of getting signed, taking generals and gearing up to have a first spec
that goes out wide, and getting attachments.
Tweetreports is having technical
difficulties, and I was unable to pull the complete transcript. Below is a copy
and paste from Tweetchat of a portion of USA chat with Zack Gutin, as well as the Twitter feed of our EURO guest, Jeff Lyons. Please read them backwards, starting at the bottom. I will continue to work with Tweetreports
and post the full transcript when it’s available. I apologize for the
inconvenience. @jeannevb
EURO moderator: Teenie Russell @teenierussell
USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO CHAT: posted only tweets from our guest Jeff Lyons (scroll down to the bottom and read backwards)
Thank you all at Scriptchat... had a blast :) #scriptchat
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Thank you again :) #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
THANK YOU ALL... hope we can do this again :)))) #scriptchat
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@MartynPDWriter: thyank you for coming :) #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
@teenierussell: No. not really ... premise is your story's
structure in one line... summaries might include subplots, etc... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
... instead of being told they have to change all their characters
to robots to get a sale... #scriptchat
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I know a ton of screenwriters who only do novels not... they
can actually make money and get an audience who likes them #scriptchat
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Self-publishing is "soon" going to be as
"legitamate" as tranditonal publishing... sooner than the pubs might
want #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
@robinbellwriter:... No any more... the landscape has
changed dramatically... it is getting more and more "legitimate"
#scriptchat
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or email: premisebook@storygeeks.com with your email :)))
#scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Pls visit my homepae and if you want to sign up for an
advance copy of my book "Anatomy of a Premise LIne" you can do so
#scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
That's why I'm working with both the film//tv and publishng
worlds.... have to be in both places #scriptchat
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@teenierussell: Exactly... you can't afford to... not in
this marketplace #scriptchat
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I can't believe we're almost done... i'm having too much
fun... #scriptchat
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The revolution in publishing has changed the game for us
all... in a good way... the publishing problem has been solved #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
... a good story. The Premise Line is your life line :))))
I'm repeating myself.... #scriptchat
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TaroJ: Yes... story is story... all the rest of it is
whistles and bells.... you have to know story structure to tell ... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
You have to be in ebooks, graphic novels, videocasts...
etc... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Writers can no longer just specialize in one thing... they
have to be versitile to have a career... #scriptchat
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@TaroJ: Yes.... this is more and more a strategy being used
by screenwriters... you almost have to do this now to get a deal... #scriptchat
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@teenierussell: Yes... having a book is almost essential now
to make a sale... (something to think about) #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
... I'm a huge fan of practice, practice, practice :
http://bit.ly/oKL2vV #scriptchat
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@matt_janacone : I AGREE... but it's not enough to be
talented.... or heartfelt... you need craft as well... #scriptchat
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@TaroJ: Yes... it is (in my opinion) the most powerful tool
a writer has in their toolbox... LEARN THIS THING! :) #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Testing high concept is very importnat.. #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Here is a post of mine that talks about how to test your
high concept: http://bit.ly/p8fiiW #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
The action is really in novel writing these days.... so you
might consider that as a viable place to ply your trade :)))) #scriptchat
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teenierussell @robinbellwriter: How ironic :) #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
I work a lot with novelists and agents want more than just a
log line #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
If you are querying book agents just do a premise line. Log
lines are more for the movie biz... #scriptchat
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robinbellwirter: HAAA #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
...you can embillish with a twist if you want, but it has to
hold its integrity to be useful... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
The log line is not just a teaser... it has to capture your
high concpet (hook)... that's it's primary function... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
There is no market for screenplays... so you have to be very
strategic how you write and what you write... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
I am not a fan of writing groups or using friends.... see my
post on this :) http://bit.ly/nNNHNu #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
... you need to bounce it off someone who's great with
story... becasue it's about structure ... they need that skillset #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
It's not a good idea to waste time showing premise lines to
friends, unless they are really good with story... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
See the difference between the two????? They are not the
same thing.... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Jaws Log LIne: A monster shark terrorizes a small coastal
town #scriptchat
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until the shark strikes, thus forcing the townsfolk to allow
the cop and his buddies to take on the shark mano-a-mano. #scriptchat
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money-grubbing townsfolk to close their beaches due to a
giant man-eating shark, #scriptchat
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he must team with a crusty sailor and an oceanographer to
convince the doubting, #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Jaws Premise line: When a big city-cop moves to a small
coastal town dependent on tourism, #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
sure... hang on... #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Premise line is your story's structure in a sentence (hard
to get)...log line is your story's high concept in a short sentence #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
The premise is how you validate whether you have a story or
soemthing else (situation, perdicament, etc.) #scriptchat
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6h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
the premise is your entire story's structure in one
sentence... this is why it is powerful...not just a pitch tool... #scriptchat
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TaroJ: no... they are not the same thning... many people
think they are #scriptchat
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Protagonist, desire line, opposition, and a clear ending...
all in one sentence #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
It has to give you the essence of your story's entire
structure: #scriptchat
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The permise line should not just capture the high concept of
your story #scriptchat
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Tweenie: NO... here's how to know if your premise works:
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
There is a way to test for high concept that is very
effective: #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
And... how do yu know if you have a high concept that will
work? #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
So, what's the difference between a permise line and a log
line (if you read my post on this don't answer :) ) #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
If you nail your premise line then you will know if you have
a story worth telling and not just a situation or perdicament... #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
The problematic words here are character and plot... what the
heck are those? :) #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Story: The combination and interplay of character and plot
that is a metaphor for a human experience. #scriptchat
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MartynPDWriter: Yes... here's how I define a story:
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
It is your canary in the coal mine... not just a pitch tool
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
ONCE AGAIN: the premise line is your life line... most
people have no idea the power of a premise line #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
... you need characters with moral problems, desire lines,
opponents that make sense... you need STORYSTRUCTURE #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
If you want to tell stories and not just throw flashbombs at
the audience... #scriptchat
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rosieclaverton: Exactly... so... what kind of storyteller do
you want to be? That's the bottom line here... #scriptchat
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Matt_Janacone: Right.. .BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE CHARACTERS!
There's the rub for non-stories... #scriptchat
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HatetheHate: Yes it is... and your point is? #scriptchat
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matt_janacone: Yes... which says something about what a
story is vs a non-story... yes? #scriptchat
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So... what is a story? That's my question to you... :)
#scriptchat
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storytelling and writing are not the same thing...
#scriptchat
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HatetheHate: True... but story is story... #scriptchat
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Having a story makes a huge difference... then fold in all
the visuals... #scriptchat
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as a writer, what gives you and audiences the most for their
buck ... #scriptchat
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But think about it... #scriptchat
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Who of us wouldn't want a non-story blockbuster to our
credit? #scriptchat
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Im not being judgemental about it... honest #scriptchat
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Geniuses... #scriptchat
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Look to Steven Moffet and Russel T Davies... #scriptchat
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TV Series: great stuff.... #scriptchat
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The premise line is your first line of defense here...
permise line is your life line #scriptchat
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don't back into it like most most writers do #scriptchat
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If it's a non-story... ok... not bad, not wrong.. but go
into it consciously... #scriptchat
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it all comes down to what kind of script do you wnat to
write #scriptchat
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Bad story... bad stortelling... lots of fun to watch
#scriptchat
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Battlefield is a good example... #scriptchat
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But.. they can make a lot of money if the writing can
transcend the bad storytelling... #scriptchat
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The non-story rules in Hollywood these day... (most days)...
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it may may a billion dollars at the box office anyway :)
E.G. Cloverfield #scriptchat
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If most of these are in play you don't have a story.. your
show won't go past 1 episode and your movie will suck ... but #scriptchat
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4. A predicament begins and ends in the same emotional
space. #scriptchat
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3. A predicament has no subplots, twists, or complications.
#scriptchat
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#2 A predicament does not reveal character; it mainly tests
problem-solving skills. #scriptchat
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#1:A predicament is a problem or predicament with an obvious
and direct solution. #scriptchat
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There are four conditions that tell you if you have a story
vs. a scene or a situation or a perdicament... #scriptchat
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Contagion... lots of fun...no story #scriptchat
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Lots of fun... no story... #scriptchat
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For example: Cloverfield... #scriptchat
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Many stories are actually perdicaments or problems
masqerading as stories #scriptchat
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many writers think they have a story and they don't...
#scriptchat
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Idea Testing: first thing to test is whether you have a
story or not... #scriptchat
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rosieclaverton: idea testing...huge issue... let me type a
bit... this is a little involved... #scriptchat
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MartynPDWriter waves back :) #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Thank you for having me... and let me thank Julie Gray (if
ur out there) who made this conneciton for me... :) #scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Hi Taroj #scriptchat
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I have quite a lag on my end... so bear with me...
#scriptchat
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7h Jeff Lyons @Storygeeks
Hello All... #scriptchat
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I'm heeeerrrr.... :) #scriptchat
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USA CHAT: (scroll down to the bottom and read backwards)
scriptchat Tonight's #Scriptchat Transcript will be delayed.
@tweetreports is having technical issues. Will keep you posted! -9:34 PM May
20th, 2012
fatone RT @ozzywood: "screenwriters are going to have
to be prepared": on the Death of Movies http://t.co/6EVPnYT2
#screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:34 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood The Scriptshadow Writer Scale http://t.co/caVRlYB0
#screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:32 PM May 20th, 2012
McSwainandBeck RT @ozzywood: Joss Whedon wants more female
superheroes in the next Avengers http://t.co/mkAGd6Cn #screenwriting
#scriptchat #botw -9:32 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Joss Whedon wants more female superheroes in the
next Avengers http://t.co/mkAGd6Cn #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:30 PM
May 20th, 2012
EllieTr RT "@KimAleksander: Enjoy a writer's 'Master
class' http://t.co/pwND5jaH by best-selling author, Ken Follett." #writechat
#scriptchat -9:28 PM May 20th, 2012
JVsays Really? "screenwriters are going to have to be
prepared" on the Death of Movies http://t.co/vxF0GUMO #screenwriting
#scriptchat @ozzywood -9:27 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone 1 out of how many do you think are writers?
Just curious. #scriptchat #writing #thewritinglife -9:27 PM May 20th, 2012
angegunn RT @jeannevb: Balls of Steel: Dear New
Screenwriter, I write a letter to my 2004 less-experienced self
http://t.co/jzjorzlu #scriptchat -9:25 PM May 20th, 2012
deepvisionimage RT @ozzywood: ‘Avengers’: Joss Whedon talks
sequel, ‘Buffy’ and ‘X-Men’ parallels http://t.co/24mdqhK4 #screenwriting
#scriptchat #botw -9:24 PM May 20th, 2012
LifesizeLD RT @jeannevb: Balls of Steel: Dear New Screenwriter,...
a letter to my 2004 less-experienced self http://t.co/2pWxSA5e #scriptchat
-9:24 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood ‘Avengers’: Joss Whedon talks sequel, ‘Buffy’ and
‘X-Men’ parallels http://t.co/24mdqhK4 #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:23 PM
May 20th, 2012
LifesizeLD My DP Hubby just stepped outside, looked around
with awe, and observed that the eclipse, "looks like a poorly-lit
set." #scriptchat -9:23 PM May 20th, 2012
mmaren RT @jeannevb: Balls of Steel: Dear New Screenwriter,
I write a letter to my 2004 less-experienced self http://t.co/HSPa2gne
#scriptchat -9:23 PM May 20th, 2012
robertropars RT @ozzywood: See Pixar characters cosplay as
the Avengers http://t.co/RujF53Jv #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:21 PM May
20th, 2012
ozzywood See Pixar characters cosplay as the Avengers
http://t.co/RujF53Jv #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:20 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb Balls of Steel: Dear New Screenwriter, I write a
letter to my 2004 less-experienced self http://t.co/jzjorzlu #scriptchat -9:19
PM May 20th, 2012
JasonFararooei RT @ozzywood: Cannes 2012 Review: No Love for
Michael Haneke's 'Love' ('Amour') http://t.co/BE4IURRz #screenwriting
#scriptchat #botw -9:17 PM May 20th, 2012
denbyweller RT @ozzywood: Ridley Scott talks Blade Runner
http://t.co/yOmL3l7u #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:17 PM May 20th, 2012
denbyweller RT @ozzywood: Girls on film: how Tim Burton
finally got his vamp right http://t.co/DiDT2j7n #screenwriting #scriptchat
#botw -9:17 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Girls on film: how Tim Burton finally got his vamp
right http://t.co/4n7k864U #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:16 PM May 20th,
2012
MBDymension Is it best to have a screenplay copyright,
register it with wga, or both? #scriptchat -9:16 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone Writing works like everything else - #practice
, #revisions make perfect. #scriptchat #writing #thewritinglife -9:15 PM May
20th, 2012
ozzywood Ridley Scott talks Blade Runner http://t.co/gSUSzhjT
#screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:14 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Written Interview: Gary Ross (“The Hunger Games”) |
Go Into The Story http://t.co/F1My4mvj #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:14
PM May 20th, 2012
storydepth Have you checked out our #screenwriting tools?
Support us by buying something! http://t.co/xyT2J6Yf #scriptchat #amwriting
#screenwriting -9:14 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Cannes 2012 Review: No Love for Michael Haneke's
'Love' ('Amour') http://t.co/BE4IURRz #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:13 PM
May 20th, 2012
KimBergie RT @jeannevb: Hope you're all coming to
@ThePitchFest - #scriptchat gets $50 DISCOUNT! http://t.co/Y8nprskm -9:11 PM
May 20th, 2012
ozzywood "The story starts when the script
starts." http://t.co/tHSduLVE #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:11 PM
May 20th, 2012
ozzywood All About Flashbacks http://t.co/yNmP0KBH
#screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:10 PM May 20th, 2012
Phelam RT @ozzywood: "screenwriters are going to have
to be prepared": on the Death of Movies http://t.co/6EVPnYT2
#screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:10 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA 2 beers & #scriptchat finished. Time to start
#writing for the night. Thnx to fire lit under arse by @zackgutin #amwriting
#FINAO -9:10 PM May 20th, 2012
deepvisionimage RT @ozzywood: Sometimes You Are in the Wrong
Story - Complications Ensue http://t.co/dw27XoTt #scriptchat #amwriting
#screenwriting -9:09 PM May 20th, 2012
LifesizeLD CUThere! RT @jeannevb: Hope you're all coming to
@ThePitchFest - #scriptchat gets $50 DISCOUNT! http://t.co/IYcfRQSN #GAPF -9:09
PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood "screenwriters are going to have to be
prepared": on the Death of Movies http://t.co/6EVPnYT2 #screenwriting
#scriptchat #botw -9:09 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb Hope you're all coming to @ThePitchFest -
#scriptchat gets $50 DISCOUNT! http://t.co/R5iR0sha -9:08 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone I was told that the perfect length of a
#script is 105 pages or the 'sweet spot'. #scriptchat #thewritinglife -9:07 PM
May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Slick new Harry Potter web series takes place in
New York City! http://t.co/5w3FYNjj #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:07 PM
May 20th, 2012
jeannevb *smooches* thx, Zack! RT @zackgutin: Thanks,
everyone! Feel free to @ reply with any other questions that come up later!
Bye! #scriptchat -9:06 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Alex Proyas in Talks to Co-Write and Direct 'Gods
of Egypt' Adventure http://t.co/Tgn5CTBL #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -9:06
PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb .@writersstore Industry Insider Screenwriting
Contest is giving us $25 DISCOUNT! Deets w code: http://t.co/xlQkZYnY
#scriptchat -9:05 PM May 20th, 2012
chasffisher @stuwillis Completely agree, but you have to do
VERY well to make an unlikeable character compelling. #scriptchat -9:04 PM May
20th, 2012
WriteCoachKiki Great fun + I admire your hard
work,persistence & ambition.Inspiring.RT @zackgutin: @WriteCoachKiki youre
welcome - thank you!!! #scriptchat -9:04 PM May 20th, 2012
rjlackie RT @ozzywood: Sometimes You Are in the Wrong Story
- Complications Ensue http://t.co/dw27XoTt #scriptchat #amwriting
#screenwriting -9:04 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin Thanks, everyone! Feel free to @ reply with any
other questions that come up later! Bye! #scriptchat -9:04 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin thanks, zack! i'm virtually clinking
your virtual glass... virtually. cheers! #scriptchat -9:03 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb Thx all for a great chat. @zackgutin ROCKED IT!
Will grab transcript in a bit and tweet out link #scriptchat -9:03 PM May 20th,
2012
GREGBIELA RT @zackgutin: @jeannevb thank you!!!! This was
awesome. Happy writing work harder than everyone &youll have nothing 2
regret! #scriptchat -9:03 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb RT @kim_garland: Hey #scriptchat I'll be the guest
on @XionEntertainment's #FilmIndu chat (as in Film Industry) talking making of
#VivienneAgain! Wed 7pm EDT -9:03 PM May 20th, 2012
KimBergie @zackgutin @jeannevb Thanks to you both...great
#scriptchat -9:03 PM May 20th, 2012
IngridElkner @zackgutin Cheers for the chat, Zack. Good luck
with everything! #scriptchat -9:03 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood word 'o wisdom. RT @BeauhemianKat: RT @zackgutin:
Want to be a great writer? 1) Read lots of scripts 2) write every single day
#scriptchat -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
stacy_chambers Thanks for the chat, Zack. Great info!
#scriptchat -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @SarahAlexis4 thanks and great questions!
#scriptchat -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
angegunn RT @zackgutin: @anniewood yes, gotta be organized
and efficient - treat writing like any other business #scriptchat -9:02 PM May
20th, 2012
zackgutin @art1032 thanks! #scriptchat -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
BillieJeanVK @zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill Interesting. I could
see that. #scriptchat -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin Dude! You were so helpful. Thanks
for your benevolence. Drinks soon! #scriptchatmeetup #scriptchat -9:02 PM May
20th, 2012
zackgutin @jeannevb thank you!!!! This was awesome. Happy
writing - work harder than everyone and you'll have nothing to regret!!!
#scriptchat -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
rebelshea @zackgutin Thanks for the chat. Great stuff.
#scriptchat -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
kim_garland Hey #scriptchat I'll be the guest on
@XionEntertainment's #FilmIndu chat (as in Film Industry) talking making of
#VivienneAgain! Wed 7pm EDT -9:02 PM May 20th, 2012
SarahAlexis4 @Zackgutin Thanks so much for being a guest and
sharing your insights with us. Best of luck on all your projects! #scriptchat
-9:01 PM May 20th, 2012
art1032 Thanks @zackgutin and #scriptchat Wealth of info as
usual!:) -9:01 PM May 20th, 2012
BeauhemianKat RT @zackgutin: Want to be a great writer? 1)
Read lots of scripts 2) write every single day #scriptchat -9:01 PM May 20th,
2012
zackgutin @WriteCoachKiki you're welcome - thank you!!!
#scriptchat -9:01 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone @jeannevb I started a cleaning business to
work around my writing schedule. #scriptchat #writing #thewritinglife -9:01 PM
May 20th, 2012
kim_garland Awesome chat, @zackgutin! I copied and pasted
many tweets to Post-it but will also re-read transcript. Great info, thanks! xo
#scriptchat -9:00 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @anniewood yes, gotta be organized and efficient -
treat writing like any other business #scriptchat -9:00 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb My tweetchat is stuck, and it's the bewitching
hour. THANK YOU SO MUCH @zackgutin for being our guest tonight! #scriptchat
-9:00 PM May 20th, 2012
IanTopple @anniewood Good question #scriptchat -9:00 PM May
20th, 2012
zackgutin @TheLoneOlive hahaha, or lack of wardrobe!
#scriptchat -9:00 PM May 20th, 2012
WriteCoachKiki @zackgutin Thanks for a great chat! :)
#scriptchat -8:59 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA RT @TheLoneOlive: a great #scriptchat w/
@zackgutin who talked industry news & wardrobe #scriptchat -8:59 PM May
20th, 2012
zackgutin @SarahAlexis4 to think big - studios and networks
want something that has a chance for a big life, not that will fade away
#scriptchat -8:59 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin do you always outline? #scriptchat
-8:59 PM May 20th, 2012
LifesizeLD Hey #Scriptchat! Just in from meeting/helping
Signe and Bob with #GAPF prep. Cool Folks! What'd I miss? -8:59 PM May 20th,
2012
TheLoneOlive a great #scriptchat w/ @zackgutin who talked
industry news & wardrobe -8:58 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill nope, just that unless it's one of
2-3 top directors, it doesn't help sell it - even if they are pretty big
#scriptchat -8:58 PM May 20th, 2012
IngridElkner @zackgutin What method do you employ when
wanting to write a spec? #scriptchat -8:58 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Steve Jobs
Biopic - The Movie Blog http://t.co/3bYACJ9J #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw
-8:56 PM May 20th, 2012
KimBergie RT @jeannevb: @zackgutin Any tips on writing
scripts when you have a full-time job? #scriptchat -8:56 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @IngridElkner no, I stopped after a couple years
because I knew I wanted to write and needed those hours back to pursue it
#scriptchat -8:55 PM May 20th, 2012
IanTopple @zackgutin How long does it take you to finish
writing a screenplay? #scriptchat -8:55 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 RT @zackgutin: Want to be a great writer? 1) Read
lots of scripts 2) write every single day #scriptchat -8:55 PM May 20th, 2012
AndreaLMcNeill To not get a director who is noteworthy. Does
that mean, don't get someone who will over power your project? #scriptchat
-8:55 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin :) #scriptchat -8:55 PM May 20th, 2012
TheLoneOlive RT @zackgutin: Want to be a great writer? 1)
Read lots of scripts 2) write every single day #scriptchat -8:55 PM May 20th,
2012
jeannevb @zackgutin Any tips on writing scripts when you
have a full-time job? #scriptchat -8:55 PM May 20th, 2012
SarahAlexis4 @Zackgutin Q: Can you share the best piece of
practical advice they've given or lesson you've learned from working with them?
#scriptchat -8:55 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA RT @anniewood: @zackgutin wow. that is
fanfreakintastic. #scriptchat -8:54 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @anniewood oh my lord. The hottest type!
#scriptchat -8:54 PM May 20th, 2012
rickbata @IngridElkner (Just looked) Yes you are! That is
awesome. Very good points indeed. #scriptchat -8:54 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin wow. that is fanfreakintastic.
#scriptchat -8:54 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Let's write the sequel to Battleship based on some
crap I found on my kitchen table http://t.co/7Uq06BUB #screenwriting
#scriptchat #botw -8:54 PM May 20th, 2012
IngridElkner @zackgutin Do you still do any stand-up?
#scriptchat -8:54 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb @zackgutin no attaching any talent at all?
#scriptchat -8:53 PM May 20th, 2012
BillieJeanVK @zackgutin @jeannevb Wow that is unexpected.
#scriptchat -8:53 PM May 20th, 2012
angegunn RT @zackgutin: @jeannevb YES! To not attach a
director who is noteworthy. You want a spec to come w/o baggage if possible...
#scriptchat -8:53 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA RT @zackgutin: @jeannevb YES! To not attach a
director who is noteworthy. You want a spec to come w/o baggage if possible...
#scriptchat -8:53 PM May 20th, 2012
rickbata Great info today @zackgutin. Thank you! #scriptchat
-8:53 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin i used to be a jäger girl. so, i guess
i was a pusher to bring out the crazy. #scriptchat -8:53 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @anniewood I write about 6 hours a day #scriptchat
-8:53 PM May 20th, 2012
2degreesofalie Hi #Scriptchat! -8:52 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @jeannevb YES! To not attach a director who is
noteworthy. You want a spec to come w/o baggage if possible... #scriptchat
-8:52 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @anniewood loooooove jäger! I call it "liquid
violence" cause it makes people crazy #scriptchat -8:51 PM May 20th, 2012
IngridElkner @rickbata I'm outside Hollywood (outside the
US!) so I'm looking at making the most of the local market, easier to get
jobs). #scriptchat -8:51 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin what's your routine, if you have one. a
certain number of hours of writing per day? morn? eve? when the mood strikes?
#scriptchat -8:51 PM May 20th, 2012
SarahAlexis4 @Zackgutin Q: Have you been up for assignments?
If so, any thoughts on prepping your take for one & those types of
meetings? #scriptchat -8:51 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA Bartender! Another round for our guest please.
@jeannevb #scriptchat -8:50 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb @zackgutin have u been surprised by anything the
mgr has asked of you yet... or surprising advice they've given? #scriptchat
-8:50 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill used to use donedealpro, now
deadline mainly. I approached them yrs ago and they kept eyes on me #scriptchat
-8:50 PM May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin cool. Jäger and soda for me. :)
#scriptchat -8:50 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone If you think you've written a perfect
#firstdraft , imagine what #revisions will do!!! #scriptchat #writing
#thewritinglife -8:50 PM May 20th, 2012
rickbata @IngridElkner Excellent point. Been writing movies
for years. Just recently finished my first TV spec. Love doing both. Choices!
#scriptchat -8:49 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 RT @zackgutin: @anniewood jack and diet! #scriptchat
-8:49 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @anniewood jack and diet! #scriptchat -8:49 PM May
20th, 2012
GREGBIELA RT @art1032: FYI #scriptchat is ALWAYS
sponge-worthy . #justsayin #scriptchat -8:49 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone If you don't enjoy or are not willing to do
#revisions, you won't make it as a writer. #scriptchat #writing #thewritinglife
-8:48 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @nisajaie definitely closer, but the action is
here. If you wanna work on Wall St, your office needs to be in NY. Same deal.
#scriptchat -8:48 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Video Interview: John Michael Hayes (“Rear Window”)
| Go Into The Story http://t.co/crDbaHo6 #screenwriting #scriptchat #botw -8:48
PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA RT @kim_garland: If youre a screenwriter, tonights
#scriptchat transcript will be a must-read! Guest @zackgutin is rocking it!
#scriptchat -8:47 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb @GREGBIELA you gave me a great setup *curtsy* ;)
#scriptchat -8:47 PM May 20th, 2012
CassidyMcM RT @jeannevb: This chat is flying by-only 14mins
left to pick the great @zackgutins brain on breaking in,taking mtgs &having
mgr #scriptchat -8:47 PM May 20th, 2012
AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin Which resource do you use to track
those sales? Did you approach them (Kaplan/Perrone)? How long did u court?
#scriptchat -8:47 PM May 20th, 2012
kim_garland If you're a screenwriter, tonight's #scriptchat
transcript will be a must-read! Guest @zackgutin is rocking it! -8:47 PM May
20th, 2012
zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill ... At my earlier stuff and
encouraging me. I had 4 options, all top tier, KPE knows what I wants best
#scriptchat -8:47 PM May 20th, 2012
art1032 FYI #scriptchat is ALWAYS sponge-worthy . #justsayin
-8:47 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA @jeannevb Very well played... #scriptchat -8:47 PM
May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone Sometimes the best way to deal with
#writersblock is to stop writing, get up and do something else. #scriptchat
#writing #thewritinglife -8:46 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb This chat is flying by... only 14 more min left to
pick the great @zackgutin's brain on breaking in, taking mtgs & having mgr
#scriptchat -8:46 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 @jeannevb @GREGBIELA That was funny #scriptchat
perfect timing -8:46 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA RT @zackgutin: @AndreaLMcNeill I just think comedy
can be done in so many diff ways and there is room for a new comedy force
#scriptchat -8:46 PM May 20th, 2012
nisajaie @zackgutin How about writers in San Diego? Are we
close enough? Or do we still have to make that move? #scriptchat -8:46 PM May
20th, 2012
zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill I follow spec sales religiously
and Kaplan/Perrone is arguably the best. They also kept looking at my...
#scriptchat -8:46 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb @GREGBIELA couldn't resist ;) @JAEL488 #scriptchat
-8:46 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA @KimBergie I now have the Spong Bob theme song
ruinning in my head... #scriptchat -8:45 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 RT @zackgutin: @AndreaLMcNeill I just think comedy
can be done in so many diff ways and there is room for a new comedy force
#scriptchat -8:45 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 @KimBergie @GREGBIELA Hey Kim #scriptchat -8:45 PM
May 20th, 2012
anniewood @zackgutin BTW, watcha drinkin'? #scriptchat -8:45
PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill I just think comedy can be done in
so many diff ways and there is room for a new comedy force #scriptchat -8:45 PM
May 20th, 2012
IngridElkner @rickbata Depends on if you want to write TV or
film. TV you gotta be in LA, film it can be advantageous to live outside LA.
#scriptchat -8:45 PM May 20th, 2012
nisajaie @AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin That is a great
question. How do you know if that relationship is going to be the right one?
#scriptchat -8:44 PM May 20th, 2012
KimBergie @JAEL488 @GREGBIELA Hey, fellow sponges. ;o)
#scriptchat -8:44 PM May 20th, 2012
angegunn It's Sunday. 45 mins pas 5pm PST. That means it's
#scriptchat time! with @zackgutin -8:44 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone I love it when I get that funny look after I
tell someone I'm a writer. #scriptchat #writing #thewritinglife -8:44 PM May
20th, 2012
rebelshea @rickbata That's the same exact position I'm in.
#scriptchat -8:44 PM May 20th, 2012
nisajaie RT @jeannevb: Prediction: I'll be doing a
#ballsofsteel piece on @zackgutin's breakout career #hustler #scriptchat -8:44
PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA LOL jeannevb: #Scriptchat is sponge-worthy ;)
#Seinfeld RT @GREGBIELA: @JAEL488 Being a sponge here @ #scriptchat -8:43 PM
May 20th, 2012
jeannevb @zackgutin so would I ;) #scriptchat -8:43 PM May
20th, 2012
JennaAvery Neat! RT @jeannevb: Prediction: I'll be doing a
#ballsofsteel piece on @zackgutin's breakout career #hustler #scriptchat -8:43
PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb #Scriptchat is sponge-worthy ;) #Seinfeld RT
@GREGBIELA: @JAEL488 Being a sponge here @ #scriptchat -8:43 PM May 20th, 2012
rickbata @zackgutin Totally makes sense. I'm pretty sure I
will eventually have to make the move. Will just need to convince the wife.:)
#scriptchat -8:43 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @jeannevb I would be so so so honored #scriptchat
-8:43 PM May 20th, 2012
AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin Why THAT mgr? How did you know
they were right? Did you have a lot of choices?They believed in ur vision.
#scriptchat -8:43 PM May 20th, 2012
nisajaie @BillieJeanVK Yea. But I was having problems with
twitter, FB and my blog. So I had a problem on top of another problem. Lol.
#scriptchat -8:43 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 @GREGBIELA Ditto #scriptchat soaking it all in -8:42
PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @RobertKosberg is that really you Kosberg? My
buddy!!!! #scriptchat -8:42 PM May 20th, 2012
BillieJeanVK @AndreaLMcNeill Love the way you're not afriad
to ask for clarification. I'm so busy trying to keep up I just go w what I
assume #scriptchat -8:42 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA @JAEL488 Being a sponge here @ #scriptchat -8:42
PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb Prediction: I'll be doing a #ballsofsteel piece on
@zackgutin's breakout career #hustler #scriptchat -8:42 PM May 20th, 2012
nisajaie @jeannevb Thanks. :) #scriptchat -8:42 PM May 20th,
2012
AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin What's your demographic and how
did you decide to think that way, so big. It's great. I love it. Ballsy.
#scriptchat -8:41 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @SarahAlexis4 varies so much - sometimes Im
writing and we don't talk for 2 weeks, sometimes we talk/text email all day
long #scriptchat -8:41 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 @GREGBIELA What's going on brother? #scriptchat
-8:41 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA RT @zackgutin: @AndreaLMcNeill franchises - not
just characters - think Monty Python or National Lampoons but bigger/broader
#scriptchat -8:41 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill franchises - not just characters -
think Monty Python or National Lampoons but bigger/broader #scriptchat -8:40 PM
May 20th, 2012
jeannevb It's the only way to survive RT @zackgutin:
@jeannevb I'm a #hustler in the most aggressive sense of the word #scriptchat
-8:40 PM May 20th, 2012
GREGBIELA @JAEL488 What up Vince! #scriptchat -8:40 PM May
20th, 2012
GeoffBreedwell RT @RexPickett: #Writing #Scriptchat: Write
the films u want 2 c, the novels u want to read, not the ones you imagine they
want to see & read respectively. -8:40 PM May 20th, 2012
SarahAlexis4 @Zackgutin Q: Just out of curiosity, generally
how often do you talk w/ your managers, whether a mtg or phone or e-mail?
#scriptchat -8:39 PM May 20th, 2012
BillieJeanVK @nisajaie It's not just you. Everyone's
#scriptchat is loading slow. -8:39 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @jeannevb I'm a #hustler in the most aggressive
sense of the word #scriptchat -8:39 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone In 5 years I've written 10 #scripts. Still
learning, improving. #scriptchat #writing #thewritinglife -8:39 PM May 20th,
2012
jeannevb @nisajaie hopefully the transcript site will work
& u can catch up later :) #scriptchat -8:39 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 Hey guys #scriptchat -8:39 PM May 20th, 2012
angegunn RT @matt_janacone: Writing is more than just a job
- even more than a career. Its a way of life + state of mind! #scriptchat
#writing -8:38 PM May 20th, 2012
AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin What do you mean by
"massively branded"? #scriptchat -8:38 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @rickbata definitely makes it harder because
relationships are so crucial, so write a lot and try to build that network afar
#scriptchat -8:38 PM May 20th, 2012
JAEL488 RT @jeannevb: YO #screenwriters: we're talking to @zackgutin
over at #scriptchat RIGHT NOW... come on in! http://t.co/WOwVFNdL #scriptchat
-8:38 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb Thx http://t.co/Mlg69Xhv MT @BillieJeanVK:
@rickbata Id recommend @jeannevbs webinar on screenwriter living outside of HW.
#scriptchat -8:38 PM May 20th, 2012
nisajaie RT @jeannevb: YO #screenwriters: we're talking to
@zackgutin over at #scriptchat RIGHT NOW... come on in! http://t.co/WOwVFNdL
#scriptchat -8:38 PM May 20th, 2012
kim_garland Haha, nice. ;) RT @jeannevb: @zackgutin I'm
pouring you a double shot for that ;) #hustler #scriptchat -8:38 PM May 20th,
2012
nisajaie Sorry guys. My internet is still being mean to me.
I have missed most of the chat. #scriptchat -8:37 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @AndreaLMcNeill no, totally original - that's what
networks want - original, but relatable #scriptchat -8:37 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb @zackgutin I'm pouring you a double shot for that
;) #hustler #scriptchat -8:37 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone Writing is more than just a job - even more
than a career. It's a way of life + state of mind! #scriptchat #writing -8:37
PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @jeannevb correct, my senior year of college I
would do classes, internship and take a grey hound bus to do standup on wknds
#scriptchat -8:36 PM May 20th, 2012
AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin Was the pilot inspired by another
show/network? Does that work? #scriptchat -8:36 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @SarahAlexis4 ... Is trying to get me that first
huge job that could help me launch of all, so he helps steer it for sure
#scriptchat -8:36 PM May 20th, 2012
BillieJeanVK @rickbata @zackgutin I'd recommend @jeannevb's
webinar on being a screenwriter living outside of Hollywood. #scriptchat -8:35
PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone SHOW VS. TELL - know the difference and you
can write #screenplays #scriptchat #writing -8:35 PM May 20th, 2012
UniversalCrush RT @ozzywood: Sometimes You Are in the Wrong
Story - Complications Ensue http://t.co/dw27XoTt #scriptchat #amwriting
#screenwriting -8:35 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb fyi @zackgutin was also an intern at
@scriptmag...was it 2004 u started there, Zack? #workingithard #longtimewriter
#scriptchat -8:35 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @SarahAlexis4 I'm very ambitious that way - I
aspire to develop massively branded, multi platform comedy. My mgr...
#scriptchat -8:35 PM May 20th, 2012
ozzywood Sometimes You Are in the Wrong Story -
Complications Ensue http://t.co/dw27XoTt #scriptchat #amwriting #screenwriting
-8:34 PM May 20th, 2012
Madskiadrai @zackgutin Thanks! #scriptchat -8:34 PM May
20th, 2012
zackgutin @zackgutin wrote pilot and show bible - but the
bible hardly mattered until we got closer. The script does the talking.
#scriptchat -8:34 PM May 20th, 2012
matt_janacone Out of every 10 #queryletters I've sent out,
1agent would request samplechapters. #scriptchat #writing -8:33 PM May 20th,
2012
SarahAlexis4 @Zackgutin Q: How does your manager help you
dev. your brand as a writer? What's the discussion like when picking projects?
#scriptchat -8:33 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @art1032 I started doing stand up and
writing/making short films at 19, while still in college. Wrote first feature
at 21 #scriptchat -8:33 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb RT @zackgutin: @jeannevb I think access to scripts
is the most important thing I got fr FD (which is why asst jobs can be good)
#scriptchat -8:33 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @Madskiadrai sure - or there are several others.
However you can get it, do it! #scriptchat -8:32 PM May 20th, 2012
AndreaLMcNeill @zackgutin RE the TV Pilot: Did you just
write one script or did you plan out the season in some way? #scriptchat -8:32
PM May 20th, 2012
IngridElkner @zackgutin After all you've done, you're a baby
writer at 29? I'm 29 too and feeling very underachieved about now... haha
#scriptchat -8:31 PM May 20th, 2012
jeannevb @zackgutin u may be a "baby" but you rock
at what u do. The webinars u do for FD are fantastic. #pro http://t.co/vvZh6hIY
#scriptchat -8:31 PM May 20th, 2012
zackgutin @jeannevb I think access to scripts is the most
important thing I got from FD (which is why asst jobs can be good) #scriptchat
-8:31 PM May 20th, 2012
art1032 @zackgutin Q How long have you been writing ? Sinc
your a young-in and all:) #scriptchat -8:31 PM May 20th, 2012
