Kristopher Kale's Lounge Discussions

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Coming to LA later this year .. Excitedddd

For those in LA, there is an Industry Networking event on July 25th at Busbys East on Wilshire. Could be fun for us Stage 32 folks to grab a beer and talk the talk! http://www.meetup.com/IndieFilms/events/128319202/

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Hey MJ. Remember, you can organize a Stage 32 Meetup right through the site. There's a special section in the Stage 32 Lounge.

Hate to say it, but most of you here have no idea what thematic premise actually is and the fact that you are attempting to explain it is clouding the subject further. Here is a test question: What is the thematic premise of the Matrix? And here we go...

the Matrix theme - The most carefully prepared plans may go wrong. Hey Marv... thematic premise... IMHO, I don't think these attributes can be coupled, but can be considered separately. RUNAWAY TRAIN - THEME -The most carefully prepared plans may go wrong. However, various aspects of the theme can be divide into different premises which support the main theme. Just jabbering... and yes, this does contradict my first statement... now back to work!!!

Hi Nikki, you have to identify your theme from the beginning. Theme is the spine that holds your screenplay together - a blueprint if you like and it's what you keep referring to when you write - ensure all your scenes encapsulate the theme. For example: one of my scripts is about temptation and how that would affect the main and secondary characters. How does temptation impact them and what do they do to overcome it. Is one character's temptation the same as the others or do they get seduced by different things? It's real life but the setting can be anywhere because it's universal and transcends time and place. The central question for the hero is - will he triumph over his enemy (temptation) or will it end in his demise? Whatever your theme is - make it the foundation of your story. Hope this helps.

Nikki, Another two cents. Bruce Joel Rubin never discovered the theme of Ghost until after it was in pre-production. And until the movie came out, for the most part, thought of it as simply a ghost story. He later learned the story had much more inside of it for the audience. So, sometimes even the writer herself may not discover the story's theme or themes until it's been written and walked away from. And sometimes, the unplanned story turns out to be the strongest. JB

The 3rd item here might be of help: http://tinyurl.com/atssg79 There's a cool free video. We have some other info from Seymour, LA Writers Lab, etc. at http://www.PerformerPages.com