Jeffrey Ginn's Lounge Discussions

Great to have you here, Jeffrey. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks much Shawn! I also just got into the local here. What a great city. I've shot all over the US & Canada and I can't think of any place else where you can find a 1700's Plantation Estate and fifteen minutes later be shooting downtown Chicago then thirty minutes out, the unit is on the largest granite dome in the world! ...and no, I don't work for the film commission here:-)

People fall into chronic depression when life lets them down and their dreams are lost. You have to ask "What did she-he come down here for?"

Chemical imbalances....... now there's a challenge. LOL. The only bad things that's happened to her in her past (so far) is her parents' death in a car accident and she being diagnosed with infertility. Death of a parent is always a huge stressor on a child. Infertility could be a major contributor, especially because she's a woman. The thought of her not being able to have kids of her own one day could be pretty hard to deal with. She'll build the belief that no man would want to be with a woman who can't reproduce therefor dropping her self-esteem.... I think I just about have this figured out. lol

Genetics? Not very interesting but it happens.

What are her goals in life? What does she want to win? Why is the Antagaonist keeping her from reaching her goals? What is the Hero willing to do in an extreme measure to defeat the Antagonist and win? That should help you determine what caused her chronic depression.

Exactly... something is out of balance; her life, her trust; something or someone she lost, etc. This is part of or close to the inciting incident. If she knows what her ultimate goal is; which must include defeating the protagonist, then that might explain what she lost that is causing her depression.

"Star Lord"

Nice timing.

Wow. This is great filmmusic. It inspires me to write a certain story. That's cool. We writers and composers should exchange our work more often to get inspired by each other. Thanks for sharing!

Overwhelmed by the continuos response to Arise, eventhough I posted it a long time ago, thank you everyone very very much! I'm releasing an album soon so I'll post it here in case you all want to hear more epic uplifting music I've written.

powerful Milo...and it always great to create for self...it's a nice respite from what CAN on occasion become a grind! :D

As a Christian filmmaker, I gotta give the cred to God. He brought me a Christian thriller script that hopefully I will finish this week. I've been working on this thing, which will as I see it be a pilot for a series, since 2008. God works best when man is at rest, so I let Him give me the ideas. And everything is falling in place as it should. God is good...all the time!

I tend to wake up in the middle of the night and write. I'll just go to town till sun up. That's when the best stuff happens for me.

Whenever the inspiration, story idea, element or component comes to me I pen/pencil it down. I am currently writing 2-3 hours every other day for a project. I use several coffee shops. Quiet or not, doesn't bother me, and I prefer using a notebook with Final draft.

I mostly write wherever I can. Inspiration most often strikes when I'm at work or when I'm in no position to write...I take a lot of notes. On anything. At any time of day or night. I can play with an idea in my head for several days/weeks before getting around to write down a rough outline, and then I go from there. Separating every idea, every scene on different pieces of paper really helps since I'm a visual person, which is why there are dozens post-its and notes glued to a wall right now. That way I can see the whole story, and it's easier to edit see if there's anything wrong with the plot, etc.

I prep for it. Like Kelta said, I use music to keep me on track. The very first thing I do when starting a new screenplay is I put the score together. As I think about the major scenes in the script, I carefully research the music that tells the story without writing a word. I put this together in an iTunes playlist that I modify as the scenes reveal their true direction. It's a great way to stay on track if you have to take a break from writing to earn a living.