Hi, everyone! It's been a while since I've been here on the Stage32 forums or the site in general. As for the topic of this post; I've always heard there are certain things that you should shy away from when writing a screenplay. Is this one of them? The main reason I ask is because I have an idea f...
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Hello, all! My name is Nathan and I am from El Paso, Texas but now live in Round Rock Texas, a city just outside of Austin. I joined Stage32 about a week ago after discovering it by way of the Scriptapalooza Facebook page and I've been perusing and I like what I see so far. I must admit, seeing ever...
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Hey everybody! I'm looking for general advice on this topic. I'm working on a script for a horror movie. I came up with what I hope is a good concept but there are some details I haven't worked out yet. I got an idea from an episode of the TV series Ghost Whisperer that I think would fit really well...
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Thanks for the response, Anthony. To give a bit more detail on everything; my script is a take on the Acheri legend in Native American mythology. The legend is about the spirit of a girl who died hund...
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I think there is a little bit of everything that has be done in a lot of films. And to agree with Anthony, it depends on how similar your idea is and what they did. I mean, zombies are an idea and it'...
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Thanks, Annika! I appreciate the response.
Has anyone entered any of the screenwriting contests yet?....PAGE, Cynosure, Script Pipeline. If so, have you entered in the past? Any winners?
I need to get a script consultant...probably a little scared...but probably worth it. Good luck with your script!
I recently entered my sitcom script into the Scriptapalooza TV competition and I also entered it into the Austin Film Festival competition last year but I didn't get anywhere with that one.
From what I remember, winning a screenwriting competition is only the first step to getting produced. I've read so many off hand comments about screenwriters being more legitimate to producers when th...
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Thanks, Kerry. You're right that keeping the reader/viewer off balance for a bit could be a good thing. I think the important factor there is not doing that too long as well as not using the cliche gimmick, as you pointed out. I appreciate all the advice from everybody so far!
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Always be careful, I agree, but do what you think is best for the story. Not knowing it's a dream can work for you. Many times, that's the idea, to fool the viewer into thinking it's real, and then yo...
Expand commentAlways be careful, I agree, but do what you think is best for the story. Not knowing it's a dream can work for you. Many times, that's the idea, to fool the viewer into thinking it's real, and then you wake up. That's how real dreams work more often than not. It depends on what you, the writer, are trying to do. Yes, montages and dream sequences are used a lot, but that doesn't mean you can't. It just means you should have a very good reason, and you should do it exceptionally well. And yes, put a big bang in the first ten pages. You need something to hook your reader in and put them on the edge of their seat, so to speak. Grab their attention and don't let go.
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Thanks for the response, Joe. I appreciate it. You're right that most of the time, that's how dreams work. That's a good point.