Oldrich Stibor's Lounge Discussions

DG: Methinks you are correct, sir. I have a lot of different material so I don't have to go with the same horse in every race.

For better or worse we live in an age of emojis and text messages. Lots of information can be conveyed in simple abbreviated sentences. This has shortened attention spans dramatically. So keep it focused, short and sweet. Dialogue is for the theater anyway.

Keep in mind the acting talent available to you. Very few present day Actors can deliver an extended aria or a long soloquie so it's best to keep the dialog in two/three lines separated by some action or cutaways. It makes everyone's life simpler.

Kyle

Awesome post.

Really depends on what type of script you're doing. Even if it's just dialogue you have to keep things moving. Just watched the original "Fail-Safe" yesterday. Absolutely brilliant. It's all dialogue but you can't look away from the characters and situation.

Richard, yes, you are so right!

Richard is very right. While it's true you should follow your own passion and write what you're inspired to write, this is one of those instances when you need to be prudent and practical. Basically stop thinking like a writer for a second lol. I know it's probably not what you want to hear but unless you first secure rights to the story through the proper channels writing this on spec could prove to be a huge misapplication of your time and talents not to mention cause serious heart break if you finish it only to find out you can't get it cleared. have you ever considered using this real life person as an inspiration for a fictional version of a story in the same vein?

Totally agree with you guys. I've done all the online research that's currently available (but I do check for updates, weekly) started one of the biographies and looking at biopic of musicians, especially. So before I went any further and thinking about a synopsis for the story, I considered the legal ramifications. I don't mind doing the research at all, in fact I love it. Researching was an integral part of my previous career. And I've already been a huge fan of the musical talent in question. I knew some general points about their life story already, so finding out more details really got me going. But, I don't want passion to get in the way of prudence. However, I will continue to pursue connections that might be able to make this project happen. There's a living breathing, singer whom I've observed, that I believe would do justice to the role. And I did think along the lines of that last point you made Oldrich; as the angle of the story. It would be a fictional version of who inspired this singer; as if they were living the life of a past musical legend. Hope that makes sense. But, would the same legal principles, apply?

I'm not sure what you mean about this last bit. what i meant for example is the terrific movie 'Last days' by Gus van Sant. he couldn't get the rights to Kurt Cobain's life/name so he just made a movie about a "fictional" rock star even though it's so blatant and obvious that it's cobain. I think he's even admitted that publicly and as far i know there wasn't law suit or anything. if you haven't seen it check it and you'll see what i mean.

I will check out LAST DAYS. Sounds like the kind of angle I'm shooting for.