If you were around when THE BREAKFAST CLUB came out, there was no internet. There was your real life and these actors depicting what you may be emotionally experiencing on the big screen. It was a big chapter for Hollywood. Is anyone else excited to see BRATS?
Hi All, do you think we should capitalize sights and sound in a script that's being submitted into competitions? Someone once said to me that it can be distracting. Thx!
It's usually useful to capitalize audio cues like "a KNOCK at the door" or "the phone RINGS." Other than that, most writers don't really use ALL CAPS that much
Dan MaxXx Interesting how he added extra spaces between some words. Gives a sense of pacing and makes the page easier to read.
I was told a number of years ago to capitalize AUDIO but just recently I was told that you no longer do that as it is distracting. So I stopped doing it, and I think it does read much more smoothly. I will say that keeping up with do's and dont's like that can be difficult at times.
Yes, Christopher Phillips/@DanMaxx, Shane Black's THE LAST BOY SCOUT was an excellent read.
Dan MaxXx You're right. Just looked at an old article and he beat on the typewriter with two index fingers to get his screenplays out.
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Thanks, Richard "RB" Botto - that was a great followup piece by Blum. I didn't realize how Sean Penn eviscerated him back in day. They've all mostly proved to be super talented and adored and have wit...
Expand commentThanks, Richard "RB" Botto - that was a great followup piece by Blum. I didn't realize how Sean Penn eviscerated him back in day. They've all mostly proved to be super talented and adored and have withstood (or even won) the test of time.
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The exploration of human nature and one's individual philosophy within this doc is fascinating, Sam Sokolow. Blum contradicts himself quite a bit during his interview with McCarthy and within this Vul...
Expand commentThe exploration of human nature and one's individual philosophy within this doc is fascinating, Sam Sokolow. Blum contradicts himself quite a bit during his interview with McCarthy and within this Vulture piece. As for McCarthy himself, it's clear that his experience was mostly singular. Lowe, Moore and Sheedy clearly took away positives from the whole situation if they even thought much about it at all.
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It’s a great lesson about fame and why we seek it. Before me, they said, never believe your own press. Being a brat might be better than being a rat, and Sammy Davis Jr. didn’t care. Andrew McCarthy m...
Expand commentIt’s a great lesson about fame and why we seek it. Before me, they said, never believe your own press. Being a brat might be better than being a rat, and Sammy Davis Jr. didn’t care. Andrew McCarthy might have explained who the Rat Pack were to a younger audience. A cultural note, even the moniker Gen X was negative initially: an unknown quantity in math. And I find it ironically hipster now. So very Class of 85. No Internet and John Hughes. Vinyl and malls. Totally rad dude.
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Saw it. Liked it.
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Agree with Bender, eh Richard, I mean I was like all the time thinking when is Bender going to react And the makers of this docu new I was not the only one, just as I had lost all hope -- BINGO!! Just...
Expand commentAgree with Bender, eh Richard, I mean I was like all the time thinking when is Bender going to react And the makers of this docu new I was not the only one, just as I had lost all hope -- BINGO!! Just one question left: "Did Bender really call back, or was Andrew McCarthy pretending he did because he wanted the perfect ending, even if, in extremes, it could escalate into a law suit for stating false information. I guess I will never know for sure!