Daniele Dohring's Lounge Discussions

Depends what stage you are at in your career and what suits the film you want to make. A genre does not make a voice. If you are in an experimental phase, try and differentiate as much as you creatively can or want to. If you are starting to find traction of have, use the voice that has already been recognised and build upon it. Hope that helps!

I think you should write according to the idea that you have in mind at that moment and you are passionate about developing.

After a lot of trial and error - if you're serious/dedicated/addicted to screenwriting - you'll find your own comfort spot. It took me several years to settle into my 'happy place' (comedic/paranormal - like Beetlejuce).

There are too many variables and while one executive might be looking for television pilots in the vein of horror, another may be looking for features in the genre of true story. To second CJ's post, don't limit your creativity.

your first script should be the genre you are passionate about. Why? Because it's the passion of that genre that will help you open your laptop and keep writing and get it finished. It's the passion that will get you through another darn re-write or handle rejection or coverage notes.

After that I think it is good to try different genres as it helps you with tone, voice, mood, settings, dialogue etc an you get better at your craft - which is telling s story.

Naturally we all gravitate to a genre that we love writing in but I would say don't limit yourself to just that genre. Have a go at something else, even if it's just 1 polished script to show your breadth.

Hey Maurice! We're actually going to film a few more scenes and turn this into a feature film. We have not been able to get pickedup or connected to anyone to get this as sitcom episodic, even with our pilot, so we're forced to make it into a feature film which will at least allow more distribution options. :)

Hope your film gets picked up, Mike Fox! Maybe the company that buys the film will turn it into a sitcom later on.

me too! yeah, we'll see. it's all about numbers. Just gotta keep pressin on! :)

Yup, Mike Fox. Keep pressing on! Is "The Box in the Basement" still on the festival circuit?

Thanks Maurice. Probably still lingering around there, but it's on Amazon Prime, TubiTV and Freevie (IMDb TV) :)

Thank you so much

No problem Kendra Turner . I write animation myself.

I would like to read it as well Kendra Turner

thank you Anthony Garcon

Hi, Kendra Turner. I'll read your script.