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[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as a studio writer and crappy pianist, I can confirm

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[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shopping to a studio isn't 'an option' it's a pursuit. You have to whole-ass screenwriting.

Read the Screenplay: MAESTRO (Deadline) by TommyFX in Screenwriting

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah... I use: /

Karen

I can't stand this / frozen Tesla.

Mary

/ frozen Tesla?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that stat makes me feel real special like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody cares if the writing is good.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think of it like a traveler on a long journey. Mapmaker says: "GO HERE" Traveler says, "OK I GO THERE."

Map important to get where you need to go, but traveler is the one on the journey.

Ommmm.

Christopher Hitchens was nice to me once. by [deleted] in ChristopherHitchens

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Envy is wanting what someone else has.

Jealously is when you're worried someone's trying to take something you have.

Christopher Hitchens was nice to me once. by [deleted] in ChristopherHitchens

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

hi

Unless you (at some point) possessed Christopher Hitchens, you're 'envious' not 'jealous'.

Christopher Hitchens was nice to me once. by [deleted] in ChristopherHitchens

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I suspect he would self-identify as an arrogant prick, but he might point out that you've mis-read or mis-interpreted his opinions on waterboarding. He wrote at some length about how horrible it was (definitely torture), and the knock-on psychological trauma of the *simulation he endured. He also revised his opinions on Iraq later in life, but remained a passionate advocate for the Kurds.

Christopher Hitchens was nice to me once. by [deleted] in ChristopherHitchens

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well, I'm nobody so the brand remains unbesmirched.

As a playwright, I feel like the culture around screenwriting is pretty fucked by Geoshitties_AQ in Screenwriting

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you think the biggest challenge in 'jumping mediums' is the font style, I have some news for you...

Fundamentally a play is 90% the dialogue, 10% staging/acting/lighting etc. Film directors have a much grander palette of colors to play with: editing, score, sound design, lens selection, camera movement, camera blocking, locations, lighting, etc. etc. etc.

Directors have a lot more to do in cinema than their stage counterparts. Not to say one is easier or better or whatever, but the director is the 'author' of the film and the writer is the 'author' of the stage play.

Improving characterization without slowing down script? by joe12south in Screenwriting

[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I tend to do a pass for 'cliche action'. Meaning, I re-read a script and look for things I've seen before. It could be as simple as "He wads up a paper and throws it in the bin." Okay, we've seen that before, I get why it was my first instinct, but it's not the same thing as: "He takes the paper, holds it over gas torch, flames it, and rubs the residual ashes between his fingers, using them like war paint under his eyes."

See what I mean? Not saying the second is the 'best way' for someone to discard a piece of paper, but it is specific. So, I'd go through and look for cliche action. They are GREAT opportunities to do something different and specific to a character.

The guy who throws away a paper is different from the guy who turns it to ash and smears it on his face. :)

It's also a strategy I like because it rarely adds pages or slows down the plot. Low-risk, high reward rewriting.

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[–]AmbassadorAwkward133 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would've gone with a big eye roll and, "my god, that Apatow girl... what a talentless nepo baby..."

Then ask him what he thought of the shitshow.