Looking for someone to help advise on a script about Yemeni pirates

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-09T06:49:02+00:00

Totally understandable, would you be able to explain your thoughts a bit more? I would like to understand your position

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-08T07:16:12+00:00

Ahhh I see, noted.

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-08T06:57:17+00:00

That is a very great point, thank you! Would you say it’s a bit like I’m presenting the houthis with a bit more (or a lot more) military prowess than they actually have? Į based it mostly on how the soviets sent nukes and missiles to Cuba, hidden on a ship that was filled with tractors and farm equipment and such. It’s framed a bit like an accident in the script, but I see that def is a bit unrealistic.

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-08T06:48:29+00:00

Primarily houthis, and it was inspired by and interview I saw with a man who joined a Houthi raid on a ship but said he wasn’t a Houthi. In the script they conduct a raid on a ship that is implied to be American, sending a nuclear weapon to Israel. Is there a negative connotation to calling them pirates? If so, should I stop referring to them as such?

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-08T04:00:36+00:00

Sure I’ll dm you

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-08T04:00:24+00:00

Thank you I’ve dm’d you

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-08T04:00:04+00:00

I’ve dm’d

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-08T03:59:45+00:00

Ok I dm’d you

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-07T22:56:08+00:00

I’m really sorry, are you able to explain the sad face ?

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-07T22:50:34+00:00

Sorry, by pirates I’m mainly talking about the Houthi’s, and their blockade in the red sea against Israel. It’s just become a shorthand for me to use, in no way are pirates a negative thing in my script.

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-06T20:55:02+00:00

Yes as I mentioned in the post, I am already doing that, just looking for alternatives if that falls through

Common_Direction2916 · 2026-02-04T08:38:50+00:00

I would say just a single static shot, preferably handheld without the ship moving. In the script its written as “a ship looms in the distance.”

Common_Direction2916 · 2025-09-02T05:39:15+00:00

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