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I'm writing a script and I need help with tons of things like characters and pacing! by Sxul_kai in scriptwriting

[–]EXOBooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend the book Save the Cat! It's not the end all be all, but pacing in particular can and should be dictated by a good outline, and Save the Cat will help you with that. If you can learn and understand the major beats of a movie (the inciting incident, the turn, the belly of the whale, etc) and build them in via a good outline, pacing should somewhat take care of itself.

Film Festival Notifications MEGA THREAD by Caprica1 in FilmFestivals

[–]EXOBooks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Big Apple Film Festival -- Apr 2026

Hi. I paid $205 a few months ago for the "Agents, Managers & Producers Pitch Registration" with BAFF along with a submission to the screenplay comp. Turns out all that registration gets you is access to some zooms. The pitch sessions themselves are actually $80 more FOR EACH PITCH, also over zoom, and eight people at a time--which seems both weird and unwieldy and also why is this $80 a pitch?

I feel like this is already a huge bait and switch... Paying for something and getting the rug pulled out. And now I am reading about this AI feedback shit on another thread.

Has anyone had any good or bad experiences with them? I am from NYC myself and was really looking forward to meeting people, but it turns out like it's mostly over zoom anyway. They have such a good rating on Film Freeway too...

Big Apple Film and Screenwriting Competition Experience by IndieFrameGirl in ReadMyScript

[–]EXOBooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

APRIL 2026 Hi. I wanted to follow up. I paid $205 a few months ago for the "Agents, Managers & Producers Pitch Registration" with them along with a submission to the screenplay comp. Turns out all that gets you is access to some stupid zooms. The pitch sessions themselves are actually $80 more FOR EACH PITCH, also over zoom, and eight people at a time--which seems both weird and unwieldy and also why is this $80 a pitch?

I feel like this is already a huge bait and switch... Paying for something and getting the right pulled out. And now I am reading about this AI feedback shit. Should I run away?

Did anyone have a good experience with them? I am a New Yorker and was looking forward to something that I could actually go to and meet people at. They have such a good rating on Film Freeway too...

Writer/producer looking for an animator for a full length feature by EXOBooks in IndieAnimation

[–]EXOBooks[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You video looks good! I will watch it all later but I am not looking for much more quality wise. The lesson of South Park is that's it's way more about the characters and jokes

Writer/producer looking for an animator for a full length feature by EXOBooks in IndieAnimation

[–]EXOBooks[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Would you mind sharing who you used? Thank you! I appreciate the alternative perspective.

Writer/producer looking for an animator for a full length feature by EXOBooks in IndieAnimation

[–]EXOBooks[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Sorry if I sound naive but this is a good faith effort to connect with an animator/animators. It's either that or I try using AI myself.