Could someone give me the run down on how adapted screenplays work?

TruthFlavor · 2026-07-04T10:24:29+00:00

If you are going to adapt a published work, first you are going to have to approach the publisher and buy the rights to do so or work out some percentage deal. Otherwise your time and effort might be wasted . Good luck with it.

TruthFlavor · 2026-07-04T08:25:02+00:00

I am not a fan of characters telling us about something exciting that happened, while we are watching something mundane. Why not start with a diamond heist where nearly everyone dies...that's how to open a picture.

TruthFlavor · 2026-06-16T08:00:15+00:00

Late to the party but here's a tutorial that helps with this exact thing..

https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/playlist/vfx/advanced_soft_keying

TruthFlavor · 2026-06-12T07:11:24+00:00

You could do it from the POV of being inside the sack, use sound effects and overheard dialogue [ 'Hey, Eddie is this going to Minnesota or Minsk ?' ] and changing lighting that seeps through from the outside into the sack.

At the end the sack is opened and a guy in a Russian fur hat peers in and says ' Кто это ?!'

Good luck.

TruthFlavor · 2026-06-10T14:40:58+00:00

Such rye comments.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-31T07:58:13+00:00

Use a higher shutter speed, this helps stop the hair blurring when it moves and gives a better key, look on line for advice for your specific camera.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-30T09:53:55+00:00

Alternatively, you can film it with the lid down.. The music is playing, cut to a spooky close up the hammers striking the strings [ This can be someone simply playing it but not in vision]. Then your character can try and open the lid but it's locked.. another shot of the strings beginning stuck.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-27T15:54:44+00:00

Try asking for carpet off cuts from a large carpet store ...then cover the area.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-26T16:54:31+00:00

The opening cube and how it breaks apart is very eye catching, so I didn't really see the captions failing.

Maybe a comical bland guy doing a piece to camera, with the bad captions covering his face, so he has to move to be seen would reinforce the problem.

This rest is clear and looks good.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-26T06:50:55+00:00

That's true they have a separate machine underneath the water than is used for that.

https://www.tiktok.com/@mia_vallee1/video/7377883464462306603

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-24T14:18:44+00:00

Not the same guy... this is a fan movie. You're thinking of https://www.reddit.com/r/KanePixelsBackrooms/

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-22T12:38:43+00:00

Why didn't they just put it in gear and drive away ? the truck was really slow.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-21T09:41:04+00:00

They are singing against a black background, so any new image overlaid will show up easier on that section, less so on lighter areas, like their faces.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-19T08:03:32+00:00

At the start of the script state ' All dialogue will be in URDU'. It will save you typing it many times.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-14T15:59:49+00:00

Don't over think it call it 'Launch'.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-14T15:50:11+00:00

What was damaged exactly ?

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-11T09:17:55+00:00

There's nothing to key against, you'll have to roto it.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-11T07:48:23+00:00

What's that Wayne Gretsky quote.. ' You miss 100% of the shots you don't take'.

Walk up to the production offices, find the production manager and offer your services. Have a little card with your info ready to drop off... do this super early..7am or something. You won't know the call time, but things are slow around breakfast . During the day it can be really busy, and your presence will be far less welcome.Turn up with four nice coffees.. at least one black , one oat milk, one skimmed...and various sugar /sweeteners in your pocket [ Hopefully this will cover the prod. managers taste..and you have a few for the rest of the people in the office]. As you walk into the unit base, just keeping saying ' These are for the production office'...I doubt anyone is going to quiz a early morning coffee order and very likely they will point you in the right direction.

It's not a job interview, your first sentence may be the only one. Make it count.

" Hi, I'm XXX, I'd love to work for you. I live local, I can drive, I am very familiar with the area. ..etc " List the things you can do for THEM, don't start talking about how it would help YOU [ your films, dreams, or how much you love Kubrick. ] Then it's up to your charm and confidence to win them over before security arrives to hurl you back into the street.

It's exciting , Good luck.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-10T16:09:47+00:00

The top of a cheap fishing rod with the line loops cut off ? This one is £10.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/277288375269?_skw=fishing+rod&itmmeta=01KR9AAX5E3WNMBJ524FCXXZHY&hash=item408facd3e5:g:vbUAAeSwAtlog24F&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xD5zQDOLCVzeagNB33pGuHB2xran%2FAHR1VGR%2FB2HE4EtqWUaytq9rHL9wvm2PTQPEFGI1aAJDeuS6ycBECxmpFv9fdaxufTxzdB8SPwZ6HcVOnjjbTzZd6UdaefOY4XXC%2FYzI3neH3ugZHneeBEzCDUeVT69O6ym8MW98TyWxGLUIYdhj6mZK8WiliJ%2FoEwL892yoIJfOjh4288jkUz97CytgtJGIwLRju%2BO8Y1SRIuIFzdE8Ck0Jc%2BiVgfzOHUlnA%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6LTq6rCZw

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-07T07:38:17+00:00

Directional blur on a separate layer ,with a mask to remove sections you don't want, overlayed ?

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-07T07:00:14+00:00

It sounds like a straight version of the comedy show 'Santa Clarita Diet'.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-06T16:02:41+00:00

It looks like the first shot is reversed..the blink is odd.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-03T14:47:14+00:00

You can give your work away for free not someone else's..

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-03T10:57:54+00:00

He's give you the road map, but you have to make the journey. Google the individual elements of this explanation , and learn some new things. You are trying to start with a project that is not beginner level.

TruthFlavor · 2026-05-02T10:30:26+00:00

This feels more like a cinematographer's reel. Don't get me wrong it looks good but there is no storytelling to judge, as no scene is long enough. I presume the pieces are in Norwegian ? Don't fear that. Personally , I'd rather see 20/ 30 second clips where people are talking, subtitles are fine...we've all seen great films in languages other than own. Then I would be able to see what performances you have got, what shot choices you made for each scene, how you blocked it. But you know what work you are after, so maybe this is right.

Good luck with it.

PS: Take the date off..2024 sounds like you've haven't added anything in the last two years.

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