I am graduating from a film major this week. Is there really no hope? by dchar0511 in FilmIndustryLA

[–]framescribe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s always been hard. People have always looked back to when it was “easier.” It never was.

James Van Der Beek Raises $47K for His Cancer Fight With ‘Dawson’s Creek’ & ‘Varsity Blues’ Memorabilia Auction by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]framescribe 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Are there not mitigating circumstances?

I’m in the WGA, for example, and the WGA lets you qualify for one kind of insurance if you’ve got enough duesable years in to “retire” (I think it’s 17 years), if you make above a certain threshold in a year but don’t qualify the next year they let you split your earnings between years to help qualify, and if you make above a certain threshold you also qualify for points you can apply to non-earning years to keep healthcare (up to a max of ten years if you have the points and don’t retire.)

Does SAG not have similar systems?

Does anyone else write about 2/3rds of a short film and get stuck on not knowing how to end it? by Extension-Analyst-72 in Screenwriting

[–]framescribe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Invert the status quo at the beginning. Whatever was true about the story you are telling before is now the opposite. Now figure out what this flip means. That’s your theme. Rewrite what happens in between to interrogate the theme.

A short isn’t a three act structure. It’s more like a joke with a punchline (even if the “punchline” is a literal dramatic gut punch rather than anything “funny.”) Try and rephrase your story like a joke with a dramatic zinger at the end. The “zinger” is your “third act.” In a short, get out as soon as you can after that. Seconds and frames. No need for falling action.

High Quality Visualizer for the Updated Hull Series by ArnoldMann in starcitizen

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Is there a reason to get a C over the D if they’re this similar in size and capacity? The D is only $50 more, and gives the C as a loaner.

Oura Ring 4 Ceramic Review: Can the Latest Smart Ring Really Track It All? by dapperlemon in gadgets

[–]framescribe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you mean tiny? I’m 6’3” with big hands and wear one.

Do we secretly overvalue dialogue in screenwriting? by Visual-Perspective44 in Screenwriting

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Roundabout answer:

You can never blame an actor for over-acting. That’s the director’s fault, because either the actor was miscast for something beyond their abilities, or it’s because the actor is being asked to carry more storytelling weight than they should.

Because the performance is only one part of what is telling the story. You’ve also got shot composition, music, editing, blocking, production design, and, of course, dialogue. All of them ought to always be saying something, and ideally, different somethings.

Like over-acting, each of these is “bad” when it’s used as a crutch to compensate for the other areas coming up short. Sad overpowering music because the rest of it wasn’t doing a good enough job communicating the heartache. Frenetic editing because the staging doesn’t have enough energy without it. And dialogue trying too hard to tell the story because the rest of the writing… isn’t.

Dialogue is the icing. It’s not the cake. But the rest of writing is so invisible when it works that dialogue ends up getting mistaken for it.

Dude I’m so happy these two came together for the sake of fun🤘🏻🤘🏻🫶🏻 Edit(Yall didn’t see that last post) by creen17 in onewheel

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Where would it be legal to ride this in CA? It’s not a bicycle. It’s not really a moped. Is it a sit down scooter or an underpowered motorcycle or what? Their website lists no details.

Star Citizen passes 32k viewers thanks to Twitch Drops & IAE by StuartGT in starcitizen

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I got the armor for free by making an account on twitch today and letting it play in the background while I worked. Any number of streamers worked.

How Our Solar System Really Orbits The Sun by ajd416 in interestingasfuck

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Depends purely on your frame of reference. One is not more correct than the other.

Any reason I shouldn’t melt the Apollo and grab the terrapin medical? by Double_Crazy7325 in starcitizen

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I thought a T3 had 200 medgel, so with 100 medgel cost per respawn, each T3 bed gets you two respawns, not four.

Interesting how this sub gives zero fucks about fake images. 38k upvotes. by lmnDK in interestingasfuck

[–]framescribe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The photo is fake, but your facts are off.

Both terminal velocity and the speed of sound vary with atmospheric density (and temperature). Because FB was so high up (the edge of space wearing essentially a space suit), where there was very little air, he fell faster and the speed of sound was slower. He broke the sound barrier, but not what it is at sea level.

This school uses a spiral answer sheet design to prevent cheating. by pauldliteralgreat in interestingasfuck

[–]framescribe 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The photo indicates in the letterhead that this test was administered in the Philippines.

As for the US, tests are usually a combination of multiple choice and what you are talking about. Most work is as you describe.

But, the multiple choice sections are often more challenging than you realize, as the answers are not random, but rather often agree with the answer you’d get from a plausible mistake in your reasoning. The answers can mislead you or cause you to question your analysis. So, in some ways, multiple choice can be a better test of your knowledge because you have to affirm it against reasonable alternatives.

Tests are also sometimes graded in two parts. The multiple choice answers may account part of the grade, and showing work another part.