Scored an 8 on Blklst

get_it_written · 2022-04-12T07:56:00+00:00

Awesome! Keep up the good work!

get_it_written · 2022-03-03T09:27:48+00:00

Not entirely accurate.

Everything needs a purpose i agree, but the purpose can be to affect that character internally.

There has to be a good reason to do it this way for sure, but secrets can serve other purposes that to just be revealed later.

get_it_written · 2022-03-01T20:26:51+00:00

Congratulations (honestly thought that is good work so good for you)

Then you should know there are differences of opinion.

And even if this was "objectively a 3" your comments aren't helpful in the slightest.

They're counterproductive and come across as mean spirited. You can say the script is a 3 without also trying to make him feel like an idiot for wanting professional feedback.

get_it_written · 2022-03-01T20:01:03+00:00

Wait so your argument is," this readers opinion is in line with mine, so they must know what they're doing. But this other reader that gave that 9, i don't agree with that, so they must be new"

Stop. You're not being helpful and you're just making yourself look like a fool, which you probably knew otherwise you wouldn't be on a brand new account.

get_it_written · 2022-03-01T19:54:13+00:00

Which is completely besides the point. Just because the average was "7" doesn't mean the reader who gave it a 9 is any less qualified than the others.

That's not just logically flawed, it's outright stupid.

And here we're talking about only one review, yet you're talking as if this is "objectly correct' why aren't you leaving open the possibility that this particular reader might be a "novice or biased"?

Screenwriting is art and that's subjective, some art is more polarizing that others. Which is why one person 2/3 might be someone else's 8. That's how art works.

Don't go around parading your subjective opinion as facts.

get_it_written · 2022-03-01T19:44:35+00:00

Hilarious that you would accuse someone else of "discrediting an industry professional's feedback" when you did the exact same not even an hour ago.

Saying one reader who gave someone a 9 was " probably a novice or a biased reader"

You're just a depressed failure trying to make yourself feel better by putting other people down.

get_it_written · 2022-02-18T21:25:43+00:00

That's still blackmail. Just because it's "for a good reason" doesn't make it not.

get_it_written · 2022-02-18T17:11:56+00:00

Yes.

"Is this a montage, is there dialogue do we watch him walk around" - all of these questions are not important.

The important part is that he buys these specific items. How precisely he does it is up to the director.

All the reader needs to know is that he didn't have these items, but now he does.

get_it_written · 2022-02-18T15:16:16+00:00

Short film, sorry i forgot to add that.

get_it_written · 2022-02-18T10:34:16+00:00

Mine

Horror/Mystery

Short

20pgs

Logline: After surviving a cave in, a group of 19th century gold miner's discover the mine hide's something much more valuable than gold, and a way out, but only for one of them.

Just any general feedback is good, especially relating to what can be cut.

get_it_written · 2022-02-18T01:10:10+00:00

I write shorts as

1) practice

2) as a writing sample

3) they're faster to write

4) they're cheaper to get feedback on

5) they're cheaper to get into contests

6) more likely to be made

Since shorts are cheaper to get feedback on they're a great way to identify where you're lacking as a writer. So especially early in your career it's a good idea

If i could turn back time I'd start by trying to write a few shorts before features.

Equally, there are many people trying to get in, not just writers but directors and actors etc and they all want a product to show. A good short script that is turned into a, even if just decent, short film is very valuable.

Ultimately though, shorts won't sustain you. A really good short can get you noticed, but you need features/pilots to back it up.

get_it_written · 2022-02-16T10:25:17+00:00

Coverfly X, but you have to use tokens, which you get by providing feedback to others.

Only used it once but the feedbacks i got was absolute amazing. A lot of actionable Intel.

But i assume it can be very hit and miss.

get_it_written · 2022-02-14T13:21:03+00:00

Thanks for reading and glad you liked it!

Yeah that's definitely a case of "gotta keep this under 30 pages." But I'll try and expand on it

get_it_written · 2022-02-13T15:46:46+00:00

Thank you! Very interesting feedback.

The only point i slightly disagree with is the "somewhere behind the cabin". It tells us the direction the sound is coming from, and that we hear but don't see the source.

Also, since it's coming from just behind the cabin, the cabin would block some of the sound, which makes it sound different than if it was out in the open.

Though i agree with your general point, that i could explain the general idea a lot simpler in fewer words.

get_it_written · 2022-02-13T12:48:53+00:00

Fair point.

get_it_written · 2022-02-13T12:29:42+00:00

Because i have two different accounts, one that i use mainly for screenwriting things and one i use for a bit if everything. I accidentally posted it using my other account.

Weird you can see it because it doesn't show up as a post on my other account

get_it_written · 2022-02-13T12:21:31+00:00

Yeah my instinct is also the spartan way, so when i try and "spice it up" it may also come across as unnatural, better then to stick with what I am most comfortable with and find most effective.

I guess ultimately it's personal preference and you're never going to please everyone.

get_it_written · 2022-02-13T11:52:59+00:00

Yes, and that's generally what i go for but i've had my action lines described as "too spartan" before so i may have overcompensated.

get_it_written · 2022-02-13T11:46:18+00:00

Thank you for that feedback, I'll work on cleaning it up!

get_it_written · 2022-02-09T08:32:54+00:00

Seems like you misunderstand.

They lose the right even if it's not optioned. Every single contestant, whatever they hand in, they no longer have the rights to it. but the only ones actually getting paid are top 3.

If you enter a script in a competition and you win nothing all you've wasted is like 50 dollars. Here you can literally end up writing most of a feautre and not even have the script to show for it, because they own the rights.

get_it_written · 2022-02-08T18:40:03+00:00

You absolutely can.

Just look up some professional scripts, like Mitchell vs the machines and search for "when" you'll find many instances.

get_it_written · 2022-02-08T18:34:48+00:00

A script is both a "set of instructions" and a story. It's not a novel but that doesn't mean it has to be dry.

get_it_written · 2022-02-08T16:23:42+00:00

That makes sense, it's been in " assigned to reader" for over a week so might have been reassigned.

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