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My concern is the studios have said this is their final offer. If it is rejected, what next? The studios are showing they are bullies with the power, so if everyone agrees to what they want, the only ones that will be happy will be the studios.

This strike reminds me of Wal-Mart and Amazon, they have...

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Has anyone else seen this film. It was released last year and mostly made during the pandemic. What did you think of it?

The film has a very strong theme, the object of desire drives the whole film. It's a very good lesson in screenwriting to establish this very clearly and early in the story. Everyt...

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Has anyone else seen this film. It was released last year and mostly made during the pandemic. What did you think of it?

The film has a very strong theme, the object of desire drives the whole film. It's a very good lesson in screenwriting to establish this very clearly and early in the story. Everything then follows the journey to obtaining the object of desire, which in this case is the dress.

Interesting snippets from the Q&A with Director Anthony Fabian, Actress, Ellen Thomas (Violet), Editor, Barney Pilling. There are some spoilers here.

It took 10 years from start to finish.

Angela Lansbury played in the TV adaptation in the early 90's

The script took 5 years to write. Anthony started the writing, then brought on another writer and took it as far as they could go, then a third writer and finally a 4th to complete the screenplay.

Set in 1957 to coincide with Dior's 10th anniversary collection.

Dior took two years of heel dragging only agreeing after Isabelle Hupert was cast.

All of the dressed in the fashion show are vintage Dior dresses from their archive except for the three main dresses that were designed by Oscar winning Jenny Beavan who was asked to out design Dior (which she originally said she wouldn't do)

The producers required an A-list lead. Everyone they suggested turned the script down. Only capitulated after Anthony was allowed to send the script to the right actresses who could pull it off, and agreed to greenlight the project after casting Oscar nominee Lesley Manville.

Shot mainly in Hungary due to Covid, as they had a much lower infection rate allowing cast and crew to fly in and out.

Editing was done over Zoom calls between Barney and Anthony. They did not meet till after the film was finished.

Barney had never seen the whole film in a cinema till tonight's screening due to a close bereavement.

There are three books in the trilogy. The next book is Mrs. Harris Goes to New York. (Anthony couldn't be drawn on whether he would make the next book).

Anthony Fabian spent his early childhood in Paris and did not want to portray a cliched Paris.

The strikes in the film are not in the book, they help with the narrative of 'The workers uprising'.

All the actors who are French are played by French actors, unlike the Angela Lansbury version.

Actress Ellen Thomas' father was in the RAF (Royal Air Force).

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Joseph Follansbee

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"Best and final." Yeah. The negotiations don't end until the contract is signed. And don't believe the media reports about timing. The strike could go on for many more days, although there's does appear to be momentum building for a resolution.

Maurice Vaughan

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I'm not sure why "final offer" was even brought up, Geoff Hall. What is the AMPTP gonna do if the WGA rejects the offer? Not make movies and shows forever? I hope the AMPTP and the WGA reach a fair de...

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The WGA and the AMPTP reached a tentative agreement (www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-deal-reac...). The agreement needs to be ratified by WGA members to take effect....

Richard Buzzell

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- Maurice Vaughan
4 hours ago

Finally some good news! Now we just have to hope that the members ratify the agreement.

Geoff Hall

12 minutes ago

Maurice Vaughan What it means, Maurice is that those sad rich privileged folk at the studios were still arrogant enough to posture. which to me is a true sign that they haven't woken up to the new rea...

Asmaa Jamil

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- Clifford Anzini
- Ty Strange
3 hours ago

Great news for everyone.

Ty Strange

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- Geoff Hall
2 hours ago

Outstanding!

Carina S. Burns

2 hours ago

FANTASTIC! Can't wait to hear about the next steps.

Xochi Blymyer

1 hour ago

yes! now to a Vote!

15 minutes ago

Richard "RB" Botto "It seems a pathway to split the difference was found."

For the negotiating committee to have a tentative agreement, in my mind it must mean that there has been a considerable gain f...

Debbie Elicksen

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 hours ago

Tim Bragg Maurice is right. Indie. We've already seen a few A-listers speak out that they prefer to work on independent films now and wouldn't miss the Hollywood studios. Johnny Depp is already provin...

5 hours ago

I've worked with indie producers, directors, etc. my entire career, Tim Bragg. I like the close-knit environment of indie filmmaking.

I've heard people say that, Debbie Elicksen ("Johnny Depp is already proving he doesn't need Hollywood"). What does that mean? Is Johnny Depp going indie?

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Tim Bragg

4 hours ago

The union could reject it, even if they accept the actors are still on strike. All I know since the five years I have been writing I got stuck in COVID for three years and with this B.S, with the writ...

Joseph Rhea

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- Maurice Vaughan
17 hours ago

I also write as a "hobby" and even though I do make money from my books, it's not my occupation. I see a big difference between writer/filmmakers and writers in a writers room, in that filmmakers ofte...

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- Joseph Rhea
16 hours ago

Yeah, Joseph Rhea. Writers in a writers' room have shorter deadlines (I think it's a few days sometimes), but I think being in a room of writers helps because it isn't one writer trying to get pages d...

Dan MaxXx

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15 hours ago

This writer quit tv writing at age 38; be careful what you wish for.

https://time.com/6306278/friends-patty-lin-end-credits/...

Antonio M.

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15 hours ago

Dan MaxXx what a story. Thanks for sharing that.

Fatema Elmahdy

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- Maurice Vaughan
5 hours ago

Thank you for sharing your experience cause Sometimes, I feel like I'm stuck all alone in this journey. I've tried writing every day, but it just didn't seem to click. However, when I set a deadline w...

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Amazing Kacee you’re very welcome! Happy writing!

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- Matthew Parvin
7 hours ago

You're welcome, Amazing Kacee.

Mike Henry

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 hours ago

Is there a example of the Writing Assignment anywhere that's not behind the paywall? I'd like to see what I'm getting into before shelling out the monthly fee.

David Abrookin (Stage 32's Development Services Coordinator) posted about the new OWAs, Mike Henry: www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/This-Week-in-the-Writers-Room-10-Wr......

Dustin Quinteros

Mike Henry S32 offers a 30 day free trail if you haven't opted in already.

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- Maurice Vaughan
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2 days ago

Great news and congrats.

Patricia Stepp

Congratulations!

G.Smokey Campbell

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2 days ago

YAY 4 U TWO ... WRITE ON!

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- Maurice Vaughan
2 days ago

congratulations! that's awesome!

Congratulations

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Dan G is correct. Use anything that saves to script formatting and prints PDF.

If your spec scripts ever gets purchased, let buyers worry about future drafts, importing & exporting files to production...

Ewan Dunbar

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- Matthew Parvin
- Maurice Vaughan
15 hours ago

Final draft is used a lot in the industry but I hear scrivener has some good functions to help plan your screenplay. Celtx used to have a free to use basic version but I don’t know if they still do it.

Ryan Greenberg

I like WriterDuet. WriterSolo is the free version. Gets the job done

E Langley

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- Maurice Vaughan
- Matthew Parvin
10 hours ago

FD 12.

While it's true PDFs are distributed, the look of Final Draft is distinctive due to kerning, spacing and their proprietary font - Courier Final Draft. Differences in PDFs from other software can...

Been using Final Draft. Very happy with it. And I'm a tech geek.

6 hours ago

I like the episode and how you mixed futuristic Sci-Fi with the past (like the oldie nightclub scene), Ana Sitnina. You and your team did a great job with a zero budget. Looking forward to seeing how...

Ana Sitnina

Thank you so much for your feedback! I really appreciate it! : ) I am very happy you want to continue following the story and that you liked the webseries' world's aesthetics (which is an important part of the story in the long run too : ) )

You're welcome, Ana Sitnina. I subscribed to your YouTube channel and turned on the notifications.

Jenean McBrearty

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- Maurice Vaughan
- Matthew Parvin
9 hours ago

Never heard of the film. sounds interesting. Is it being streamed?

Greg Wong

In the UK, it's on Amazon Prime.

I haven't seen the movie, Greg Wong, but I also think "desire" is a very strong theme for a film. And it's a theme a lot of people can relate to. That's something I keep in mind when picking themes....

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