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Hollywood loves IP, we all know it. Yes, I know that legally, anything you create is your intellectual property, but that is not what I mean, and not what they mean. Producers, Studios, and Networks get excited about projects based on something that already exists. If that something had success, it...
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LOGLINE: A young self-proclaimed medical investigator explores how Draco, much to his annoyance, acquired Water Warts.
Water warts are known as Molluscum Contagiosum, a childhood skin infection that is benign and self-limited. I treat these umbilicated papules with topical Cantharidin...an extract f...
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If you would like to see some pictures of what Water Warts look like, and how we treat them, please click on this link:
https://acadderm.com/molluscum-contagiosum-water-warts/...
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Curt Samlaska Congrats on the launch, I loved it when I watched it, Gigi's investigative energy and that 'beetle juice' payoff land perfectly. Really appreciate you including the blog link too, nice t...
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This is a fun and creative way to turn a medical topic into an engaging story for younger audiences. I like the idea of using a curious young investigator to explore something that could otherwise fee...
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Thank you Krenda & Karolina! Really appreciate the feedback. Just finished editing The Robbery...it will be out on Friday. Thanks Krenda for the excellent review...very well done.
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STORY: In 2015, when I first started teaching at the Shanghai Vancouver Film School, all my directing workshops and casting workshops were with actors whose first language was English (Americans, Australians, British) as well as a few experienced Chinese actors who spoke English.
Cut To: 2018 when a...
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Do you all think of the dialogue in your scripts as "words this character should say" or as "this is what the voice in my head is dictating to me" or does it depend on the project?
Would, could, should and must.
@Thomas Sometimes I'll just write something like "She talks about ________" for a scene in the outline, and sometimes I write the dialogue in the outline.
Chicken or the egg? We know you have to have both to have the other...but which came first?
Maybe the same is true of life and art.
How many times has a person's creation later become real? And how many real events have become creations?
I constantly say my life is a movie because I've had some pretty...
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In my case they are intertwined and sometimes depend on timing. For example, right after graduating from high school, I saw a movie that had come out some years before, Ghost World, which was about tw...
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I didn't know you can be accused of cat theft, @Kat. Life comes first. I've used things like life events, the past, and the news to come up with script ideas, scenes, etc.
The voice recognition capability in Final Draft will ALWAYS choose the wrong homonym.
When it has a choice they should train it to always say ‘sausages’ every time. It won’t make the script clear but could be hilarious.
Years ago, I used TAXI to get my music placed. They rarely forwarded my songs, and one critique I heard repeatedly was that they needed more repetition.
I understood the feedback. I just didn't agree. That WAS the song. It was done.
Ironically, the lack of repetition is something my listeners have tol...
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When I was first starting out, I took feedback as gospel. I knew there was a lot I had to learn, so I never questioned it. After several years, I developed a more mature way to consider feedback. When...
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Hi, @Kat. I consider every note, but I don't use them all. If the note improves the story, I'll use it. I save the notes I don't use though in case I end up using them.
I've read where people promote the value of creating their outline and treatment before actually starting to write pages in a new screenplay. I was always skeptical, but decided to try it this time on my new psychological thriller. I was blown away.
I spent nearly a month on the treatment. Concept. S...
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I always write treatment first. It's much easier for me later to go deep inside the screenplay. It's like a path leading you forward.
Bob Johnson That’s solid progress, Bob! 23 pages in two days is a great start., There’s nothing like getting into a good writing rhythm and watching the pages build up....
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Congratulations on finishing the treatment and writing 12 pages in a day, Bob Johnson! I make an outline before writing a script, then turn the outline into a treatment after the script is done. I use...
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Maurice Vaughan, when I say treatment, what I really mean is an in-depth, detailed roadmap of what I want to accomplish – down to the scene level, including beats, set ups and payoffs, or anything els...
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We do the same thing, @Bob. I make the outline in Microsoft Word, so it's easy to change it into a treatment to pitch with. What program do you use?
Being a newly semi-retired, new author of a series of four novels, (since 2023) I was shocked and frustrated at how poor the editing has been, by the publishing company I used. My novel has been for sale for a year and is now progressing to the screenwriting stage for a suspenseful TV romance/crime...
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That sounds like a really frustrating experience, especially after putting so much time and effort into a four-book series. I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with poor editing.
The fact that you’re now movi...
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You are unlikely to get recourse. Do however warn others about the poor service. What you might do - if you control the money - is put their share in escrow and force them to prove that it should be p...
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"I own the copyright"...did you, register a copyright a British copyright service? Any court challenge will require proof of ownership via a copyright certificate issued in your name. If you publishin...
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She's in the UK Jeff Gregory.
Robert Zwerneman, yes, hence the phasing "copyright service". There are several with no central repository/control.
I uploaded my very first pitch to Stage 32 just two days ago, and the response couldn't have been better: all 5 initial ratings came in at a perfect 5/5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.
Since this is my first time presenting the project in this format, seeing how quickly the 1946 London atmosphere and the characters' mo...
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Congratulations!!! That is amazing!! 5/5 out the gate!!! 5 thumbs up to you!!!!
Congratulations on the perfect score, Rocio Lahuerta! That's really impressive for your very first pitch to Stage 32!
Maurice Vaughan Thank you so much! Honestly, I’m still pinching myself.I can hardly believe it!
For a first pitch experience on Stage 32, this is more than I could have ever hoped for. Really appreciat...
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Congratulations!
You're welcome, @Rocio. How did you start your pitch?
Hey everyone. What's the lowest budget level you've considered for making a movie? Has that driven how you either write the script or think about the genres you could reasonably work with?
No Budget or Microbudget
I don’t think about budget because I’m only interested in writing, but if I was planning to shoot what I wrote I would absolutely be thinking about the budget when beating out the story.
Thomas Harrison My favorite thing to drink was whatever you were buying.
My favorite to think about when financing a movie - yeah, pretty much the same thing....
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Hey, @Thomas. I've written micro-budget scripts. It's driven what script ideas I've written, what I put in the scripts and left out, and the genres I picked.
So I am sure we are all aware of how things have changed in the industry. By that I mean L.A. is kind of no longer a requirement for actors to go to to be successful. With that said, do you think location can affect an actors success?
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