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Hellooooooo!
I’m making good progress on my screenplay! I started two days ago and I’m already 50 pages in (I have a scene by scene outline that helps me)! It got me thinking: how many pages should I be writing per day, especially if I have a full time job? I don’t want to overdo it, but I also don’t...
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Congratulations on the progress, Vincent Caruolo! 50 pages in two days is impressive! I don't think there's a "page count per day" standard. Write how many pages a day that you want. Some days I write...
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That's awesome!! You write as much as you want. Sometimes the words just flow to page and you can do plenty. I have a fulltime job so I can only write a bit at a time. I just think about scenarios and writing at my job, and then translate it to page when I get a moment.
Vincent, you're on FIRE!
Congratulations to you for firing off 50 pages in 48 hours...and here's wishing you tremendous success on your screenplay (and future works)!
Agree with everyone here - just keep writing and et it flow as it does. The key is getting to the end so you can see the whole of what you’ve created and then start rewriting and polishing. way to go!!
I’ll start. let’s talk about the elephant in the room.
"I don’t even know who you are anymore."
"Great, and I guess you want us to go in there, huh?"
I'm curious. How many pages do you attach to the loglines you have on your profile? I feel hesitant to post a full script to a logline. I feel that if someone wants to have the full script, they should have to pay for that and schedule a meeting. Not in that order. The meetings normally come first....
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U think posting a LOGLINE and SYNOPSIS is okay.Any prouder or production company interested in your idea will reach out to you and request the whole script or you meet and discuss it further.
David Sho...
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David Shorb Producers aren't generally, if at all, trolling the internet for loglines and scripts. What you are doing is putting them somewhere that makes the information available when you are in a p...
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ok, thank you for for all the responses. It gives me a lot to think about.
I don't bother anymore because I am not trying to sell any of my screenplays. But I wouldn't worry about someone here stealing it. However make sure you register it with the LoC like Christopher Phill...
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You're welcome, David Shorb.
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Charlie is a such a terrific mentor and manager. This is a great lab for any writer looking to get their pilot script written. Thanks, Sydney Summers!
Excited to delve into Charlie's 1-Hour Pilot Lab this weekend!
Looking forward to the lab beginning this weekend :)
No - not what you'd wear in a casual ballgame: my question is about how, or indeed whether, to pitch shorts.
I've written several TV pilots and one feature. I usually research relevant production companies and people to contact and and then generally get some engagement when I want to talk about an i...
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My best tip is to network with indie producers, indie directors, and actors, Steve Mallinson. That's how I sold four short scripts to a producer on Stage 32. Most of the shorts I watch are made by ind...
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is it just me or are we having less original films and more remakes?
It's not just you. Between remakes and the zillion comic book movies I rarely go to theaters any more.
I must admit, sometimes a remake is better. FREAKY FRIDAY, for example. And, though I'll probably get my head handed to me for this, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN is better than SEVEN SAMURAI. I mean the orig...
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BTW Toua Her , if you want to keep up with new indie releases, Film International, Indie Cinema, and The Director's Chair (online magazines) are all free.
thank you Robin Gregory
You're welcome Toua Her .
Hello! Any writer, agent, producer or someone would like to read my screenplay? Looking for feedback or any advice I can get. Thank you.
Here's my logline :
While traveling across the country with her ailing father, a troubled young woman entrenched in a life of killing undergoes an unexpected shift...
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Hey Friends, the Period Piece Movies Contest closed this week! Good luck to all who submitted and would love to hear what script you decided to enter!
Hey Pat, I entered JANISSARY (epic), THE MESSAGE (biopic), and THE MONK WHO WOULD BE SPY (action/historical). Historical fiction genre which includes Period is my main genre of writing as I love, love, love the different settings and opportunities to learn new things as I research.
Nikki Oldaker Announcements for contests go out at 4 PM PST on Fridays.
How many entries were received in the Period Piece competition and how many finalists will there be?
Sam, good question - for transparency's sake, I hope Stage 32 answers :)
Thanks for your response, Elizabeth. I’ve been revising my historical script for ten years. I only get it out to make another pass at it because of these competitions. Our period piece scripts must be...
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Shaun O'Banion is having a 24-hour AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge, focused on “What Are Common Producer Red Flags?”
Shaun O'Banion is an award-winning film & television producer and owner of Ravenwood Films (“Jojo Rabbit,” “Jungle Cruise,” “Genius”).
You can ask Shaun things like: What are some re...
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Today, I'll be posting some Jazz and Blues from Pat Metheny Group, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Blues Traveler.
Oooh, I love this song, too! It's "Blue on Black" by Kenny Wayne Shepherd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy98ObIitLc&list=RDGMEM3vRVvLY6rn_98uxOr......
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And of course, we can't have Blues Friday without a song from Blues Traveler. I love these guys so much...I've seen them in concert at least....what?...three times? This song, "Hook," is one of my fav...
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And here's another great song by Blues Traveler, "But Anyway"....
This gives me a great idea for a movie.....someone should write a sequel to "Almost Famous." I LOVED that movie....
I don't think I've ever listened to Comedy movie soundtracks, Niki Galiano. I actually haven't listened to many soundtracks. I mainly listen to movie scores and instrumentals that match the genre I'm...
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In today’s blog, Miquiel Banks (screenwriter, film/theatre journalist, and story analyst) talks about the first three levels of the 9 Levels of Story: Cosmic, Culture, & Life. This blog is part of a three-part series.
www.stage32.com/blog/the-9-levels-of-story-part-1-cosmic-culture-life-3705...
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