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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Neumatic Date: August 17, 2013, 2:12 am
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Just found this: Ten Questions Every Filmmaker Should Ask
Themselves
HTML http://trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com/2013/08/10-questions-every-filmmaker-should-ask-themselves.html.<br
/> Took a screengrab of the article for my notes (as I often do
when reading things online). But I'll put the list of ten here
because why not?
[quote=Source I Just Linked To]What does the film say about the
world we live in?
What universal themes are explored in your film?
Briefly describe the appeal you think your film will have for
audiences (and why)
List ten or more keywords to describe your film.
What emotions do you feel your film brings forth in viewers?
What are your film’s strengths?
What are your film’s weaknesses?
What are the unique opportunities with your film?
What are the threats?
How does your film primarily differentiate or distinguish itself
from other work?
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Mac Date: August 17, 2013, 6:37 am
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And I guess those questions depend on who your audience is.
Kids, teens, families, women, men, couples, etc.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 8, 2014, 10:00 am
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[center]How to Write a Script That Doesn't Suck - Secret to
Writing a Screenplay That's Awesome
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCKSZBSJR2k&index=5&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
I wish this guy would do more videos. It's nothing new, but he
presents it in a very easy to remember way and it's not long
either. Short and concise.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 8, 2014, 10:02 am
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[center]Write Quick & Better: The "Aha" Index Card Method
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ptU71EMvw&index=2&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
Another good trick using the Index Card Method. Not new and it's
something every Teachers drills into their students when getting
started.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 8, 2014, 10:04 am
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[center]What Must Happen In The First 10 Pages Of Every
Screenplay by Michael Hauge & Mark W. Travis
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ6GB3rxl48&index=3&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
Ya know, I've known about Hauge for years, but I have never even
bothered to look into his books. I might see if my Library has a
copy and give it a shot just to see if he 'Status' as
Screenwriter Guru is well deserved. I did like the above clip,
which is encouraging.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Neumatic Date: July 4, 2014, 8:54 pm
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So after years of getting pestered, I finally took the plunge
and downloaded Scrivener (well, I didn't take the "pay plunge"
yet, I still ahve the rest of the month to "try it out" but I
guarantee I'll be paying). I was really hesitant about it
because it seemed like, well, ONE: each project would take up a
lot of space, especially with all the reference I use, so I'm
trying to cut back on that, and TWO: It seemed like it would
make it really easy to skip steps. The way my workflow is
designed now, I need to have complete a step before I can start
another, I need confidence and actual material. The way
Scrivener works, where you have everything at your fingertips,
seems like it would be really easy to work out of order and
screw the whole thing up. So what I'm actually using it for
isn't so much writing as it is long-term storage of
miscellaneous ideas. Stuff that's waiting for a story and
characters to be attached to.
It'll be really interesting to see how the program effects my
workflow. I'm pretty well organized, but I'm also a lateral
thinker so I like to have everything separate. It's not so bad
now after one day but I can see these things becoming really
convoluted really quickly.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: July 4, 2014, 9:20 pm
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As strange as it may sound, I have NEVER heard of Scrivener
until you mentioned it. I did a cursory search and it reminds me
a bit of Dramatica Pro that I bought when I first got into
serious screenwriting, thinking it would simplify my work
process. It actually had a negative impact on my writing. So
much so that the idea of ever launching the program makes me
ill. Now I'm not saying this other program is anything at all
like Dramatica Pro. I just never got anything out of the program
when trying to use it. With that said, I will be tracking your
progress and look forward to hearing how the program has
benefited you in anyway. My problem with DP is that it was so
bloated and convoluted in its process that it hinders any kind
of creative writing. Well, it did for me anyway.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Neumatic Date: July 4, 2014, 9:30 pm
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I feel like I'm putting together a miniature Wikipedia like
thing for my big ideas... or rather, the nebulous things that
might become ideas. And the documents actually remind me of the
first web pages I made, which I like (I was so god-d*mn prolific
back in those days, so I feel like I'm getting some of that
energy).
The funny thing is that I feel like I can't imagine seriously
writing with this thing, just seriously organizing (it's
actually quite calming). It's a repository for stray ideas,
things I can't figure out, waiting for the day when I might be
able to. And I'm very diligent about organizing as I go:
folders with subfolders with subfolders, all properly labeled.
Just having a place to put a stray idea about something bigger
and then to forget about it knowing it's in the right place...
it's a bit of a relief.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: July 4, 2014, 11:16 pm
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The organizing aspect does sound appealing. I know I could use
something similar given that I have so much stuff scattered all
over the place, be it actual pieces of paper, documents and
whatnot on External Hard Drives.
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Re: The 'How To Write' Thread
By: Neumatic Date: July 5, 2014, 12:44 am
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Plus, my stuff is segregating by format (pictures, movies, text
files, final draft files) and categorized by where they came
from. Now if I have an idea, I can put the visuals into the
text file right in there.
Here's something I just threw in:
HTML http://www.emilysbrother.com/forum-posts/btheserieslocale.jpg
The actual picture I filed with the other pictures in its' set,
in an appropriate subfolder in the proper subfolder on the
external drive. But now I pout a copy of it in Scrivener with a
quick note (I'll add others later), filed it as an interesting
location. Then I can figure out what it is, what the characters
could do there, etc. The old way would have just been a JPG
file with a whole bunch of others in folders, but I'd either
open one at a time or roll through them all. Just doing this
gives me so much more context.
What I love about this is the next time I stumble upon something
like this, I can slip it right in there instead of having to go
back and hunt for it, and I can remind myself exactly what I was
thinking. File and forget.
I actually need to go back in there and divide my scene ideas
into "Work, Play, and Fling" folders (thinking Nip/Tuck
structure!) to make it easier for me later on to construct
episode plots.
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