As Director of Creative Affairs for MGM Pictures, Stephanie Palmer has helped bring high-profile films from script to screen. Read this exclusive interview and...
Take a look at this collection of step-by step screenwriting exercises which are now available as a printed collection that is mailed to your home. This...
... Sean comments: Closer to fact than myth in television; much less so in features. Producers will buy a well crafted feature script that has a dynamite story...
Every great screenplay begins with a story concept. For writers, it can often be a daunting task to create this concept. There's nothing more difficult than...
Hi Sal, et al I need help with how to portray dialog for two characters that communicate telepathically - do I use (V.O.)? Example: Harry enters living room,...
... Sean comments: This is proper. I would, however, try to lead my reader into this so they know what's going on when they encounter it, otherwise, they...
yo jerry! nice to hear from you. as always, it's a matter of clarity. certainly there's no ancient rule laid down for telepathic dialogue, so it's simply a...
Salvador Litvak
sal@...
Dec 17, 2004 8:15 pm
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... <snipped> ... Sean Thanks, I appreciate your feedback. The story is actually a vampire story, so it should be obvious why you hear them speak without...
Hi Sal ... Thanks. I should be back more often now that I'm back into writing. ... As I mentioned to Sean hopefully it'll be obvious once everyone realizes ...
Hi gang: I have been running a screenwriting group in northern New Jersey for three years now. Because of this group, I have forged relationships with quite a...
arlocap@...
Dec 29, 2004 7:33 pm
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I received this today - a twist on the 419. Jerry My précised name is Emmanuel Adesida. I live in Nigeria and I was born in Nigeria. Due to my background in...
This guy says he's 18 and has a list of script and music credits a mile long...He doesn't need our help, we need his help! Let's all call him collect and...
Stuart DeLuca, a member of a number of screenwriting discussion lists, died January 5, 2005. I don't know if Stuart was a member of this list but I know a few ...
Dear Joan, My wife/writing partner, Nina, and I met Stuart only once when we had lunch together during the Austin Film Festival, but that face-to-face only...
Salvador Litvak
sal@...
Jan 14, 2005 8:21 pm
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The continuing trend in comedy films is a storyline based on the antics of dysfunctional people. Consider the current box office hit, Meet The Fockers, a...
See Screenwriting Expo 3 Writers Pitch on The Tonight Show Tonight!As I live in New zealand not sure whether this is past its expiry date for some of you. Paul...
Hi all Got a question about sex in films and minors (under 18). I'm working on a comedy in which a 14 yo pulls off a stunt in which she sleeps with her sisters...
I don't know, but I can tell you that you would be best served to find a clever way around the sex actually happening, like it gets close, or he makes he ...
moonlad@...
Jan 30, 2005 11:07 pm
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... Sean comments: Well, I don't know much about the ruling but I would question the verisimilitude of the boyfriend accepting the notion that the 14 year old...
In a message dated 1/30/2005 4:25:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, sr7020@... writes: Well, I don't know much about the ruling but I would question the ...
moonlad@...
Jan 31, 2005 1:09 am
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jerry, interesting thread you've started. reminds me of the jacob/rachel/leah story from genesis. i don't know what the legalities are re the supreme court...
Sal Litvak
sal@...
Jan 31, 2005 5:30 pm
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This is a bit of a regional recommendation that only really applies to people in California, but I thought it was of merit enough to mention it. Anne Beatts is...
moonlad@...
Feb 3, 2005 4:38 pm
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Hi Sal, etal Thank you all for your input. Sal wrote ... Thank you. But I don't think I'm familiar with jacob/rachel/leah - sounds like a law firm ;-) ... Nope...
Genesis 29. Jacob falls in love with Rachel and indentures himself to her father for seven years in order to marry her, only to learn after his wedding night...
Salvador Litvak
sal@...
Feb 4, 2005 2:09 am
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Thanks Sal, that sounds very good. Cheers Jerry...
After years of failing to make connections, I have recently gotten two chances to show people my work. One is a writer for television who is doing it just as a...
moonlad@...
Feb 6, 2005 7:36 am
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Deren wrote: Moonlad wrote:After years of failing to make connections, I have recently gotten two chances to show people my work. One is a writer for...
Thanks Sean! From my years following this list I know that you're a very gifted writer and that advice is comforting. Sometimes I think it is easy to assume...
