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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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Feb 6, 2005 7:34 pm
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very good question, deren, and a very good answer, sean. i would just add lawrence kasdan's comment from the austin screenwriter's conference a few years ago -...
Sal Litvak
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Feb 7, 2005 10:34 pm
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Hi guys, I'm new here and it's great to be a part of this group. I recently completed my first novel (a historical) and thought it might be fun to turn it into...
Sandi wrote: I'm new here and it's great to be a part of this group. I recently completed my first novel (a historical) and thought it might be fun to turn it...
great post, sean. i really have nothing to add, except to suggest to sandi that there is no substitute for reading screenplays. make it a project. read 100...
Salvador Litvak
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Feb 10, 2005 8:50 pm
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Hi Sean, Wow! Thank you for such a clear and easy to understand answer. I really appreciate the examples you showed. That must have taken a lot of time. It was...
Thanks for the tip and the site! I've been reading some screenplays, but the rules still need to sink in. Like you suggest, I'll keep reading! ~Sandi ... From:...
Sandi wrote: Wow! Thank you for such a clear and easy to understand answer. I really appreciate the examples you showed. That must have taken a lot of time. It...
Thanks again, Sean. I fellow I was in communication with a few years back was doing a documentary on the Sand Creek massacre, you might check at IMDB.COM and...
Sean, Real quick: Here's Don's site and information about his documentary on the Sand Creek Massacre. http://www.donvasicek.com/ Here you can watch the trailer...
Sandi wrote: Here's Don's site and information about his documentary on the Sand Creek Massacre. http://www.donvasicek.com/ Here you can watch the trailer to...
It's me again. Got another question. :-) If I have a foreign word or sentence and wish to translate it on screen, how do I go about showing that in the script?...
... how do I go about showing that in the script? This is how I've got it now, but it's a wild >guess. ... Hi, Sandi One way to overcome this and still allow...
Great help, Paul. Thanks bunches! I've also been dying to find more ways to take up less space on the page, so every little bit helps. ;-) You guys really know...
Paul wrote, in part: MICHAEL (in German) Can you tell me how to get to the station from here. Not to quibble here but I think the parenthetical should be...
... how do I go about showing that in the script? This is how I've got it now, but it's a wild >guess. ... and if you did want to add subtitles for a short...
Hi guys, I have a question about the correct terminology for "optioning a film." Isn't it correct that a film can only be optioned by a producer or studio, ...
... A completed movie/film/picture would never be subject to an option, or at least very very rarely so. It isn't the kind of business arrangement that suits...
Sean, You're wonderful! Thank you for answering all my questions about this. Sandi ... From: sean rooney [mailto:sr7020@...] Sent: Monday, February 14,...
Sandi wrote: You're wonderful! Thank you for answering all my questions about this. You're welcome, of course, but remember, we only hit the conceptual...
Sean, Your answers to complicated questions are so clear, I always feel amazed that I understand them. lol! My main concern was whether a book (not a script)...
I don't know nearly as much about the film industry as most of the folks on this list, but film rights to books are optioned/sold all the time. It's up to you...
RE: [AskSal] Optioning for a film/scriptHey Billie! Thanks for your input. I realize books are turned into movies all the time, but I don't understand how a...
I'm sure it is less frequently done, but there's no reason you can't do it. A long time ago I approached a writer about optioning her book to adapt into a...
