Hi Everyone, I know many of you from Scribelink and I'm also enjoying getting to know new writing acquaintances on this list. My past lives include...
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Paul Watson
soundwks@...
Jul 11, 1999 2:13 am
If you have a free hour how about we all meet up at Margo's/Kelly's Celluloid Crest chatroom for a spontaneous discussion about what makes a believable alien?...
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Chris Hutchings
ender99@...
Jul 11, 1999 8:16 am
... It's not so much the actual casting after the fact that you're worried about. Some agents and prod/cos are looking for a vehicle for a specific person....
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J W Nelson
jwn4157@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 11, 1999 4:29 pm
Do any of you think the expression "Dutch uncle" is by definition insulting, derogatory, etc. E.G., "He winked like a kindly 'Dutch uncle'." Also, has anyone...
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JEKurth@xxx.xxx
Jul 11, 1999 5:00 pm
In a message dated 7/11/99 9:29:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jwn4157@... writes: << Do any of you think the expression "Dutch uncle" is by definition...
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JJACEI@xxx.xxx
Jul 11, 1999 7:04 pm
I am trying to think of every way possible to sell one of my scripts and I have been wondering about taking the lawyer route vs. the agent route. What are...
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Diana Fox
scriptez@xxxxx.xxxx
Jul 12, 1999 1:54 am
... FWIW, the option I had for my script was $35,000 if the budget was under $2 mil, if the budget was $2 mil or over, I got 2% of the film budget. Diana...
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Melody Lowe
MLowe@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 12, 1999 5:49 pm
... Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 20:01:44 -0500 From: Shirley Long <writetouch@...> Subject: Misc: INTRO Hi Everyone, I know many of you from Scribelink...
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LMiller441@xxx.xxx
Jul 12, 1999 11:26 pm
In a message dated 7/10/99 12:15:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jwn4157@... writes: << A hearty ME, TOO! to that advice. Unless that job is just...
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James Stevens
jstevens@xxxxx.xxxx
Jul 13, 1999 1:24 pm
I'm forwarding this announcement to the list for the benefit of anyone who may be interested in Syd Field or Final Draft. Do with it what you will. DISCLAIMER:...
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Tony Urban
epicfilms@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 13, 1999 3:05 pm
Okay, so I promised this a few days ago but didn't get around to it, but better late than never right? If you missed the back story, this details my experience...
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J W Nelson
jwn4157@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 15, 1999 4:26 pm
On July 16 at the "Port Royal" in Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California, there will be a staged reading of a "live" radio-play comedy I have written ...
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J W Nelson
jwn4157@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 16, 1999 3:57 pm
My apologies if this message posted more than once. Dirty, rotten, stinking, scum-sucking Netcom/Mindspring has been having email server problems much of the...
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Kmcwrites@xxx.xxx
Jul 17, 1999 4:16 pm
Anyone know anything about producer Tim Brand? He says he's in preproduction on a romantic comedy, NO TIME FOR LOVE. Any info. would be greatly appreciated. ...
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Bocatsmom@...
Jul 19, 1999 2:28 pm
Dear Friends, I'm inundated with "screenwriting" posts, most of them of little or no interest, but the Logline group, which I hoped might prove as useful as ...
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Melody Lowe
MLowe@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 2:42 pm
... everybody taken their football and gone home? :-(<< Okay - I'm out here! Maybe no one had anything pertinent to say, so they are just lurking. Let me...
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J W Nelson
jwn4157@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 3:32 pm
Be of good cheer, Karla, people are "out there" in Logline. It's just that, unlike "Screenwriting," most of us aren't addicted to seeing our names in the ...
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J W Nelson
jwn4157@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 3:36 pm
Melody, imho, you really need not include the "source" with your screenplay. Just be sure you reference it as "Adapted from" or "Based upon" on your title...
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Melody Lowe
MLowe@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 3:38 pm
... Just be sure you reference it as "Adapted from" or "Based upon" on your title page.<< Done. ... that you follow the appropriate protocol regarding...
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Cindy S. Boucher
nicci@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 3:38 pm
Karla: The postings are overwhelming on the other list! I too, am frustrated and feel at a loss for some good give and take on screenwriting topics. I'm once...
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PaulM167@xxx.xxx
Jul 19, 1999 3:54 pm
In a message dated 7/19/99 7:29:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Bocatsmom@... writes: << Are you all out there? What can we do about this? >> OK, I'll give...
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Mary Davis
grifter1@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Jul 19, 1999 4:00 pm
PaulM167@... wrote ... How exactly are you planning to use it? Would it be a title card? Would a character be saying it? Would it be on a page in a book...
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LewDouva@xxx.xxx
Jul 19, 1999 4:13 pm
In a message dated 99-07-19 12:01:16 EDT, you write: << PaulM167@... wrote ... a ... How exactly are you planning to use it? Would it be a title card?...
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Patricia Morse
pmorse@xxxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Jul 19, 1999 4:12 pm
Would it be a voiceover? Might be more acceptable if you had a character who might spout a quote. I think also more acceptable if it's a comedy, which can...
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Quentin
qbc@xxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 12:30 pm
<I really miss the discussions and on-topic posts that Scribelink engendered--that's NOT what's happening on Screenwriting. It's overwhelming, banal and often...
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Quentin
qbc@xxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 12:46 pm
Paul writes: <OK, I'll give it a try. Does opening a screenplay with a quote brand it as an indy/art film? I have a quote which I think perfectly sets the tone...
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PaulM167@xxx.xxx
Jul 19, 1999 4:41 pm
In a message dated 7/19/99 9:01:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, grifter1@... writes: << How exactly are you planning to use it? Would it be a title...
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Cindy S. Boucher
nicci@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 5:47 pm
A few months ago, on Scribelinks, several members aided another with a rewriting a logline, well, I am in need of some assistance. This latest screenplay of...
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Fred Pachter
FPACHTER@xxx.xxxx
Jul 19, 1999 6:33 pm
I'll give rewriting Cindy's logline a shot. In glittering Las Vegas Noble McAlaster gambles by faith, not desperation, hiding his own brain tumor to ensure his...
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Paul Watson
soundwks@xxxx.xx.xxx
Jul 19, 1999 7:35 pm
I think your sneering of fellow listers on THAT list tells us more about you as a person than it does about them. The beauty of Scribelink was that it didn't...
