New to site. I'm an amateur writer whose has written two screenplays that have placed in contests (whoopiedingdong) Google them using my name and titles: WABASHA (a gushy- love story) and VISITING HOURS (a spatter filled horror-slasher story) . Currently I'm working on comedic novel and another horror script. My top ten favorite films--this is NOT in order--I just use this rule: if any of these films pops up on a random channel surf--I'll stop what I'm doing and what it--unless there are commercials: 1. Wizard of Oz 2. Goodfellas 3. Road Warrior 4. Godfather 5. Election 6. Toy Story 7. Casino 8. Amores Perros 9. La Dolce Vita 10. Terminator
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Welcome Julianne. You have a good top pick of films there. All the best to you in your creative future!
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Horror and comedy and a mushy love story. Good for you. You're covering the board. I've made it the finals once as a novice. Still one. Didn't place. Your actual placement in the final standings of a contest didn't produce any results from interested parties? BTW I rate by genre. Comedy: Groundhog Day, Western: Outlaw Jose Wales. Chick Flick: Moonstruck, Crime Drama: The Godfather, Sci-fi... and so on. It changes.
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Hi Julianne. A good selection of movies, a few of them are in my top 10. I'm new to this too. All the best for the future.
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I did get some interest and calls (by that producer who ended up in Borat but he wanted me to pay for his input on the script) for our first script (co-written by my brother in-law) But nothing came of it them. One told me that WABASHA was too 90s. Thanks Keith, David and Scott for your kind, welcoming words. All the best to you as well.
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Too 90's! That's a joke. Like every business someone is always out to make money off of you, be it legitimate or not.
I have been told that period pieces (70s etc.) are an instant turn-off. Then American Hustle comes along...????
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I agree. Isn't that what movies are for? To take us to different places and to different eras?
Julianne I was seriously beginning to wonder if anyone else had that thought. To be able to go into a world we would never know wise. That is Film. That's captured me from the beginning. In an industry that has replaced soaps and game shows with reality tv as cheap production cost filler, FILM is the talent. Kudos to you. I had to comment! :) Tal
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Not a big fan of the 70's, 21 Jump Street and Cagney & Lacey came out in the 80's.
Period pieces are tough sell, whether it's the 1970's, 1870's or even 1770's. I'm not completely sure why, but I know it has something to do with costumes.
I have seen some movies lately such as Silver Linings Playbook where the time/era seems removed from the story. If the story is good--why does it matter when it happened. James^^^ do you think it comes down to not wanting to fund a era authentic wardrobe?
The couple times I've asked Hollywood execs. They kind of shrugged and said "costumes." I think it's just conventional wisdom that people don't want to think too hard about.
HELP! If you can.... I have been asked to fix my pitch and do these two things: have more invested in the main protagonists so the audience will care more about them AND fix/take out/redo intermittent flashbacks. Here's the rub: it's a horror pitch and the flashbacks are completely necessary to the story. And how does one invest more in characters in a two page pitch?