Alberto Moreira's Lounge Discussions

It was amazing!!

I appreciated the comment about the $7mil cap, that definitely kept things in perspective.

Streaming has become the norm so we are counting on film journalists even more nowadays to sort through "the glut" in order to give us the top 10 or so and lead us to the good ones. As for the "missing data" they were talking about, I do hope that there would be more transparency and that everyone always gets their fair share.

We all miss the social experience of cinema so it's great to have cool alternatives like drive-in's or a private / home theater set up (a luxury, but worth spending on for some people).

Is there a link to this? Was it recorded? Sadly was traveling on production and missed this!

Yes it is. I have met some great foljs.

Hey Alberto! So glad you are part of the community! I am the Director of Script Services at Stage 32. We have a lot of members in the South Florida area! Such a rich and vibrant area. Keep up the great work!

Congratulations Stephanie!

NICE! Congrats, Stephanie!

Hey Stephanie! Congratulations! That is awesome news. I am the Director of Script Services at Stage 32. If you ever want to discuss ideas for this project or others, feel free to send me an email at j.mirch@stage32.com

Hi Stephanie- Way to go on your accomplishments. I'm glad my thoughts and ideas I share on Stage 32 help you. Cool- Boston- I'm a jazz musician in Pittsburgh too- cool musicians from Berklee in Boston- peace- Ed Skirtich

Congratulations!

That's great congrats

CONGRATS!

Congratulations, Anthony! And great title!

Wow Congrats!

In the past I have used self-made writing exercises. Each of these concentrate on one or two aspects of storytelling. These are short scripts/stories. One concentrates on actions that produce emotion. Another works on dialog. Others focus on plot or character. I basically think of a scenario or situation, then write a story from there. The only exercise where a loose outline is used is the focus on plot. All others just wing it - as you say, just swing the bat.

I joined an amazing writing group six months ago and I must say, listening to other kind of stories, like short fiction or even poetry, gave me a wider POV that allowed me to come out from the patterns we learn on screenwriting books, articles, courses that bog me down very often. It’s like a breath of fresh air for the brain, which refocuses on story. It also gave me the advantage to have feedback if I want to. I highly recommend it.

Travis, I love your examples and please do not take that as not validating what you're going through. I think that we all go through our period of life that wants to come out and be put on paper. Do not fight it. Just write what you feel and if you still want to go with another type of "feel" to your story, then make it believable to the ready why this was incorporated. Every scene, every ACTION is motivated by your main character, start from there and work out to get to how you want to incorporate the "deeper" story-line you want to go to. I hope I did not add to more confusion but I truly hope you'll figure it out.

Get to the root of why you want to write this story. Once you have the why answered, the words should flow.

Thanks to everyone, very helpful.

All stories of a beginning, middle, end structure. As a writer, we put the story on paper, that's our job, and if we do that, the structure will be there. No need to complicate it my friends.

A.S. Your most recent picture is the best one of you yet.

If I don't, Syd Field will return and remove my reproductive organs.

I have seen films stop rather than end. Those "endings" that leave you totally unsatisfied and yelling WTF at the screen- hoping that your television just broke, because you know that no way in hell are they stopping the film at that point- and yet they did.

But if you're asking about structure, Pulp Fiction has a beginning, middle and end- but they sure and the hell don't resemble any graph. And that's why we like it.

I use it for my features. I break the 2nd act up into two equal parts, so I end up with 4 acts. Essentially, Act 1, Act 2A, act 2B, and act 3. I use 4-5 acts for series scripts. Shorts vary for me. Usually 1-3 acts depending on the length and story.