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Alexandra Stevens
How do you nurture/develop enough trust to take a leap with regard to your creative desires/aspirations?

In today's Coffee&Content @RB shares a video of James Cameron talking about his films and how he went from being fired from a film to where he is today. I love the humility with which he speaks about himself and his path. Here is the blog https://www.stage32.com/blog/coffee-content-why-your-pitch-ne...

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Suzanne Bronson

I think you are looking at this backwards Alexandra. "Leap, and the net will appear."

Alexandra Stevens

Suzanne Bronson i likes this re-frame and admire the leap you have taken

Alexandra Stevens

Juliana Philippi that's great. What would you says is the 'why' for your acting?

Alexandra Stevens

Stephen Folker that certainly seems to work for you!

Juliana Philippi

Alexandra Stevens My why, in acting, is to feel what others can't... It's...expression. Feeling, embodying a person who's story is being told, is my why. A service : )...

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Geoff Hall
James Stewart.: on ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’

It’s that time of year again, when we have to mention Frank Capra’s film. Will you be watching it again, this Christmas?

I love what he says about filmmaking being about ‘creating moments’, not performances, and that this moment captured his heart when he read the script.

What are your favourite mome...

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James Stewart Gets Candid About It's a Wonderful Life | #HollywoodLegends #MovieMoments #Prayer
James Stewart Gets Candid About It's a Wonderful Life | #HollywoodLegends #MovieMoments #Prayer
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Juliana Philippi

Geoff Hall Thank you so much for this wonderful post ( pun...maybe intended ). I adore "It's a Wonderful Life", I think it is one of the most beautiful movies, across genres, of our time. Truly. James...

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Geoff Hall

Maurice Vaughan thanks Maurice. I think I’ve inly missed seeing it once in the last 5 or 6 years. Jimmy Stewart made me think of my writing too, and that I should look at my intent as a writer to ‘cre...

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Geoff Hall

Juliana Philippi ah, yes Juliana, Clarence’s appearance is wonderful and the humour when they are drying off their clothes is great. The scene that really upsets me is when Uncle Billy loses the money...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Geoff Hall. Actors love those moments! They can help get actors on board projects.

Alexandra Stevens

Geoff Hall I love that idea that a movie is not so much about the acting but about the micro moments that get created. I guess when everyone is on the same page, really connected to the text, their ch...

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Maurice Vaughan

My condolences to Dan's family and friends. I was a big Simpsons fan growing up, Kevin Jackson. I like the movie too!

Leonardo Ramirez 2

So young. I'm so sorry for his family's loss. Thanks for sharing this Kevin Jackson.

Maurice Vaughan

I can't wait, Kevin Jackson. I need to catch up on The Simpsons show. I remember playing a Simpsons game growing up.

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Jeffrey B. Wayne
So I tried Sora...

I just copy/pasted a snippet of a scene I was working on into Sora (just straight scene text with no additional description) and I've got to say --- wow. Had me tweak a line and was really helpful in making sure my scene was described as I envisioned.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VW0XlpmX5s4...

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Leonardo Ramirez 2

Interesting Jeffrey B. Wayne. You can tell it's not ready for prime time yet but no harm in using it to help describe a scene. I simply had fun playing around in it....

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Jeffrey B. Wayne

Leonardo Ramirez 2 I agree. Another tool in the tool belt.

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Rich Terdoslavich
Working With A Director 2

Another set of storyboard I did on the Victoria’s Secret job with Madoff Productions. It was great working with director Jeff Madoff, CEO. One thing I learned in the comic book/film industries- learned about this from a pro-withhold visual information until the right moment. Leave no visual clues pr...

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Rich Terdoslavich

Thank you, everyone.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Rich Terdoslavich. Are finished storyboards always in pencil?

Rich Terdoslavich

Hi, Maurice. Sometimes, depends on the budget. I also did boards in Procreate, Fresco and have used Photoshop too. I like Fresco and Photoshop is great to tighten up the pencils, add textures etc.

Maurice Vaughan

Thanks for the answer, Rich Terdoslavich!

Abdullahi Sulaimon

Hello I'm professional Animator and graphics designer I created animation videos, storyboyard, VFX, film poster, character design and more

You may need my skills let me know thanks

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Meriem Bouziani
Philosophical question

Hello creatives,

I have a question for all authors and screenwriters who enjoy philosophical themes.

Have you ever tried to imagine the unimaginable?

As someone obsessed with alien civilizations and other planets, I constantly try to think in their logic and imagine how they might live. Yet every time...

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Meriem Bouziani

Yes, understanding the daily life of aliens is very important. I have one alien civilization that I’ve thought about deeply, and I’ll try to explore the daily lives of others as well Philip David Lee...

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Michael Dzurak

Yes, and the first thing that came to my mind was cosmic horror and HP Lovecraft.

And then, for a more mellow take, try to read Solaris by Stanislaw L...

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Nicolas Lavoie

I’ve a master in philosophy so here is my advice.

What we do in philosophy is to go at the very root of what we know and question it. For exemple, time. We are used to linear time with causes and conse...

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Meriem Bouziani

Thank you for your suggestions. I hope you succeed in writing your project Michael Dzurak...

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Meriem Bouziani

Thank you, that’s truly helpful. I’ll think about those questions Nicolas Lavoie

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Log line help

I've written a small scale horror script. Usually I go with smaller, direct loglines and despite it getting lots of people to look at it I keep thinking there's should be more there.

THE PACK: Some nights they come in to towns to feed. Don't let them find you.

In the world of the story it was proven...

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Juliana Philippi

Bill Albert That's awesome Bill, kudos for this really cool script! The logline should be way shorter, and I know it is so challenging to put all the amazing things into a longish one sentence, but th...

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James LO

you’ve made me realise, the reason I’m grappling with my own logline is, I’m trying to craft a two sentence synopsis of a short film with, paradoxically, a...

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David Taylor

James - yes, that’s my take on the thing. A Logline is for a producer - sell the script - marketeers write a marketing one. But I always write Taglines, those are for the audience/anybody.

David Taylor

Having said the above, here are a couple of examples of my Taglines:

‘A girl has appetites’ - Sci-fi, ‘Not Zombie’, Drama TV Series Pilot.

‘All laws are unjust, all business is stealing, only the guilty are innocent’ Major fraud, con-artist, terrorism, action movie.

James LO

David Taylor i love your con artist tagline. vibes of 1984’s propaganda/ mind-control mantras

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Pete Rosen
Producers don't want perfect scripts. They want shootable ones.

20+-year WGA writer here. Also been a partner in a prodco. I've sat on both sides of the table.

Here's the gap:

WRITERS THINK PRODUCERS WANT:

High-concept loglines | Explosive set pieces | Familiar IP | "It's X meets Y"

WHAT PRODUCERS ACTUALLY WANT/NEED:

A script they can shoot for the money they ha...

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Pete Rosen

Darrell, to me, screenwriting is much more of a craft than an art or business. It's essential IMO to truly learn the craft of screenwriting, and then worry about all the other stuff like I said about...

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Darrell Pennington

Yes, I would agree. How to ever tell when we've 'nailed the craft' is a thematically ambitious endeavor haha. Some may say it is never nailed. I'm just trying to figure out how to apply the knowledge...

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Mike Boas

Great tips here.

Rutger Oosterhoff 2

Trust me Pete, you're far from 'close' to the "brutal truth". That's all I am going to say about it ", because in some sadomasochistic way, I still love this website.

Kevin Hager

I have spec scripts and outlines. I know they aren't perfect but maybe people can work with them.

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