not necessarily getting rich but at least making a moderate living. Anyone had a script published? how much per script usuallly?
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The final Mummy film! Introduction by the grandson of horror mega-star Lon Chaney, Jr. and interviews with starlett Virgina Christine (“Princess Anaka”). Rare photographs and complete shooting script. How is it that make-up mastermind Jack Pierce almost permanently disfigured the young and beautiful Christine? What was Chaney’s real opinion of the Mummy role? What is the legacy of the Universal’s Mummy series?
Apparently every good writer should set the tone of the writing—the author’s voice….
If Im doing a screenplay, the only voice you will hear are the character’s. So how can I give it an ‘author’s voice’?
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Film: Around the World in 80 Days. Starring: David Niven, Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”, Robert Newton and Shirley maclaine. Directed by: Michael Anderson. Story written by: Jules Verne “Around the World in 80 Days” (novel) Screenplay & Dialogues written by: James Poe, John Farrow and SJ Perelman. Distributed by: © United Artists. Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 1956 (USA) Niceties by: www.youtube.com Synopsis! “Around the World in 80 Days” is a 1956 adventure film produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists. It was directed by Michael Anderson. John Farrow, the original director, was replaced by Michael Anderson after a few days of shooting and cannot be credited. Produced by Michael Todd with Kevin mcclory and William Cameron Menzies as associate producers. The screenplay was written by James Poe, John Farrow and SJ Perelman based on the classic novel of the same name by Jules Verne. The music score was composed by Victor Young, and the Todd-AO 70 mm cinematography was by Lionel Lindon. Plot! Around 1872, an English gentleman Phileas Fogg (David Niven) claims he can circumnavigate the world in eighty days. He makes a PS£20000 wager with several skeptical fellow members of his London gentlemen’s club, the Reform Club, that he can arrive back within 80 days before exactly 8:45 pm. Together with his resourceful valet, Passepartout (Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”), Fogg sets out on his journey from Paris via a hot air balloon. Meanwhile, suspicion grows …
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The players: Director: Marcus Dunstan, Writers: Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan, Cast: Josh Stewart, Madeline Zima, Michael Reilly Burke, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernandez
Facts of interest: Dunstan and Melton also wrote the last three “Saw” films.
The plot: A handyman breaks into ah home only to realize he’s not the only intruder.
Our thoughts: Fancy yet another round of totally brainless big-screen violence lacking suspense and innovation? If so, then I suggest you check out Marcus Dunstan’s latest horror flick “The Collector,” an ultra-monotonous experience that stole 88 minutes of my life but failed to offer me any thrills or surprises.
The plot of “Collector” is pretty straightforward: Josh Stewart stars as Arkin, a desperate handyman who decides to rob his employer’s country home while the family is away on vacation. What Arkin doesn’t know, however, is that a ruthless psychopath with evil intentions has checked into the house first…
While the main idea of two bad guys with different interests colliding at the same place sounds rather intriguing at first, “The Collector” fails to use this concept intelligently enough to create a horror movie with potential. Instead, what you get here is more of the same old torture formula you see in all those “Saw” sequels.
Essentially, there’s absolutely nothing remotely intriguing to experience in this sucker. Arkin quickly realizes he’s not alone in the house he’s robbing, and for the next hour or so, he tries to navigate the place looking for a way out without being caught or falling in of the nasty killer’s sadistic traps. It may sound vibrant, but it really isn’t.
As far as the dose of violence is concerned, screenwriters Dunstan and Patrick Melton made sure to include plenty of ridiculously bloody moments triggered by a series of knives, nails, ropes, fishhooks, etc. Sure, some of these scenes are ugly to watch, but they don’t carry any weight and they sure don’t have any purpose.
The final word: That’s pretty much all I have to say about “The Collector.” “Saw” fans may find some fun in this film, but I spend most of it wondering why and how such a lame story actually makes it to the big screen. This movie is a bunch of nonsense, and I can only hope “The Collector” won’t return for a sequel.
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pokeblaze.hostei.com I’ve realized that the movie plot I made sucks, it sucks so bad that it’s impossible to make a movie script out of it. Maybe I don’t have what it takes to make a movie script. What should I do? Should I start over, or should I just give up?
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Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d’Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins’ novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others).
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Taking Woodstock is inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was.
It’s 1969, and Elliot, an interior designer in Greenwich Village, has to move back upstate to help his parents run their dilapidated Catskills motel. The bank is about to foreclose; his father wants to burn the place down, but hasn’t paid the insurance; and Elliot is still figuring how to come out to his parents. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers, thinking he could drum up some business for the motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change American culture forever.
This book also includes a foreword by Ang Lee and an introduction by screenwriter James Schamus.