Having watched 10s of Hollywood movies in the last 3 years, I have noticed something interesting. After using a set, it is customary to destroy it in the most gratuitous way, while filming it. This way you're making the most of your budget. In future, watch out for this, it's pretty frequent.
For instance, a bar brawl, a fire, a gun-laden mob hit on a building, or a building being knocked down.
It's a good money-saving tactic.
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
My First Review on Triggerstreet
I got my first review on TriggerStreet for In the Arms of the Enemy, from a Mr. Happy.
He/she says Trixy.Is.Nuts. (in those words and punctuation), which is funny because that's what I intended.
He thinks the 2nd act is rubbish, and apparently the third act is 1 hour of action written into 35 pages! (in Hollywood, a page is a minute). Which. Was. A. Mistake. considering I sent it to a Hollywood agent.
I don't know what to take away, other than that a total rewrite is necessary, and that it's impossible to please everyone.
I think the best option is to work on my brand new screenplay, Catching Megan, which is based around a nasty Internet-dating-gone-wrong moment.
He/she says Trixy.Is.Nuts. (in those words and punctuation), which is funny because that's what I intended.
He thinks the 2nd act is rubbish, and apparently the third act is 1 hour of action written into 35 pages! (in Hollywood, a page is a minute). Which. Was. A. Mistake. considering I sent it to a Hollywood agent.
I don't know what to take away, other than that a total rewrite is necessary, and that it's impossible to please everyone.
I think the best option is to work on my brand new screenplay, Catching Megan, which is based around a nasty Internet-dating-gone-wrong moment.
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Scary Government
It occurred to me that my screenplay has a kind of outer irony in my personal life.
When I wrote the screenplay, I was trying to break the code used in the script - that's where I got the idea for it. I exchanged encrypted emails with an American mathematician on his formula, and it is possible the UK intelligence services noticed the screenplay and decided I had broken RSA.
This led to a lot of paranoia and stress, but I'll never know what happened at MI5 or MI6. Most likely, the full story is locked away in a secure computer at one of those agencies.
If you're out there guys, here's waving at you!
When I wrote the screenplay, I was trying to break the code used in the script - that's where I got the idea for it. I exchanged encrypted emails with an American mathematician on his formula, and it is possible the UK intelligence services noticed the screenplay and decided I had broken RSA.
This led to a lot of paranoia and stress, but I'll never know what happened at MI5 or MI6. Most likely, the full story is locked away in a secure computer at one of those agencies.
If you're out there guys, here's waving at you!
The screenwriter is the house
I decided to set up a 'blog', as I need an outlet for my creative urges.
I actually have been writing online since late 1996, but I still haven't made my million(s) from writing!
One of my scripts is sitting on a Hollywood power-agent's desk, but hasn't been read in the 18 months since I sent it to him. So now I'm on TriggerStreet, where I'll be chronicling what happens to my screenplay as it works its way through the system.
I might also be chronicling my pending visit to West Hollywood to nag people about my script. I live in England, so it's a long way to go.
The screenplay is called Trixy Brannigan, Superagent: In the Arms of the Enemy and it's 107 pages long, and based on scientific fact (no people flying up the side of houses or developing supernatural powers).
I actually have been writing online since late 1996, but I still haven't made my million(s) from writing!
One of my scripts is sitting on a Hollywood power-agent's desk, but hasn't been read in the 18 months since I sent it to him. So now I'm on TriggerStreet, where I'll be chronicling what happens to my screenplay as it works its way through the system.
I might also be chronicling my pending visit to West Hollywood to nag people about my script. I live in England, so it's a long way to go.
The screenplay is called Trixy Brannigan, Superagent: In the Arms of the Enemy and it's 107 pages long, and based on scientific fact (no people flying up the side of houses or developing supernatural powers).
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