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  1. sometimeaftertwoam

    There's a widely accepted structural perimeter, or axiom in screenwriting that generally insists on character arc. "In what ways is your character different in the end from in the beginning?" Consider Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men and Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood. I see no arc in who they are as people/characters. Yes, the story itself has an arc, but how are either of these characters different in the end from the beginning? Other examples of such?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      In the two examples you cited the characters change everything around them instead of experiencing change themselves.

       

      In those cases it's more of a destructive wake but there's still change.

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  2. Sly0712

    I need a logline critique - A man confronts mistakes of his past when his son goes missiong 3 hours before a nuclear bomb drops on his city... Does it make you curious?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      The missing son part is interesting but the nuclear bomb falling in 3 hours is what made me interested.

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  3. axalon

    Wrote a script centering around a guy who makes a Faustian bargain with a creature he finds in a storage container, managed to make a little teaser for it:

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Thanks guys!

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  4. Nic.Lishko

    Good Morning America mentioned the tracking board today. Made me do a double take.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Go TB!

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  5. andrewpwoodberry

    The editors of Making a Murderer deserve a lifetime achievement Emmy.

  6. ThaVillain

    Wish the Black List would just post the list instead of NSFW videos. Guess I'll just have to wait...

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Thank you Scott!

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  7. StringerBell

    As writers, you might like this short film that I worked on. It stars Paul Scheer, Natasha Leggero, Kristen Schaal, Ken Marino & Milo Ventimiglia.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Great work Stringer, painfully accurate!

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  8. Reader George

    Increasingly frustrated with BlueHost. Webhosting recommendations, anyone?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Dreamhost is good, I found Internap to be faster

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  9. Reader George

    Increasingly frustrated with BlueHost. Webhosting recommendations, anyone?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Been using Internap.com for years, never had an issue with them.

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  10. Reader George

    So what exactly was satisfying about the Mr. Robot finale?? The whole staff needs to watch The West Wing or Good Wife or Dexter to understand what makes for a compelling cliffhanger. Sorry, the promise of the pilot wholly unfulfilled. Thoughts?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      I'm kind of amazed how blatant they were about the Fight Club-esque reveal of his father. They treated it like this big reveal even though most people probably figured it out after the first or second episode.

       

      Felt like they should have just acknowledged that his dad was a hallucination from the get-go.

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  11. Corsairs

    Good news? "Terminator: Genisys" isn't as bad as expected. Bad news? It's still not good.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      I'm hearing that it's just as bad as you expect if not worse...

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  12. zkendall

    I know you hated it Jiblings. Characters were thin and it was riddled with cliches and plot holes, but even then, movie theaters were made for Jurassic World. True Blockbuster. Took me back to the 90s.

  13. David Fakrikian

    Added brand new graphic novel art by John Higgins + your first taste of our soundtrack! A revolution is coming! http://kck.st/1AUqt7Y

  14. Sly0712

    so i just got a review gushing about the script on every level. Still a double consider. Don't know what else can be done.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      You also have no idea who that reviewer could be. It could be someone who's favorite movie is Transformers for all you know.

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  15. Sly0712

    so i just got a review gushing about the script on every level. Still a double consider. Don't know what else can be done.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      I agree with Fray, there are plenty of examples of scripts that didn't get recommends that turned into great movies. Don't let one anonymous person's opinion weigh you down.

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  16. axalon

    How much does concept art help in pitching an idea?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      You're right Stringer, should have specified, I specifically meant pitching sci-fi.

       

      I was just curious based on Neil Blomkampp's Alien artwork he posted on Instagram.

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  17. Escapist

    So in the new STAR WARS trailer, why does Luke say "My father HAS it..." implying Vader is still alive?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      It's not repurposed, he emphasizes "sister" more in RoTJ than he does here. And he adds in the "you have that power" at the end now.

       

      He probably sounds so young because Hamill is an accomplished voice actor.

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  18. opie100

    Any opening credit sequence montages that you liked?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Spider-Man 2 had a nice montage.

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  19. agkinowerken

    Fox buys The Leviathan by Jim Uhls ... ruairi

  20. opie100

    Hard nosed female protagonists that you like. Go.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Leia, Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl

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  21. adlocke

    Spring is nearing!

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Not today man, it's 35 in NYC

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  22. Nic.Lishko

    Ending my last night in LA by going to The Edison. Sweet steampunk themed bar.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Sounds awesome! If I may ask, why are you leaving LA?

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  23. Mr Cakes

    Yay! My script reading should explode! I just bought a Kindle DX.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      Hater -- the screen size is perfect for scripts. iPads are nice but it's like staring into a light bulb which can be an eye sore even when dimmed down not to mention makes going to sleep more difficult if you read at night.

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  24. Breeze24

    Welp...guess I'm too late for that HBO fellowship. I knew I shouldn't have stopped to buy these Angry Orchards.

  25. DuncanWriter

    How come The File Exchange has been so dry of new scripts lately? Did they change the rules about posting?

    1. axalon

      axalon

      @Shadow, when you say package do you mean additional material like graphics, storyboards, previz content, or trailers?

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