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Also, stealing from novels is much easier and less noticeable. I am cannibalizing the fuck out of Raymond Chandler and I know that 90% of Hollywood won't notice. ;-)

Do whatever inspires you is what I say.

Read outside of your genre also. You'll be surprised by how it will spark your creativity.

sbbn I was getting all into the responses and then read yours and started cracking up.

dsjones in fact the judge is the center of this. Im trying tp pull of a sort of irony that will connect in the coming scene.

as for dallas buyers clubs i have been anxious to take some time out of my busy life to catch that flick. Seems great.

In my little world, I tend to believe books about structure are great if you're writing a grad paper but not so great for anything else. Beginning, middle, end. Everything else is that slog of a journey you have to figure out yourself and the best light is finding what you enjoyed (movies/books) and then struggling to figure out what it was that worked so well for *you.* Of course, there is a million-dollar industry that disagrees with me so I'll leave it to the masses to tear my w...

ords apart. Carry on.

"Dr. Format" regularly updates his Screenwriter's Bible. You could start there and deviate when applicable, a la Gilroy's brilliant NIGHTCRAWLER.

coverage/reader

Anything where you are around weird people and earn tips. Bartender, waiter, male escort ...

Government. Everyone's complacent so your work is rarely ever expected on time. And it's so easy that you can knock it out of the park in a few hours, casually have it trickle in during the rest of the day while spending most of your time writing/outlining. plus you can get a pension, which is cool.

ddollar. Jaco know alot about this too?

npquinn. I'm worried that spin off isnt even gonna compare to the original.

zack, jaco was a lawyer, i believe he still may be technically. he'll probably chime in at some point here.

Yes, I am a lawyer.

Feel free to pm your question. Or, like the other lawyer said - start a thread in one of those thingies over on the left side of the screen.

Hannibal was decent for network fare.

I Second tyrant

thanks guys!

SPOILER

When Frank and Claire have a three-way with the secret service guy...I just...I could not stop laughing. So over the top.

Uhm...thanks.

I said spoiler!

[FOX] “Atlantis” mystery drama revolving around two estranged brothers who embark on a mission to find lost city of Atlantis using state of the art vessel.

to name a few... haha

And Jon Farveau is directing a fantasy epic for MTV... that should be interesting

FD is not getting much love. But JJ Abrams said you should buy it even if you don't own a computer!

priceless sbbn

I am. It's okay. I mean, it's not radically different.

CB that is great, Ill be keeping that in mind

Hate that guy, love his quote

Fade In. Free download and you can use it without buying it, although there is a reminder that pops up periodically about buying it. Great program.

Quick note with Trelby, the margins are off and in need of a good tweak if you decide to go that route. You'll notice it once you import the file.

thanks guys!

Why is it on lock-down? It has been slower lately...

It's crazy how scripts are on lock down. QT films and Deadpool prove it doesn't affect box office. It's reading Harry Potter books before watching the films. One could argue, especially in my case, reading scripts makes me want to see a movie more!

Deadpool was leaked by the writers on purpose, so not a great example. I think the bigger fear is negative buzz -- like with Aloha, well ahead of release, due to the Sony hack. If a script is still under development and gets out there, it could slow development process.

congrats!

Made it to the logline phase, but no further.

A $5,000 option is crap anyways. Seriously if it's a great script talk about being taken advantage of.

adlocke. sorry work has been non stop. I will be off tomorrow evening and will message you.

i'm here. i'll see what i can do!

There's also a user Christopher.m.slavin who introduced himself as an army vet a couple of months ago and might be able to help you.

thanks johnson. as usual they always leave things out such as trackingb contest. that was what i mean by getting it out there. Thanks.

It's called EXTANT -sounds really good. About a sci fi family drama about a couple raising a child who is AI and she's pregnant with an alien baby. Would love t read

It's floating around. I'd expect it here soon.

Honestly, I think the immediate impact is felt, but within a year the new design will still have the same amount of sales & projects in development.

They probably aren't abandoning pilot season as much as spreading it out a little. Reilly says something like this every year, but the fact is they still need to participate in the upfronts with everyone else and lock in their ad sales.

yep. until everyone goes the way (that truthfully TV is going) up fronts & ads will dictate their "seasons".

I'd recommend. I liked. I'm still thinking about things a week later (in a good way). That said, I have some questions, and there were things I maybe wasn't loving, but not to the excoriating extent many in the press seem to have not been loving. Or the dude next to my table in the Thai restaurant. Who was not loving rather loudly.

Let me add my recommendation. McCarthy breaks all the screenwriting rules, but he can get away with it because he's Cormac McCarthy. He makes big blocks of dialogue crackle with life, where other writers would bring the show to a grinding halt. You'll be so engrossed in the interesting characters that you won't notice that they aren't doing much.

Yes. It is being crucified in the press but time will judge it much more graciously.

I agree. When the pilot scripts (non-cable) start popping up every year I just cringe.

Hannibal, only show on broadcast worth a shit.

I was talking about Gotham with a friend and lamenting how if it were done on HBO, FX or basically any non-broadcast network it would have been SO much better. Such a great concept, almost there, but...it's Fox. Frustrating.

Looks pretty amazing. Sort of a Southwest version of Zodiac.

Oops. Make that Southern version, no West.

Read the script a while back, a refreshing non-linear structure but a little slow on the story. Deep characters with a lot to show as well as some really nicely crafted scenes.

I feel like in the 90's the stories were at least there. Terminator 2 had great FX, but also a decent story. This is why I don't go see these kinds of movies anymore. No heart.

This is pretty great argument as to why we should demand better movies than Jurassic World http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/06/25/movies-should-be-good

@Axalon That article made my day better. Thank you for sharing it.

Everyone raves that it's great for reading screenplays BUT BUT BUT I would wait if I were you because rumor is they are coming out with iPad mini 2 later this year, significantly upgraded display and supposedly a hefty price cut. I'm going to pick up the iPad mini but I'm waiting until 2 comes out.

I love the larger screen of the original but then I use it for writing in the park

Or you can wait for new iPad to come out to get current iPad for cheaper (refurbished). Either way might be good idea to wait for new models to hit. Mini too small for me but as sbbn says others love it.

Same here-- Maybe members who placed will post or direct message us if they don't mind sharing. I think the entire top ten gets a free year year to tracking board... So hopefully see even a few. Maybe someone else on here would know the answer better...

I'm pretty interested in The Mother,Number one fan, and Daybreaker scripts. If they show examples can someone send a link or post them?

agreed

Where do you see that?

On the list's homepage, there's a paragraph that says the following details are given for each winning script: author, logline, and rep info. I'm not seeing loglines, either...

"To access the 2016 Young & Hungry List, click the red links below. The 2016 Young & Hungry List comes in two flavors: Young & Hungry and By The Numbers. The Young & Hungry List contains the information on each writer selected, including projects, bios and rep info."

*cents. Sorry.

And I agree with what you're saying. Dream on and write on!

haha. figures I would screw up the spelling late at night

Nice one. Also recommend Pressfield's War of Art.

I'll be bold as bold is and say a screenwriter shouldn't love movies, but critical entertainment.