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    " Friday Night Lights "...The Movie

    Hi everybody ! I just wanted to stop-by and share information with you about this new movie..."Friday Night Lights" starring Billie Bob Thornton, Tim McGraw and Derek Luke to name a few. This movie is base on a true story out of Odessa, Texas, 1988. I had the privilege of working on the set of...
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    Credit Goes To Writers or Actors?

    golden double sprigs, I agree with many of your points. I also think Hollywood and indies are in two different boxes to some degree. Most of the time actors shine in bliss from the creative imagination writers lay down on paper. With help from the directors, location scouts, cinematographers...
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    What does beat mean in a script

    Beats... Beats... You rarely see Beats used in the scripts written by the writer. The writer is suppose to tell his or her story. A beat is also a directed action performed by the actor/actress and is mostly seen in the director's script copy. Correct me if, I'm wrong.
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    Credit Goes To Writers or Actors?

    They both deserve credit but most of the time one is overshadowed by the other. One will receive the reviews, coverage, awards and extra bonuses. The average viewer is unaware of the names of people whose names scroll down the credits at the end of a flick unless it's the main and supporting...
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    how do I get started?

    Individual directors... Individual directors... A person who directs has their own interpretation but tries to get as close to the mind set of the storyteller. Of course knowig the script is very important on everybodies part. Some times re-writes are not needed. The director familiarize...
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    Favorite Genre?

    Genre... Genre... I favor romance because of it's ability to change from one emotion to another at any given time or place. Two people can be in a horrible situation and still find time to be emotional with one another. Now that emotion, depending on the circumstance, can be high or low in...
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    Credit Goes To Writers or Actors?

    solobird, Nice of you to join us. I would like to say JRR Tolkein's literary works turned out to become great on all levels. Suppose he never published his work. Then his story would have been good only to himself and those people in his circle. His works were published and we now see it's...
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    Credit Goes To Writers or Actors?

    Who Gets The Credit... ? Who Gets The Credit... ? Digigenic, You said, "It's in my best interest to have interests unlike other people's interests". These words of yours interest me....why? Because it seems people like you and me... we are abnormal. If we were common or like everybody...
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    Credit Goes To Writers or Actors?

    We attended a pool party at a film director's home in Beverly Hills. One executive producer asked who should receive credit for the blockbusting success of a movie ? After brief discussion a projection screen was lowered from the ceiling the lights went out and film was projected on the screen...
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