Recent content by Zenmaster4

Hey, I haven't been here in a while (the forums weren't working for me for a LONG time. I'll be around this forum for some more screenwriting advice from you guys over the next few months. z4

Here I am, sitting for the past 3 months without writing a single line in my script. And not like I´ve been sitting, looking at the computer screen every night, but rather rarely sitting down, and when I do, not getting anything out. So, my question is, have I just been a slacker, or is this a...

I think narration has gone out of being hip. For me, I can`t really fit it into any of the screenplays I write (then again, I write action/adventure).

I finished another screenplay a few weeks ago, and reading it again just yesterday, I was pleased with the protaganist I had created. He had visible conflict that wasn`t truly resolved until page 90. But starting another script, I decided to change my method around. I created a map of my...

Alright, well I have 2 great scenes so far, so I´m doing good. Thanks for helping me clear this all up. Z4

So you`re saying that I look at it with a micro-macro perspective? I actually have to disagree with you on the point that the Matrix plot wasn`t what made it good. Nothing was seen like it before. It was completely new. And if you do a mini-treatment of every scene, then you could definitely...

Okay, I read the Matrix script, and was throughly shocked. The writing wasn´t...well...good. It was by somebody who read how to format a script, had written one before, and created an excellent story for the second. Not to put my own writing on a pedestal, but other writings. I guess my real...

It depends on what you mean by ¨issues¨. Take Texas Chainsaw Massacre for example. It was a psychological horror, with few scenes of gore. But Saw...very disturbing. Some people could consider the writer sick, or a genious. If you mean actually spilling out a scary script with gore (like you...

I totally agree. Even books. You want to adapt a good book only to find it already optioned. So you do your own script. When you`re on page 90, it comes out with a totally different title. It`s called simultaneous development, or something like that. You want to be quick but careful. Get it out...

No, I think what you should do is write it. Vomit out on the page. Then, get ready for reading it over like 20,000 times. It´s not just ¨Hey, I have a good idea for a script!¨ It´s writing, revising, writing...etc. But you should write it out, totally. Go to www.dailyscript.com and download some...

Can someone tell me how to properly format a title page. I have three designs. The one I`m using is bold, capitol for the title, two lines under: Written by, and two lines under: My Name. Let me know!

One Problem: The Agent list is down till September.

Hey, I don't know what you guys think about this, but I just had a huge revelation: Any average writer can create a good script. It's the story that matters. Tell me what you think. Z4

I see what you all mean. Well, it took me like two days to write it, and another to revise, so it doesn't really matter. Thanks 4 the info. Z4

Go for the cliche, but don´t push it. What producers and agents want is something new, fresh. But they also don´t want to be on an alien homeworld with the main character being a dumb blond who always trips while rinning away from her pursuers. You can kind of revise on both sides, creating...