I know, its the same old story. Every time a script hits these boards for comment we are advised to "Cut this out" "There is too much of this or that, make it leaner, keener. But hang on just a minute. Where does all this advice originate from? Mainly books by those who say they have made it and are now making a side-line fortune from peddling their books to us, I would suspect. I don't know how anyone else feels here, but thin scripts, telling the bare essentials of a story, must actually be a boring read; which I guess is why those adhering to this advice - to the letter - hardly ever get a sale.
There must be many more "would-be" screen writers trying to strut their stuff, based on all this advice given to them from books, than there are screenwriters who are actually making a descent living from it. In my view, that makes the would-be screenwriter KING. What we need to do is unitedly take back the creative force which drives us do what we love doing and actually have the guts to tell producers to go suck 'emselves if they don't like what we have written. The power comes with the majority, we must stop doing the sucking.
Keith - controversial as ever.
There must be many more "would-be" screen writers trying to strut their stuff, based on all this advice given to them from books, than there are screenwriters who are actually making a descent living from it. In my view, that makes the would-be screenwriter KING. What we need to do is unitedly take back the creative force which drives us do what we love doing and actually have the guts to tell producers to go suck 'emselves if they don't like what we have written. The power comes with the majority, we must stop doing the sucking.
Keith - controversial as ever.
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