Needed to do a bunch of rewriting this weekend, so naturally I ignored that and read six drafts of Moneyball instead. #scriptsky
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I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
Apparently at the highest Scientology levels you develop the ability to tell when a film shifts from production logos to the actual movie.
Every morning, the first order of business on social media is to find out what topic is fueling The Discourse and the Hot Takes that day, and then vow to avoid it for a couple of weeks.
About to see a performance of Twelfth Night. I hear this guy’s good so I’m hoping I can sneakily crib some dialogue for my action spec. #scriptsky
I’d have this draft finished but I suddenly needed to rethink and standardize the file and directory structure for all my projects. #scriptsky
Jimothy’s about a week from being Milkshake Ducked and no-one is ready.
A new example of Meta shithousery. This is a post of mine on Instagram (left). Click the dots top right and this advisory note appears (right). I never use ai, never will. Why would they do this? Who benefits? Are they just trying to make viewers think everything is genAI so they just accept it?
I wasn’t convinced by your political point, but then you expressed it through a character in an AI-generated Peanuts comic, and…
Seeing a few familiar names on this year's list. Congrats to all. #scriptsky
David Dean@cynohead.com · 3w agoBest of luck to those waiting for the PAGE QFs tomorrow. Having not entered, I exist in a state of serene detachment. #scriptsky
Best of luck to those waiting for the PAGE QFs tomorrow. Having not entered, I exist in a state of serene detachment. #scriptsky
Couldn't figure out this plot problem, so I simply went for a walk, and... ...still couldn't figure out. So then I just took a shower, and wouldn't you know it...? Still couldn't figure it out. Now sulking and watching "Saw". #scriptsky
Mike Makowsky mentioned this on Scriptnotes a little while back, but I just happened on his "Death By Lightning" script, and if you're a screenplay formatting nerd it's fascinating to see such unusually precise line lengths. An absolutely ruthless orphan massacre on every page. #scriptsky
People don't appreciate that 98% of the average movie's budget goes to storyboard artists, and art will never be free until it's out from under their cruel yoke. #filmsky #scriptsky
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last mo.Google is investing $75M into A24 as part of an AI research partnership between the 2 companies. They will look at using AI to create new tools for movie production & distribution. (Source: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...)
“Yes, the image I posted was AI and the quote was fabricated but I’m leaving it up because it FELT true and fits our shared ideology so if you complain are you really on our side? Also it got engagement already.”
If you ever feel down about the state of your screenwriting aspirations, just remember that free will doesn't exist and you can't be held responsible for failures that were predetermined at the birth of the universe. Cheers me right up. #scriptsky
Was brainstorming an idea for a TV pilot then just got the news that Netflix has canceled it. #scriptsky
Cut large chunks of material, revamped and streamlined sections, moved a few scenes around, and added connective tissue. Happy to say the script is now... 128 pages. Fnuh. #scriptsky
David Dean@cynohead.com · 3mo agoThrilled to report that the latest draft of my taut, streamlined action feature has come out at a lean... 123 pages. Ngeh. #scriptsky
Might be time to expand my mute / block policy to include anyone who complains about some aspect of still being on Twitter.
Writing tip: Create anticipation in the viewer by assembling a complex... uh, scaffold, if you will. Of plot. Can be frustrating to watch, but that only makes the pay-off more satisfying when you finally tear off the letters and toss them in the trash* (*resolve the emotional stakes). #scriptsky
Similar to John Swartzwelder’s process. www.thewrap.com/simpsons-wri... #scriptsky
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Tim Westland@timwestland.bsky.social · 2mo agoFor those of you who struggle through the first draft, this is something you might consider #scriptsky www.instagram.com/reel/DYC6CS5...
I've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists: X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up
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I’d have this draft finished already but I needed to pause to figure out the best arrangement of syntax colors when viewing Fountain files in Neovim, just so you understand how much my brain hates rewriting. #scriptsky
100% of my understanding of an esplanade comes from The Sopranos, and I never quite picked up on what it was.