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prashanth · Cub Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Location: new york

Tim,

Thanks for yopur response. I really like---

WitLESS Protection.

i'll throw up a few loglines later today. let me knopw what u guys think.

prashanth · Cub Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Location: new york

And to think I read down and didn't even catch "witless". I read it and thought witness. TWICE. It was only the third time that I saw it for what it was. Thanks again Tim.

I hate to say this, but can you tell me what idea you pitched (i have a tough time with names). Was it the justice system one or true life story sports one.

TimNJ · Cat Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 13

you're welcome Prashanth, I'm glad you liked it....

I'm sorry to say I was the guy who bailed out Saturday morning with a bad case of bronchitis....

I did mention a few scripts I've finished, and 3 of the screenplays were true sports stories....The loglines are posted on the board...

After reading Blake's book I've said I feel like I told "A" story, but I don't know if I've told "THE" story....the stories are true and compelling, but I'm not sure the stakes are high enough....

take a look at the loglines and let me know your thoughts...

Tim

John J. Austrian · Saber Tooth Tiger Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 465

Nick Contopoulos · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject:

your avatar is f***in hilarious!

Mr. Cats · TOP CAT Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 28

Guys! I'm thrilled at the activity here. Eventually I want to hook you guys up with the LA groups out here in order to share resources. Had a great coffee with an LA Cat! alum today who has great suggestions for marketing. He has a movie coming out this summer called Who's Your Caddy? A Weinstein release. I am looking forward to coming back out to NYC in May via Toronto where I will be giving a day long talk at Nelvana. I can't believe I'm done with the book! Whew! 50 movies seems like not that many, but man....javascript:emoticon(' Shocked

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Mr. Cats · TOP CAT Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 28

I want an avatar!! Crying or Very sad

John J. Austrian · Saber Tooth Tiger Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 465

Ask and you shall receive.... Twisted Evil

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"There's only one kind of woman...or man, for that matter. You either believe in yourself or you don't. -- James T. Kirk (TOS: "Mudd's Women")

Nick Contopoulos · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject:

OMG!!! THAT'S HYSTERICAL! If I send you a pic of me, can you make me one of the sacrificial Red Shirts??

Nick

John J. Austrian · Saber Tooth Tiger Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 465

My friend who is a photographer did it for me a few days ago. Don't ask me why but I just had a feeling that Blake needed an avatar...

Send me a picture and I'll see if my friend can do something or at least show me how to do it.

Who wants to be a Klingon? Wink

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"There's only one kind of woman...or man, for that matter. You either believe in yourself or you don't. -- James T. Kirk (TOS: "Mudd's Women")

Nick Contopoulos · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject:

Me, me, me! I want to be a Klingon! Okay John, I will email you a pic of me. Thanks.

Nick

The Happy Chimp · Puma Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Burbank, CA

Hello everyone, I'm a new registered user who attended both of Blake's workshops in sunny LA. I must admit, I'm user board challenged. Embarassed

I hope this will post to the right place.

Okay, so a little about myself. I work at Disney in corporate legal. No, I'm not an attorney. I've been a legal secretary for about a year but now it's possible I'll be something else. Who knows. Anyway, I'm glad to be a part of the BS crew and mssg board. I'll keep this short and sweet and see how it posts. Thanks for your attention.
-Bruce

The Happy Chimp · Puma Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Burbank, CA

Okay, so I've maneuvered around the site a bit and feel a litte bit more comfortable seeing where everything is. I promised I'd post something I'd written to John A about my recent experience writing my script.

So, here it goes. Shocked

John, thanks for your reply. It's safe to say the beat sheet has changed my life as far as codifying the whole process.

To answer your question about how long it took to write...pull up a chair, my friend.

Sun Storm is a high concept Dude with a Problem Story that I've been trying to execute properly for three years, since 2004.

In short, after 17 drafts, I would get positive reviews on the "idea" of the story, but wouldn't get past "semi-finals" in any competitions or any notices at all. Plus, I was still confused in my own head what the main conflict was (so was the audience).

After the beat sheet class and then master class, I wrote up a 4 and half page outline. It was crisp and clear.

I wrote the whole script in 8 days. 114 pages in 8 days.

I've lived in Los Angeles only two years now. That whole time, I spent locked in a room trying to get the monkey that was Sun Storm off my back.

This past Saturday was the first day that I went to the beach. I sat in traffic 1.5 hours to get there. I didn't care. Not a peep from me, behind the wheel, my car needlessly idling. My girlfriend said I am a changed man.
Razz

prashanth · Cub Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Location: new york

so are you going to share the logline, beats etc with us?

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