Quoted from DustinBowcot We did it once already. He writes like a child. Why would I need to go there again?

I smell fear.  

And it ain't meee.  

C'mon, Dusty.  We'll do a 1-3 page write off.  Topic: Anything to do with Christmas.  I just knocked out as script in two hours.   You can take as much time as you need, then we'll upload them via dropbox on another thread when you're ready.

If yer gonna take cheap shots at someone's writing abilities, then you should damn-well be prepared to back it up with something other than smack-talk.

Quoted from DustinBowcot I'd say two weeks should be adequate to determine if one is suited to the guitar or not, yes.

Now I know you're just trying to wind me up, nobody can assess someones ability to play guitar in two weeks, thats not possible.

Why are you not taking up Silverback's offer? I think it's maybe because you wouldn't like the outcome.

Quoted from NickSedario I smell fear.   And it ain't meee.   C'mon, Dusty.  We'll do a 1-3 page write off.  Topic: Anything to do with Christmas.  I just knocked out as script in two hours.   You can take as much time as you need, then we'll upload them via dropbox on another thread when you're ready. If yer gonna take cheap shots at someone's writing abilities, then you should damn-well be prepared to back it up with something other than smack-talk.

We did it once already. I've already seen what you can do and it was childish, at best. There's no competition with you. The only thing you have going for you is that I have so many enemies. Your writing is a joke.

My scripts are all over the site. I don't need to write any more. If you want to put your scripts against mine, all you have to do is post something.

Quoted from DustinBowcot The only thing you have going for you is that I have so many enemies.

Says it all, I rest my case.

@ Mr. Boycott.

Okey dokey.   You proved yourself to be full of nothing but hot air.

And btw, I still think you're Norman Scribbler.  

Have a good day, mate.

I really tried not to get involved here, but Dustin's rants are so completely illogical and downright foolish, I have to chime in.

Dusty, to say that after 2 weeks of playing guitar one should know whether or not they're suited to it, is downright insane.  Peeps play instruments because they enjoy it.  They don't have to be good or great, they just simply have to enjoy it.

Writing is really no different.  So many peeps write because it gives them a chance to get away from real life and all the stress it provides.  You don't have to be a great writer to get something out of it.

What the fuck do you have loaded in that bong of yours, anyways?  Seriously, dude...

And, finally, to call Silverback's writing immature when your script in the write off was about trolls and ogres or whwtever the fuck it was supposed to be about, is again, just downright ludicrous. Didn't it end up as a tie, anyways?  I think someone threw you the tie vote at the very end, othereise you would have lost, big guy.  You don't remember that?

Try and be remotely nice, brother.  It's the Holiday Season and there's no reason for you to be posting your nonsense and pissing peeps off.  Go back to your bong, get really baked, and live in your little make believe world you're created, where Dustin is King.

Yeah it really is getting out of hand, Dustin.   Personally I'd much rather "try" to get along with you as opposed to these little spats.   We'll never be buddies, but we do have one common thread.  Screenwriting.

Tell ya what;  I'll go ahead and just publicly apologize right now for anything I've ever said or done to offend you and well start over with a clean slate.    Forgive and forget.  

Cool?

@ Dusty

I just hope that all the Americans on here don't think that everyone from the UK are all arrogant , self made hierarchy.

You are one of a kind, no wonder you have so many enemys.

Quoted from NickSedario You proved yourself to be full of nothing but hot air.

I still can't see any of your scripts posted. I have several shorts and features listed here at the site. Now where are yours?

Quoted from NickSedario Tell ya what;  I'll go ahead and just publicly apologize right now for anything I've ever said or done to offend you and well start over with a clean slate.    Forgive and forget.

I'm not sure what spats you are talking about... but if you want me to leave you alone, I will. Unfortunately I can't help but say what I really think, so I'm best off not getting into it with you at all.

Quoted from AtholForsyth @ Dusty I just hope that all the Americans on here don't think that everyone from the UK are all arrogant , self made hierarchy. You are one of a kind, no wonder you have so many enemys.

No. I imagine they think most of us are a bit thick.

If I took a photograph and you told me that it looked like a twelve-year-old had taken the picture, I wouldn't complain. I wouldn't complain because I'm not a photographer. I'd accept that I probably had years before I could be any good, and, to top it all, I probably wouldn't be  a natural at it. Couldn't become a top photographer if I tried. Would I cry if somebody told me that?

I wouldn't even tell them they were wrong. If I truly believed in myself as a photographer then nobody could tell me otherwise anyway.

Why do people believe that anybody can write?


OK, a point made earlier... some people do it just for pleasure. Learning how to correctly format a screenplay is not pleasure. Writing just for the sake of writing, I understand perfectly, I did it for years by hand. That's pleasure. Once you make a conscious decision to put yourself out there then you are writing for other reasons and are simply deceiving yourself otherwise in case you never get anywhere... at least you never tried, right? bulls*** .

You're trying... everyone posting something here is.

Lovely Rita, meter maid
Where would I be without you?
Give us a wink and make me think of you

Quoted from DustinBowcot I'm not sure what spats you are talking about... but if you want me to leave you alone, I will. Unfortunately I can't help but say what I really think, so I'm best off not getting into it with you at all.

Bingo!      

And I've had plenty of scripts on this site, most well-received, but I take them down after awhile.   I'm coming along just fine in my writing, but what I need to do is hunker down and tackle a feature.  Something to shop around.   God willing.

Take care.

Quoted from DustinBowcot OK, a point made earlier... some people do it just for pleasure. Learning how to correctly format a screenplay is not pleasure. Writing just for the sake of writing, I understand perfectly, I did it for years by hand. That's pleasure. Once you make a conscious decision to put yourself out there then you are writing for other reasons and are simply deceiving yourself otherwise in case you never get anywhere... at least you never tried, right? bulls*** . You're trying... everyone posting something here is.

Of course I'm trying or why would I be here, but not for the same reason as you.

I'm not looking to work my way up the get funded ladder, I'm doing this for a bit of fun and a challenge.
Not everyone is trying to make a blockbuster.
I have as much right as anyone else to write, the only difference is I know mine will be made into a short as I'm funding it myself.

Quoted from NickSedario Bingo!       And I've had plenty of scripts on this site, most well-received, but I take them down after awhile.   I'm coming along just fine in my writing, but what I need to do is hunker down and tackle a feature.  Something to shop around.   God willing. Take care.

Well then simply list them. Why go through the rigmarole of a competition?

Good luck with your feature.

Quoted from AtholForsyth Of course I'm trying or why would I be here, but not for the same reason as you. I'm not looking to work my way up the get funded ladder, I'm doing this for a bit of fun and a challenge. Not everyone is trying to make a blockbuster. I have as much right as anyone else to write, the only difference is I know mine will be made into a short as I'm funding it myself.

I already know what you're doing... that is why I gave you a reality check. That's what real people do for each other. I don't want you to fail, even now I want you to succeed. I also want your friends to succeed and anyone else involved with you.

If it's just for fun and your friends are doing it for fun too then all good... but you have already admitted your friends are benefiting from this relationship by having acting credits. Not all credits are good credits.

Depending on what type of personality your friends have, it may be a good idea to allow them to ad lib, say what feels comfortable rather than have them adhere strictly to the script. I've seen some decent footage shot before where aside from the basic story, the actors ad lib'ed.

I seriously do wish you the best, Athol... but I'm also not going to lie to make you feel better.

Quoted from DustinBowcot Depending on what type of personality your friends have, it may be a good idea to allow them to ad lib, say what feels comfortable rather than have them adhere strictly to the script. I've seen some decent footage shot before where aside from the basic story, the actors ad lib'ed. I seriously do wish you the best, Athol... but I'm also not going to lie to make you feel better.

Of course they can ad-lib, I'm not one of these 'my way or the highway' type of people.

I'm not asking you to lie to me but you dont have to be so arrogant and your opinion is an opinion, that's all it is.

Hi atol

I haven't read other comments but guess there are issues from the number of posts already!!

Anyway it's been good to see you active, respond and take part, so that deserves a read. Too many run away, which is a shame. There is much to learn on this site.

Establishing shot - I have seen this used, normally in the slugline, but probably worth not stating - the scene speaks for itself. But is it an establishing shot - probably not.

Full stop after maid
Comma after emergency? By the way I am one of the worst at gramma on the site so take my comment with a pinch of salt
After the head butt you may want to swap He for the name - clarity is king in scripts
Oh, and then it ends.

It has twist, and not a bad one, but you lack a touch of theme and depth.

Why not set up billy beforehand to show a contradiction?

Linkage is a useful method in scripts and adds depth, or density. It defines what's the script is trying to say and unless it is trying to say something then it better have something else. This script needs to say something.

Abuse of the law? Respect for the law? Treating people with respect? Etc

The twist is good, needs the rest.

Cheers