Henrik, I don't know the script you mention but best of luck. How is remnant going?

Today I was reviewing a short script that I have submitted which should be up in a couple of weeks. What dawned on me was how i'm beginning to understand my "bad habits" as a writer (still find it strange to use that term as I have never written like this before) and I wonder what other writers feel are their weaknesses?

Of course, these are the ones I am aware of.

The foibles  that come to mind are ( I put a limit on how many);

Patience - I'm not the kind of writer who knocks up a finished script first time around, it needs work. I know that most will say that but I do seem to benefit from time to reflect, review and amend. Yet I don't always let this happen. I need to learn to leave each script alone for a while.

Pre determined scenes - I have an idea, I like it and the image of a few scenes helps set it in my mind. When, later, they may not fit I don't let go as I should do. Need to be more ruthless, briing out the killer in me, oh yeah!

Assumptions - one thing feedback has taught me, in my limited experience, is that others don't always see a script the same way. However I write assuming that everyone will read it as I do, as I see it. I need to challenge that more often.

The rest are really dull and rather basic, so I will keep those to myself!

Cheers

Quoted from Pii How do you guys feel about "selling" your script to several productions at the same time. No money has exchanged hands and I've signed no exclusivity clauses on any contract, but I'd still like to hear form people how they feel about it.

I usually let anyone use my scripts and I have a few that has been produced several times without any major problems. Last week however, I sold "First Time". It's just a 5 pager, but the contract was 6 pages and I even had to get it notarized! In the contract it said that they now have all exclusive rights to it and the characters and everything. In other words, I can't sell or produce a script based on those characters. They are very serious about this, I guess. This is very unusual though. If you sold your script ask them how they feel about someone else producing it as well. That's what I would do so there are no problems later on.

As far as writing goes, I'm near 10 pages in on a vampire feature that I'm sort of writing on assignment.

Quoted from Pii How do you guys feel about "selling" your script to several productions at the same time. No money has exchanged hands and I've signed no exclusivity clauses on any contract, but I'd still like to hear form people how they feel about it.

If you're playing with student films/micro-/no-budget realms, get it out there.  if you haven't signed the rights away to anyone, get it out there.  Exclusivity in selling really only matters when you're dealing with upper-tier producers and directors who would be pissed knowing you're shopping the thing they just promised you to read.

Quoted from Reef Dreamer How is remnant going?

Thanks for asking. It's been filmed and I presume it's in post production, although I haven't heard updates in while. I'm yet to sign the contract, because I want to iron out some details first.

Thought i would bump this thread as more enjoyable to read that the Cathartic Purge collectively experienced in the recent locked down thread. I hope something good came out of that.

So, i'm sitting at my computer, knowing i have to push along with a feature idea, just in case i get through the first round of the feature competition at MP, when all i think about is a great idea for a short that came to me last night. Oh the torment!

Nice to have the idea, wish it's timing was better.

I entered the logline contest as well Bill so there's two of us hoping we get to the second round .

I'm 50/50 if I'll make it through though, I didn't have a terrible logline but it felt a bit bland to me.

I attempted to write the first 10 pages but they weren't very good so I'll have another go if I get in.

Mohammad

Hey Mo, it will be interesting to see the outcome and how my assessment of others matched up. That alone will be useful.

Naturally we can't discuss our efforts but i would say i feel similar to yourself - time will tell.

I entered to give myself a kick up the butt and write something longer than a short. I don't know how many already have scripts written for this but i know i don't,  It will have to be written. Mind you, that was the intention.

I'm stuck at page 102 of my feature but can't bring myself to finish it. I've actually been able to type "Fade out" but it's still not done, even in rough draft, because there's a solid seven page section I haven't written yet, plus all the editing that needs to be done.

The dialogue is pitiful, for the most part, and the stories take too long. Someone, please, slap me in the face to knock some sense into me! Lol.

Seriously, though, I'm considering finishing it today. Just need the proper motivation.

Slap. lol

I feel your pain. I'm close to finishing mines. I'm in my editing phase and this is unbearable. lol. But I'm moving along as fast as possible trying to finish this.

Gabe

Thanks for the slap, Gabe. Lol.

But, that's the problem that my brother and I have discovered. He can burn through a script, no problem. I could give a script a solid re-write/edit in about four hours. He can't edit, I can't actually write. Yet, I have all the ideas.

It's a damn paradox. Lol.

Maybe you should work together?

I currently started a writing group to keep myself motivated. A group of 8 friends including myself. Working on setting deadlines for page numbers but people already started slacking off. It was a good idea in theory.

I don't know if this happens to people but I'm started to hate this feature that I'm writing. lol.

Whenever I say I'm done, a new idea comes along and keeps me from finishing this. lol.

So close but so far.

Gabe  

I got attached to write a feature, which is very nice. But the production has been fast-tracked and I need to deliver a final draft by the end of May, which is rather hectic. Still, I'm pretty happy to work on it, since it's very certain it'll be done. They already have the funding and they're casting next month.

Delivered the first draft of the outline today and even though I feel it's a little bland, they seem to like it a lot.

Wow, congrats!! That's awesome