Ray -

Jeez - that's EXTREMELY disgusting!  (And I'm not the squeamish type...)

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

--Janet (Wonka)

Not sure if this is a stupid question, but is it acceptable to have a character who is 16 or 17 years old since an 18 year old actor could probably pull it off?  

Quoted from mmmarnie Not sure if this is a stupid question, but is it acceptable to have a character who is 16 or 17 years old since an 18 year old actor could probably pull it off?

That's a pretty stupid question, in my book.  Would it really matter if the kid is 18 vs 16 or 17?  C'mon now...

You don't think there is a difference between a 16 year old and 18?  16 you'd have to live with your parents.  At 18 you should be more independant.

Quoted from mmmarnie You don't think there is a difference between a 16 year old and 18?  16 you'd have to live with your parents.  At 18 you should be more independant.

So what's your point? This takes place at a motel...not someone's home.

Don made it very clear - no children.  He then literally spelled it out that 18 is a legal adult, anything under that is a child.

Okay.  I guess it was a stupid question then.  Thanks for making me feel like an idiot...and also reminding me why I usually remain quiet on these boards.

Quoted from jeff turn that $30 Million budget into about $30.  Using a cast of all mimes will help cut the cost down.  Instead of having it all be in the mind of a madman, have it be a giant child playing with mimes in his basement.

I was with you up until the " basement" now you're getting ridiculous

Mark

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Quoted from mmmarnie Not sure if this is a stupid question, but is it acceptable to have a character who is 16 or 17 years old since an 18 year old actor could probably pull it off?

There are no stupid questions, Marnie, there's only stupid people who like to denigrate others for asking.

From a brief standpoint, it says no children which probably means young children.  From a production standpoint that probably means no actors under 18.  The question you've asked is a gray area that doesn't have an answer - you just have to go with what you think will work.        

Unreal, peeps.  Seriously.

This exact same bullshit came up awhile ago, where someone decided that to get around one of the requirements, he had the same actor playing multiple roles...or a man of 40 playing a child of 15, or some other malarkey.

I'm sorry if my original post upset you, Marnie, but remember, your question came along with "this may be a stupid question, but...".  You know what I'm saying?

It just amazes me how these crazy questions and issues come up, every single OWC.

I'm going to include multiple mimes, a dinosaur, and some old whale bones, but rest assured, the actor playing all these roles is over 18 and under 54 1/2.

Same thing always happens at MP every month.

Just pretend a production company wants to shoot a film and what Don posted is what that company asked for. To me, that means I will try to comply and write something that will easily fit within said parameters. I personally would not try to see how far off I could get from that and then hope that they would still pick mine over the scripts that delivered what the company wanted. That's just me though.  

Well, the age one is one I'd agree with Jeff on, although not with the way he delivered it. When it comes to look, 16 can look like 18 but if you need to shoot them 'round the clock or something like that, an 18-year old can do it while a 16-year old cannot, under regulations.

So, it's not stupid but I see it as a steadfast rule.

Can we have a character that is 17 when he gets to the motel,
but at the stroke of midnight, turns 18?
Like a paranormal birthday party...
Or do all the characters have to be 18 at the start of the script?

BTW this is not a real question.

Also, can the motel be located on the moon?