Hey, Scar Tissue Films

I don't know why, the word "Drama," seems vague. I'm sure I know what you're talking about. Drama may have a hard time selling, however, don't all or the better films consist of drama. Maybe, conflict, is a better word, or melodrama. I don't, no, haha. Anyway, I enjoyed The Shining and The Exorcist, the latter being scarier IMO, but those films are date as well. I'm huge fan of history and context, and in context The Exorcist in 1973. Sheesh.

What are some of your favorites?

BLB

I really like war movies. But since I'm a history teacher that is also my favorite subject to teach. I also like superhero and sci-fi films as I was a comic book kid in the 90s. I don't know if I would like writing a history movie though. I think I would treat it too much like a research paper and less like a film.

I also like watching and writing westerns. They really lend themselves to simple but powerful stories and the genre is so versatile they can really be about anything. I have a film blog and recently wrote an article on the top ten modern westerns of the past 20 years or so and despite many in Hollywood claiming the genre is dead I would disagree. Some of the best films to come out in recent years have been westerns. Period. If anybody cares to read my article you can find it here and let me know what you think. http://thefilmbox.org/top-10/ten-best-modern-westerns/

I also have been itching to write a grand sc-fi film because I love Star Wars and want to try my hand at universe building.

That's awesome your a History teacher. I love history. I think writing a historical film would be difficult because I'd have a hard time with inaccuracies, haha.

It's weird whenever I watch westerns I usually enjoy them, and consider them a form of history film, a bit of nostalgic time. However, I haven't seen many of the old westerns, which I'm going to make an effort to now. I definitely agree that the western for whatever reason has the ability to deliver message a modern or not.

I've seen a few of the films on your list. 3:10 to Yuma one of my favs. Haha, I guess I'll have to checkout you're number 1 choice since I haven't seen it.

BLB

Oh dude, Tombstone is a tour de force.

Bo preference although suspense seems to be my strongest suit. Suspense covers it all!

Besides, I don't want to sell horror all the time- otherwise I can kiss that Biblical epic goodbye!

Quoted from DarrenJamesSeeley Besides, I don't want to sell horror all the time- otherwise I can kiss that Biblical epic goodbye!

The Bible is FULL of horror stories.

Gopherit.

For me, there isn't a genre I try to avoid. I actually like when the "bad guy" wins in the end.

Every genre has some drama in it, so I don't like to label a script strictly a drama. Some just have more than others. Even a great comedy needs a little drama.

Being a movie buff I enjoy reading scripts to famous films. Seeing what made the cut, and how the writer sets the scenes really intrests me.

Here is a list of my personal favorites.

Heat, Casino, Snatch, Clay Pigeons. Blow. Out of Sight. Stand by Me, Dogma, Scream, Childern of the Corn, House of 1000 Corpses, Vacancy. An Officer and a Gentleman, Bringing out the Dead, Natural Born Killers, The Zero Theorem, The Drop, Vanishing Point, The Magnificent Seven, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Blazing Saddles, The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Kingpin, The Big Lebowski, Arlington Road.....


Steve : I totally agree with your coment.

Tony: Haha... With you being from New York I can see why you wouldn't like Westerns.

Cameron: I read your "Modern Western" top ten, and would remove Django Unchained & No Country For Old Men from it. As great of movies as they are I personally don't consider them Westerns. IMO, Young Guns, Dances With Wolves, or even Back To The Future Part III would better suited for your list. It's a pretty good list of movies, but it just goes to show that the Classics are still way better than the Modern.

Thanks for the read.

Richard D, if you like when the bad guy wins, you might love the story I'm working on right now.

I like Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, suspense, terror, action adventure, action, animation and comedies.

I can write anything except comedies.   How good they are is up for debate

I will read anything that looks interesting.  I look at the tagline or logline or even a description.

Some of my fav films include:

Kramer vs Kramer
Exorcist
Star Wars
Omen
Alien
April Fools day
Lord of the Rings
and TV shows like
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Arrow
Flash
Fullmetal Alchemist
Legend of Korra
Grimm
Supernatural
The Good wife

So, as you can see, I have a wide range of stuff that I like to read and watch.