P45 of the rewrite but will need to edit before sending it to you. It's now 84 pages total and 'growing" - as soon as I stopped watching the page count... I'm editing as I go too but want to give it another read.

Quoted from Dreamscale Where's everyone else?  And, how many completed scripts will ew have, 1 week from tomorrow?

0. Still, that is.

Quoted from Grandma Bear Anyone else want a read before posting?

Well, the last few pages are really rough as I haven't bothered revising the minimal actions lines so I wouldn't stop. But, if you're offering, I'll fix them up and we can see if you'd like to, for me.

Page 38 here, and I just broke my own record for the longest dialogue-less pages. The action-only sequence took 3 pages.

I don't think anyone can read mine before posting. I'm lucky to have my first draft finished on time.

You'll get there, Herman.  Keep at it.

Our posted scripts will get all the feedback we need.  If they're unpolished, that's understandable...we did them from inception in 7 weeks!  You know?

Don't worry about it, just get 'em done!

So, we've got Pia, Khamanna, CM Hall, me, and...that's 4 so far.  George?  Blonde?  Wolffe?  How many scripts?

I already said. Zero. There's no chance of me finishing this on time, unpolished or otherwise. I'm basically just trying to get as much done as I can before my mind completely moves onto something else I'll never finish.

OK, Sean.  That's OK.  Just trying to fire us all up. No problem.

4, then...so far. What about Brian?

Even if some of you only make it through half way, I want you to know that the goal is to finish a feature so if you don't make the deadline, we'll still be here to help if you need us.  

Unlike my last 7WC, I doubt anyone is going to be so turned off that they can't comment or even leave the boards. I personally see nothing offensive about mine. I would also call it a fairly low budget. Most of it takes place in an apartment building.

I'm pretty sure I can finish on time if I make every day count. I'm not promising it will be any good, but I'm sure I can get it done anyway.

I've read over some of the pages I've written and I'm far from happy but if all goes to plan, I'll have a few days to fix them.

Still moving...Started a new job on Wednesday, which is good but took some time for writing out of the equation...Gonna do it, though. Hope to get alot done this weekend...

It's still looking like a R, mainly for the bloody results of the sinister plot. Could be a low budget if they hired no-name actors and spent the rest on blowing up the two buildings. It's definitly a thriller at the core, with some horror/action/adventure elements in the mix.

Hope it will be fun to read.

And Pia, thanks for crackin' the whip and getting us up from the couch and on task.

A little organized inspiration can go a long way.

I'm having a hard time keeping the first half of ACT II (interrogation by an organized crime group) PG-13 like the story in ACT I and the rest of the screenplay.

My instincts tell me when a story steps up from PG-13 gun fights and car chases to disturbing rated R implications of impending torture (I think I can pull it off without actually making it a gory blood bath) but then drops back down to PG-13 run & gun that that isn't good.

Should I sacrifice intensity for consistancy, or "screwit": Make the audience squirm for a dozen pages?

TY

PS, Dreamscale. Good news. I think I've gotten it through my thick skull the diff between a shooting script and spec script. Wish me luck! Thank you for the beatings.

Quoted from RayW I'm having a hard time keeping the first half of ACT II (interrogation by an organized crime group) PG-13 like the story in ACT I and the rest of the screenplay. My instincts tell me when a story steps up from PG-13 gun fights and car chases to disturbing rated R implications of impending torture (I think I can pull it off without actually making it a gory blood bath) but then drops back down to PG-13 run & gun that that isn't good. Should I sacrifice intensity for consistancy, or "screwit": Make the audience squirm for a dozen pages? TY

A reference point for me would be the scene in the interrogation room in The Dark Knight. Batman slams the Joker's head against the table, repeatedly punches him...it's not a gory blood-bath, but I wouldn't say it lacks intensity. And that was a PG-13 (questionably). If you don't dwell on the physical effects of the beating - blood, broken bones, the guy crying or screaming, etc. - I think you can have both. It's doesn't all have to be Scarface chainsaws in the bath tub.

My constant reference point for violence is the James Bond novels (not the movies). In the books, Bond consistently has the snot beat out of him. And not just by the bad guys. Everything he goes through just pummels him, and he keeps trucking. I had a couple of scenes where I pondered how far to take them, so I took them just a bit further than most movies do. Threat of a finger dislocation? Go ahead and dislocate it. Beat the woman for information? Don't stop there, slam her head again for good measure...but don't kill her. That's the thing. Torture works because you feel the pain and you know they still do too. Killing them takes away the pain and where's the fun in that. I killed off a couple secondary characters, but one keeps living through it. My lead hasn't taken a beating in awhile, and it's high time he gets some blood drawn.

page 70 of the first rewrite. Having some continuity problems that need to be taken care of!

Action sequences are so hard and long to write! Took me the entire day just to write 5 pages.

Where's everyone else? Page 48 here.

Just finished writing two major action sequences. Going back to some dialogue-heavy scenes.