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The Beginning (currently 1886 views) |
Don |
Posted: January 13th, 2019, 9:50am |
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AdministratorAdministrator  So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts17020 Posts Per Day 1.93 |
The Beginning by David Gonzalez - Short, Drama, Supernatural - A husband mourning his wife at the cemetery gets consoled by the last person he expected. 2 pages - pdf format
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eldave1 |
Posted: January 13th, 2019, 11:01am |
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January Project Group 
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Philostrate |
Posted: January 13th, 2019, 4:23pm |
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Thanks, Dave! These words mean a lot coming from you. |
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eldave1 |
Posted: January 13th, 2019, 4:45pm |
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LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.77 |
Thanks, Dave! These words mean a lot coming from you. |
My pleasure. Great read. |
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Matthew Taylor |
Posted: January 13th, 2019, 4:48pm |
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LocationShakespeare's county Posts1849 Posts Per Day 0.79 |
The script reads well, but the log line doesn't - unless I am misreading it |
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Two steps to writing a good screenplay: 1) Write a bad one 2) Fix it |
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Philostrate |
Posted: January 13th, 2019, 5:55pm |
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Hi Matthew,
Thanks.
I didn't want to repeat the word "dead" two times in the same sentence, but I think that leads to confusion.
Does this one read better?
**A husband mourns her late wife at a cemetery or isn’t she dead?** |
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eldave1 |
Posted: January 13th, 2019, 6:22pm |
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LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.77 |
Maybe - A husband mourning his wife at the cemetery gets consoled by the last person he expected. |
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Matthew Taylor |
Posted: January 14th, 2019, 4:32am |
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LocationShakespeare's county Posts1849 Posts Per Day 0.79 |
Dave's example reads much better. |
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Two steps to writing a good screenplay: 1) Write a bad one 2) Fix it |
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Philostrate |
Posted: January 14th, 2019, 1:02pm |
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Not only reads, it conveys the idea a lot better.
Many thanks, Dave. I just changed the logline in my website. I'll ask Don to change it in here as well. Feedback like this is what makes this site so awesome.
And thanks to Matthew for raising the question in the first place. |
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eldave1 |
Posted: January 14th, 2019, 1:04pm |
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January Project Group 
LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.77 |
Not only reads, it conveys the idea a lot better.
Many thanks, Dave. I just changed the logline in my website. I'll ask Don to change it in here as well. Feedback like this is what makes this site so awesome.
And thanks to Matthew for raising the question in the first place. |
Glad it helped |
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Warren |
Posted: January 14th, 2019, 8:02pm |
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Of The Ancients  A man who has taught his mind to misbehave
LocationSydney, Australia Posts3890 Posts Per Day 1.21 |
Hi David,
Quoted Text His eyes slowly make his way down, toward a vase brimming with burgundy roses. |
I think this should read - His eyes slowly make their way down Really good short, and easy to make. I can see this getting snapped up really quickly. Good luck with it. |
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Philostrate |
Posted: January 15th, 2019, 10:55am |
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Quoted Text I think this should read - His eyes slowly make their way down |
Good eye - thanks!
Quoted Text Really good short, and easy to make. I can see this getting snapped up really quickly.
Good luck with it.
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Thanks, Warren. I like your one-pagers and I'd been wanting to write something similar for some time. That's the closest I've come so far. |
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MikeK |
Posted: July 11th, 2019, 9:07pm |
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Wow I was not expecting that ending. Caught me off guard. Well done! |
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Arundel |
Posted: July 11th, 2019, 10:06pm |
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Read it twice. Easy to do right? hehe. Still don't get it. Is the woman with the black hair their daughter? The script reads well and flows but maybe meant to be ambivalent.
One confusing line: "You don't believe me, don't you."
Should it be: "You don't believe me, do you?"
or "You believe me, don't you?" |
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Philostrate |
Posted: July 12th, 2019, 3:57pm |
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Mike, Rennie - thanks for the reads and the feedback. I appreciate it. |
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