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Don
Posted: July 17th, 2016, 8:04am Report to Moderator
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My Imaginary Friend by Warren Duncan - Short, Psychological Drama - A young girl escapes the reality of her abusive father with the help of an imaginary friend. 9 pages - pdf, format

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You are a machine, Warren.

Solid writing here.



My Scripts can all be seen here:

http://dlambertson.wix.com/scripts
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Warren
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Thanks, eldave, appreciate it.


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Please can any comments that contain spoilers be noted as such.

Thanks, all.



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Oh jeez, I hate it when I write a big spiel and then the tablet decides to eat it.  

Hi Warren, I read your Lullaby the other day. Brutal and bit grim, but hey, congrats, that stuff sells well. Appears you're following in Anthony's footsteps - churning them out and selling them quick smart.

Couple of FYI's if you're interested first off.  'No, daddy' - Daddy is a proper noun, so should be capped. If it can be replaced with the person's name I.e., Danny, then cap it. And, 'to plain' should be 'too' p.1, but then you know that already cause it's spelled correctly otherwise, so typo.

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Story is solid, well told, fluid believable dialogue and nicely visual, just not sure about the ending...  Maybe on screen it would work perfectly.  I did have a brief 'huh?' moment and then, well, I shan't say cause that might spoil it. Just hope  I got it right. Cue blonde moment. Switcheroo be right?

If so I think you need to rearrange that logline to be just as enticing but a bit less specific. Jmh, of course.


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Reef does these type of stories very well. Never done one myself, not really my cup of tea. Well done though, mate. Nice work.

I can't be arsed to figure out what is and isn't a spoiler, so I'll leave it at that.

Good luck.
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Warren
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Thanks for the read and positive comments, Dustin and LC.

LC, always happy for things I missed to be pointed out, so thanks for that. (they have been corrected)

It's the kind of story that has a brief "huh?" and potentially might need another read or another watch (hopefully). I wanted it to be that kind of story, as long as you do get it in the end of course, which I'm sure you did.

Not really sure what I would do with the logline, they aren't a strong point. I was rather proud of that one.

Dustin, I'll have to read some of his scripts. Thanks again.


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Ah, just noticed you're a 'down under' compatriot. That explains the nascent talent.

See how I just blew my own trumpet there?  



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I certainly did.

So, I'm interested, did you have something in mind for a better logline?


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There are some minor formatting issues but nothing to worry about.

Other than that, good job. Not sure if I get the ending tho...
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Thanks for the read, Ben.

If you have the time, I'd love to know what you think those issues are, minor or not. If I can write it better, I want to.

The ending will always go either way. Everything is written into the script to put it togeather. Whether it is written well enough to put it togeather, who knows. But I personally like something I have to think about.

Cheers


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Page 1:

First slugline is "INT. HOUSE - EMILY’S ROOM - DAY". I've never seen it in this order. Shouldn't this be "INT. EMILY’S ROOM, HOUSE - DAY"?

Emily turns to face oliver. -> Missing cap
The closet is flung open, oliver pulls out a skirt. -> Missing cap

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INT. HOUSE - HALLWAY - DAY -> same as on Page 1. I'll skip the rest of the slugs but maybe you should consider turning this around. It reads like the house is inside the room/hallway while it should be vice versa.

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Emily whispers.

EMILY
(to Oliver)
I think we should go play in my room.


Whisper is not really an action. Maybe you could write something like "Emily leans forward, nearing Oliver's ear" and then instead of "(to Oliver)" write "(in a whisper)".

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POLICE OFFICER 2
(to police officer 1)
Kick it, I got you.

This happens off-screen, we don't know who officer 2 is really talking to so there's no need to add that line. Plus (O.S.) is missing.

Like I said, nothing to worry about.
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I worry about everything when it comes to my writing.

Thanks for taking the time. A few things I will change, a few I won't.

Much appreciated.


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BenL
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You're welcome.

In the end it's up to you. Everybody has a different style of writing and as long as you feel comfortable with your writing it's fine.

I'm a perfectionist, especially when it comes to formatting so I'm really petty sometimes.
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