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Posted by: Don, October 6th, 2010, 7:20pm
Some Candy Talkin' by Alexander Hay - Drama - A film editor spots a face in a foreign crowd- a missing friend who left on the run after ripping everyone off. A reward to locate the friend– then kill him - results in a re-bonding, redemption and a change of destiny. 123 pages - pdf, format 8)
Posted by: Eoin, October 7th, 2010, 10:36am; Reply: 1
FADE IN ON

INT. EDIT SUITE. DAY

Whilst we start with an interior, the first footage we see is external (previously filmed). A travel presenter walks thru’ an exotic market in a foreign country. He speaks to camera(any dialogue)- suddenly the film rewinds at speed- repeats- moving slower- one frame at a time- without sound.
PULL BACK to reveal MARK- at an Avid editor- staring hard at the screen. He moves the footage on a frame- uses a magnifying-glass to peer closer- rolling the frame back and forth. He calls a friend- DES- over.
                                                 MARK
                                 Des!. Take a look, will you?

Phew. Where to start:

Formatting: No need to under line slugs or peoples names.

Whilst we start with an interior, the first footage we see is external (previously filmed).  ? ? ? You need to show us that. The first scene should be EXT. PLACE -TIME

This scene needs alot of tidying up. You don't cap your characters or give them a description.

Your descriptions are very very wordy.
Posted by: conwall, October 16th, 2010, 10:00am; Reply: 2
I totally agree with the above.  I couldn't get past the formatting.  Also, it would be helpful if we knew what the guy noticed in the film (hippie stall holder) before he was mesmerized by it.  Found it a little confusing.

Get the software and we can talk.
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