Screenwriting/Filmmaking

>Useful Resources: Filmmaking
http://filmmakeriq.com/
http://learnaboutfilm.com/
http://filmmakingessays.tumblr.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/curtisjudd
http://linchpinseo.com/color-guide-designers
https://www.youtube.com/user/RJFilmSchool
https://www.youtube.com/user/DSLRguide/videos
https://archive.org/details/filmtechniqueact00pudo
https://www.cinema5d.com/film-color-schemes-cinematic-color-design/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gh-fomKSuIEZ-GJo2tere4YMjsDvmmsuyiJKzQ-1ZRk/

>Useful Resources: Screenwriting
http://www.imsdb.com/
http://www.screenwriting.info/
http://mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com.au/
http://johnaugust.com/qanda/words-on-the-page
https://litreactor.com/columns/writing-powerful-descriptions
http://cdn.writershelpingwriters.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Active-Verbs-List.pdf

>Free Screenwriting Software
http://fountain.io/faq
https://story.adobe.com/
https://storywriter.amazon.com/
http://www.trelby.org/
https://writerduet.com/
https://www.celtx.com/

>Active Contests & Other Links
https://screencraft.org/screenwriting-contests/
https://www.withoutabox.com/
https://www.tblaunchpad.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/

>>85941272
currently working on a script
just finished writing all of my story notes and outlines

>>85942112
really descriptive bro

Working on my first draft of a feature film screenplay, after finishing the outline and treatment.
It's about a headstrong JISD agent who is pulled back into the field to investigate the source of a series of cataclysmic cyber attacks which have crippled the NATO missile defense system. However, she begins to learn that these attacks may be more personal to her than initially believed.

I really do wish these kinds of threads had enough constant interest to warrant a general. It's ridiculous that we have letterboxd general and not a general dedicated to actual film production.

>>85942665
This is 4chan, anon. It's hardly surprising.

In Italy, there's a shrine for St. Anthony. He's the patron saint of lost things. People go to this shrine and pin up pictures of things they've lost - family members, loved ones, relationships, children. Kind of as a testament to them.

I'm writing a script about a sort of spiritual journey a man takes to place a picture on this shrine.

It's a pretty simple story but I think it will be a very effective and intimate look at faith and grief.

>>85942665
/swg/ used to be a major feature of /tv/. Go on and check the archives. There was a major shift around 2008 (coincidentally when Iron Man was released) and it's gotten worse since then.

I made the first /swg/ thread on /tv/ and it lasted for 9 days. /tv/ will never be that sweet again.

>>85941272
I have a few feature scripts that all need revising, so I'm gonna work on that before starting anything new writing-wise. Also have a music video in the works, planning to shoot next month

>>85942908
Nice. What's the song?

>>85942665
What the fuck do they even do in those letterboxed generals?

>>85942776
I can't do stories about faith. In my opinion, you can't do it without it venturing into bad melodrama and cringey territory.

>>85943043
It's by a friend's band, they have a potential platform to get their music video a lot of views. I'm literally doing it for exposure, but that's because I know there's an actual chance of getting that exposure and I'm the one pushing to get it shot

Just got a job for photography and filming for this real estate investor. Best thing is he wants to do a more creative approach then the usual HGTV look. It'll be nice to see what I can do

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>>85943536
I don't fucking know

>>85943786
Nice
>>85943824
Good luck anon! Do your best!

>>85942776
sounds pretty good bro, are you Italian?

>>85943540
watch Silence or the Tree of Life, or many of Bergmann or Tarkovsky works

>>85942776
Get all your symbols and themes mapped out for this one, anon

I have a question for any amateur film people, how do you work without a lot of sets. Do you write around the limits of locations?

None of you will be succesful, rich or famous.Just quit already.

>>85944794
Post ideas first

>>85944740
>Do you write around the limits of locations?
Yes. That's really your only option, if you don't have lots of options for sets. But, there's a lot that a silver tongue can get you, that you'd be surprised about. But, generally, barring that, you will have to write around your limitations until you start getting enough funding to pay for set designers and scouts.

>>85944794
no
go back to bane posting

>>85944860
The best I have is a forest area nearby, I was trying to make an action film just to tdip my toes in and learn from there. Also, any tips on filming exercises to practice?

I admire your positivity and admiration for but if you don't have connections or enough money you don't stand a chance.Stop with the childish dreams and get a real job, try not to disappoint your family.

>>85944998
shoot your own suicide and perform your own stunt, it would make your movie much better

>>85945025
This. Just post your best ideas and quit. They'd better not be copyrighted either but we can deal with that if they are, fucking faggot.

>>85944998
>any tips on filming exercises to practice?
You could look at other films, and try to copy the kind of shots that they use, just so you become familiar with some elements of composition. There's a lot to cover for someone who's completely new. Try google first.

>>85945194
i can smell your fedora

>>85945025
>hurr durr if you arent literally ejected from the womb with a the personal numbers of a dozen DGA execs and a check from MGM for 100 million dollars you're never going to make it
Pro tip, connections are made, and money is earned. Very few people are born with them. Those that do, have them because their parents did that before them.
Fuck off back to /r/athiesm with your nihilism fueled superiority complex. Not everyone has as weak a spine as you, some of us actually have the will and the way to work for what we want.
Admittedly, very few of us browse 4chan, but that doesn't change the fact.

>>85945221
What is that supposed to mean? The anon I was replying too is very obviously new to film making. There's a lot of things like composition, lighting, choreography, etc, that he needs to learn, that isn't worth putting in a 4chan post when others have put it better online.

>>85945342
Have you made these connections?Do you earn the money?Just being realist pal, I believe in you but I've never seen a succesful person browsing 4chan.

>>85945397
Your fedora fucking stinks. Everyone can smell it bro

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>why don't we have more screenwriting generals?
nevermind, I understand now

A gold advice for you stupid pretentious fucks, go to some SoundCloud rapper with thousands followers, offer him to shoot his video clips.No one will watch your 12 minutes long boring-ass student movies anyway.

The Writers Store in Burbank just shut down.

Have any of you ever been subscribed to The Blacklist?

>>85945423
That's because successful people are too busy being successful to browse 4chan, usually. I'm not schlepping it up at hollywood bar-mitzvahs but I have a few connections so far, and the highest budget film I've directed was 500k, but I'm getting there. Frankly, I don't really care about disappointing my family, I care about making movies. My family is already plenty well-off.

>>85945535
RIP
>>85945522
That's actually good advice. Though, I dont think students make student films to be watched... they do them for a grade.

>>85945522
4chan really suits your writing style well.

>>85945551
I am. Never sent anything in though, because I've never written anything good enough.

>>85945563
>frankly

500k yeah more like 500 cents.You know you won't go anywhere kid, this place sucks people in.Once you're in, all you're gonna get from this place is anxiety, not good ideas.

If you're not an Ashkenazi Jew you're not making it kid, just end it.

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>>85945194
That was an idea I had, thanks for the help. I'll definitely start with emulating scenes to get comfortable. Thanks!

>>85945614
Reddit is this side fucko ----->

But I'm pretty sure you know that since you're also looking for pretentious basement dwellers who's trying to be the next Kubrick like yourself.

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>>85942665
Don't worry, nothing good happens in Letterboxd General anymore.

>>85945740
>posts edgy horror movie bts
>''just look for other films'' that was an idea i had
>getting comfortable

I'M LMAO'ing at your life neckbeard.

>>85945795
Is something wrong, buddy?

can someone link the thread from yesterday please

>looking for filmmaking advices on a Vietnamese cooking forum site

Do you think anyone, literally anyone succesful would visit this site?

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>>85945847
Does it even exist?

>>85942852
>screenwriting for a decade
How's it going now?

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>>85945992
Funny. I thought you could tell me....

>>85946022
He's still posting on 4chan, how do you think it went?

>>85945990
Those who measure their life in terms of successes are bound to only see the failures.

Welp, looks like /b/ showed up, shows over boys.

>>85946022
I own a home and a car and won two awards.

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>>85946068
¿We just don't know?

>>85946105
Holy shit grandpa, nice bars.I like your fedora too.

>>85946255
Your mother's basement and your mother's car doesn't belong to you, Jason

When did you make your first film?Was it dogshit, I know it was dogshit but what did you do to improve?Can I use an iPhone 6S camera to work with, of course I can.You edit your movies with wich program?

>>85945848
I just thought it was a funny picture.

What are some good films set in a post-apocalyptic scenario with a very small intimate story? I'm writing something and need some inspiration. I'm thinking something along the lines of The Rover.

>>85946421
Then you're mentally(and I hope physically) 14.

>>85946420
DaVinci Resolve is pretty good for a free program

>>85946446
>post-apocalypic senario

I found the pretentious 12 year old.Literally grow up, everyone has that idea you stupid fuck.You're not special, special education maybe.

>>85946501
I mean I get that you want to be cool on the internet, but please find a more interesting way to do it, man. You're embarrassing only yourself.

>>85946420
pirate Adobe Premiere

>>85946535
kill yourself

>>85946562
Okay, sweetie.

>>85946562
Um, no sweetie.

>>85946421
Okay.

>>85946420
>When did you make your first film?
Animus, a short science fiction film about scientists fighting over the results of a test.
>Was it dogshit, I know it was dogshit but what did you do to improve?
I learned more about lighting and composition, and learned to do more pre-vis beforehand. Though, it also tought me a serious lesson about set design, and to work with a set in mind if you're on a low budget. Trying to create a science lab on a low budget is... not fun.
>Can I use an iPhone 6S camera to work with, of course I can.
o-ok
>You edit your movies with wich program?
Sony Vegas. I mostly use it because it's easy and really quick to work with, but my bigger projects use Avid because it's a fucking meme.

>>85946562
would you like a sweetie

>>85946420
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXRikADmozs

What if halfway through writing a script you realise you have such a specific style of shoot in mind you'd have to direct it yourself.
A script you can just send off and pray it's good enough to get noticed, but how do you direct for the first time?

>>85946683
Let's say I'm a smart guy and I can pretty much design the whole scenes in my mind but technically, I know close to nothing and I really fear making a movie since it will look like dog poop.How can I catch something like a Tarkovsky shot?Not a movie, just a shot with that natural look.Is it just the camera and lighting?Also more advices would be welcomed, i know you want to mentor someone.

>>85946748
This is pretty bad, I can do much better than that with zero effort.Thanks for giving me relief, anon.

>>85946803
>how do you direct for the first time?
By directing something simple. If you think it's a project that only you can shoot, hold onto it until you have the funds and experience.
By the way, you're pretty much never going to get anything made by "sending it in".

>>85946803
You probably won't be able to catch what's in your mind.

Yesterday I wrote an 8 page screenplay for (I guess) a short horror flick. Not sure what to do with it especially since it's only 8 pages.

>>85946879
Yeah yeah I know everyone here knows though, don't need to specify.
How would someone get a small low budget/homemade movie noticed though?

>>85946999
Now make it. A script is a blueprint.

>>85947020
Film festivals. Unlike screenwriting contests, Film Festivals will actually get you noticed, because it shows not only can you complete a whole film, but complete a good one. Plus, more directors attend festivals they've submitted to personally, so it's an absolutely great way to make connections and even get jobs. I got a couple PA jobs from going to festivals when I was young.

>>85947060
No budget, no actors. Need baby but have no baby.

Who can I give it to?

>>85947060
/fmg/ please leave

>>85946999
Storyboard it. Make a shotlist. Get some actors. Make it.

>>85947115
Let me elaborate. I have no interest in filming videos. I don't even have a camera.

>>85947102
>No budget, no actors
wrong
there are a huge amount of actors out there that will work for free, on the off chance they get exposure and the opportunity to work for money in the future. If you have money to buy lunch for a half dozen people for a day, you can make a movie. At 8 pages you're probably looking at about 8 hours of shooting. No problemo.

>>85947102
Cobble a budget together. Find actors. Why even care about it getting made if you don't want to put in the effort to do it?

>>85947154
Find someone else to shoot it for you. You'd still have to fund the production, probably, but you can find cameramen who do this stuff online for cheap.
>inb4 I also have no interest in directing
Then expand it into 80 pages, or send it into a screenwriting contest, dipshit. Then start working on something better.

>>85947154
This makes no sense. Why do you want it to be made then? Why not just be happy you have a script you wrote?

>>85947076
Appreciate it friend. I'll try to film some of the ideas I've had, see what happens.

Would setting one of these threads to automatically update then pointing a camera at it make a good film?

>>85947906
fucking meta my dude

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>>85941272
anyone know where i can download scripts? I remember some anons used to link scripts in past threads

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>wanting to become a filmmaker as a white male
Face it, your time is over. #OscarsSoWhite and Moonlight winning Best Picture signalled the end of white male supremacy in film.

>>85945025
What if I get a real job, make money, and then make a movie?

>>85948883
I know this is bait, but reading that screencap alone there is three instances of double think. Panic mode is real.

anyone have a link to yesterday's thread

>>85951478
this one?
>>>85913106

>>85942665

They all have the same failings:

>people think they have a great idea
>obviously need help developing it
>afraid that if they share their idea with randos someone will steal it
>so they'll keep their ideas hidden prefer to never make anything
>pay $14 to see Avengers 5

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Now what?

So Amazon optioned one of my things like a year ago and never heard back. I got $10k* for it, but still just nothing

>>85951871
nope. It was Christian Bale.

>>85952326
how you do

>>85952326
THAT THING WITH YOUR MOUTH

>>85952673

Just submitted one of my scripts and outlines. Weird because I've seen other projects get picked up and then go into production like a few months after

>>85952636
this one then
>>>85856656

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r8 my entry for some nasa contest that ended like 4 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avE0lVRrpCU

>>85953073
THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US

Heyyy, punk!

>>85953037
ayy thanks man
you're the best.

>>85952738
So was it for a show or a movie? How'd you learn to write at that level?

>>85953393

Just a thirty minute sitcom.

I've honestly never written that much before, but there's a bunch of rough drafts on there that you can read to get an idea of what they're looking for.

I just sort of followed the structure and just read and watched a lot of tutorials for how to fine tune it.

>>85954119
So you wrote thirty pages and an outline (for the rest of the season?) and got $10k for it? That's pretty good.

>>85954244

This was over a year ago. The guidelines haven't changed much. The requirements were just a pilot and a rough outline for the rest of the season.

I've heard people get rejected a lot, but I submitted and was read within a month and got optioned. Really wish I knew what they're doing with it.

>>85954330
I don't know a lot about it, but from what I've read a lot of scripts don't end up getting made and some can take years for anything to happen to them.

>>85954412

I hope Amazon is still making shit by then. It's not something I'm terribly attached to since I wrote it in a few weeks, but it would be nice to know.

I should focus and try to get a movie optioned instead. Seems like they're pushing that a lot harder than their TV production.

A lot of people look down on Amazon Studios, but where else is a complete nobody getting the kinds of chances they're putting out?

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>>85941272
I posted this on /p/ so I might as well post it here.
I used to lurk these generals a while ago to dump links and books to anyone interested. But the generals stopped and I had to put those links somewhere where other people could see.
So I made a pastebin compiling them, and I think some of you might be interested in it. It's a dump of links and books related to all aspects of filmmaking, and some answers to basic questions like "should I go to film school" or "do I need expensive equipment". I added this >>85941288 to it as well and if anyone makes suggestions on what I can improve I'll add more.
OP, if you like it, try adding his to your post every time you make a new thread.

https://pastebin.com/kG0gRmTZ

I hope you find this useful.

>>85954800
That is pretty great. I hope it actually gets made into something. It'd be nice to know somebody in one of these threads actually got anywhere.

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>>85946446
the road and 28 days later

>>85946501
faggot, stop sucking bloody shit rejecting ass and post constructive things or post in a got thread

>>85945342
>Very few people are born with them.
Very few people in general. The overwhelming majority of professionals in filmmaking were though.

If I want to get into acting but have no connections or resources how do I find people like you guys making films in my area? I'm leery of sites you have to pay to subscribe to.

>>85956114

Look for filmmakers on Facebook/Instagram. There are hundreds of them. A lot of them are nothing, but in this day you'll be getting your name out there which is better than doing nothing or paying a scam artist to take your money

What do you do when you can't get a feel for or related to any of your characters? And any change you make feels wrong.

>>85957257

Take a break and do anything else. Someone in a thread like this told me to do something completely separate from writing and come back to it later.

>>85957664
I haven't written anything.

>>85957800

Remove yourself from it instead of obsessing over it. Ideas form naturally when engaged in other things.

https://youtu.be/L-b_Z-FFEIw

No one reviewed my Death Note/Batman script last thread >:(

https://www.scribd.com/document/355540154/Bvl

>>85958381
>Death Note/Batman
that's why.

>>85958381
Is there a plaintext version of this?

>>85958381
Can I have a plaintext version of this?

Right now I'm working on like 3 different ideas.

Idea 1: Zombie movie, haven't gotten that much in because zombie movies are so common that coming up with an original idea that's good is hard.

Idea 2: Black comedy buddy cop movie where two best friend cops are looking for a serial killer. Serial killer is seen to have a every elaborate plan on how he picks he's victim, but near the end of the movie, the cops figure out that he's just being killing people for the most petty reasons, cutting him off while driving, not saying bless you when he sneezed, ect.

Idea 3: Another Black Comedy about 2 guys kidnapping the daughter of a powerful company for ransom as payback after he did them wrong. Since they have no real problems with the daughter, they don't harm her and allow her do her own thing just as long as she doesn't try to signal for help. Daughter doesn't really like her father, so she decides to play along with it in exchange for money from the ransom, but they end up getting too deep in to the kidnapping that another gang ends up kidnapping the girl from the MCs and is put into real danger.

>>85958381
Is there any way to get a plain text version of this?

I've got no idea how to add something extra to my script, its 2 pages shot to be uploaded on Amazon Studios and overall i hear the dialogue is awful (albeit i love it cheesy).
Here's 3 page synopsis.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz7WR19NhKXqd1J4UXpFWFFUdTQ
Sorry for bad english.
Any ideas?

So I submitted a CIA Rises TV pilot and changed names/dialogue. Will they catch on?

>>85958381
Well, if you cannot provide a plaintext version then you will not receive my review. This is the end of it. I will not consider reviewing your script anymore from this point forward, whether you provide plaintext or not.

>>85963442
He's probably busy or asleep nigga what the fuck
You replied an hour and 9 minutes later