Thanks to Justin for his compliments of me...I am pretty sweet. :) Just kidding.
I have something to add to his complaints about school. I'm not finishing my degree, Mom. I want to be mediocre, too. Besides, I don't need a degree to do the things I want to do. Education is great, and I've had a lot of it. Why do I need the title? I can only take the knowledge with me when I die, not a title and a plaque.
Something else, too, for those of you that were very RUDELY demanding I post my screenplay so you can all criticize it and rip it apart, I say nay! I've outlined the reasons below.
1. Justin has informed me it has to be about twice the length it is now for it to ever be long enough to actually be a movie (even when I contended that the fight scenes, though not long on the page, would take up a lot of time on film).
2. Although not long enough, it is very long...about 40 pages long, therefore would never look attractive in a post AND no one would be able to comment on it's brilliance if it was merely on the sidebar.
3. I'm deathly afraid of someone ripping off my ideas...I don't know who's out there, just waiting for me to post my amazing break-through-of-a-screenplay so they can steal it for their own!
There you have it. However, if any of you would like a copy to read when I'm a little further along in the length department, please give me your email addresses and I think I can accommodate.
Jesse
3 comments:
Jesse, I was going to ask about your screenplay when I was down there, but I forgot. Anyway, concerning length, the rule of thumb is that one page equals one minute of screen time. That's obviously just a generalization; pages with a lot of dialogue move much faster, and pages with a lot of description/action might take longer.
I'd recommend The Screenwriter's Bible. I was required to get it in one of my screenwriting classes, and it is a really useful resource that can answer a lot of questions you might have.
Count me in as someone who would definitely enjoy reading your script at some point. Don't worry, I won't steal any of your ideas.
I will . . .
Hopefully our excitement about your finished screenplay didn't come off as demanding or rude (sorry if it did). That's not what we intended. We just thought it was really cool.
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