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Thank you!!! Someone finally sees this!!!

"People who are into filmmaking so they can be famous, make millions, or get laid, know about as much about filmmaking as George W. Bush knows about hand-to-hand combat." That was said by Jim Jarmusch two years ago when he started production on the remake of his own film Coffee and Cigaret...

It's actually called the Opening Crawl but whatever

Here's what you need to do. Go out, ask around, look for inspiration. The project will mean alot more to you if you came up with the story rather than other peoples.

The script needs more life. The plot is semi-there. What I mean by this (Quoting a close friend) "You hint at the plot, yet it's never discovered by the viewer/reader." This needs some work. It alson can't fit into 5 pages, you need to work the ending, and add a hook to your opening. This ...

Blade you are such a silly billy, you need to speak only when spoken to, you always miss the point of comments.

I think Shawneous that your idea is great. Always look for the cheapest stuff. Sometime down the road when I shoot my first feature, I will be the same way. Best of luck to you.

genesis_157 wrote:ScriptSmart works fine for me and for my mates who have it "Themovieman44" so i don't know what your doing to bugger the plug-in up

I wasn't directly saying that it didn't work. I was stating that the format it uses is cr**. But that is just an opinion.

Might I say that those links posted above for the MWord plug ins are cr**. They don't work and aren't good to use. I use a good working version, of which I have no link for as the download is no longer available. You can go here and I have a tutorial on Professional Script Format. http://www.matthaw...

Well I will say it's better than the dialog from most people on here. There are a few spots where your dialog is stale and somewhat robotic. Work with it a little. Read it aloud to yourself and you'll hear it.

Gee Blade, I love how it takes a whole thread for you to tell us over and over that you said MOST people won'yt sponser him. It takes one post for you to state your point, and leave it at that. No need for all the bullshit that you feel obligated to toss at people trying to find good, useful informa...

Well here you go....finally some information to help. 10 steps to persuasion 1.) Be courteous, they are always right. Don't question, don't push. 2.) Type a sypnopsis of your film out, a page or two will do. 3.) Have a knowledge of what the company does and what they specialize in. 4.) Tell the comp...

Are you totally ignorant!!!!! JESUS! Just go.....play with a knife, or a gun, or an explosive or something.

Well....Mr. High Budget film!!!!! To let you know, some people can't afford to make an expensive film. Some people are out here just making films because they love to do it...and no matter how much money goes into it--It is a masterpiece, to someone. Just because you don't spend money on a film does...

Blade, this is like the 30th time could you please not speak when you don't know something. I am not after you I am just annoyed that this forum is going to hell due to spam. Please...only post if you are going to be helpful.

Thank you NPMAX for pointing out the absurdity in Blade's posts

You can work wonders with $100

Blade, you do realize that low budget filmaking is..... Low Budget Filmmaking: 50-200k Micro Budget Filmaking: 20-50k Ultra Micro Budgget Filmaking: Under 20k You do realize that a high budget film is 1,2,3 millon dollars right. Anyways, even if you spend no money you should do films in the mean time.

Well there is your problem....it is rather recent.

Well you are actually getting quite annoying, you notice you post the most posts a day.....you need to get out and make a film....that is why this is a filmmaking forum......and negitivity will only make him not want to go out.....there is always satisfaction in knowing you tried then not knowing at...

Blade, shut the hell up....we are done talking to you and your negative self.....unless you have the support and motivation to get out there and do it nothing will happen, and with you telling him it won't then it won't just shut up with your negitivity.....please

I wouls search around....check out http://www.bhphotovideo.com You might be able to find what you want there.

He is foreign, American terms are hard for people who aren't familiar with them.

Yeah, but if you don't buy the ones that are a $1000 dollars a gun then they look like s***!

Blade just stop being a prick, if you don't have constructive critisism or a way to help then don't say anything at all, all's you do is post useless s***, and it's getting annoying. Go play in a dark room or traffic or something, seen as you aren't making films. Wildabeast, I say at least try....no...

Blade would you just shut up, you are really annoying.....at least he is doing work unlike you....and I know you are going to try and say you are working on something, but you know what....I really don't think you are. You probably don't have half of the stuff you claim you do...you can't even spell...