The advice and rantings of a Hollywood script reader tired of seeing screenwriters make the same mistakes, saving the world from bad writing one screenplay at a time. Learn what it takes to get your script past one of these mythical Gatekeepers.
Michael F-ing Bay
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I can't stand people who just sit there and strum a few basic cords. Its so lazy and uncreative. I know that is what her genre is. But that genre is lame if that is all it has. I think I'm more jaded about the music industry than I am the movie industry.
You're not the only one, Dave. There's a reason I don't listen to anyone discovered after 1979 - and that reason is autotune. Music today is more about physical appearance than talent. Let's face it, if she was alive and under 30 today, Ella Fitzgerald would not have a career simply because of her weight, even though she could sing circles around the likes of Swift.
Writers, even if they weigh 1,000 pounds and look like some unholy love child of Jabba The Hut and Octo-mom still have a chance if they have talent. You can't use autotune on scripts.
I can't stand people who just sit there and strum a few basic cords. Its so lazy and uncreative. I know that is what her genre is. But that genre is lame if that is all it has. I think I'm more jaded about the music industry than I am the movie industry.
ReplyDeleteYou're not the only one, Dave. There's a reason I don't listen to anyone discovered after 1979 - and that reason is autotune. Music today is more about physical appearance than talent. Let's face it, if she was alive and under 30 today, Ella Fitzgerald would not have a career simply because of her weight, even though she could sing circles around the likes of Swift.
ReplyDeleteWriters, even if they weigh 1,000 pounds and look like some unholy love child of Jabba The Hut and Octo-mom still have a chance if they have talent. You can't use autotune on scripts.