tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post2439038170628137121..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: Guest Blog: Be a writer, not a whiner!The Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-76458509172774501122010-05-08T23:21:26.518-07:002010-05-08T23:21:26.518-07:00I agree with the sentiment.
While I wouldn't ...I agree with the sentiment.<br /><br />While I wouldn't recommend being deliberately different just to show that minor formatting issues don't matter, I wouldn't fuss over them too much.<br /><br />If the reader can understand what's going on and the formatting doesn't make it hard to read or comprehend then it doesn't really matter.<br /><br />Your time is much better spent using your storytelling skills to write something that will engage the reader, rather than learning and refining technical rules (which aren't universally agreed on as having a single correct way to do anyway).<br /><br />All the best with your writing everyone. :)Cinema and Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257925465290381234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-22989219274080127572010-04-27T02:03:59.419-07:002010-04-27T02:03:59.419-07:00I don't know anything about what it takes to g...I don't know anything about what it takes to go from a spec script to a shooting script. Isn't part of the idea of formatting that the writer can follow the rules to rewrite the thing all the way through production? <br /><br />It's not really fair to compare scripts written by directors and producers like Tarantino. If I'm going to write, produce, and direct, I'll write the thing however the hell I want. <br /><br />I don't like BOLD because it's harder to read after being copied a couple times. <br /><br />The post pretty much rules for its attitude about what it takes to get attention for a screenplay. A polished turd is a lump of shit and a unpolished gem isn't a stone. It's knowing the difference that counts.itstartedwithawindmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033370072650216855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-33826305195518766112010-04-26T15:39:48.432-07:002010-04-26T15:39:48.432-07:00Cool story, bro.Cool story, bro.TLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423032219957552690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-81889474987664959582010-04-26T13:01:40.446-07:002010-04-26T13:01:40.446-07:00"Well shit. I'm going to write all my scr..."Well shit. I'm going to write all my scripts in crayon from now on."<br /><br />Emily wins.<br /><br />/threadRobert Cornerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450795022083968177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-79433170090679840872010-04-26T12:19:22.815-07:002010-04-26T12:19:22.815-07:00I agree with what most of what "Tripp" s...I agree with what most of what "Tripp" said. However, I would have to add that using non-standard fonts is the most likely thing to get your script canned.<br /><br />I have to admit, I used to be a format Nazi. Not anymore.<br /><br />I do have to say that I've seen a lot of scripts lately that have an inordinate amount of underlining and italicized text.<br /><br />I'm talking about scripts where every other sentence is punctuated with an underline or an italic. <br /><br />Save your underlining for super events like:<br /><br />A FREIGHT TRAIN FALLS INTO THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING!<br /><br />It's like using exclamation points; if you use one every other sentence they lose their power.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058601442026855932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-3851247873418590572010-04-26T11:42:52.303-07:002010-04-26T11:42:52.303-07:00Less talkie, more awesome-o write-o!!Less talkie, more awesome-o write-o!!Peter Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468813181562549863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-8630430699310208042010-04-26T09:49:05.389-07:002010-04-26T09:49:05.389-07:00Well shit. I'm going to write all my scripts i...Well shit. I'm going to write all my scripts in crayon from now on.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-80972487745985489192010-04-26T08:17:17.906-07:002010-04-26T08:17:17.906-07:00Good stuff!Good stuff!Überpossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210745069841720329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-10829881321975341492010-04-26T07:02:58.898-07:002010-04-26T07:02:58.898-07:00Nice, I like it, I like it a lot.Nice, I like it, I like it a lot.Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-88210246030191439302010-04-26T01:57:38.482-07:002010-04-26T01:57:38.482-07:00'Email Tripp Stryker at TrippleThreat69@hotmai...'Email Tripp Stryker at TrippleThreat69@hotmail.com.'<br /><br />You almost had me up until that line. This is a clever parody of a Hollywood douchebag, right?Xander Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643850688983700529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-77540484951215421942010-04-26T01:28:56.055-07:002010-04-26T01:28:56.055-07:00No this guy's absolutely right. Most writers I...No this guy's absolutely right. Most writers I know talk about writing, rather than write. Myself included - what the hell am i doing commenting on blogs?Pithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607706579552632308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-63137208915318939502010-04-26T00:16:46.724-07:002010-04-26T00:16:46.724-07:00This guy's a dick, bring back the other guy.This guy's a dick, bring back the other guy.JabberWockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346662241448196719noreply@blogger.com