tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post6037405985776602200..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: Tuesday Talkback - If you know a mistake exists, why not fix it?The Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-31823252105403026902012-08-21T18:43:03.959-07:002012-08-21T18:43:03.959-07:00Check it out, Im back!
http://cineacraze.blogspot...Check it out, Im back!<br /><br />http://cineacraze.blogspot.com/Camden Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094143143833348203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-32888833372746815602012-08-21T16:40:15.975-07:002012-08-21T16:40:15.975-07:00I'm tired of this argument. I hire a copyedito...I'm tired of this argument. I hire a copyeditor to work over my scripts before I send them out. Shouldn't everybody?<br /><br />There's a certain type of artist who loves the refrain, "There are no rules in art."<br /><br />Well, motherfuckers, there are rules in screenwriting. Learn them before you break them. It's one of the oldest clichés out there for a reason.Nicholas James Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628254869079344173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-90436392115632969402012-08-21T06:33:49.361-07:002012-08-21T06:33:49.361-07:00have you evar red a script with bad grammer? its d...have you evar red a script with bad grammer? its dang awful to read and you have to re-read it over and over again, then you put it down andgo. to hell with it. <br /><br />ExplainWhatRavenmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597196188455823359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-49516581099979904062012-08-21T01:09:08.755-07:002012-08-21T01:09:08.755-07:00THANK YOU! Every once in a while (mostly when I&#...THANK YOU! Every once in a while (mostly when I'm looking for an excuse to do anything but write) I get drawn to those boards for a nose around. I can never decide whether it's because I hold out vain hope of stumbling across some nugget of insight, or if I'm just entertained by idiots being assholes (and also vice versa, I'm easily entertained). <br /><br />A while ago, I was trying to figure out a niggly bit of formatting - I knew there wasn't necessarily a definitive right or wrong, but I decided to ask in a forum, just to see what happened really. The handful of opinions on what I'd asked were drowned out by the hoards bellowing "none of this matters! Don't overthink it! Pros don't care about this stuff!" which irritated me no end because a) if I've chosen to wonder about something, I don't need your opinion on whether or not it's worth wondering about, thanks; and b) I do care about this stuff. <br /><br />Not at the expense of story and character, not that I'm losing sleep over a slugline, not that my script will be tossed summarily aside because of two typos that escaped proofreading, but because giving a little bit of thought to how my work is presented is part of the job, as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br />That said, I'll still be back for a nose next time I'm actively procrastinating. I just know that some day, they will reach a consensus on "we see", and dammit, I want to be there when they do...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-10477454188607195072012-08-21T00:41:40.194-07:002012-08-21T00:41:40.194-07:00I'd say it's mostly a justification - they...I'd say it's mostly a justification - they need to justify they're inability/unwillingness to do it right. And they fight anyone who stands up and challenges their justification because they cannot afford to be wrong.Adaddinsanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577587188266580561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-11969534238434194952012-08-21T00:33:44.734-07:002012-08-21T00:33:44.734-07:00Not THESE boards, obviously. You all know the one...Not THESE boards, obviously. You all know the ones I mean.radiantabysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07088704297563958913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-31131317222693441492012-08-21T00:32:53.906-07:002012-08-21T00:32:53.906-07:00On the whole I'd say many of us spend far too ...On the whole I'd say many of us spend far too much time on these boards instead of actually reading/watching/writing.radiantabysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07088704297563958913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-45446686450757605552012-08-21T00:31:28.326-07:002012-08-21T00:31:28.326-07:00Letting stupidity cross the street first is one of...Letting stupidity cross the street first is one of the toughest, but one of the most essential, parts of staying sane on the internet. "Grammar doesn't matter" guy is the same as the dude who thinks cops harass him for no reason, even though he has 6 DUIs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com