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  • Screenplay
    by Melmouth at 21:20 on 15 January 2004
    Hello there,
    I have just downloaded my screenplay onto the site. I accidentally put an earlier version on which has the dialogue in uppercase. Very annoying, so please forgive me. Please read anyway and tell me what you think. I have exhibited my wares on American screenplay sites - I would like some British feedback.

    Regards, Chris

    <Added>

    P.S. As I am aware of (and have addressed) many of the issues regarding the format, please keep pedantic essays about taglines, fade-ins etc. to a bare minimum. A crap script beautifully formatted is still a crap script after all Mr. McNay!
    Content, story and dialogue comments please!
    Oh, and read the whole thing, or not at all.
  • Re: Screenplay
    by Account Closed at 09:54 on 16 January 2004
    I can't get it up on my screen at the moment but will try to read when I have time.

    "Oh, and read the whole thing, or not at all."

    This is a big job - it can take 1h30 to read a full length screenplay. Woudl you rather have no comment or comments on what people have found the time to read?

    Elspeth
  • Re: Screenplay
    by Account Closed at 10:18 on 16 January 2004
    Mr. Walker,

    I never once called your script "crap" and as you clearly don't want any feedback from me I won't further any more in your direction, even though you did ask for some in the forum. And a "crap script beautifully formatted is still a crap script after all Mr. McNay!” not at all Mr. Walker, a crap script beautifully formatted has the appearance of a good script. But a script has to have more than fifty-five pages to be classed as script in the first place before the writer himself can call it "crap" as you clearly classify it Mr. Walker. I commented on the construct of the script, nothing more. No more feedback from me, however "pedantic" you felt it was will be issued. And if it was an essay, which it wasn’t Mr. Walker, it would have been considerably longer and negative in hindsight to your “added” comments.

    Best of luck with your writing Mr. Walker,
    Steven McNay
  • Re: Screenplay
    by Anna Reynolds at 11:58 on 16 January 2004
    Let's keep in mind the guidelines about commenting constructively at all times- no virtual punch-ups, please. MelMouth, a whole script is a big job to read and digest as Elspeth's post points out- so you might have to be a little patient.
  • Re: Screenplay
    by Melmouth at 15:36 on 16 January 2004
    Hello Anna,
    Yes, fair enough. I have responded to Steven himself with my thoughts on his review.
    My added footnote was there to avoid lengthy discourses about formatting. I accidentally put an early version of the script up and as I am not a full member of the site I cannot replace it.

    Chris
  • Re: Screenplay
    by Melmouth at 15:42 on 16 January 2004
    Hello E.G.,
    Thank you for your interest. If you would like a better formatted version of the script then please let me know and I can e-mail you one, and I will in turn read any of your submissions.
    I am used to virtual screenplay studios where the participants have to read and review at least four screenplays, so please forgive my intolerance.

    Chris