Post: Writing a movie...
05-28-2015, 12:59 AM #1
AgentJon
Former Staff
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hello boys (and girls? do any still come around), I'm currently writing a movie (script, screenplay), and I have a few general questions that I would like to get some input so I can correctly write an accurate movie!
It's about addiction and revenge, don't wanna get too detailed about it cause you never know who could steal my idea!

Okay so question time,
(kinda hard wording this)
How much money (cash) would be a lot for you to get within 24 hours? That it would be a major problem and it would be on your mind a lot.
5k? 10k? 15k? 20k?
I asked my mom (yes my mom) she said 20k. What do you guys think? (The guy needing the movie is a police detective and his wife's job in the movie is unknown, she's actually a bank teller :p, but anyways, he's kinda in the upper middle class kinda I guess but not too extreme.

Next question,
How much do amphetamine pills cost (on the street)? Help me out drugies! Like for a bottle, I can figure out the math for large amounts later.
You can probably add the two up and say the detective needs money to pay off his dealer?
YES!
Now that you know that, what's a good amount for the two?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!
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Reaper
05-30-2015, 04:27 AM #11
Reaper
The Grim Reaper
Jon! Can't help you with your questions but I do have something that you might like/be interested in. Recently on YouTube I found Casey Neistat. To me in my own opinion he currently does the best vlogs on YouTube currently. The work and effort he puts into his videos really do show and I guess he is really known in the film industry if you watch his videos. His videos truly are very motivating as well as inspiring. Didn't know you were into this type of work but I believe you would enjoy his channel. Here is a video/link to his channel.
Talk to you later!

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AgentJon
05-30-2015, 02:47 PM #12
naxking
I defeated!
Originally posted by Agentjon View Post
Nice! Depends what you want to see done with it and what ya got...
If you have a full length movie and would love to see it on the big screen some day, you'd have to get an agent (some are called literature agents) but don't worry they don't cost anything until you sell the script. They don't get paid unless you get paid. It's a touchy subject because I guess you could do it without an agent and get lucky. Some hire lawyers to make sure everything goes okay and such.
If it's full length but you don't feel the big screen is for this movie, you could look for producers or directors wanting a script... I have a lot of websites on this.
If it's a short film, it won't ever see big screen (unless you have a screening at a theater). You could do the same thing and sell it to small time people. Or make it yourself!!!
I've made a short film (for a contest) it was super fun and didn't cost that much, I had a partner and we probably spent $500 each. But you have to have a lot of friends willing to help and be able to edit the movie too!

My advice is to read up a lot on it! Read some books on "how to write a screenplay". There's tons if you need suggestions or help let me know.
Also I have a lot of websites book marked if you need anything!


This movie takes place in Pittsburgh!


Thanks for the reply! I'd very love the website thank you very much !
05-31-2015, 03:45 AM #13
AgentJon
Former Staff
Thank you all for the replies and everything!!

Originally posted by kingnoor123 View Post
Thanks for the reply! I'd very love the website thank you very much !

No problem, I have a lot just sitting in my bookmarks, I haven't tried any yet but here are a few.
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I also recommend just reading screenplays! It's good to see how they are written and seen on the screen. You can just google whatever you wanna read, most of them are online.
Originally posted by Fwosty View Post
I say your movie should have a sad ending, just to go against the norms. If you want everything accurate, and it's about addiction, then it'd make sense that no positive resolve comes from the whole encounter. (Think like Italian neo-realism.) The detective ends up going to prison in the end, and doesn't escape the legal system, and everybody sees him as a crooked cop. Yadayadayada. That sort of thing, y'know. Happy endings are the norm and so overdone. A sad ending brings emotions about in the audience -- think: American Sniper, Fast & Furious 7, and Marley & Me. The utter sadness of the endings takes precedence over the positive elements. American Sniper, you're thinking, "Oh good, he finally came home and can settle down with his wife and kids...OH FUCK, HE GOT KILLED!!?? *tears*", Fast & Furious, "I mean everybody's so excited in the end, and they're all family, and that just makes Paul's death even more upsetting and replaces the positivity of the ending. *tears*" Marley & Me, "Marley died! *manly tears*" But it's whatever. Since it's your first movie, (I assume...Spielberg, is that you?) why not submit it to film festivals (Tribeca, etc.) to get your foot in the door? And I hope you have avid knowledge of Adobe produces, as they are the standard in the film editing. (Sony Vegas is nice, as well :p)

Haha yeah I did want a 'sad' ending at first, and it kinda still is. But the fact that the norm is always a 'happy, the good guys always win' and I have to sick to that somehow if I wanna see this happen. Two of the movies you listed were based off of true stories so they have to have the ending they had in real life. The other one (I didn't see the movie) was highly influenced by what happened in real life. But whatever :p.
I won't need to edit anything because I won't be filming anything at all, just writing it! But thank you Happy.

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