Talk:Screenwriting/Archive 1

Archive 1

Final Draft

I reverted a change someone made to the final draft tutorial. I mistakenly commented (in the revision log) that the new link was plagiarism. It isn't; sorry about that. However, the new tutorial contained a bunch of advertising, and didn't seem to be technically superior (as a tutorial) than the old link. So, I treated the change as 'spam' and reverted. -- Ch'marr 20:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Negativity

The opening is far too negative and discouraging. It contains a bitter bias on behalf of the writer.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.38.19.234 (talk) 13:41, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

inktip

I'm not gonna revert it myself, because I don't want to be part of another edit war, but the reference to inktip.com certainly is spam-- I mean, the way it's placed there. Waiting for different opinions. --Sanssheriff 16:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Protecting your work in other countries

Just wondering if someone knows of a way to protect your work in other countries (Namely Canada) anyone know about this? perhaps a link would also be good for the same section.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tydamann (talk • contribs) 19:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Odds N Ends

I aim to put in a survey of screenwriting craft in here, with some basic descriptions of screenplay structure and literary style, plus some tips on breaking into the industry. Not sure if screenplay format should be dealt with at length here or in screenplay. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.38.21 (talk) 06:36, 11 September 2004 (UTC)

Okay I logged in now, so that sig should be: UnSane Okay, having filled out the structure it now seems that there is too much crossover with screenplay. I think it would be best to split off screenplay format and screenplay structure into their own categories and only deal with the craft of writing here. UnSane (talk) 15:33, Sep 11, 2004 (UTC)

This seems more like an instruction manual. I suggest it might be more appropriate in Wikibooks. -Branddobbe 09:29, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)

The articles on screenplay and screenwriting should be combined, since there is significant overlap. As well, the screenwriting article is downright amateurish and pedantic; revision is needed.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.115.23 (talk) 01:22, 27 April 2005 (UTC)

Sometimes in scripts, they say 'beat' i trid find about this but couldnt. please help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.196.138.178 (talk) 23:44, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Screenwriting

I agree that the description of screenwriting sounds very daunting. I was rather depressed after I read the opening paragraph on the subject. Therefore, I decided to write this note to let everyone know that as difficult a career as screenwriting surely is, I -- a woman with no connections whatsoever -- was able to make inroads. Someone, please respond to me by email, if possible, and I'll explain -- Mig 19:42, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Migdia Chinea. I hesitate to publish my email here because I'm so Googleable. However, you may be able to get it from Wikipedia, am I right? If not, please, respond here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Migdiachinea (talk • contribs) 16:43, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

More. I wish to thank the person who edited the Screenwriting page with my modest contribution(s). It all reads very well. I do believe that screnplay descriptions/often known as action are/is very important and I was glad to see that during the Academy Awards Screenplay Adaptation portion of the event last Sunday, February 25, 2007, they showed actual movie clips in which script descriptions were read while the screen action was seen taking place. And some of these "descriptions" were quite exact -- like mine. In my view, the difference between a really good screenplay and something a hack would put together -- (because he or she's related to a film mogul and is, thus, someone unconcerned about his/her craft) -- lies in the cinematic way scenes are described. Mig 18:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)