Damn. You've made me to look a fool!


I challenge you to a duel!


*Glove slap, baby... Glove slap!*






Okay, Rod... If that's your real name... Anything we might have seen?

I'm far too much the coward to duel...

My credits thus far have been abyssmal - a handful of SciFi Channel flicks (the checks cleared) - but I've got a very scary horror flick in pre-production (theatrical release this time - even have the distributor) that I'm sure you'll all love.

Once we start shooting (Dec) I'll fill you in on the particulars, but discretion is part of my job, sorry. If the movie is a hit, I'll brag my ass off, but knowing how brutal some can be on this site, I'll keep my identity (and credits) hidden for the time being.

Sci-fi channel, eh?


I still love you, man. I dont suppose you would care to spill the beans about how much sci-fi buys scripts for? They have the best rate sout there for purchasing short stories for their magazine (last i looke dit was 20 cents a word as opposed to the 4-8 most magazines do)

No biggie if you dont.

No problem, Vod.

I'd make it a habit of reading the scripts to your favorite films - just to see how the page translates to the screen. You can find tons of free scripts to read online (forgot the links, sorry.)



To answer bwind - I've written 24 feature-length screenplays in just under 6 years (used to be an actor before that) and 18 of them are stright-up horror (anywhere from creature-feature to gothic, period pieces) A couple are action/fantasy (going out with a new one of these in a couple of weeks) and the rest are comedy.

I've sold 1
Optioned 2 (giving someone temporary rights to make the film for less money than an all-out sale - if they fail to make the film in a specific amount of time, the property reverts back to me)
Landed 3 assignments for SciFi Channel
Landed 1 assignment from an Independant producer (a pirate flick, no less, aaaaaaarrrgh)

And newb, thanks for comin' correct with the English lesson. as for me I'll be

"...dreaming dreams no mortals dared to dream before..."

Hey Rod, another writer here (aren't we all;) )

Just curious; I've gotten paid for writing before, but mostly just doing shit like copy for web pages/brochures and crap like that. It's a start, but it doesn't pay the bills. My question is, and I've heard several different sides of this, is it REALLY better to start off by getting an agent if you're serious?

I know it's always the dream (much like musicians & their demos) that we'll just be able to write an awesome script/manuscript/whatever & send it to a publisher with spectacular results. I'm not sold on this idea.

also woul you red my awxsom vampir story its great i know ull luv it lol! how bout som feedback?!!1

:D

Seriously though, the majority of people say that getting an agent is the only way to go. Thoughts?

Here's the deal with agents, and it sucks.

If you don't have an agent, you can't get an agent. These people live in a closed circle that is intentionally exclusive in order to justify the very existance of the position. You simply have to know somebody to get in...that or sell a spec screenplay and they'll come after you.

Finding an agent is the second hardest thing to do as a writer, just behind selling a spec script.

The best way to get going is to enter screenplay competitions. It is how I landed my first manager (had a few) and a manager can get you an agent.

Focus on your craft and write a cool story that you would like to see as a movie. Allow your passion for the material to leap off the page. Do this and the suits will come after you.

Chasing an agent reeks of desperation and Hollywood hates desperate.

Yeah, I'll read your vampire story. Is it posted on the site?

I'mI'm pretty sure he was talking to me.
And if you want to duel Bwind....just know this.....you have to go through my body-guard.......and he's really pissed.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...chimp-BASE.gif

that is the weirdest looking thing i have seen all day....

but if I sent Bruce Lee...

shit, not again.