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11.
Judging the value of a screenplay
WRITER:
I have finished a draft of a period
screenplay and am wondering what to do next.
BARRY:
You're not alone in wondering
what to do next. I'm thinking of writing a book entitled, "First,
Sell the Screenplay, Then Write It." (To
read the complete question and answer, Click Here)
10.
Screenplay going nowhere
WRITER:
I'm writing a period screenplay [that] seems to always be "going
to," but never getting there....
BARRY:
...I doubt that your screenplay being a period piece is at fault...
(To
read the complete question and answer, Click Here)
9.
Idea for a sitcom
WRITER:
I am an interpreter by trade, but a writer by desire. I have a good idea
for a sitcom that is simple, funny, plausible and....
BARRY:
I like your phrase "writer by desire." It may very well be that
you have writing talent , but. I don't recommend that
beginning writers start out in the...
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read the complete question and answer, Click Here)
8.
Shifting scenes format
WRITER:
How do you write scenes that require shifting from either scene (ex: int.
and ext. of car) or characters (ex: telephone conversation)?
BARRY:
It
depends upon how you, the writer, see the scene with your inner eye. How
do YOU want this action to be...
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read the complete question and answer, Click Here)
7.
Edgy idea -- too hot for Hollywood?
WRITER:
I`m writing a script which takes the word satire to the extreme. I can
tell you right now it would be stamped with a deviant label after the
first page. I`m a little concerned....
BARRY:
It
seems that you are asking is "Do I need to invest all the sweat-equity
of writing and polishing a full-blown screenplay, when....
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6.
L.A.--to live or not to live in
WRITER:
How much of an advantage is it, for a putative screenplay writer, to live
in LA?....
BARRY:
It's a huge advantage, because you can never be sure of making any kind
of living at features, so you will need to have a backup. The best backup
is....
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the complete question and answer, Click Here)
5.
Give me the time of day
WRITER: How do I decide when to use the various times of day.....
BARRY:
You only need to use four designations, as far as a production crew is
concerned - DAY, NIGHT, DAWN, DUSK. To use phrases such as "early
morning," will only betray an ignorance of....
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read the complete question and answer, Click Here)
4.
What is drama?
WRITER: While watching the trailer of the new movie "The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button" my friend became upset that this movie is
an unbelievable drama... can a film actually be a Drama while having an
unbelievable, Science Fiction element to it?....
BARRY: What
your friend has espoused as his definition of "drama" is really
a definition of a subspecies of drama called "naturalistic drama,"
in which everything portrayed strives to ...
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3.
Collaboration with another writer
WRITER:
Ihave a story that
involves a murder of a prominent black physician by a prominent white
physician who hired a mafia hit man to do the killing. I
am wondering if there are screenplay writers who will collaborate....
BARRY:
First of all you've written your question well enough to create interest
on the part of any reader. Why don't you try to write an outline of what.....
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the complete question and answer, Click Here)
2.
Marketing at festivals
WRITER: I
've been told that I should market/network my quirky, offbeat screenplays
at film festivals, such as Toronto and Sundance.
Do you think this is a sound
strategy to get an ....
BARRY:
It's a strategy that has worked for
others. How it works for you depends on how good your screenplays are,
how effective you are in pitching them, and what the trends and buying
appetite is .....
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1.
Where to go with ideas
WRITER: Can you please tell me where I should go with ideas for screen
plays, TV etc. I have not written any scripts but am brimming with ideas....
BARRY: I hate to hoist the firehose on your parade, but the....
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