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It worked for Forrest Gump. Lennon had a photo shoot that day (day before?) with Annie Liebowitz -- I'll bet if you did your research you could make a compelling story about the surrounding people, about the Dakota, about the park... Don't let the lawyers stop you from writing, just be aware...

Introducing a crucial character in the last act seems pretty darned capricious. Like I said, too passive. Little did I know -- except for the final lines your entire tale could be summed up "I used to be brilliant the cruel world doesn't appreciate me boo hoo" which I am absolutely sure is the...

I've never seen one, but I would surely love to have a laptop that could take HDMI in Would be incredibly useful, not just as a camera monitor.

I dunno....

Truer words rarely typed-out. Wheat, you should go ahead & make that! Will cost $20 in in props and maybe another fiver in donuts. Straight to (youtube) vid. You can probably get the $20 back after shooting, too. Dee, the general theme of drugs (and crime) is verrry tricky, if you don't want...

I am a very fast typist. Much faster than my handwriting, and more legible. But... I'm a much faster "brainist" than that. So I keep multiple small moleskine-style notebooks in my pockets. Before I start a new one I number the pages and I keep an index at the back. I write with varying color...

Instead of looking for generic ideas about time, you should really be thinking about ways that suit the material. (The Shawshank example does this) Is a year a long time (for an argument, maybe), or a short one (because I will love you forever)? Should dandelions blossom in time-lapse, or the...

...from...? That's theme. What's the story (or the tease of one)? ...where there are no stories. That's a character challenge: "guy is jerk, acts like one." There are TV commercials with more progression. (Besides the fact that there's a TV series with this name...) Gets a second chance to...

Too long, and the first clause is too passive. I'm guessing here as to why this woman has to clean the garage: A young woman is forced to face the painful secrets of her self-destructive teen years in the aftermath of her mother's death. THe second issue is that it's all aimed at the self...

Stop whining and count your blessings. If you can recognize the crap, that's a huge first step towards making something good.

I know the OP kgasser2 has already abdicated this thread. Just the same, I think the real dilemna with the question is not "what is a generic situation" but "how can I start a story that doesn't lead anywhere." In other words, I ask: WHERE IS THIS SUPPOSED TO LEAD? One can assume from the...

The more specific you make it, the more people can relate and generalize it. Also, don't confuse bored with boring. Boring means no one cares about him or his actions. The audience can care, but other characters don't.

With a single exception: if the whole point is to obtain "forbidden" views -- say, to expose criminal behavior. Not as an "extra" bit, but the real core of your project. In which case you need to depend on your own charm, luck, courage, stealth, or arrogance -- depending on your supply and the...

Try "Painting with Light" - also the video "Visions of Light" (also on youtube in bits) - the book "Light Science and Magic" (aimed at still shooters) and really prowl Amazon starting from those titles. If you have a library, see what they have and also what they can get on library loan (the...