saltyunderpants

This is an interesting discussion. I’m primarily a writer and on the rare occasion I can convince a development exec to read my work, I sometimes get the note that I should get rid of my personal POV. Sometimes this means they think I should rewrite a screenplay to their ... more >

This is an interesting discussion. I’m primarily a writer and on the rare occasion I can convince a development exec to read my work, I sometimes get the note that I should get rid of my personal POV. Sometimes this means they think I should rewrite a screenplay to their POV rather than my own. But I feel that a lack of POV in screenplays makes the film more bland.

Then again, the notes you get from one person may completely contradict the next notes you get. I got a rejection from a manager last week who said my screenplay was too dirty—that my project should be a four quadrant family film. That’s his POV that he wants up front, primarily because he sees a PG or PG-13 movie as a bigger moneymaker. A few hours later I got an email from a development exec who said his favorite moment was when the seven-year-old girl called her teacher a “fuckstick.” And that’s not just a funny word for a little girl to say, it’s a character moment that’s central to her family’s POV about authority figures.

Maybe the screenplay doesn’t work for other reasons, but removing POV is death to a writer. You know an Aaron Sorkin or Gary Ross or Trey Parker script by their POV and it’s one of the reasons those writers aren’t bland. Without it you may as well just write software manuals. Of course, the problem with having a strong or even a vague POV is that you have to find others who share a similar POV when you’re trying to sell the project.

I’m rambling now. I haven’t logged onto FOD in a month because I’ve been busy rewriting this screenplay and now I’m rambling endlessly on this thread about my script-selling woes. Sorry, I’ll shut up now and get back to that script.

Well, yes, I’ll admit that using the word testicles in the title was an experiment to see if that alone would draw views. In fact, the reason I made that video was basically a bet that a stupid groin-hitting video made in less than an hour would get more attention than the screenplay I’d bee... more >

Well, yes, I’ll admit that using the word testicles in the title was an experiment to see if that alone would draw views. In fact, the reason I made that video was basically a bet that a stupid groin-hitting video made in less than an hour would get more attention than the screenplay I’d been pouring so much work into at the time. But still, that was five months ago when I posted the video and the views all came in the last couple weeks.

I guess the lesson here is groin hits = views.

theretributioners said:

Maybe it’s because it has the word ‘testicles’ in the title???? That could do it.

I wish I had your luck. I get a lot of comments, but not a lot of views…...at least not yet. Tryin’...