ChD Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Sure. What's Harald's Dream about? The movie is about a composer who wants to follow his dream: becoming one of the best composers in history. I can't say more 'cause I would be spoiling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Sure, I appreciate the help. I plan on finishing the first draft today (that meaning tonight in US time (that means the writing is pretty bad and non detailed.). Going to rewrite it tomorrow morning (which would mean 10PM or so US time), and then I'll send it to you if you want. Forget what I wrote there. I fell down like a rock yesterday and slept for 12 god damn hours. Going to try today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Just finished my preliminary Oscar ballot. Hiccup, you need to update ASAP Society's listing, because you still have no songs listed. Be sure to put Time for Change on the FYC, best song of the lot, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I think Oscars should wait until after the actual oscars before we open voting for noms. Or, after creator finishes actuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I agree with waiting until actual Oscars are done, but still doing a preliminary ballot. If we could do FYC ads, I'd definitely do a big one for Chuck Norris and Liam Neeson vs. Giant Spiders; Adapted Screenplay nomination is a longshot, but with Tarantino behind it, and the love here for it, it could possibly happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Yeah Oscar picks won't start until real Oscars finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Wouldn't Chuck Norris be an original screenplay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Wouldn't Chuck Norris be an original screenplay? No because it's based on pre-existing material (the Giant Spiders franchise and the fictional versions of the actors from the CN&LN series). From the explanation of the AS Oscar: All sequels are automatically considered adaptations by this standard (since the sequel must be based on the original story). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 So we're using the academy definition, I've always really hated that definition. Toy Story 3, Adapted Screenplay my arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 So we're using the academy definition, I've always really hated that definition. Toy Story 3, Adapted Screenplay my arse. But it makes the most sense. Any sequel automatically adapts from the pool of pre-existing fictional characterss and settings established by earlier films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 But it makes the most sense. Any sequel automatically adapts from the pool of pre-existing fictional characterss and settings established by earlier films. I can see the case for it if they switched screenwriters, but I think that if one person wrote the first one, and then they wrote the sequel it's still very much their own original creation and should therefore be considered original. But, it's one of those things I know I'm in the minority for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I can see the case for it if they switched screenwriters, but I think that if one person wrote the first one, and then they wrote the sequel it's still very much their own original creation and should therefore be considered original. But, it's one of those things I know I'm in the minority for. I understand the reasoning. For example when my second and third films about the rise of the Roman Empire come out I intend to campaign for original screenplay since even though they are sequels technically, every character and event in the film that is being depicted is real and the films are not based on any artificial creation in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 An interesting anecdote from today. I was at a quiz bowl tournament today, and there was a question on musicals. Which musical contains the following songs? The first two were some Spanish songs that I couldn't recognize, but the third song was The Impossible Dream. It was Man of La Mancha! I impressed my team by getting this question right, and I may not have done so if you didn't make that film! Thanks, Blankments! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I've stopped focusing on Heavy Rain for now, and plan on finishing Harald's Dream first. I have to finish Heavy Rain in weekends, when I have some actual free time to do it... I get put off just by seeing how much I have to edit when I scroll down... It's 2/3 done, but the last 1/3 is the longest (videos on youtube reach up to 35minutes), so I'm pretty certain It's going to end up being longer than Avarice. It stands at 12.1k words right now... This is going to be a pain in the ass for the reviewers next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Most of my films this year will be 15-20k words, so this will be a pain for reviewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Alpha, if you have the time, would you do a Top 25 for Y6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Most of my films this year will be 15-20k words, so this will be a pain for reviewers. If that's the case, you're gonna have a hard time writing every film you've mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Most of my films this year will be 15-20k words, so this will be a pain for reviewers. Please tell me you missed two decimal dots in that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 You know, I was really happy I was going to finally break 9k... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I try to keep my movies below 10K words, because anything longer than 10-12K for me is a chore to read (unless it's really good. There are a few exceptions to the 10-12K rule, but not too many )and I don't want my movies to be a chore to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
