tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post7608273634493491107..comments2023-06-29T12:50:11.658+01:00Comments on Unfit For Print: Welcome to Multi-Tasking Script HellChip Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-14303249368528839702008-02-12T19:21:00.000+00:002008-02-12T19:21:00.000+00:00Hot lesbian action? On my blog? Why wasn't I told?...Hot lesbian action? On my blog? Why wasn't I told? It's an outrage ;-)Chip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-79222006972993886832008-02-12T11:04:00.000+00:002008-02-12T11:04:00.000+00:00Been thtough a lot??Yes, well I probably shouldn't...Been thtough a lot??<BR/><BR/>Yes, well I probably shouldn't have been having it off with YOUR wife Chip, sorry about that. I told her it was for art though.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-46562568570769127632008-02-11T20:19:00.000+00:002008-02-11T20:19:00.000+00:00Wow - that's quite a cure for that dodgy bit of no...Wow - that's quite a cure for that dodgy bit of non-logic in the second act!<BR/><BR/>My poor wife has been through a lot recently so I'm not sure how she'd take to me announcing that the issues I have with my current draft can only be cured by a healthy bout of, "Nurse! The screens!"<BR/><BR/>Which either leaves me banging my head against the wall or the alcohol option.<BR/><BR/>I'll try both, IChip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-13208167777507839872008-02-11T19:40:00.000+00:002008-02-11T19:40:00.000+00:00You know it's possibly to achieve more through les...You know it's possibly to achieve more through less work, right?<BR/><BR/>Or you could just hit your head against the wall. OR--<BR/><BR/>When I get stuck on a script, I drink lots of alcohol and have sex. Releases hormones and (I believe) writers' block and/or issues with scripts. You have a wife locked away somewhere don't you? You could try that method. I find it most agreeable.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-38543719826052401152008-02-11T18:39:00.000+00:002008-02-11T18:39:00.000+00:00It's like this you see: I write what I think is a ...It's like this you see: I write what I think is a logical sequence of scenes, only to realise (often far too late) that the 'overarching' logic (that supposedly holds the whoe thing together) is flawed which means I have to pick the whole thing apart and start again. I think that most narratives have an element of the illogical about them, but I'm a bit autistic about it. <BR/><BR/>I know, I knowChip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-82071490286348553982008-02-11T16:12:00.000+00:002008-02-11T16:12:00.000+00:00Yes I did thanks babe, just waiting on the brief n...Yes I did thanks babe, just waiting on the brief now.<BR/><BR/>A question right back atcha: how in the name of all that is holy can you "nail a logical sequence of scenes" if you haven't got an "overarching logic"?? Curious.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-10618416511812395912008-02-10T14:04:00.000+00:002008-02-10T14:04:00.000+00:00I think I can nail a logical *sequence* of scenes ...I think I can nail a logical *sequence* of scenes pretty well, it's the overarching logic that I struggle with. I think the problem partially is to do with making things too over-complicated (something you've identified in my scripts before), as I then spend far too much time trying to fix the logical coherence and even the logistics of a scene (ie, who stands where, how long it's going to take Chip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-77427613955766569352008-02-10T13:41:00.000+00:002008-02-10T13:41:00.000+00:00What about scene breakdowns?They use these in TV a...What about scene breakdowns?<BR/><BR/>They use these in TV and even if you don't like a programme, you can see they work by virtue of the fact that scenes have a logical order - something so many spec scripts really do not. Also, my TV writing clients rarely get into trouble freaking themselves out with stuff like narrative logic. Could be the scene breakdowns helping there.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-81253396706359911292008-02-07T15:05:00.000+00:002008-02-07T15:05:00.000+00:00I used to outline a helluva lot more than I do now...I used to outline a helluva lot more than I do now, but still found myself running into huge unforeseen problems, where the only fix was a huge coincidence (never a good idea at the best of times). <BR/><BR/>I think the quote I nicked from Jackson P neatly sums things up for me: when I'm *in* the scene, things becomes a lot clearer. As I try to give each scene its own particular 'dynamic' (Chip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-42090492104173630802008-02-07T14:48:00.000+00:002008-02-07T14:48:00.000+00:00As I've mentioned before, I'm an inveterate outlin...As I've mentioned before, I'm an inveterate outlining-munki. I think I've also mentioned (somewhere) this is influenced by my dislike of re-writing. However, I also suspect that outlining becomes more important the more complicated the story is.<BR/><BR/>I've scribbled down a couple of pieces with multiple time-lines where what's in one influences the other or vice versa and the seeding of Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957384209312857833noreply@blogger.com