brokentypewtr at 2012-04-02 14:23:02:
Hi Scott, Thank you for allowing us to be a part of a great community. I've been following you for a few years now and I really love reading your blog. You bring such great insight on different angles of screenwriting and storytelling. The business side, interviews, etc. It has really helped me grow as a filmmaker. Thanks too for allowing us to promote our own work. You give so much. Here's what I've been working on. I'm working with a team of Bay Area Filmmakers and we're crowdfunding our Documentary Feature film "Two Blind to Ride" It's a documentary about two cyclists people, one blind the other going blind, tandem biking the Americas - from Argentina to Alaska! Along the way they'll stop by schools for the visually impaired to talk about their adventure. Two Blind to Ride - The Documentary Donate if you can, or click the like button on the campaign page. It'll help us a lot by getting the word out. BTW if other filmmakers are looking for exposure, IndieWire has a Project of the Day you can submit your project to to help with your promotion. - Ferdinand
Robert Dillon at 2012-04-02 14:34:14:
Hi, I've got a little screenwriting blog where I give free feedback on the 1st 10 pages of reader submitted screenplays. http://feedbackfriday.blogspot.com/
Filip Benko at 2012-04-02 14:35:31:
Hi Scott (and all of you out there) I don't consider myself as a new follower but I just wanted to show you my daily "2 do list" *Wake up *Work out *Read GITS *Check Twitter *Go to work (I'm currently shooting a movie here in Sweden) *Check GITS @ work *Come home *Check GITS *Write on my spec *Check GITS *Fall asleep So Scott, what I'm trying to say is that I'm a big GITSomaniac now. And I only want to say this to the new followers: This site is highly contagious and once you start - you can't stop. Joking aside, It's the best screenwriting resource online. Thank you Scott! Shout-out from Sweden Filip Benko.
Keith_Moten at 2012-04-02 14:48:09:
Hi Scott & followers, I've been visiting GITS for a little while now - last week I followed the Script Reading & Analysis (Michael Clayton) for the first time. I really enjoyed the way it was broken down over successive days. I was also very impressed with the standard of analysis & comments. Hoping to contribute and get more involved in the near future. Thanks, Keith
heroesAREboring at 2012-04-02 15:09:25:
Gotta little screenwriting blog over at: http://www.heroesareboring.com/ Often do I reference the hard work Scott does. Thanks, Scott. Looking forward to the May announcement.
fadeinsoftware at 2012-04-02 15:23:18:
A little while back I decided I (and everybody else) finally deserved better screenwriting software, so I wrote it. It's called Fade In, and it does everything the older legacy programs do and much more, for much less. And it does it all on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, with Fade In Mobile available for iPhone/iPad and Android. http://www.fadeinpro.com Happy screenwriting.
Scott Norton at 2012-04-02 15:25:31:
Hi Scott et al, New follower, and enjoying it! I'd somewhat recently adapted my novella for the screen and ended up making the darn thing. Financed it via a loan against my home and selling off a few stocks. Yeah, sometimes you just gotta go for it, eh? Anyway, thanks for the opportunity to share my film blog: www.horrorCon-the-Movie.com. The idea was to use real-life settings and a combination of real people and pros to add a few million in production value. If folks are inclined, a little Facebook love – or is it "Like" – would be terrific (links available at the site). Unreal how important a few extra Likers can be when distributors come looking. Best of luck to everyone and thanks Scott for the chance to fly my flag. – (Also) Scott
Teddy Pasternak at 2012-04-02 19:01:02:
An announcement that will blow people's minds... hmm... Scott Myers will script the next Pixar film. Go Into The Story will become its own country: The Glorious Nation of GITSania. Its currency: Creative Juju. Scott Myers comes out as a robot - the only possible explanation that someone can blog for 1,417 days in a row. Can't wait to hear what it is :)
Matt Latham at 2012-04-02 22:42:37:
Hi Scott, I'm a long-time reader and also used to contribute regularly on the old GITS forum. You also featured one of my short films, AT LEAST THE DEVIL IS HONEST, on the blog, along with an interview with me, all of which I'm still very thankful for! So I'm not exactly a newcomer, but I thought this would be a good place to share what I've been up to. My latest short film is called I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT HENRY, which I'm hoping you'll consider for the "Movies You Made" segment of the blog. It will be playing at the Short Film Corner of the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, and I'll be traveling there to represent the film, which I'm very excited about! I think the story of the process from script-to-screen may also be interesting for my fellow GITS readers, because we had a rehearsal period, during which we changed quite a lot of things that really made the movie work much better. This has become my go-to process now, because I am the writer and director of my projects, so I write a script that I expect to change a lot. I approach rehearsal as a re-writing session, and find that it's the perfect time to see what can be cut (I'm a fan of cutting dialogue down when I can), and what can be expressed through blocking instead of dialogue. If anyone were to compare the script to the finished film, I think they'd likely agree that the finished film feels fuller than the script, even though the script contains a significant amount of dialogue that didn't end up in the film. You can find the finished film here: http://vimeo.com/38908439 And you can find a PDF copy of the script here: http://mattwriteswords.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/im-so-sorry-to-hear-about-henry.pdf The most valuable things that we discovered during rehearsal/production that was not in the script were: a tear that runs down Addie's cheek that reveals so much without a word, expressive blocking and camerawork, replacing some maudlin dialogue with an outburst of laughter, and ending the film with an unnerving coughing fit. These are things that I would never even think to write, but they make the film work. Anyway, I hope you'll find the film interesting and consider sharing it on the blog. Thanks so much, Scott, for all that you do! Your blog has meant a lot to me over the past few years. - Matt