kgmadman at 2009-09-27 15:33:45:

With regards to "parkour", I checked a copy of the Casino Royale script (the only other films I'd seen with this action style were written in French)and the description given during the construction site chase is "free running" with a few quick mentions of quickness and agility.

julien at 2009-09-27 18:20:16:

Thanks Scott for your answers, always very useful!

Cheers

Peter Dwight at 2009-09-27 19:19:30:

I just read the script Moon by Nathan Parker. And he starts off describing a fictitious resource used in the story in the same way you mention. Definitely would save me a lot of time with some of my concepts.

Seems to generally be accepted with scifi, so I may give in, but at the same time I still feel it's somewhat tacky. I also just have to remember I'm selling the story, not an actual shooting script.

Alex Dobrenko at 2009-09-27 19:30:29:

Hey Peter -- where did you find that script?? I'd be really interested in reading it.

Peter Dwight at 2009-09-27 19:39:12:

http://www.mypdfscripts.com you can search it on the bottom right. Gotta thank Master Myers' who plugged the site. One of my new hangout spots.

Ryan H. at 2009-09-27 21:23:18:

Regarding musical screenplays, I actually have copies of two recent ones, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and SWEENEY TODD, which come in at about 110 and 130 pages, respectively.

Lisa at 2009-09-28 05:48:10:

Thanks for the help, Scott!