Recognizing the masters.

[Damnd One]

When writing a screen play, should one recognize the masters who contributed to the genre' in the story? And how should it be done?

[Dr. Phibes]

Write the story you want to see. Do it artfully. Practice. Read a lot of books, and a lot of screenplays. Don't try to produce your first screenplay. It won't be good. If you ask others for input on your screenplay but don't like it, consider it anyway. Often we're not the best judge of our best work. You are the master of your own work. Don't be afraid to edit, edit, edit. In fact, it's the only way you'll get anything worthwhile.

Don't make idiotic fanboy homages. Don't put a gravestone up that reads "Romero" or "Carpenter." Only reference keynotes obliquely. Don't hit the audience over the head. That's a tiny bit of my advice on writing a genre screenplay.

Masters? To whom are you referring? I doubt if our list of "masters" would have more than a few commonalities.

[Damnd One]

Thank's Dr., :D, I have taken this adivice I recieved from this forum, and won several quarter finalist comp's as well as best screen play at the 07 Pocono Mountains Film Festival. :greetings:

That's why I ask the questions here, I respect the responses and those who give it, knoing that I'll get honest feed back. :bigthumbup:

I'm working on a screen play now, that I have the protagonist facing the antagonist in a limbo realm. The antagonist is back in the emergency room, in a catatonic state. The protagonist, motions, and from a mirror, hooks and chains smash through, and drag the antagonists soul to hell. Ala Clive Barker. But the antagonists body is still alive in the emergency room, trapped in the catatonic state.

Would this be an acciptable type tribute?

[Dr. Phibes]

Thank's Dr., :D, I have taken this adivice I recieved from this forum, and won several quarter finalist comp's as well as best screen play at the 07 Pocono Mountains Film Festival. :greetings:

Well done! Good work, Sir!


That's why I ask the questions here, I respect the responses and those who give it, knoing that I'll get honest feed back. :bigthumbup:

Much appreciated.


I'm working on a screen play now, that I have the protagonist facing the antagonist in a limbo realm. The antagonist is back in the emergency room, in a catatonic state. The protagonist, motions, and from a mirror, hooks and chains smash through, and drag the antagonists soul to hell. Ala Clive Barker. But the antagonists body is still alive in the emergency room, trapped in the catatonic state.

Would this be an acciptable type tribute?

It's out of context here, I don't know the whole story, but it sounds good so far.

[cabal]

The protagonist, motions, and from a mirror, hooks and chains smash through, and drag the antagonists soul to hell. Ala Clive Barker. But the antagonists body is still alive in the emergency room, trapped in the catatonic state.

Would this be an acciptable type tribute?

That sounds like a good twist to the idea without going out of your way to display it to the audience.
Hope it works out for you!

[Damnd One]

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