Scripteach

• GREAT post! Covers much, but most importantly your ending MUST reflect your theme!
  RT @SPressfield: A Writer's Journal http://bit.ly/b3qZmc #
• 1 of my writers just won Script Savvy & speaks very highly of it:
  http://bit.ly/atvmLS
  RT @jeannevb: Looking for best screenwriting contests #

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• Back down at @TheNewSchool again. New student orientation advising.
  Feel like I should be out getting new rulers & pencils myself! #
• Uh, you're not using that phrase in the Seinfield sense I hope!
  RT @marisabirns: Well when you're the master of your domain, you get tugs… #
• It's the middle of August…thought everything was supposed to be quiet. School, consulting & filmmaking have all gone nuts at once! #
• Moving slow today. Bad case of #RestlessLegs syndrome last night, couldn't sleep.
  On the plus side, I now know a lot about Saturn's rings! #

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• Cool! Look forward to it.
  “@jeannevb: #scriptchat Sept. 5 Script Night: discuss script DUNE. Available for DOWNLOAD:
  http://bit.ly/dyPlvs #
• Ah, definitely not the bible! Although it does seem to share some of Leviticus's luridness.
  RT @thrillerchick: No, it's LOLITA! #
• Mark your calendars for the end of all things now known:
  SyFy's "Sharktopus" debuts Saturday, Sept. 25 at 8 pm
  http://bit.ly/aOeDLH #
• Now who's sucking up!?
  RT @jeannevb: *curtsy* RT @scripteach: Perfect #WritingWednesday blog post: Lessons Come w/Sting http://bit.ly/aK9BWk #
• No idea–was just a shot at humor. What book is it?
  RT @thrillerchick: @siwych Ummm… no. Is it anniversary of the Bible being published? #
• No, but it's a really good book. And not because it mentions me.
  Oh, okay…because it mentions me!
  RT @moneymakermj: david troitter's book? #
• THE BIBLE, right! Right?
  RT @thrillerchick: It's the anniversary of the publication of my favorite book. Can you guess what it is? #
• The _perfect_ #WritingWednesday blog post:
  RT @jeannevb: Lessons Come w a Sting #scriptchat http://bit.ly/aK9BWk #
• #DespicableMe Beautiful imagery & animation, but just like I thought from trailer: all looks, no story. Severely missed oppt. to add depth. #
• Wow!
  RT @SportaboutSarah: Peaceful kayak outing on #Alaska #039;s Inside Passage–then he spotted a dorsal fin http://bit.ly/a8gCmS
  via @emilesvt #
• 3D #INCEPTION timeline: http://bit.ly/csbwzn
  RT @storydepth: added FOUR sequences structure breakdown: http://bit.ly/a1z8up
  Act 3 to follow. #
• The original show helped ignite my love & pursuit of film.
  RT @ebertchicago: An amazing … history of "At the Movies." http://j.mp/c1qa09 #
• Is that good or bad?
  ;->
  RT @jeannevb: u already have the job as my script consultant for life. #

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• Working @TheNewSchool open house – mad bizee! Going hoarse talking to so many interested (& interesting) students. #screenwriting #
• I'm sure I speak for all: it is we who thank YOU! @jeannevb: psst @NevadaGrey @JLichtenberg A BIG, heartfelt thank you. http://bit.ly/aK9BWk #
• Thanks! To save space I used URL to send them to a site w/fuller info @rosspruden: Em dashes are one long dash, typographic width of 1 "m". #
• You have targeted the exact challenge!
  RT @marisabirns: Oh, so tonight you have to be on your best behavior to entice new students. #
• Getting ready to head to @thenewschool Screenwriting Certificate Open House TONIGHT:
  http://ht.ly/2nMPk
  All you wanted to know…and more! #
• Today's "Newspaper" of last 24 hours worth of #screenwriting related articles & tweets:
  http://paper.li/tag/screenwriting #
• And two dashes at the end of a dialogue section means someone else speaking is cutting off the speaker. #screenwriting #
• …ellipses are used in dialogue to suggest a character trails off from what they're saying, leaving it unfinished. #screenwriting #
• Just asked differences between ellipsis & dashes. Here is a good official description:
  http://bit.ly/b1bsoj
  But specifically in scripts… #
• Watched #MadMen ep last night. Some _great_ lines but end MOS moment w/Peggy & Pete was best. Proof again dialogue is "regretful 2nd choice" #
• Screenwriting Certificate Open House TONIGHT!
  RT @thenewschool: http://ht.ly/2nMPk #
• Be sure to add botox!
  RT @jeannevb: I'm making a voodoo doll RT @scripteach: Bring me the head of Robert Redford!http://bit.ly/a1m9oD #
• Bring me the head of Robert Redford!
  RT @jeannevb: http://bit.ly/a1m9oD this lead to my overdrinking last night. But alas today is a new day #
• Thankfully he wore a helmet
  RT @script23: "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" radio host Sagal Back Home After Bicycle Accident
  http://bit.ly/bE5YHu #

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• This is better than ALL of #StarWars 1-3!!
  RT @LandoIsTheMan: Nearly 300,000 views. let's get it to half a million!! http://bit.ly/bCS7gl #
• Just turned in summer grades 2 weeks ago; now will rep screenwriting at #TheNewSchool Open House tomorrow at 6pm!
  http://bit.ly/b0UGxI #
• Thanks, but right now school is still off, so it's okay. Will keep in mind tho!
  RT @tvscriptdoctor: if you're too busy, I'll take some! #
• When it rains, it pours: came home to find 3 scripts to analyze in various snail & email boxes. On top of 3 I already have. #screenwriting #
• Today's "Newspaper" of last 24 hours worth of #screenwriting related articles & tweets:
  http://paper.li/tag/screenwriting #
• He's so tall, you'd think he'd be easy to spot!
  RT @realdaveed: I believe the sailor is still unidentified… #
• Ventured into Times Sq. Sat to see this statue commemorating famous picture of WW II VJ celebration kiss.
  http://twitpic.com/2fczlo #
• That image will haunt to my grave…but giggling will be heard in casket!
  RT @FreddoJr: Chewbacca humps Han Solo's leg #starwarsdeletedscene #
• End of An Era!
  NYC film lab DuArt stops traditional film processing to go 100% digital.
  Saw it coming, but still sad.
  http://bit.ly/b3C2mY #
• #MondayMorning F.U. du juor:
  Alarm clock was set for early shoot…but sound was turned off! Record-setting shower & out the door launch! #

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• Thanks goodness for the transcript!
  RT @jeannevb: @scripteach posting transcript in minutes… hold ur hats.. it's EXPLOSIVE! #scriptchat #
• Her's salt shaker–please rub in!
  RT @KageyNYC: Yep, best ever RT @scripteach: Double D'oh! RT @jeannevb: OMG U MISSED BEST #SCRIPTCHAT EVER #
• Double D'oh!!
  RT @jeannevb: OMG U MISSED BEST CHAT EVER! @JaneEspenson guest! RT @scripteach: Why do I always get to #ScriptChat as it ends? #
• D'oh! Why do I always get into #ScriptChat as it's ending!? #
• What can I say… this is my home area, altho next town over
  RT @TIME: Behind the scenes at a redneck fishing tournament
  http://su.pr/1O27fu #
• DC rapper uses #TheWarOfArt for inspiration.
  RT @SPressfield: Thank you to @tabiBonney in Wash. Post interview: http://tinyurl.com/27dxyx3 #

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• It should go to 11!
  “@jaredmoshe: Wondering about volume” #
• Uh, good point! @jeannevb: maybe where MEN shop haha RT @scripteach: Nice idea…but clothes are cheaper than liquor! #scriptchat
  

• Another big Friday night in NYC!
  Going to the gym with Hil and then having pizza.
  Too much excitement, I know. #FB #
• [waves hands above water in agreement]
  RT @Sofluid: @scripteach We shall conquer the blub! lol #
• Yes, I know what you blub-blub-blub…
  RT @Sofluid: I always seem to get script reading requests right when drowning in other commitments. #
• "CUT TO:" is _way_ overused. We know you're cutting to next scene…because it follows next!
  Use it for very special emphasis only…rarely. #
• Today's "Newspaper" of last 24 hours worth of #screenwriting related articles & tweets:
  http://paper.li/tag/screenwriting #
• Excellent point!
  RT @CriticalTodd: Good guidelines for any social occasion!
  RT @ScripTeach: Make sure you have clean feet & no sock holes #
• Great. Make sure you have clean feet & no sock holes–gotta take shoes off!
  RT @CriticalTodd: It is officially on my list of places to try! #
• Good! You're now officially in charge of Twitter "We see" chastising.
  RT @zaniacmedic: It's gone. Came up w/prose much better than "We see" #
• IFP Announces New Initiatives for 2010 Independent Film Week: IFP Labs & IFP Showcase Screening Series
  http://bit.ly/cVZ1v5 via @indiewire #
• Yakiniku was good–reasonable, tasty & fun.
  RT @CriticalTodd: I'll have to check it out-I end up in East Villy at least once or twice a week #
• I was glad I didn't have to sit on folded Wookie legs!
  RT @marisabirns: Yakiniku? So you're sitting in the floor! My old neighborhood… #
• I see.
  Well, 1 isn't terrible. But no more!
  RT @zaniacmedic: I searched my latest 72 page script & found – EGADS! – 1 incident of "We see " #

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• I think I'm eating Japanese, I think I'm eating Japanese I really think so!
  http://bit.ly/dmMcpr #
• Good $ answers!
  RT @GoIntoTheStory: Reader question: How much money is my script worth? http://bit.ly/daypbJ #screenwriting #scriptchat #
• Today's "Newspaper" of last 24 hours worth of #screenwriting related articles & tweets:
  http://paper.li/tag/screenwriting #
• Lock the freezer — #Cathy comic strip to end after 34 years!
  http://nyti.ms/9NoVU8 #
• Agree. Anything impeding flow must go!
  RT @thinkStory: me, too, think it takes "us" right out of the story flow. (who is this "we" anyway?) #
• Bingo!
  RT @zaniacmedic: "We see" in scripts is easy; therefore it's a crutch for many looking for a shortcut to good prose. #
• Reading Neal Stephenson's CRYPTONOMICON on iPhone. Doesn't feel near beer to me!
  RT @ebertchicago: Digital books are like Near Beer. #
• Have to admit, I really dislike the term "We see" in scripts. We see EVERYTHING in description, so it's redundant. Write tighter w/out it. #
• Rrrrrrraaaaahhhhhhhooonnnnn!
  (Wookie-speak for yep)
  RT @marisabirns: With your height and gait, you'd certainly be easy to find in NYC. #
• As someone 6'5" & walks like Chewbacca, I may have to get!
  RT @GuyKawasaki: Star Wars fashion: The Adidas Wookiee Jacket http://u.nu/3eime #

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