Blech
I'm tired of people reading my stuff and giving me shitty advice because they didn't understand something.
Latest example:
People are comparing my screenplay to Mean Girls, Juno, and 10 Things I Hate About You. These comparisons reveal to me that they didn't read my taglines or summary/synopsis for the movie that I posted weeks ago. This was my post:
Running Summary for Idea #2
The tagline for this movie would be something along the lines of “If you
swear to love someone forever…does that promise end when you die?” Zoe,
the female lead, is introduced to the audience as your average high
school student. She has a few closes friends, hangs with the “art geek”
crowd and of course has a snobbish, cheerleader-type rival. In the
opening scenes Zoe is in gym class and one of her current paintings
(which she happens to need for her afternoon art class) is missing. Thus
Kale, a new exchange student, is introduced as he sweeps in to be her
hero, finding her picture and returning it in one piece.
From there, the two develop a rather mysterious friendship. Kale acts as
though he knows Zoe, and to some degree Zoe feels as though she has
known him her whole life as well. The strange part is that now, more and
more, her paintings seem to be coincidentally including Kale. Her
friends point this out but she denies it, claiming that it is just her
subconscious, but Kale tries to convince her that it means more. He does
not say what, but it is implied that there is something mystical about it.
In the end, it is revealed that Kale and Zoe have each had past lives,
and in each they have been lovers. At first, Zoe refuses to believe, and
it will be her resolution of her feelings that will actually be the
climax of the story. This story could go one of two ways still. Either
it will have the romantic happy ending, or it could end with her
deciding her feelings only for it to be too late. I am currently leaning
toward the happy ending, as this strikes me as more of a romance than a
tragic story, but, as we all know, what we plan and what we write are
not usually the same things.
...
Anyone else see why I'm bothered by having my script compared to Mean Girls? Which, by the way, I have nothing against. It's actually a pretty fun movie. However, this movie that I am writing for my class is supposed to have a sort of supernatural element to it.
If anyone's ever read it/seen it, think Princess Nevermore meets The Fountain.
I'm going to go shiver under my covers now (I am freezing my ass off) and let this go. It bothers me, so when I finish this post, take a few deep breaths, I'm going to let it go.
-Echo
Latest example:
People are comparing my screenplay to Mean Girls, Juno, and 10 Things I Hate About You. These comparisons reveal to me that they didn't read my taglines or summary/synopsis for the movie that I posted weeks ago. This was my post:
Running Summary for Idea #2
The tagline for this movie would be something along the lines of “If you
swear to love someone forever…does that promise end when you die?” Zoe,
the female lead, is introduced to the audience as your average high
school student. She has a few closes friends, hangs with the “art geek”
crowd and of course has a snobbish, cheerleader-type rival. In the
opening scenes Zoe is in gym class and one of her current paintings
(which she happens to need for her afternoon art class) is missing. Thus
Kale, a new exchange student, is introduced as he sweeps in to be her
hero, finding her picture and returning it in one piece.
From there, the two develop a rather mysterious friendship. Kale acts as
though he knows Zoe, and to some degree Zoe feels as though she has
known him her whole life as well. The strange part is that now, more and
more, her paintings seem to be coincidentally including Kale. Her
friends point this out but she denies it, claiming that it is just her
subconscious, but Kale tries to convince her that it means more. He does
not say what, but it is implied that there is something mystical about it.
In the end, it is revealed that Kale and Zoe have each had past lives,
and in each they have been lovers. At first, Zoe refuses to believe, and
it will be her resolution of her feelings that will actually be the
climax of the story. This story could go one of two ways still. Either
it will have the romantic happy ending, or it could end with her
deciding her feelings only for it to be too late. I am currently leaning
toward the happy ending, as this strikes me as more of a romance than a
tragic story, but, as we all know, what we plan and what we write are
not usually the same things.
...
Anyone else see why I'm bothered by having my script compared to Mean Girls? Which, by the way, I have nothing against. It's actually a pretty fun movie. However, this movie that I am writing for my class is supposed to have a sort of supernatural element to it.
If anyone's ever read it/seen it, think Princess Nevermore meets The Fountain.
I'm going to go shiver under my covers now (I am freezing my ass off) and let this go. It bothers me, so when I finish this post, take a few deep breaths, I'm going to let it go.
-Echo