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Creative Corner => Filmmakers' Workshop => Topic started by: prophet on July 14, 2003, 08:41:01 PM

Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: prophet on July 14, 2003, 08:41:01 PM
How does someone deside what to write about? there is so much out there?
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: ono on July 14, 2003, 08:49:15 PM
Heh, that's The silliest and most important question to ask, really: just think of something that pisses you off, and you have a story.  I can remember Reiner saying somewhere to think of how you think about something and push it out through the character.  This may make the character a puppet, though, so be wary of that, and remember not to make things too black and white.  Think of opposite and different in-between POVs, too.  I can't really answer this question for you.  If you want to make films, you've got to know why it is, and you've gotta have some things that interest you enough to tell a story about them.  Start there.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: prophet on July 14, 2003, 09:11:38 PM
thanks!
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: Pas on July 14, 2003, 10:39:55 PM
You should write about the journey of a naive man who starve for success but is deceived by the cruelty of the american society, yet in the end gets the girl.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: prophet on July 14, 2003, 11:23:56 PM
i dont like romance.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: Pubrick on July 15, 2003, 12:50:56 AM
vaguest question ever.

if u don't know what to make a movie about, then u shouldn't make one. u should take a walk and experience things.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: prophet on July 15, 2003, 12:52:42 AM
i agree it is vague im sorry what i ment to say is how do i deside what to do a movie on i have so many ideas?
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: jokerspath on July 15, 2003, 08:13:30 AM
Quote from: prophethow do i deside what to do a movie on i have so many ideas?

You should deside to do a comic strip about two naked eight-year-olds who aren't married.

aw
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: chainsmoking insomniac on July 15, 2003, 09:30:42 AM
:?
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: pete on July 15, 2003, 09:34:26 AM
make a food movie, I have yet to see a bad food movie.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: chainsmoking insomniac on July 15, 2003, 09:42:31 AM
What about Hamburger?  With that cheesy ass theme song "Hamburgers Across America".....
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: markums2k on July 15, 2003, 09:56:11 AM
Go with whatever idea you feel the most confident with... as far as, "nobody has ever seen this" or "people will get a kick out of this".  How do you want to make the audience feel?  How do you think the audience will describe this movie to their friends?

If you don't have ANY clue how your audience will respond, you might need to develop the idea more, until you know what it is you want to accomplish.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: TheVoiceOfNick on July 15, 2003, 11:55:23 AM
To write a good movie, you have to have a voice and a point of view... what are you trying to say? If you don't know what you're trying to say, no one will give a shit about your movie. Figure out who you are and what you want to talk about. It sucks to make movies just to make movies. All of my scripts have a big part of me in them... i'm very cynical, philosophical, anti-big brother and media, and these things come out in my scripts somehow or another.


Nick
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: Alethia on July 15, 2003, 05:30:35 PM
put every single idea into that movie and surpriswe the fuck out nof everyone
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: prophet on July 15, 2003, 05:38:34 PM
thats what i was thinking but doesnt it have to make sence at the end i need to figure out howto tie all of these things into one
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Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: TheVoiceOfNick on July 15, 2003, 05:47:45 PM
Quote from: prophetthats what i was thinking but doesnt it have to make sence at the end i need to figure out howto tie all of these things into one
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PTA did it with Magnolia...


Nick
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: ono on July 15, 2003, 05:49:42 PM
Quote from: TheVoiceOfNicki'm very cynical, philosophical, anti-big brother and media, and these things come out in my scripts somehow or another.
Funnily enough, I don't know of a filmmaker who isn't one of these in some way.  I know I am.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: Alethia on July 15, 2003, 10:12:12 PM
Quote from: prophetthats what i was thinking but doesnt it have to make sence at the end i need to figure out howto tie all of these things into one
..

put them all in a nice little bow
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: Cecil on July 15, 2003, 11:17:29 PM
Quote from: TheVoiceOfNicki'm very cynical, philosophical, anti-big brother and media

i am none of those
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: markums2k on July 16, 2003, 07:47:18 AM
Quote from: prophetthats what i was thinking but doesnt it have to make sence at the end i need to figure out howto tie all of these things into one
..

That's what you get paid for.  Now get to work.  :wink:
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: prophet on July 16, 2003, 03:06:52 PM
yes master.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: polkablues on July 16, 2003, 09:47:05 PM
I plan to make a movie that's like "Die Hard 2", but set in a high-rise office building.

Or one that's like "Hope Floats", but set in a high-rise office building where the main character is an off-duty cop who battles high-tech criminals.
Title: What to make a movie about?
Post by: markums2k on July 17, 2003, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: polkabluesI plan to make a movie that's like "Die Hard 2", but set in a high-rise office building.

Or one that's like "Hope Floats", but set in a high-rise office building where the main character is an off-duty cop who battles high-tech criminals.

That would be a great movie.  You know, I think it'd be really edgy to cast a British actor to play the lead German terrorist.

"Who said we were terrorists?"