Posted by Justin Sane at 3cust123.tnt6.sfo1.da.uu.net on February 23, 2000 at 02:00:31:
In Reply to: Screenwritings Are Whiners posted by Soundcow on February 23, 2000 at 01:25:26:
...my brother called me tonight to tell me he was sending me a copy of his "screenwriting rules" packet he got in class.
I've been screenwriting crap for 10 damn years. I know the rules, I just dislike them quite a bit. But, ol' Bro prefers to do everything the uniformed way.
I try to make mine more interesting to read than the ones I've seen (the screenplay for The Big Lebowski looked as if two 4-year-olds had written it-- don't get me wrong, I love the movie and the Coens, but it was so simply and boringly written that I almost passed out), and since I'll be directing my scripts it doesn't really matter anyway.
I guess my rant really doesn't matter now that I've realized it.
Oh... but fuck Syd Field anyway.
Sincerely,
Justin Sane