Posted by Jon Enge at vaporeon.tmcs.net on December 21, 2000 at 18:39:38:
In Reply to: Battle of the reds posted by Drunken Monkey on December 20, 2000 at 16:11:07:
Kevin put it nicely at the academy gig... he said something to the effect that "following the format" is killing true writing. He also said, "Don't read someone else's bullshit... make up your own bullshit"
Just make it good and don't worry too much about the 3 act format... as long as it works!
Jon
: It's been a while since I've seen reds go at it like this....oh wait, gotta be on topic....hmm.
: Vincent (or Cram), do you know anything about writing a movie with a format like a book with different stories?? I've been told that movies should follow a 3 act format, but the plot of my movie prevents me from being able to follow that right on the line.
: hehe, I'm drunk