tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354204320049929622024-03-05T04:59:01.084-06:00Down in the ParishFilm Production Journal for the Elektrik Zoo's 2nd FeatureDaneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-38031272552030357452013-01-08T23:39:00.001-06:002013-01-08T23:39:22.366-06:00We've movedThank you for reading this blog. We have migrated this and all of our other blogs over to the Elektrik Zoo website. Go to <a href="http://www.elektrikzoo.com/">www.elektrikzoo.com</a>, and click on <a href="http://www.elektrikzoo.com/#/99/blog" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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We love you.<br />
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P.S. As of today, we are in the final stages of developing the script.Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-19280848322628733862012-08-22T20:43:00.000-05:002012-08-22T20:43:00.711-05:00This happens too<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O-eVG61wglM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-63984487390178304412012-08-21T20:32:00.001-05:002012-08-21T20:32:02.044-05:00In this world<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/An-qj6vP-qA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-53955026717991173182012-08-18T19:13:00.000-05:002012-08-18T19:13:00.309-05:00Some inspiration<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jdOPQj8ccPA" width="560"></iframe>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-72693919533115347972012-08-17T10:34:00.003-05:002012-08-17T10:34:59.679-05:00Link to Sideways Script<br />
<pre>"<a href="http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Sideways.html" target="_blank">SIDEWAYS</a>"
Screenplay by
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Based on the novel by
Rex Pickett
May 29, 2003
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<b> UNDER THE STUDIO LOGO:
</b>
KNOCKING at a door and distant dog BARKING.
NOW UNDER BLACK, a CARD --
<b> SATURDAY
</b>
The rapping, at first tentative and polite, grows insistent.
Then we hear someone get out of bed.
<b> MILES (O.S.)
</b> ...the fuck...
A DOOR is opened, and the black gives way to BLINDING WHITE
LIGHT, the way one experiences the first glimpse of day amid,
say, a hangover.
A WORKER is there.
<b> MILES (O.S.)
</b> Yeah?
<b> WORKER
</b> Hi, Miles. Can you move your car,
please?
<b> MILES (O.S.)
</b> Why?
<b> WORKER
</b> The painters got to put the truck
in, and you didn't park too good.
<b> MILES (O.S.)
</b> (a sigh, then --)
Yeah, hold on.
He closes the door with a SLAM.</pre>
Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-50221676403502399702012-08-14T21:11:00.002-05:002012-08-14T21:11:10.930-05:00We need a convincer<strong>7. <a href="http://www.chrisjonesblog.com/2012/08/top-18-strategies-and-tactics-to-get-stuff-free-or-massive-discounts.html" target="_blank">Try and get a convincer</a></strong><br />
A convincer is something that tells the reader or listener that you are
not crazy. Having an agent for a writer is a convincer. Having a named
actor signed to your film is a convincer. Winning a BAFTA, an Oscar,
Cannes, Sundance or Berlin are convincers. Getting a named producer to
mentor you is a convincer. Don’t blag that you have a convincer if you
do not (and don’t oversell something as a convincer that isn’t – ‘a top
producer read my script and liked it’ for instance), always be honest
and straight.Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-52335003217778745522012-08-09T10:45:00.002-05:002012-08-09T10:45:29.300-05:00Through to the next roundWe've made it through to the final round of one of the big scriptwriting competitions. I'm not getting myself excited. I'm getting myself motivated to write a kick ass draft. We're on it half time this month. The other half we are spending courting producers.Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-9958793275814109072012-08-09T10:43:00.001-05:002012-08-09T10:43:30.506-05:00Destiny's gun does not have a safety<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;">
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</div>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-33977787330768895022012-07-31T13:08:00.002-05:002012-07-31T13:08:37.823-05:00Draft CompleteDear Charlotte, <br />
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So yesterday I finished the draft. It's shit, of course, but nothing that six passes won't cure. I've been following the lessons in "The Coffee Break Screenwriter," not because they are the definitive, but because it's something to follow. A structure for a person who doesn't like structure.<br />
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We are spending the next few days polishing. On Monday, we begin our search for a partner. A producer. A good match.<br />
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Dominique is on board. She worries about fitting in shooting to her work and school. I haven't told her yet that she'll have to give all that up if she wants to become famous.<br />
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Love,<br />
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DaneetaDaneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-5896249224986517272012-07-30T22:24:00.000-05:002012-07-30T22:24:00.155-05:00Another Destiny WordleHere is the Destiny Wordle for draft 2.1. When I look at the last time I did a wordle, it was for draft 4. Am I going backwards?<br />
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<br />Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-35104286935509606832012-07-29T14:52:00.000-05:002012-07-29T14:52:00.357-05:00The Meth HighThe meth high, also known as methamphetamine intoxication, is one of the most widely recognized effects among meth users. For people who are experimenting with meth use, occasional meth users, binge meth users, and people in the early stages of meth addiction, expereincing the meth high is often the main reason for taking meth, although social meth use is also quite common.<br />
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<a href="http://addictions.about.com/od/meth/a/What-Do-Meth-Effects-Feel-Like.htm" target="_blank">Full Article</a>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-45463363056443868312012-07-28T09:44:00.000-05:002012-07-28T09:44:27.985-05:00Merissa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://bloodbathbarbiexo.tumblr.com/post/17548874639" target="_blank">Source</a><br />
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Thanks to Christy Cusimano <br />
<br />Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-2799254707862598772012-07-26T12:45:00.000-05:002012-07-26T12:45:43.250-05:00Merissa Dresses Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://nocreepsplease.blogspot.com/2011/02/babies.html" target="_blank">Source</a><br />Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-22897691655793962432012-07-24T10:10:00.000-05:002012-07-24T10:10:00.561-05:00Bedroom Meth Lab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.luxecoliving.com/" target="_blank">Source</a>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-43889622955844148262012-07-23T10:07:00.000-05:002012-07-23T10:07:00.323-05:00Meth Lab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://media.courierpress.com/" target="_blank">Source</a><br />Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-6851254079590814552012-07-22T10:06:00.001-05:002012-07-28T22:12:44.574-05:00Girl in the Methlab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/printerfriendlystory.aspx?articleid=20090330_298_0_Firefi329560" target="_blank">Source</a>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-87345425776931996332012-07-20T09:48:00.001-05:002012-07-20T09:48:19.184-05:00Telephone ConversationsQuick and dirty: how to format Telephone conversations in a script:<br />
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<a href="http://www.storysense.com/format/telephone.htm">Script Format Guide - Telephone Conversations - Story Sense�</a>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-66268438321376098852012-07-18T19:10:00.003-05:002012-07-18T19:12:00.703-05:00Sometimes the worst writing day everturns out to be the best writing day ever.<br />
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Banged our heads against the wall for six hours today. The only thing left of the script is a pile of index cards. Again. I'm thinking: holy shit, we're going to have to start over from the beginning, and I just don't have the fucking energy for it.<br />
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Everything worked out in the end, though. We've been examining the inciting incident for three days. Finally, we've cracked it. On to Act 2A: "A car is a lifeline."<br />
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At the Uptown Writing Retreat we have been working on this full time since July 2nd. Thirteen days left. We promised ourselves a final draft by July 31st.<br />
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August is for Producers.Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-86199995324642823112012-07-16T17:00:00.003-05:002012-07-16T17:01:56.350-05:00Researching Girl FightsOK, yes, I am against violence (war is not the answer). That doesn't mean that I condone violence in art. It can be cathartic, thrilling, funny. There is a lot of violence in the Destiny feature. Here is some inspiration: girl fight:<br />
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<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="id1=81095423" height="345" src="http://www.ebaumsworld.com/player.swf" width="567" wmode="opaque"></embed>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-27683507593818384062012-06-02T22:40:00.002-05:002012-06-02T22:40:14.481-05:00Good advice from Hal<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: lighter; margin-bottom: 0!important; margin: 0; padding: 0;">Note from Hal Croasmun:</span><br />
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Hi Screenwriter,<br />
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<img align="right" alt="Hal Croasmun" height="130" hspace="10" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/SUimages/Halpic.jpg" width="87" /><br />
In this issue, we have a great interview with a screenwriter who made<br />
$3.2 million for his screenplay SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN. Very exciting!<br />
You've got to love those "lottery wins." They
happen every few months and they do motivate us to go for the dream.
But at the same time, there's a practical strategy for building a
career that underlies every huge deal.<br />
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Most writers who succeed build their screenwriting career one step at a time.<br />
My advice:<br />
<ol>
<li> Learn how to write great screenplays.</li>
<li> Enter contests and get coverage to gauge your quality.</li>
<li> Work with small producers to gain experience.</li>
<li> Enter the larger markets (higher budget Indies and Studios) for big success!</li>
</ol>
As you're taking those steps, you can enter the
lottery as many times as you'd like. But doing this process will
improve your screenplays, get you prepared, and increase your
confidence/competence in working with producers.<br />
Use that plan and you'll get there!<br />
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HalDaneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-88804982131867584192012-04-24T15:33:00.000-05:002012-05-03T09:04:14.443-05:00Destiny kills and eats a snake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking this up on <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Skin-and-Clean-a-Dead-Snake/" target="_blank">Instructables</a> for when the girls are in the swamp and have to kill, skin and eat a snake. Good for me to know as well for after the apocalypse comes. I want to have some mad skills.Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-60381942273296076882012-04-24T11:07:00.001-05:002012-04-24T11:07:41.834-05:00Quotation Marks | Punctuation RulesWorking on the documents for the Writing Labs. Some grammar rules for punctuation that might be helpful for all of us to review. <br />
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<a href="http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp">Quotation Marks | Punctuation Rules</a>Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-25220621087815515042012-04-22T19:18:00.000-05:002012-04-22T19:18:00.090-05:00Draft 4.5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-58553111758513368882012-04-19T21:12:00.000-05:002012-04-19T21:12:00.401-05:00This is from an early draft of the script circa 2003:It no longer exists in the script. It only exists here.<br />
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EXT. ARABI - EARLY MORNING<br /><br />Arabi, Louisiana, directly across the Industrial Canal from the New Orleans upper 9th Ward. "Support our Troops" banners, bumper stickers and yard signs are everywhere. And American flags hang proudly.<br /><br />It's August, early morning just before sunrise, and even at this time, it's sweltering. There's a thick haze that hangs low in the air. The city is still asleep.<br /><br />A six foot alligator crawls out of one of the canals and starts to prowl for neighborhood pets.<br />Daneeta Loretta Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577110191804669894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135420432004992962.post-31112815208174193502012-04-18T09:07:00.002-05:002012-04-18T09:07:36.308-05:00Inside of Destiny's Trailer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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