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2plus2equalscats t1_j1d5kc1 wrote

Two immediate family members are alcoholics and I dabble with my own addiction issues. I found both were hilarious and enjoyable. Everything is “over the top” enough that you’re not really going to be led down the darker pain of addiction thought path.

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shrimptooth OP t1_j1czeao wrote

Finished draft. I’ve sold around 5 scripts at this point and they’ve all been written first. Sure it’s annoying to do the work up front for free but once you have the script people know what it is and I think it avoids years of development when it’s coming from just a logline or a pitch.

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shrimptooth OP t1_j1cz791 wrote

I’d say my biggest advice always is to just finish. Even if you think it’s a hot pile of shit. I think a lot of people get stuck in a trap of trying to perfect the first 20 pages and are too hard on themselves. Once you have a full 3 act script you really start to see what the movie is. It’s also important to remember that if you’re lucky enough to sell something every single step of the way there will be notes. Studio, producer, director, actors, so the draft will probably unrecognizable by the time it gets to the screen.

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HalpTheFan t1_j1cyvpw wrote

This is so good to hear. I challenged myself this year to write at least two scripts by writing a page a night - anything else you'd recommend to improve my writing speed or just keeping on track during rough months?

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shrimptooth OP t1_j1ctbkv wrote

Yeah it’s essentially a comedic take on the Purge. It’s the fun side of the Purge! Unless your idea of fun is murdering people in the street then I guess the Purge is the fun Purge for you.

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