Comments on: Five Ways to Turn Off a Hollywood Script Reader http://www.kriscramer.com/five-ways-to-turn-off-a-hollywood-script-reader author & screenwriter Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:16:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kris http://www.kriscramer.com/five-ways-to-turn-off-a-hollywood-script-reader#comment-1213 Kris Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:03:28 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=22#comment-1213 Hi Dan, If a specific genre of music is important to the story, you could replace the song/band name with a more general description ("a rock ballad", "heavy metal tunes", "80s pop", etc.). You can suggest a specific song, but the chances of that song being used in the final film are slim (usually because it's so expensive to obtain the rights). You also run the risk of the reader not knowing the song you mentioned in your script. If the reader doesn't recognize the song, he/she has no point of reference and won't know what kind of mood or tone the song is supposed to convey. Regarding borrowing scenes/shots from another movie: Do you mean mentioning the name of the other movie within your script when describing a specific shot -- for example, referring to a scene or shot as "Pulp Fiction style" or "Inception-like" -- or do you mean a scene from another movie would be playing in the background of your scene, such as on a television in the character's room? ~ Kris Hi Dan,
If a specific genre of music is important to the story, you could replace the song/band name with a more general description ("a rock ballad", "heavy metal tunes", "80s pop", etc.). You can suggest a specific song, but the chances of that song being used in the final film are slim (usually because it's so expensive to obtain the rights). You also run the risk of the reader not knowing the song you mentioned in your script. If the reader doesn't recognize the song, he/she has no point of reference and won't know what kind of mood or tone the song is supposed to convey.

Regarding borrowing scenes/shots from another movie: Do you mean mentioning the name of the other movie within your script when describing a specific shot -- for example, referring to a scene or shot as "Pulp Fiction style" or "Inception-like" -- or do you mean a scene from another movie would be playing in the background of your scene, such as on a television in the character's room?

~ Kris

]]> By: Dan. Kirwan http://www.kriscramer.com/five-ways-to-turn-off-a-hollywood-script-reader#comment-1178 Dan. Kirwan Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:16:10 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=22#comment-1178 Thanks for the tips. I was unaware that one shouldn't suggest music. I thought a couple of tunes like Queen's "Best Friend" or "The Great Gig in The Sky" by Pink Floyd would add a direction to the plot. What about borrowing scenes/shots from another movie? Is this up to the director? Thanks for the tips. I was unaware that one shouldn't suggest music. I thought a couple of tunes like Queen's "Best Friend" or "The Great Gig in The Sky" by Pink Floyd would add a direction to the plot. What about borrowing scenes/shots from another movie? Is this up to the director?

]]> By: Jane Joshua http://www.kriscramer.com/five-ways-to-turn-off-a-hollywood-script-reader#comment-31 Jane Joshua Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:52:40 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=22#comment-31 I can second the statement about brightly colored paper. As a paret and HR manager, i hate it when i see the resumes on neon paper. It's hard to read and really unprofessional! I can second the statement about brightly colored paper. As a paret and HR manager, i hate it when i see the resumes on neon paper. It's hard to read and really unprofessional!

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