tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post7333467215259794519..comments2023-05-04T03:37:04.200-07:00Comments on The Rouge Wave: Why Location MattersJulie Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-88598070245863597822009-03-19T13:21:00.000-07:002009-03-19T13:21:00.000-07:00Careful what you say about New York City, Mr. Henr...Careful what you say about New York City, Mr. Henry. Contrary to what some think, we're a very friendly people, certainly far more genial than the generally angry Bostonians. <BR/><BR/>It's just that we move at a faster pace. A "New York Minute" is very different from an L.A. minute, as Julie certainly knows. Our patience runs thin after three seconds. But we handle it with a smile.JPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045935799908793676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-48796540627235298792009-03-19T11:23:00.000-07:002009-03-19T11:23:00.000-07:00Very timely post as MM has posted about timid writ...Very timely post as MM has posted about timid writers and the 10 things that distinguish them.<BR/><BR/>My pet peeve is the exotic location. It's not as much a budget thing as a necessity thing. A coming of age hunter story doesn't have to be set on the Serrenghetti to be effective.<BR/><BR/>I do try to locate as a factor of the story. One I'll be submitting to Silver uses...well, anyway.<BR/><BR/>I get the point. Make the location a character whenever possible. And locatuon can be night or day along with inside or out.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-36695456035837947812009-03-19T09:19:00.000-07:002009-03-19T09:19:00.000-07:00@ Seth - your home town sounds like my home town o...@ Seth - your home town sounds like my home town of Dallas. Heck, it's so generic, they didn't even want to make a movie about it here.<BR/><BR/>@ JPS - and you're right. Although I believe it's been shelved, the movie entitled, "Dallas" was to be shot in Vancouver!Someonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04064166511374865040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-32813271785099241302009-03-19T07:28:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:28:00.000-07:00I came back to my hometown, Atlanta, this week aft...I came back to my hometown, Atlanta, this week after being gone for about six years, and I'm disturbed to realize that apart from being green and pretty and new, <I>the place where I grew up has no personality</I>. It's bland and impersonal and suburban. Good setting for a <I>Stepford Wives</I> or a <I>Heathers</I>, I guess.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638922008621086369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-22909596590542874802009-03-18T19:00:00.000-07:002009-03-18T19:00:00.000-07:00@EC - awww...thank you, EC. Got the Seattle thing ...@EC - awww...thank you, EC. Got the Seattle thing pretty much covered, as the script is quite done and as I mentioned, I already know Seattle fairly well. But thank you. :) As for the NWSG, I'll let my marketing people explore that possibility. Not this time though, tell ya that. Too much else going on. <BR/><BR/>@Joe Public - silliness lives and breathes on TRW :)Julie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-52719934092204910092009-03-18T17:27:00.000-07:002009-03-18T17:27:00.000-07:00Julie, I drive arround Seattle ALL DAY LONG! So i...Julie, I drive arround Seattle ALL DAY LONG! So if you need some picture of Seattle, lake Washington, lake Union, all you have to do is day so and I'll shoot ya some on my digital camera, and you and your partner can use them to fuel your thriller's fire.<BR/><BR/>ALSO: buisness opportunity with a chance to catch up with your relatives. Ever thought of coming up north to put on Friday - Sunday script thinge for the Northwest Screenwriting Guild (NWSG). I attend SOME of their functions, and there may be some buisness opportunites for your there. In a couple weeks Romany Malco ("Jay" of "40 Year Virgin" and "The Love Guru" fame will be there on a Fri/Sat to take pitches from Seattle writer on "potential" staring vehicles for him. <BR/>The "thinge" you may be interested in is pitching what "The Script Department" has to offer. May get you some coverage buisness...<BR/><BR/>As for NY popularity in the rom-com relm, isn't that because New Yorkers' chummy, warm personalities LEND themselves to romance? Or is that there population group in most need of the HOPE that rom-coms bring? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, if the picture offer or the NWSG "thinge" interestes you let me know. <BR/><BR/>- E.C. Henry from Bonney Lake, WAE.C. Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748007729066148300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-73221933573268445802009-03-18T11:56:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:56:00.000-07:00Just remember: whether set in Seattle, Manhattan, ...Just remember: whether set in Seattle, Manhattan, London or Moscow, movies are almost always shot in...Vancouver.JPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045935799908793676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-57321105246147702382009-03-18T11:38:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:38:00.000-07:00In addition, a state that does not have a tax cred...In addition, a state that does not have a tax credit could add one by the time the movie is produced; and a state that has one when you're writing could take it away by the time it's produced.Trina0623https://www.blogger.com/profile/05595720400137644628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-87196950906021775952009-03-18T11:23:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:23:00.000-07:00Then this is a letter to the Powerball God.Me. Me....Then this is a letter to the Powerball God.<BR/><BR/>Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Yours Humbly,<BR/><BR/>Me<BR/><BR/>Silliness is welcome here...right?Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031448536320362694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-77697116701293718542009-03-18T10:58:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:58:00.000-07:00Unless you are producing the film yourself, or pla...Unless you are producing the film yourself, or planning to be a part of obtaining funding, etc. I think story should come first and tax credits come second. Story, story, creativity, imagination, story. Tax breaks and stuff like that are for producers to worry about.Julie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-70374947677601553282009-03-18T10:28:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:28:00.000-07:00Doesn't hurt to set your story in a state with a h...Doesn't hurt to set your story in a state with a huge tax credit either.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031448536320362694noreply@blogger.com