Comments on: Humble Beginnings http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/01/16/humble-beginnings/ a steady diet of obsessive cinema and screenwriting in the dark Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: William Speruzzi http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/01/16/humble-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 William Speruzzi Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:08:44 +0000 http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/01/16/humble-beginnings/#comment-1280 There are a lot of ways to find what you are looking for. I met Bill True after I contacted him via an e-mail. He was basically a guy whose career was taking off and I happened to be at the right place when it did. He came to New York with his first film at Tribeca and I got a chance to get some face time with him. He read my screenplay on the flight in and gave me some guidance because I was basically the guy he was two years prior. It wasn't so much about plot points and structure even though he did give me some help there. It was more, "Get over yourself and commit some time to this thing." After seeing him with his first screenplay turned into a film I was pretty cranked up to get my screenplay into better shape. It looked possible. There are a lot of ways to find what you are looking for. I met Bill True after I contacted him via an e-mail. He was basically a guy whose career was taking off and I happened to be at the right place when it did. He came to New York with his first film at Tribeca and I got a chance to get some face time with him. He read my screenplay on the flight in and gave me some guidance because I was basically the guy he was two years prior.

It wasn’t so much about plot points and structure even though he did give me some help there. It was more, “Get over yourself and commit some time to this thing.” After seeing him with his first screenplay turned into a film I was pretty cranked up to get my screenplay into better shape. It looked possible.

]]> By: pacheco http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/01/16/humble-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 pacheco Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:24:49 +0000 http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/01/16/humble-beginnings/#comment-1279 Very interesting. I always appreciate when writers or directors share information like this. Being a novice, it helps to see how other people go about these things, but at the same time, it helps even more when someone reiterates that there's no wrong way. This is what you did, not necessarily what everyone must do. But I think a key factor that I'm missing is the support that you found. I think if I took the time and got out of my comfort zone and looked for others who, as you said, were in the same boat as you, going through some of the same things, and who can give good feedback, the task may seem less daunting and frustrating. But again, like you point out, it's nothing compared to <i>just doing it</i>. Very interesting. I always appreciate when writers or directors share information like this. Being a novice, it helps to see how other people go about these things, but at the same time, it helps even more when someone reiterates that there’s no wrong way. This is what you did, not necessarily what everyone must do.

But I think a key factor that I’m missing is the support that you found. I think if I took the time and got out of my comfort zone and looked for others who, as you said, were in the same boat as you, going through some of the same things, and who can give good feedback, the task may seem less daunting and frustrating. But again, like you point out, it’s nothing compared to just doing it.

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