1. Posted: October 17, 2020In:

    A mild mannered insurance salesman living in the universe where all action movies takes place gets tired of action heros always crashing everything and wants to make them answer for their latest transgression, without being drawn into the action himself.

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    >>>a more ironic profession for him Yes, that makes sense. Maybe an insurance claims adjuster? He has to sort out who is entitled to how much compensation. And super heroes are super destructive, make his job super hard to do. However, there is still the issue of need more clarity as to whaRead more

    >>>a more ironic profession for him

    Yes, that makes sense.

    Maybe an insurance claims adjuster? He has to sort out who is entitled to how much compensation. And super heroes are super destructive, make his job super hard to do.

    However, there is still the issue of need more clarity as to what “answer for their latest transgression” means. How does that translate into a specific objective goal? Also, for plotting purposes, it might be better for him to target a chief offender rather than the whole ensemble of usual suspects; make him an example to warn and restrain others.

    fwiw

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  2. Posted: September 2, 2020In:

    When he enrols in a strict prep school, a rebellious teen recruits a geek to help him graduate, which makes him a target for the geek’s bullies.

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    I don't believe in perfect anything. I'm only after something effective -- that gets the job done. You gotta write what you gotta write. And it can be a learning experience even if it doesn't sell. Best wishes.

    I don’t believe in perfect anything. I’m only after something effective — that gets the job done.

    You gotta write what you gotta write. And it can be a learning experience even if it doesn’t sell.

    Best wishes.

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  3. Posted: August 5, 2020In:

    When her brother suddenly dies, an anxiety prone sister is forced to hatch an elaborate scheme to conceal the tragedy from her suspicious mother who stops at nothing to unravel the truth.

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    Vivien: After posting last night I recalled the experience of a friend whose parents immigrated from Korea. She wrote a comedy centered around a thoroughly modern Korean girl dealing with parents set in their "old country" ways. She pitched the story broadly, but only got responses to read the scripRead more

    Vivien:

    After posting last night I recalled the experience of a friend whose parents immigrated from Korea. She wrote a comedy centered around a thoroughly modern Korean girl dealing with parents set in their “old country” ways.

    She pitched the story broadly, but only got responses to read the script from a couple of producers who were interested in producing films about the Korean experience in the United States.

    The reason I mention this is that “Asian” is a broad term. It refers to over 2 billion people from a very diverse range of ethnic groups. Producers want to know and need to know exactly what Asian group the script is about. So I suggest that if you stick with a story about Vietnam-Americans, then say so in the logline.

    And I hope you stay true to your original vision. There is now more recognition of ethnic diversity in the US, more openness to stories that are different from the bland, white bread stereotypical family portrayed in US films in decades past. Stories that nonetheless reflect universal values. (I say this as a hopelessly bland, stale white bread kind of American.)

    Best wishes with your writing.

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