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[redlum]

On the subject of including camera directions in screenplays. Who cares? Lots of people do it, and its a perfectly natural thing to do if you're going to direct the script - and thats what 90% of people here will be doing. If it helps the vision in your head - why not? Cause its not regulation, or they told you not to in a book? B.S!

Remeber that lots of writer/directors include direction in their scripts. PTAnderson does it, I'm pretty sure Linklater does it.

As a DP I would have thought that this would make little difference. A camera direction is most commonly conceived by the director and whether you read it in his pages or you're told it on set, the result is going to be the same. Its not like a lighting plan has been drawn up or anything. It's a collaborative process, not 'you do your job and I'll do mine, and fcuk off'.

Ok, and Matt Green, if you find out you're not great at the writing part focus on the direction and cinematography. Your directions read like you've got a basic grasp of the more visual aspects of filmmaking, just having trouble writing them, particulalry under restrictive screenwriting regualtions. I read Tarantinos Kill Bill and its a very loose script, but this makes it exciting to read because his descriptions are so vivid. Its very easily to visualize the shots.

Absolute power, a director has?

[deanl]

Hey there.

You write something in if it's needed to tell the story. You CAN put a camera move in, or mention a shot is in slow motion or fast motion if you need to to tell that part of the story. And even then there are usualy other ways to get that information across.

Despin out.

[Matt Green]

OK but could somebody now comment on the storyline and characters please?