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Post by halfpint on Mar 25, 2008 23:23:34 GMT
I find Massive Attack/DJ Shadow/Leftfield/Portishead to all be good stuff to listen to when writing, really opens up your imagination.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2008 23:45:28 GMT
ye i do the same thing man
its impossible to watch TV or even try and write in silence!
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Post by jimmy975 on Mar 25, 2008 23:50:17 GMT
I find that you can think up some good stuff if you just let your mind wander without any music in the background. Or play some music in your head, that works. I just can't really listen to music and write at the same time in some places.
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Post by salvador on Mar 26, 2008 0:23:09 GMT
I need to disagree guys. Music when writing does my head in and stops me concentrating. I need almost complete silence to get totally submerged in the process. I like being given a spark, could be a buzz word, I use a dice method that I have found really opens up my creativity more about that here blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=346185003&blogID=363268603(not just a shameless plug, I find it works. Never used it for shooting yet mind) |
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Post by Gareth on Mar 26, 2008 0:35:44 GMT
haha I stumbled across a hypnotic screenwriting podcast once!
there is a pretty good one though called creative screenwriting magazine their podcasts free
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Post by wiggy on Mar 26, 2008 18:18:40 GMT
i listen to music in the dark to come up with ideas and story lines. when trying to write dialouge i just try to remember conversations i have had in the past or overheard and take something from them, write what you know! listen to people when your out and about, it's amazing what you can get inspired with from ordinary people having a natter
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2008 0:13:40 GMT
ye man totally agree
this script is not as "real life" as i would like it to be
im guna save that style for the next one
i just dont want it to turn into a kinda cliché horror
with obvious scares, etc...
i duno i think i need some music when writing
complete silence makes my mind wander onto other things and i get distracted
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Post by roger1 on Mar 27, 2008 9:13:48 GMT
I can't write with music, I wish I could - I need relative silence or those voices just don't come through!!!
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Post by Dazza on Mar 27, 2008 15:05:53 GMT
I find i'm the other way I can't write well without music. Not just screenplay but in everything over the years from essays to projects. I find that certain music makes me a lot more creative in the writing process. Quite often driving to work listening to various songs i suddenly get an idea and have to mentally record it.
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Post by Ja on Apr 4, 2008 8:58:33 GMT
i'm writing my first script atm and i try to capture the mood of each scene and then turn it into music by picking a track that suits and writing while its on. works ok for me
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Post by RichK on Apr 4, 2008 16:14:07 GMT
When it's really pedal to the metal I can write through a small localised war without a problem. If I'm mincing around at all then I'm probably not in the right place to write anyway.
I also find it's easier if I'm somewhere unfamiliar.
Finally, if you've got a niggling job that needs doing round the home, the best way to get it done is to sit down and try to do some writing. It's amazing the things you'll do as displacement activity to avoid writing..
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Post by jimmy975 on Apr 5, 2008 19:44:54 GMT
hahaha, that is true
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Post by shindig on Apr 10, 2008 17:32:26 GMT
I'm working on a Cold War spy epic. My first draft was mostly toss but the premise got a thumbs up. It just keeps getting bigger and my printer's frigged.  |
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Post by topfivefilms on Apr 18, 2008 12:24:26 GMT
I have to have music on to do about anything, the script i'm on has been born out of a multitude of songs and propels me to just keep slogging...
As for Writers block, as Luke Rhinehart aka Diceman said on trying to write, 'even the crap counts'.
But for a new question... do you write in that background music or not? I have clear ideas about the tones of each scene, and have exacted some songs to fit that, but i'm not sure that when it comes to submitting the finished article it's acceptable to have done so. Obviously if it's imperative to the scene or a focal point that's ok, but, what about the other times?
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Post by RichK on Apr 21, 2008 13:06:27 GMT
I've read scripts by Brian Elsley (imdb him for info) and he often specifies the tracks to go with the scene. It generally isn't done because music can be very very expensive. Eg, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" - anyone who has read the book will know that the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" features prominently, yet you won't find it in Gilliam's film. Why? Because the production couldn't afford the track.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas_(film)So in answer to your question, no. Concentrate on your characters first, then your plot, keep the music you're listening to in mind, maybe, but I wouldn't specify it. |
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