tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post8031650595189119036..comments2023-10-15T05:01:43.528-07:00Comments on Bamboo Killers: The kind of script you should be writingEmily Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-62917998632149609622012-02-16T08:58:12.524-08:002012-02-16T08:58:12.524-08:00Limping?Limping?Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-23416759115421933032012-02-15T12:42:38.455-08:002012-02-15T12:42:38.455-08:00it never stops. and i don't feel like i'm ...it never stops. and i don't feel like i'm marching!nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838721950041389600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-13005642196594275102012-02-15T12:08:53.761-08:002012-02-15T12:08:53.761-08:00So I guess it doesn't stop even when you'r...So I guess it doesn't stop even when you're marching up the food chain, huh?Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-48712376545477672482012-02-13T18:26:16.245-08:002012-02-13T18:26:16.245-08:00i've been dealing with this issue a lot myself...i've been dealing with this issue a lot myself lately, and i very much agree with you.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838721950041389600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-44648500014820757502012-02-02T12:41:25.587-08:002012-02-02T12:41:25.587-08:00Maybe a potential angle is to have male-female co-...Maybe a potential angle is to have male-female co-leads. A bit of action-rom-com play that are gold nuggets... From ROMANCING THE STONE to LONG KISS GOODNIGHT to MR & MRS. SMITH. THIS MEANS WAR has a bit of that hybrid: Reese W. got two young up-&-comers.<br /><br />You'll get to have your strong suit while hitting the male-gaze-demo. Why not have Gina Carano AND the Rock? Or a "better" acting duo...<br /><br />What I got from NICE GIRLS and your sensibility is getting that PG-13 rating. How to get the dark, messy parts into that sub-genre. Or in your sweet spot. I'm confident you'll dig-&-mash-it-up and be a writing demon.SKA Good Heirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755927960300935559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-12485103451672846002012-01-28T06:56:57.027-08:002012-01-28T06:56:57.027-08:00I totally agree in theory, Claude. The scripts I h...I totally agree in theory, Claude. The scripts I have in circulation both have female protags.<br /><br />But if I want a successful career, I need to get used to writing for 30-something men. It's not fair, it's not ideal, but it is how it is. So do write the best script you can with whatever protag you want, but your BEST chance of breaking in is with a young white male as your lead.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-840578284308787872012-01-28T00:46:30.217-08:002012-01-28T00:46:30.217-08:00I'm trying to get out of the habit of writing ...I'm trying to get out of the habit of writing white male 30s protags, since there is so much talent in other shapes, sizes, genders, ethnicities. It's important to have salable work. It's also important that there is work for actors who aren't white male 30s. And as writers, that starts with us.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549220440683198663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-18924398129892095012012-01-28T00:45:32.226-08:002012-01-28T00:45:32.226-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549220440683198663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-22262300422948179152012-01-26T19:45:54.432-08:002012-01-26T19:45:54.432-08:00I think I see the dilemma: how to grow; how to ch...I think I see the dilemma: how to grow; how to change, without changing. Afterall, ICM and COC both signed you, so they must like your style.<br />__________________________________<br /><br />Elvis Presley faced the same challenge, when he moved from SUN to RCA...Paul [Daniel] Asuncion, BLUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263496997603408400noreply@blogger.com