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Love Movie Quotes? Remember Some?
| Oh yes I do. I love movie quotes because they bring back to memory the nice experience I had when I watched the film. Plus, some times I use movie quotes to answer a question that reminds me a related film scene dialogue. Let me give you a few movie quotes from some of my favorite films next:
1) Lovett: “Are you ready to go back to Titanic?” Guess what film that movie quote is about? Me too, that is an easy one. |
Here’s another one from the same film:
2) Rose: “Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams. And it was. It really was.”
Sometimes it’s easy to guess what film they were gotten from, but what about the next movie quote?:
3) “How do we keep our balance?… Tradition!”
I love that film so much that I had to purchase the DVD. Can you guess what movie the above quote is about? Think, think… guessed? Good! If not, here’s a hint: it has to do with a small village in Anatevka… got it? Good! If not, here’s another hint: the film title starts with “The Fiddler on…” – got it? Good!… The Fiddler on the Roof. Right.
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Best film makers and movie writers: a list of my favorites
Ways to make sure you will get a pleasant experience with the newest movies in town.
There are a few ways to find out if the recent movies in town are worth paying for them in the first place. Starting from the traditional method of waiting for others to watch them, and get references from them, to making good use of technology while doing your own movie reviews search.
Yes, technology makes life easier in many different situations, and movie reviews is one of the available options. So you might want to check latest reviews published on the internet before choosing the specific movie you want to watch. This is of course something relative to the watchers’ point of view, as most anything else, so you might want to take those comments as simple referrals. Albert Einstein had said it long time ago: everything is relative subject’s point of view. So, it might be wise to keep searching around if you have access to other referral sources.
What other sources do I usually pay attention to, before paying for a cinema ticket?
Well, there are movie trailers, off course, but I have watched a few excellent movie trailers that turned out to be just that: excellent movie trailers about a poor film. But, I have been confronted to the opposite too, let me explain it with the best example I’ve actually experienced while watching movie trailers: Titanic. Here’s my first impression when I watched James Cameron’s Titanic movie trailer:
Wow! Extraordinary special effects, but, who will want to pay a cinema ticket to watch a story we already know?
Yeap! That was my very first impression. Nevertheless, I did pay a cinema ticket to watch it, mainly because my little girl wanted to watch it. So, I went to the movies with her and…
Wow! Extraordinary special effects for well known history facts coupled with a extraordinary way of story telling.
From that moment on I came out with this conclusion: good story tellers write good movie scripts and make good movies. So, if you want to make sure that a new movie release is worth paying a cinema ticket, one of the things you might want to check (besides other watcher’s referrals: ’cause they are relative to the viewer’s opinion) is: find out who wrote the script and who made the film.
My particular list of good script writers and movie tellers is:
James Cameron: The Terminator, Titanic, Avatar.
George Lucas: Star Wars
Steven Spielberg: Indiana Jones, Schindlers’s List, Jurassic Parl
If you want to search for your own favorite movies, you may do so by entering the movie title in the Amazon Search Box located on the right side of this page.
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Exposition channels for the amateur movie writer
What can the amateur movie writer do once the screenplay is finally written?
Well, the first answer might be: go back to your movie script and make sure that it complies with the standards found in the best screenplays ever written. We’ve already written about them in previous Posts throughout this website. In case you want to go back to them, or go check them for the first time, you can access the previous related Post by clicking here:
Screenwriting Tips
Now, once your movie script complies with the recognizable characteristics found in a good screenplay, you need to find ways to promote your finished script. One way to do this is by script submissions to screenwriting contests. There are many types of competitions: some of them are free to enter, some others charge less than $20 dollars, but you will find others that are more expensive to enter. The type of prize for 1st place winner is usually what will turn a screenwriting contest into an expensive or a less expensive one.
The second thing that the amateur move writer might want to look in a screenplay competition, besides monetary prizes, is Exposition. Sometimes you will find out that the monetary prize is close to nothing, if this is the case, you might want to check if they also offer Exposition as part of their prize for 1st place winner to recognized movie makers. This type of competition might turn a better option than just a monetary compensation for the amateur movie writer.
You can search for available screenplay competitions without leaving this website, all you have to do is type those two keywords here: WebSearch TAB
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How to Write a Movie Script – Screenwriting Tips
There are some specific concepts and techniques which the amateur movie writer should consider before spending precious time writing a spec screenplay. Otherwise the movie writer might never be able to watch the transformation of his work from movie script to film to cinema. We’ll talk more about it in a short while, but first let’s get started by explaining what we mean by spec screenplay or spec screenwriter next:
A spec screenwriter is a person who writes a movie script based merely on hope. The hope that someone in the future will want to work on his dream and transform it from movie script to film to cinema. Once the writer has accomplished this dream, he can call himself a produced screenwriter.
Now, let’s go on with important writing tips that can help the amateur writer in writing a good movie script:
1) Write using the proper screenplay format.
Before you write the first word on your script, learn the format and language used by the best screenwriters of all times. Get access to the most number of movie scripts that you can find. Search scripts for old and new movies as well, you will find out at some point during your learning process, that screenplays as old as Casa Blanca figure among the best scripts ever written.
Some of the format techniques found in the best screenplays are: a) movie scripts are always written in the present tense, b) they often use minimal description to set scenes and create atmosphere, c) certain terminology is always used to set up scenes and indicate transitions. So, get your hands, and eyes, on as many movie scripts as you can. There are many of them available in the internet. You can check some of them without leaving this website, you can search for online movie scripts here: WebSearch TAB
2) Make good use of technology: Computer software can format the script as you write.
People who work in the film industry usually work only with screenwriters who follow an accepted format and layout. So, if your movie script is not written that way, chances are you will end up out of the ball game before it has even started. Screenwriting software can be found from 0 to around 200 dollars, so you won’t need lots of money to get started with a tech tool that will end up writing your script using the proper format. Now, in order to follow my own advice above, I am going to make good use of technology here by giving you the option to order some good screenwriting software without leaving your chair next:
3) Learn how to order your scenes: outline your story properly.
Depending on the type of screenwriting software that you use, you might be able to get it done by your computer. If you don’t use software to write your movie script, you can use the traditional method of breaking down your story through the use of index cards (3×5). With either method you will be able to move your scenes around and find the proper flow for your story. If you follow this strategy, you will have tools to make your screenplay more interesting for the movie makers. It is common for amateur movie writers to have either too much or too little material for their movie script. Outlining will allow you to see what can be chopped or what must be enhanced for the best script final draft. And again, the easiest way to do it is with screenwriting software like the options shown above.
4) Screenwriting Books are always a good educational source.
Search around for interesting screenwriting books that can help you with the process of storytelling and structure. There are some excellent movie writers out there, although not all of them might have written a screenwriting book. Pay a visit to your local library or bookstore to familiarize yourself with what is available. Just to name a few here: a) Syd Field, in my opinion, is one of the best authors of screenwriting books: he writes about the foundations of a good screenplay, b) David Trottier is also a good author: he starts with the basics and lays out proper story construction, c) Blake Snyder is another a good option: he focuses on the importance of your story idea in order to write a good screenplay.
Now, being a tech guy myself, I’m leaving you the option to get a good screenwriting book without leaving your chair next:
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Movie quotes to think about
Here is a movie quote from the X-men film files which could very well apply to many real situations…
‘Killing Shaw will not bring you peace.’
We could replace the name “Shaw” for any other name you can think of, in any situation you can think of. If everyone of us could make this his own real-life quote, the world would be a little different than what it is right now.
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About Us: The movie writer Logic Dream
LogicDream.net is finally here.
Yes indeed, after quite some time of dreaming and planning, Eddy Valleys’s movie writer web/blog site is finally published.
Now, even though Eddy Valleys is the sole author of LogicDream.net, all of those good movie writers and film makers out there have contributed somehow to make this movie writer site a visual reality.
Screenplays have been part of Eddy Valleys’s daydreams ever since he was a small kid. Now, we’re not talking here about the Peter Pan kind of kid who never grew up. No, Eddy Valleys is not a kid anymore, but he still daydreams about the day when his name appears among the credits for a published film. After all, isn’t that the logic dream of any spec screenwriter?
So far, Eddy Valleys has written the following spec movie scripts:
Ed’s Locker 13 – Short Script, Drama
“A beautiful medical doctor tempts faith by choosing 13 for her locker’s number, pretty bad choice… or not?”
This 13 pages script (13! what a coincidence, or not?) was sent to a screenwriter competition once. It didn’t win any prize though, probably because it did not comply with all of the rules: it had a kind-of-expensive scene when the rules indicated not to include them for consideration purposes… a very important lesson learned the hard way.
Just a little rock – Short Script, Sci-Fi
“A little rock approaching Earth gives a young hero a hard fight before the now-not-so-little rock brings chaos to Earth”
This 15 page script has some expensive FX scenes, so it might be more suitable for 3D Animation.
Hora de Partir (Time to say good bye) – Short Script, Drama
“Mother and son have lived together for a long time, until a sudden need separates them with an unexpected end”.
This short script was originally written in Spanish. but can be easily translated into English by author.
Remus and the Box of Secrets – Screenplay, Drama
“A young kid must find a way to make his dad feel proud of him, encountering a series of secrets during his uncommon journey”
This movie script has grown so large, with all these interesting secrets which will be uncovered as the story is told, that has given birth to a Trilogy. The finished script turned out to be the 2nd Part of the Trilogy, while the 1st Part gets written with an unexpected end… initiating the chain of interesting stories around Remus and the Box of Secrets.
Well, these are the present movie writer dreams in Eddy Valleys’s mind (and paper and digital media), but his mind can’t be stopped so easily, so keep coming back for future Posts.
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Our other Projects – Passionate for Art, Science and Technology
LogicDream.net is only the core site of Eddy Valley’s projects across the net. He has been working on a few other projects of his own, as well as contributing on projects for third party companies. You can find a short description of past work, skills and experience next:
IT Specialist with 10+ years of combined experience in different areas of information technology: writing web content and users manuals, end-user training, ad-hoc programming, systems integration, network administration, tech support, and consulting services.
Web developer/writer expert using WordPress, SEO, Widgets, Google AdSense/Feedburner/Analytics/Affiliate Network. Implementing IT-based solutions for different types of industries: manufacturing, energy, hospitality, retail, education, and entertainment.
Eddy Valleys is Certified as MOS-Master (Microsoft Office Specialist – Master Level), and is currently listed as a writer/contributor for the following projects/sites:
ART
Social Network blogger for LogicDream Movie Mania page at Facebook
SCIENCE
Contributions to a better world with his environment-related articles
Contribution to endangered species projects
TECHNOLOGY
Technical articles comparing common information technology tools and trends
Social Network profile/connections through LinkedIn
His profile as Web content writer/blogger and WordPress expert
Eddy Valleys’s greatest passions are:
- Movies
- Sea life and scuba diving
- Bio-climate architecture
- Energy saving and the environment
- Photography
The core site, as well as the future projects, are planned to keep growing constantly with our own ideas in combination with our reader’s best suggestions. So, if you happen to have an interesting suggestion for this and future projects, or even your own ideas, please let us know as soon as you can.
We check our email several times a day. We will respond to your email if your suggestions will be considered anywhere in our projects.
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Web design: Want your own similar site?
LogicDream.net‘s founder and writer, Eddy Valleys, can help you build a similar site as this one you’re now seeing here, or a totally different one. Eddy can help you with web content and design ideas. For instance, your new website could include: Categories, Tags, Search Boxes, Comments, HTML and SEO code, and even Google Ads on your favor.
You can provide the photos and the content, or maybe you only have a few ideas and need help with the whole design and content. We can help you build a brand new website, or grow in content from where you are right now. We can even help you with the Hosting Services and Domain Name selection/registration if you don’t have one already (the Domain Name is the name that you will give to your site, it’s also the one you will have printed on your presentation cards, and it must be unique and somehow related to the content in your site).
If you want more info on how Eddy Valleys can help you build your own web site, please use the following email: build@logicdream.net
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