scriptwriting

I am sure everyone know about MySpace right? It's a social networking site. MySpace is rich now, because of the many users on the site. The sad thing is MySpace doesn't gave back to its users. Well there is a site that does this. It's call Hash Bush. It's a social networking site too, just like MySpace. But one thing that it's different is that it's pay its member for things they do on that site. They gave you point for things like posting comment on other users' profile, write a blog, upload pictures, play games, etc... The points can be converted to money. For 10 points you get 1 cent.

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Here's some recommended screenplays for your reading pleasure.

SUPERMAN II (1976 SCRIPT/TREATMENT)
The 1970’s were the start of the ‘event movie,’ big budget spectacles designed to be blockbusters. Films budgeted in excess of $10 million were ultra-rare. 1976’s KING KONG is credited with being the first of this trend. SUPERMAN had been in development since 1973 and had a series of false starts until being greenlit in 1976. Mario Puzo was brought as writer. The problem with event movies was they had to be big and sweeping. The screenplays were generally overwritten. I believe this combo treatment/script for SUPERMAN II was written by Puzo. This early draft allows

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Yesterday was jam-packed full. After walking Os, a bit of housework and writing, then off to Norwich to go for a one-to-one interview for a place on a women's get into business course. This is free and I've been accepted.

Straight after this it was onto the UEA for my creative writing diploma lecture. It was the start of term 3 and onto scriptwriting. We had a interesting lecturer who had written for TV and radio extensively. She was telling us that most movies are 120 minutes long which roughly corresponds to the number of pages in the book they are scripted from.

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