Okay I'm writing this awesome script for an awesome short film. I'm estimating the length to be around 9-10 minutes. It's based on this short story i read recently in english class, where this guy is paralyzed from the neck down, but he escapes reality by pretending he can swim and fly. It's really good, however I found out today while looking at Darkhorizons.com, there is a foreign film coming out that seems similar. Should I continue with this production, or cut it off?
So little time, so little money, so much vision
Posts: 173 | Location: Panama City, Florida | Registered: February 06, 2004
I'd still write it. The worst that can happen is people will think you got inspiration from the foreign film. IF its good thats a compliment, if it turns out to be a bad movie then yours will be better and people will carry you through the streers chanting your name. that miniseries about alien abduction was called taken. I think spielberg produced it or something. But i just realized thats not the name of your movie, your talking about the idea being taken, so nevermind
watch the foreign film and stray away when u feel it necessary- that's what happened when i found i had rewritten Donnie Darko...anyway ive got a better script now for having seen Donnie Darko and moved beyond it.
Posts: 270 | Location: Olympia, Wa, USA | Registered: December 19, 2003
this is true enough, but you must remember people rip on a lot of people on this site for doing a film that was "like" some movie in theaters. But I do see what you're saying and I have decided to film it after schools out.
That is along with "The Door", "Night of Dysfunction and Disillusionment", "Souls We Cry", and "Life after Tomorrow" geez does anyone need a writer cuz I am full of ideas
So little time, so little money, so much vision
Posts: 173 | Location: Panama City, Florida | Registered: February 06, 2004
Seeing the movie may be a bad idea until your entire script is read. I've had great ideas which have turned into blatant rip-offs because my sub-concious was regurgitating a film I saw. I'd complete the script/storyboard/idea/whatever before you see the foriegn film.
Posts: 125 | Location: MelbVicOz | Registered: August 18, 2004
You said it was based on a short story you read in English. So whether this foreign film is similar or not, its still not totally orignial anway is it? Anyway, I'd say go for it.
quote: does anyone need a writer cuz I am full of ideas
Oh, how I envy you. My mind appears to be blank for some reason so I'm just making a hell of a lot of crap. Anyway, it'll come good.
Posts: 975 | Location: Australia | Registered: December 20, 2002
As long as you do it with a degree of style and put your old signiture on the film, it should be fine. It reminds me of a short film I read about last year, about a man talking of his dreams and ambitions as a runner. In the end it is revealed he's in a wheelchair, so it's by no means a completely original idea anyway.
"That's the greatest sin a director can commit; to make a film simply because he wants to make a film." - Krzysztof Kieslowski
Posts: 9 | Location: UK | Registered: December 30, 2004
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