tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2002000946116110888..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Another awkward moment in HollywoodBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41072571273082055812015-03-10T03:08:01.750-07:002015-03-10T03:08:01.750-07:00Hollywood: Manchildren who act like they're in...Hollywood: Manchildren who act like they're in High School... with money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8921764383623162742015-03-09T16:24:33.580-07:002015-03-09T16:24:33.580-07:00Similar thing happened to me recently at a gig. Ok...Similar thing happened to me recently at a gig. Ok, it wasn't Hollywood brass, but I'm fairly certain I ruined a girl's night. Every time I glanced over at her, her face took a step away from "hey you!" towards "well screw you then". No idea who she was -- but it goes to show we can be our own worse enemies. I'm sure she left convinced that whoever she thought I was didn't like her any more. <br /><br />Sad. <br /><br />And speaking of sad: Sorry to hear about Sam Simon's passing. He put up one helluva fight. I thought he might actually survive the way he was hanging on. Sigh :(Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72830118387523653212015-03-09T15:24:42.125-07:002015-03-09T15:24:42.125-07:00Anonymous
You've made your feelings about rea...Anonymous<br /><br />You've made your feelings about readers very clear. May I suggest you put more effort into your writing than into posting angry comments about how much you hate script readers and old movies?Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43195857538068755472015-03-09T14:55:19.062-07:002015-03-09T14:55:19.062-07:00He was waving at the blonde behind you...He was waving at the blonde behind you...chuckcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12141797003766204842015-03-09T14:54:57.936-07:002015-03-09T14:54:57.936-07:00Ron,
Answer the question. Why would a reader know...Ron, <br />Answer the question. Why would a reader know that a scene works on paper? I talked to a director from Mexico who said that it is the directors job to know if a script will work or not. A reader cannot visualize because he just reads simple scripts. A director likes his scripts on the level of complexity and vividness.<br /><br />So skip the reader and go to the director for script notes... or directions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91497707429127266272015-03-09T14:42:02.163-07:002015-03-09T14:42:02.163-07:00No sense of history here. . . . so Over the Transo...No sense of history here. . . . so Over the Transom is no more, it is now slush pile?Ron Rettignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21597031987906469112015-03-09T14:19:22.063-07:002015-03-09T14:19:22.063-07:00VP,
I am try to write a script that be a tribute t...VP,<br />I am try to write a script that be a tribute to gain followers from Russia, Tokyo, Paris and London. You know, all these goers love violent thriller films. What do readers know about what the audience from Tokyo, Paris, London , Russia want? Reader are a big nothing when it comes to violent thrillers. They know crap all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88685701742665008942015-03-09T14:10:37.136-07:002015-03-09T14:10:37.136-07:00Barry,
I don't like readers.
I used them for a...Barry,<br />I don't like readers.<br />I used them for a long time.<br />They need to make a living, but giving notes for the sake of giving notes. They are 50000% out to lunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19747057395694733512015-03-09T13:43:37.013-07:002015-03-09T13:43:37.013-07:00Anonymous, if your scripts are anything like your ...Anonymous, if your scripts are anything like your rants, you're making a mistake not listening to what readers have said about your work.Barry in Torontonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14521565872345156892015-03-09T13:40:00.721-07:002015-03-09T13:40:00.721-07:00To Anonymous:
After your repeated harangues, I ho...To Anonymous:<br /><br />After your repeated harangues, I hope I'll live to see the day when <i>you're</i> considered the old fart.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13123201110228986312015-03-09T13:29:26.098-07:002015-03-09T13:29:26.098-07:00Hamid,
Thanks for the advice.
But my genre is sale...Hamid,<br />Thanks for the advice.<br />But my genre is sale able.<br />My genre is in demand.<br /><br />I write with heart. <br />So it might be violent, but it has a story.<br /><br />Thanks.<br />I remain - never to listen to readers again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45828840167441330422015-03-09T13:27:37.352-07:002015-03-09T13:27:37.352-07:00Nicname,
Sorry about that, but I am really frustra...Nicname,<br />Sorry about that, but I am really frustrated agents trying to make me try the movie they want. They don't respect my vision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69579522378323549352015-03-09T13:21:43.582-07:002015-03-09T13:21:43.582-07:00Nicname,
I think agents and managers are idiots t...Nicname,<br /><br />I think agents and managers are idiots too. They are drunks with tooshy opinion about movies. I think they are either gay or bi curious or drunks are loners or hardcore soft party animals.<br /><br />Sorry most agents and managers are into suits and ties. They should learn how to make movies and leave the hard work to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70532612081382908922015-03-09T13:17:15.487-07:002015-03-09T13:17:15.487-07:00That's awful about Sam Simon. He was a great a...That's awful about Sam Simon. He was a great animal lover and chose to leave all his wealth to animal charities, which is a beautiful legacy on top of his accomplishments in TV comedy.<br /><br />RIPHamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55583644913503494332015-03-09T13:14:56.591-07:002015-03-09T13:14:56.591-07:00I just read Sam Simon died. As a fan of "Tax...I just read Sam Simon died. As a fan of "Taxi", "Cheers", "The Tracey Ullman Show", and the early years of "The Simpsons", I'll just say rest in peace and I know you'll write something touching in his honor, Mr. Levine. tavmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78408605258604770762015-03-09T13:11:08.213-07:002015-03-09T13:11:08.213-07:00Anonymous
I don't know about the contest you&...Anonymous<br /><br />I don't know about the contest you're referring to, but I can only give you my honest opinion which you're free to take or ignore as you wish. First, you should never spend $350 on script feedback. You can chalk that down as a learning experience and move on.<br /><br />Secondly, there are all types of script readers. Some are rubbish, yes, and they tend to be interns, but there also professional script readers who know what they're talking about. I've written specs and on each one I got valuable feedback that helped me improve them, but I also disagreed with some of what they had to say.<br /><br />Thirdly, I'm getting the feeling from what you've said that you want to write for the wrong reasons. By referring to classic films as old fart movies and saying that you're "writing for the modern day violent genre", I think you're going about this the wrong way. Don't be offended but if your writing goal is summed up by just wanting to write violent movies, you're not going to get much interest. Sorry to be brutally honest but I think you need to re-evaluate your goals.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35792999781554100302015-03-09T13:02:15.520-07:002015-03-09T13:02:15.520-07:00I think Anonymous should send a query letter to th...I think Anonymous should send a query letter to the literary agent at Slush pile Hell. I'd love to see the response..nicnamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269731299749475765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45626283818470505172015-03-09T12:25:38.734-07:002015-03-09T12:25:38.734-07:00Maybe he mistook you for the other Ken Levine?Maybe he mistook you for the other Ken Levine?Julia Littletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383062351465092013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35104786108631634192015-03-09T12:13:40.758-07:002015-03-09T12:13:40.758-07:00Hamid,
I am really frustrated. I paid 350.00 to th...Hamid,<br />I am really frustrated. I paid 350.00 to this reader from an old fart script contest and the reader told me what to do by referring my script to oldie classics of Hollywood. When I am writing for the modern day violent genre. I hate old Hollywood movies. And this reader told me to watch this old fart movies from Golden era of Hollywood. Why? I hate them. The new generation hates old Hollywood. Most people now love movies like Buffy, Kingsman, KickAss, Green Arrow, Lucifer, Fast and Furious, Ipman,Walking Dead, Snyder-esque Zack and the new Point Break remake and soon, Justice League Civil War. Things are moving faster and faster. Why did this Reader not connect with me. Why are they trying to convert me into this dead old style. Why? I am so fed up.<br /><br />I WILL NEVER LISTEN TO READERS.<br /><br />I spend a fortune to come to LA. Now these readers talk shit and clueless. I have a better chance making it by not listening to these fart readers.<br /><br />Thanks for listening. I am doing 3 shifts here and writing and I will make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51648209580668104212015-03-09T11:53:36.618-07:002015-03-09T11:53:36.618-07:00Anonymous
Calm down. I was referring to the other...Anonymous<br /><br />Calm down. I was referring to the other Anonymous (so many of them out there) who made a disgusting comment, I wasn't referring to your posts about readers.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47776562250671429282015-03-09T11:18:54.521-07:002015-03-09T11:18:54.521-07:00Steve Z,
Just picture a world without Readers and ...Steve Z,<br />Just picture a world without Readers and script contests and Script Talk Radio. Maybe then we will make and write good movies.<br />We should not listen to Readers. If they are so confident in their consulting, then why is it they make so much little money example 20 or 40 or 60 or 75 per studio read?<br /><br />Just watch a movie that made millions. Read that script. Learn from that. Write like that. Example, take Batman, Superman, Twilight, watch the movie, read the script, learn how to write one like that, we don't need readers who tell you then are pros at all genre (they are lying):<br />How could a reader be a pro at all these genre:<br />◦Epic films<br />◦War films<br />◦Gangster films<br />◦Detective and mystery films<br />◦Spy films<br />◦Disaster films<br />◦Caper films<br />◦Foreign films<br />◦Comedy films<br />◦Screwball comedy films<br />◦Romantic comedy films<br />◦Western films<br />◦Adventure films<br />◦Action and adventure films<br />◦Fantasy films<br />◦Science fiction films<br />◦Horror films<br />◦Musical films<br />◦Religious films<br />◦Police films<br />◦Puppet films<br />◦Erotic films<br />◦Film adaptations<br />◦Blaxploitation films<br />◦Thrillers<br />◦Frankenstein films<br />◦Star Wars films<br />◦Zombie films<br /><br />And most Readers will say they are experts at all these genre, please stop listening to Readers. They are full of nonsense and crap and they are wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21249068128064517102015-03-09T10:54:09.636-07:002015-03-09T10:54:09.636-07:00I hope that Ken would go Curth Schilling all over ...I hope that Ken would go Curth Schilling all over the anonymous troll. He should be able to get some type of contact info.SteveZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68525814554297865892015-03-09T10:48:34.729-07:002015-03-09T10:48:34.729-07:00What VP8 1955 said. Give yourself a little credit...What VP8 1955 said. Give yourself a little credit, Ken. We've never met, but I actually think I'd recognize you were I to see you in public.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3357024601052938752015-03-09T10:32:04.944-07:002015-03-09T10:32:04.944-07:00Ken, it's entirely possible he recognized you ...Ken, it's entirely possible he recognized you from your intros/outros of the Neil Simon films on TCM's "Friday Night Spotlight." (Now you know how all those actors feel when they pop into a McDonald's and try to make themselves inconspicuous.) Who knows -- perhaps he was about to offer you some sort of assignment.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80704234856406925062015-03-09T10:21:37.034-07:002015-03-09T10:21:37.034-07:00I guess the trifecta of Hollywood “Lunch Blunders”...I guess the trifecta of Hollywood “Lunch Blunders” would be a Fuddrucker’s “bump-in” with a writer you’ve rewritten after sleeping with his wife who happened to be a show runner who later fired you. The mere chance of that happening has kept me out of Fuddrucker’s since 1979.Mike Botulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280479229678291508noreply@blogger.com