Ok, I havnt messaged in a while. I have to make about 60 scenes, I only have about 25. then in order to make a 2 hour and a half movie i have to turn 30 of those scenes into 2 pages and the other 30 scenes into 3 pages. Now, I know i should write more description instead of diolog, but i am simply stumped. I'm almost done reading the screenplay crash caurse. About all the thing the crash caurse says my movie outline should have I already have. I just don't know how to write 150 pages...period. Well im looking forward to going to college, maybe then I'll push my self more to read. I just hope that from that reading i will know how to write alot.

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Originally posted by Understanding
I just don't know how to write 150 pages...period.

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Maybe you do not have a story that needs to be two and a half
to three hours long. Maybe you can start telling the story you
have in the length it needs to be.

For now, maybe you should write only what you know how to
write. Try for 20 pages, 40 pages, 50 pages.

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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)

Ok I have 45 scenes now. Now I must turn those scenes into 3 pages each. three pages equal three minutes, therefore fourty five scenes in that setup would equal two hours and fifteen minutes. Now I need to learn how to turn a scene into 3 pages. its as simple as that, I could use some help. I pretty much did all the things that the screenwritting crash caurse tolled me to do in the movie. I'm guessing that I have to now read abunch of screenplays. I just want to know: how do you all have the patients and drive to read so much, how do you know it will help that much. ALSO I need some tips on how to have multiple characters in one movie, like how x-men did it. I literatly have 9 super heroes in this movie. And any tips on how to make a movie more realistic in this time era would help also.

Hey man, thank you for your comments. Any comments are unexpectedly helpful. I am looking for artists right now to draw my super heroes. thanks for the help man.

For now, maybe you should write only what you know how to
write. Try for 20 pages, 40 pages, 50 pages.

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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
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I'm glad to help.

Writing isn't as easy as it first seems, is it?

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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)

I'd suggest brainstorming a huge list of sub plots by writing out all the sub plots in a dozen super hero movies.

Then you will have plenty of ideas to work with and you can put twists on all the sub plots that fit your hero and his super powers.

Put like a dozen of your favorite super hero movies in your Netflix queue. Watch them all and take notes.

I'm doing this for my first feature right now, it is a technique I learned as a songwriter.

For instance I have a massive list of themes common in rock tunes I can always look at, not to copy, but for inspiration.

Doing this the ideas flow so fast that I can't keep up with getting them written down.

Dan-O

use my music in your film free if you credit me: http://danosongs.com

my sci-fi short film: http://alienscifimovie.com

Jeez Dan, where do you find the time for all this creativity?
I'm just blown away!