Flip Floppy Dickheads...

[BigK]

I swear to God, this is the SECOND fucking time a studio has bailed on me for shooting my script. I've been a screenwriter for over 3 years now, I've got two PSA's produced...sold, *never aired...yippie....* I've got dealt with Miramax, almost sold, got into negotiation, changes wanted on my script by the secretaries and bailed last second because they found someone better, and now again with MIRAMAX again. The same secretary, Sharleen or whatever the fuck her name is calls me up a few weeks back, she wants to re-go over some things regarding my script since the script they bought didn't work out, so I do, and mind you, I'm on my 6th draft now, since this has been most interested in terms of studios. We go over the BS, blah blah blah, what she and the producer wants, what I need to change, I agree, and two days later...sorry again.

Being in screenwriting means you got a bunch of fucking competition up your ass, when you're JUST starting out with nothing feature produced, most secretaries won't take a second's shit look at you, *to anyone who said the WGA people were being greedy, that screenwriters have it easy, fuck yourselves, and fuck yourselves right now, you ignorant bastards* so getting in negotiations for selling is generally a means of being hooked to selling a feature, of course it's never guarenteed, but come ON, two times by the same fucking people who apparently like the script? What's worse is, I know if they come to me a third time, I'm gonna say yes again because I want to get this shit sold.

Guys, fair bit of advice, don't be screenwriters if you are only doing it for money, and if any of you have stomach ulcers, don't, you WILL-FUCK-DIE.

*I don't have any ulcers yet, so suck it.*

Well, I'm not in any bad mood, I just celebrated my younger bro's 23rd birthday by taking him and some of my cousins to Vegas, so good drunken times.

Now, putting aside MY views on bastard flip floppers who make arrangements and bail last minute for various reasons, my question to you guys, regarding this topic is, how do YOU feel about flip-fuck-flopping assholes? Granted not all flip floppers are assholes, some have good reasons to bail on you, others generally don't. So when you deal with someone who doesn't have a good reason, how do you generally feel?

[Steel Valor]

Jeez man that must suck real bad. I remember one time one of the coaches who I used to work with back at a boxing gym I used to go to called me up asking me if I was willing to work with him to go up for some big competition. Naturally, I get revved up and ready to go. Last minute, and that son of a bitch calls up again and says fuck it, I ain't working with you. I hate when people dump you out at the last minute just so they can get their mitts on someone better. Why not just go with the guy and see what happens? So what I usually do when I'm pissed is go inside my garage and work on my punching bag for a few hours. Usually to get the anger out, if it doesn't work then I call some friends over to play a weight lifting game called Coffins.

Moving on, you my friend, must have freaking balls of iron to keep going like that. Exactly what are the steps to screenwriting?

[BigK]

Moving on, you my friend, must have freaking balls of iron to keep going like that. Exactly what are the steps to screenwriting?


I wouldn't say I have balls, I'd just say I really wanna make my movie. Steps are simple, have creativity, have patience, study FTV60, from A all the way to C, take other film programs, and bust your ass off til you think you're script is good enough to be taken in by an agent to be pitched to a studio.

The rest is a tale for another day.