6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Reformatted, character shifting, and more complete than version 3.0, 4.0 is finally done. I am mentally exhausted now. All I need to do now is copyright it, then sell it off, and hopefully they like it enough to produce a sequel. Its going to take 3 to 4 movies to tell the complete story. *collapses* Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 You silly Rabbit. Hopefully your screenplay is a great success. I've thought before of writing a story all in message board format. Kind of like an epistolary novel. I've seen some clever things done using email, but how could we create the story using the characters from a place like this? ...And make no mistake, we are all characters here. Whatever we are in the flesh, in this place we are an assortment of characters, writing stories that hardly anyone will read. Sometimes the stories are compelling, even if only to the few of us here. I remember one time getting into a terrible flame war with Gromnir on the old Interplay boards. That was ugly at the time but it seems funny to me now. ...Or the countless Gaider baitings when Neverwinter Nights first hit the shelves. I never took part in that, but it was funny. newc, JN', the Visc and Vol comedy 24 hours. There's a compelling story in all that somewhere. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 How do the copyrighting and selling processes work Hades_One? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Don't know, Nartwak. That is the next step. Yeah, those were great days, Eldar, then Bioware got all anal. Then again, who wasn't? Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Damn, I'll have to look it up. Thanks anyways. I hope the writing of it will be the hardest part for you. Also: I wonder if you should belong to a guild of some kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hey Visc, it was a sci fi script wasn't it? You'd probably have a better chance selling it as a miniseries to the Sci Fi network, that way you could have the whole story told instead of risking it as a feature that might never be continued. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hey Visc, it was a sci fi script wasn't it? Ahem...cyberpunk to be pedantic. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hey Visc, it was a sci fi script wasn't it? Ahem...cyberpunk to be pedantic. " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Subgenre of Sci Fi The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hence the pedantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 --- Also: I like the new avatar Nart. Very evocative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 What's it about? DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Damn, I'll have to look it up. Thanks anyways. I hope the writing of it will be the hardest part for you. Also: I wonder if you should belong to a guild of some kind? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Copyright is granted when the manuscript is registered (read: published) by a third party -- but a lawyer will do, even if it is more expensive. The point is you have to have an independent way to prove you wrote it first. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thank you. That's it? I thought it'd be more... complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thank you. That's it? I thought it'd be more... complex. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's about the size of it: the devil's in the implementation. That's why you have to have a watertight third-party confirmation that you wrote it first. Because you will have to convinve either them, their lawyers or a publisher/broadcaster that it's yours. (Patenting is a whole other ball of expensive wax, though ... ) A little story a lawyer told me: If someone walks up to me in the street and tries to take my wallet, I will fight him. If someone walks up to me and says "You owe me money," for the amount in my wallet, I will argue with them. If a utility company or the government sends me an incorrect bill for the amount of money in my wallet, I will refuse to pay it. If someone sends me a legal notice telling me they are going to sue me for the contents of my wallet, I would give it to him -- otherwise I'll lose twice as much on legal fees. :ph34r: OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Flatus Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 ok but couldnt he just file a counter claim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 ok but couldnt he just file a counter claim? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's apocryphal, but yes. (I would fight until I had spent alll my money, but that's the kinda sociaopath I am. ) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 Well, using industry standard formating, at least what I think is industry standard, the screenplay is 133 pages long, not including title page. It is a cross of space opera, cyberpunk, and a touch of fantasy. Yes, it has dragons. One particular dragon is quite important in the overall story. I think the easiest way to make sure to document the copyrights is to print it out, get a large brown envelope and then mail it to myself and don't open it. It would have the date time stamp on it so it shouldn't be a problem. Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Yeah, I'd suggest if you're more in it so the story is told, try to get it made as a miniseries rather than a feature film. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 The question is... HOW?!?!?!?! Who do I send it to? Should I e-mail it directly to Kevin Sorbo? Should I ambush Steven Spelberg at his house? HOW?!?!?! The web is being unhelpful. Damn blasted Google. Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 The question is... HOW?!?!?!?! Who do I send it to? Should I e-mail it directly to Kevin Sorbo? Should I ambush Steven Spelberg at his house? HOW?!?!?! The web is being unhelpful. Damn blasted Google. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com He's a screenwriter, you could ask him for suggestions on how to go about doing things. He's a nice guy, doesn't mind interracting with his readers and such. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I heard about one of those pondscum guys that works Hollywood; pitches ideas for independents to the big studios. Sorry, can't think of hi name: it was a few years ago. (There was a news story about the process, featuring this guy. One of the stories they quoted was someone got paid $10000 for the idea for a movie where someone lives in the Statue of Liberty. Last time I heard Sandra Bullock was signed for the lead. I am not kidding.) If you mail it to yourself, send it with a signature-on-receipt. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 Thanks. Oh, for those who are interested this is what I have for the scripts tagline. In the 27th century humanity is ruled by a corporate consortium that seeks to crush the human spirit, while two brothers seek to over throw this consortium. One brother cares who is harmed in the process while the other does not. Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Thanks. Oh, for those who are interested this is what I have for the scripts tagline. In the 27th century humanity is ruled by a corporate consortium that seeks to crush the human spirit, while two brothers seek to over throw this consortium. One brother cares who is harmed in the process while the other does not. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is everybody plugged into a mainframe via a matrix of wireless terminals, living out virtual lives with augmented HUD info and telekinetic I/O ? By the way, what channel is Dr Who on where you are ...? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 By the way, what channel is Dr Who on where you are ...? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kazaa I believe. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Flatus Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 you still use kazaa? the p2p client of the devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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