The Coli's Screenwriting/Filmmaking Thread [Share tips, etc]

[steadyrighteous]

This question is gonna sound real Social Media-ry and PC lol, but just go with me for a second, and try to answer strictly as brehs who write and/or are into it:

How do you describe a "girl" in a script? Not physically, I mean literally gender wise?

It's very easy to describe a teenager as a teenager, a woman anywhere above like 30 as a woman, or anybody above 45 as an older or old woman, but I'm literally taking about between 20-30.

As in:

"He sees a GIRL across the room, ordering a drink at the bar"

Girl? Young Woman? (I don't know, that sounds weird and formal, like some Charles dikkens shyt, especially in a comedy script)

To me it's always been:
Boys & Girls
Guys & Girls
Men & Women
Ladies & Gentleman

I'm 100% overthinking this, but I'd rather post it and get a couple answers than have it spinning in my head for a day lol

 

[MenacingMonk]

This question is gonna sound real Social Media-ry and PC lol, but just go with me for a second, and try to answer strictly as brehs who write and/or are into it:

How do you describe a "girl" in a script? Not physically, I mean literally gender wise?

It's very easy to describe a teenager as a teenager, a woman anywhere above like 30 as a woman, or anybody above 45 as an older or old woman, but I'm literally taking about between 20-30.

As in:

"He sees a GIRL across the room, ordering a drink at the bar"

Girl? Young Woman? (I don't know, that sounds weird and formal, like some Charles dikkens shyt, especially in a comedy script)

To me it's always been:
Boys & Girls
Guys & Girls
Men & Women
Ladies & Gentleman

I'm 100% overthinking this, but I'd rather post it and get a couple answers than have it spinning in my head for a day lol

You're definitely going overthinking it.

 

[steadyrighteous]

You're definitely going overthinking it.

100%, I know I am, and it never occurred to me until I sent my script to someone and she wrote "GIRL? What is she a child?" even though the script very quickly goes on to describe her fully once we know who she is, including her age (20s)

It didn't even piss me off, it just made me think.

And I'd rather ask y'all than ask her to clarify, because I know exactly what kinda Twitter-esque BS I'll get in response.

 

[MenacingMonk]

100%, I know I am, and it never occurred to me until I sent my script to someone and she wrote "GIRL? What is she a child?" even though the script very quickly goes on to describe her fully once we know who she is, including her age (20s)

It didn't even piss me off, it just made me think.

And I'd rather ask y'all thank ask her to clarify, because I know exactly what kinda Twitter-esque BS I'll get in response.

I just use woman or girl (usually "teenage" or "preteen" before). For a child, well, I haven't wrote anything with a kid before, but if we're getting PC, I'll probably use "female child."

Seems like the chick was being too picky, or a dumbass since you described the character ASAP.

 

[MenacingMonk]

I haven't done shyt in like 15 days. I was re-working my pilot. My OG didn't have an exact plot for the episode, so now I have one. I just have to outline it to go with some shyt I'm using from the OG.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

This question is gonna sound real Social Media-ry and PC lol, but just go with me for a second, and try to answer strictly as brehs who write and/or are into it:

How do you describe a "girl" in a script? Not physically, I mean literally gender wise?

It's very easy to describe a teenager as a teenager, a woman anywhere above like 30 as a woman, or anybody above 45 as an older or old woman, but I'm literally taking about between 20-30.

As in:

"He sees a GIRL across the room, ordering a drink at the bar"

Girl? Young Woman? (I don't know, that sounds weird and formal, like some Charles dikkens shyt, especially in a comedy script)

To me it's always been:
Boys & Girls
Guys & Girls
Men & Women
Ladies & Gentleman

I'm 100% overthinking this, but I'd rather post it and get a couple answers than have it spinning in my head for a day lol

young lady

 

[okgoodnotgreat]

Dropping a post here because this is my passion and I'm coming back to read and absorb all of this. I'm currently looking at a ton of stuff, I'll drop it here and if anyone has advice for me...thank you.

UCLA's extension program for Screenwriting?
Moving to Los Angeles (currently on the East Coast)
I just want to write screenplay - more dramas than comedy, and I have an idea for an anime -- but I have SOME work with a camera

 

[Goat poster]

@Ziggiy How is season 2 of the web series coming along?

Can I get a link to revisit season 1

 

[Ziggiy]

@Ziggiy How is season 2 of the web series coming along?

Can I get a link to revisit season 1

Blue Collar Hustle

 

[StraxStrax]

So, I was invited to pitch my TV show to the heads of the biggest TV channel in my country. They selected 10 people out of over 1000 so I'm kinda busting with joy right about now.

 

[steadyrighteous]

So, I was invited to pitch my TV show to the heads of the biggest TV channel in my country. They selected 10 people out of over 1000 so I'm kinda busting with joy right about now.

Congrats, breh.

Comedy or drama?

 

[StraxStrax]

Congrats, breh.

Comedy or drama?

Game show

 

[steadyrighteous]

Game show

Nice.

I've pitched once, nothing as official as network heads, but something more casual that I used as practice since I knew the person wasn't looking for what I was selling.

Still, the ride over was nerve-racking

Good luck

 

[86\*/98]

I’m looking to hire a screenwriter for a project. It’s a short drama series and I need it to be 4-5 10 minute episodes.

If you’re interested send me some of your work and those who I think are up to the task will be given the run down on the specifics of what I need. You’ll send the first episode to me and If I choose your work I’ll pay pal you $250 upfront to finish the other episodes and $250 once you’re done. Those who weren’t chosen but sent in legitimate work will be compensated as well. $50 if there’s 3 or less participants, $25 a person if there’s 4 or more. I’m sending this out to several students/freelancers so if you want in you shouldn’t tarry.

Peace, brehs and brehettes.

 

[Shadow King]

I got FOUR fukking concepts...at least one will probably be novel(s), but 3 are better suited as TV shows, one of them an unconventional series I want to figure out.