Story development

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For Formatting I would visit the sites below.



http://www.screenwriting.info/

<LINK_TEXT text=“http://www.godamongdirectors.com/script … voir.shtml”>Reservoir Dogs</LINK_TEXT>
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RIPOFF! YOU STOLE MY IDEA!! :wink:



The problem with my script ideas is the fact that I either consciously or subconsciously copy from other movies. So what I tend to do is the same that Tarantino did with the HOBL-fight scene: write a bunch of stuff that is from other movies and then start leaving them out when coming with ideas that work better or change them.



The bigger problem is when I’m not aware of the copying. I’m watching some movie for third-or-so times and then notice something that I’ve had in my head for a long time. And another is when I’m seeing the movie first time and get scared that someone will think Iäm ripping them off. (Like Tarantino told in the commentary of True Romance that he’s copied mexican stand-offs from John Woo.)



A great tip for anyone just starting: KNOW YOUR CHARACTERS! It makes the writing so much easier.