Dreams on Spec

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06/14/2016 "I can't really stand movies anymore. I have to say. Because when I go see a movie what I see are peoples' first and second drafts. Not everybody sees that, but what I see is writers who did not do this much work. I see phoning-it-in, and it drives me insane because I'm out here working. And there are people out there who do what I do. I'm not the only one. But it's like, why aren't the scripts that are worked, and are tended to, and well-written, why aren't those the ones that are getting made, and putting millions of dollars into? When you go to a movie, it should be something great. It should be something better than you could knock off over a weekend. If it's not great, then why isn't it great? Because there are people who are great, so why are you producing these peoples' crap when you've got great people in little offices like this all over LA, not to mention the whole world?" See more 08/03/2011 I loved this documentary! Dreams on Spec felt like a true journey following these three screenwriters that were trying to make their raw creative ideas come to life. My heart went out to all three of them, going through life as a creative person it is very hard to sustain a safe and secure living. All I can really say is that I do hope that all of them do continue writing and sharing the stories that are born in their imaginations. And I will say pizza is usually the answer to many creative problems. See more 09/22/2010 I would like to see more documentaries about the film business. See more 06/02/2010 very interesting topic. i would've liked to hear more direct feedback from the"pros" to aspiring people. See more 04/14/2010 Damnit I SWORE I wrote up a thingy on this already. Whatevs. Here's another one. Available for free streaming on Hulu. Of special interest to fans of Behind the Mask:The Rise of Leslie Vernon as its screenwriter is a subject. Follows the stories of three first time screenwriters trying to sell their scripts. Should be viewed by all aspiring film-makers as a reality check on the biz. Decent structure, but I felt the makers did not prod the subjects enough. Cool to see the development of "Leslie Vernon", was surprised the writer only got 20g for it. Was more surprised that the L.A. based former development exec with all her biz friends wasn't able to get her movie made; it seems she had a breakdown and I was annoyed that the film-makers did not follow her more closely. The guy who claims he could be "making millions" day trading but has spent three years on the same unsellable script is pretty laughable; he should obviously go back to trading, pay off his mortgage, then take his profits and fund his movie himself (which it's shown he did before, but he never got distribution - maybe he should also invest in self-distributing digitally). I was very annoyed that this film never showed us any important negotiation deals. See more 04/02/2010 A nice balance between real and aspiring writers. See more Read all reviews

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