Ryan Paige
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I'm totally writing my next screenplay with this...
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Man, that would be tough. I think if you wanted to write with ultimate mobility, something like a netbook or cellphone with full QWERTY keyboard might be better. But, I haven't used the iPhone, so maybe its touchscreen is fast and tactile enough to jot down some notes.
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Randall_Oelerich
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I got a new Dick Tracey watch, very cool -- 1 inch screen. And it comes with a screenwriting application (smile) so I can write scenes while skydiving! ~randall
Frank Perrotto
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This is the reason I hang onto my trusty old 12" mac powerbook. I like being able to write basically anywhere, and the small square screen is a lot easier to deal with in the park or in a car than the wide screen on the newer macbooks. I've been tempted to get the Air, but I still think it's too much money. Mine has gotten slow for certain tasks, but I haven't maxed out the RAM and for its main purpose, screenwriting, this thing is still perfect.
CallaghanFilms
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Netbook 'em, Dano.
JonathanLB
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hehe, I find laziness also does the trick! lol, jk
But no in all honesty that's something I never have struggled with. Maybe it's because I was able to write a few shorts and get into directing quickly with decent crews, but when I write a screenplay I seriously think constantly, "Not my job as the writer." I don't want to describe what this person is wearing, no, I don't care, that's not my job. That's the wardrobe department's job, there's a reason they are there. And (sarcastically) (wryly) (questioningly) are also not my job. I will hire good actors. I will figure out, if I direct what I write, what suits the scene the best during rehearsals. But I am definitely not going to limit my options with the wrylies
I think maybe a lot of screenwriters want to be novelists. I wrote non-fiction, that's my background, more than 600 film reviews, 100 TV episode reviews, countless essays and articles on film (many of which were paid), two non-fiction books, and a philosophy background. When you do work like that, you need to learn to be concise anyway. And I've always hated fiction writing, basically, I don't much care for novels and don't want to write them. So the idea of screenplay writing always appealed to me as I love story telling I just hate writing flowery descriptions. I like to get to the point when it comes to that sorta thing.
Bottom line, just be a lazy writer when it comes to that, lol.
No but in all honesty, I did just finish my first feature script rough draft, 76 pages in 8 days. It's too short now, should have been 90 pages, but for a rough draft it's not bad at all! I'll beef it up in the next several days and then do some hardcore editing and come up with something resembling a "First Draft" at least.