So this is my question on the WHOLE fest thing....

So when will we have a fest with full on quality R-rated female nudity? And guns, LOTS of guns, preferably both of these at the same time, plot is optional.
 
Charli said:
Will there EVER be a fest where we won't see a gun?
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Guns = death.

And that´s what every story is about, life and death.

Everything in this world only has one of two conditions.
Ether it is born, blooming, growing, rising, living or it is on the way to degrade, run to seed, decay, decompose and die.

The trgoedia (tragedy) is a one of two forms of the classic 3 acts drama.
Every tragoedia is about katharsis (change) ether from live to death or vice versa.

So there you have it.

Guns are a classic instrument of every classic drama :happy:

Frank
 
I have been to a lot of festivals and it is a common theme. However I noticed that usually the best pictures had no guns or didn't make it the center of attention. In the past I used to use a lot of guns, when I was in film school. I have heard many times that the film students are usually picked out in a festival by the amount of guns they have. That is probably true considering I did that my first year in film school. It's not always a bad thing but if I write a screenplay then edit out the guns to see what happens and the story falls apart then that is telling me something. Now I try to write stories without them and maybe even use a different weapon of some type if I can. It makes for a much more gory horror flick at least. ;)
 
Like someone said up the thread before, weapons or no weapons, it all comes down to life and death. And weapons are any easy way to put life in jeopardy. Even in romance films, they can't live without the other.

Before anyone goes pointing out "WHAT ABOUT _________ AND _______ " I'm just saying as a general rule, great stories are about life and death.

Shawshank, not about guns, but about life and death. And whether living in prison is actually living. And it is largely considered to be one of the best films of all time.
 
HolsterFEST.

"don't get the lead out"


I feel bad for welcoming the action... guns and all. I'm leaning towards "Win-chester-FEST, the best way to get through the first round is to pull the trigger".
 
You know what? I specifically wrote the gun in my movie the way I did because of this "controversy." It started as sort of an inside joke.
 
LOTS OF GUNS... i think i'm not gonna use a gun... something else... Charli might like that better..
 
Nitsuj said:
I have been to a lot of festivals and it is a common theme. However I noticed that usually the best pictures had no guns or didn't make it the center of attention. In the past I used to use a lot of guns, when I was in film school. I have heard many times that the film students are usually picked out in a festival by the amount of guns they have. That is probably true considering I did that my first year in film school. It's not always a bad thing but if I write a screenplay then edit out the guns to see what happens and the story falls apart then that is telling me something. Now I try to write stories without them and maybe even use a different weapon of some type if I can. It makes for a much more gory horror flick at least. ;)
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I agree with Nitsuj here. It seems that movies that don't use guns and violence do better in film festivals and such. It also seems true in the academy awards. However, the movies that kill at the box office tend to have guns or comparable weapons. I think of the top 100 money making movies I would venture to guess 90+% have weapon violence. Those films that do well in festivals and oscars don't seem to do well at the box office. Were I a 'real' filmmaker, I would rather succeed at the box office.

I use to think I could enjoy any movie with enough explosions and gun play... Then I rented Smokin Aces 2. It was awful, I would have preferred a chick flick starring ugly people.
 
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