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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

29/4/2012

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INDIANA
Snakes.  Why'd it have to be snakes?
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)

28/4/2012

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VIRGIL TIBBS
They call me Mister Tibbs!
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The Vow (2012)

26/4/2012

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LEO
Life's all about moments, of impact and
how they change our lives forever.  But
what if one day you could no longer
remember any of them?
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Rewriting

23/4/2012

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  • Cutting Pages.
  • Page one rewrites.
  • Starting your story with the third act instead of the first act.
As writers, we're in charge of the world we create.  From the characters to the story.  It's in our hands.  Don't be afraid of cutting, chopping, rewriting and moving things around.

Don't be afraid of starting over.

It can be gut wrenching to get rid of entire acts or characters.   Or to completely start over.   But this is what makes it fun, this is what makes it a challenge.   This is what makes it rewarding when you finally type FADE OUT.  Remember, it's your world, you can do whatever you want to it.   Have your characters say or do whatever you want.  Have them go places that you can only dream about.
As writers, you must remember that once something has been written, once you've written something, it's never set in stone.  It can always be changed, scenes can be removed, new scenes can be added.  The story can be changed from one character's viewpoint to another's perspective.
  • Dialogue can be changed.
  • Characters can be combined.
  • Settings changed.
  • Endings made different.
  • Never be afraid of rewrites.
  • Never be afraid of starting over.
Nothing is ever written in stone.

Never be afraid of rewriting your world to make it better.

Writing is rewriting.

Get those ideas down on the page.
Get that first draft written.

Because the hard work and fun starts in the rewriting.

Never be afraid of changing things.

It's your world.
You're in charge.

Just some random ramblings for the day.
Keep on writing.

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The Bucket List (2007)

22/4/2012

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CARTER CHAMBERS
You measure yourself by the people
who measure themselves by you.
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Black Swan (2010)

21/4/2012

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NINA
It's about a girl who gets turned into a
swan and she needs love to break the
spell, but her prince falls for the wrong
girl so she kills herself.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

16/4/2012

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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
AirEast 31, do you wish to file
a report of any kind to us?

AIREAST PILOT
(over radio)
I wouldn't know what kind of
report to file, Center.
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The Thing (1982)

15/4/2012

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MACREADY
I know I'm human.  And if you were all these things,
then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you
are still human.  This thing doesn't want to show itself,
it wants to hide inside an imitation.  It'll fight if it has
to, but it's vulnerable out in the open.  If it takes us over,
then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it.  And
then it's won.
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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

13/4/2012

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HARMONICA
And Frank?

SNAKY
Frank sent us.

HARMONICA
Did you bring a horse for me?

SNAKY
Well... looks like we're...

He snickers.

SNAKY
...looks like we're shy one horse.

HARMONICA
You brought two too many.
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Dune (1984)

5/4/2012

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ALIA
And how can this be?  For
he is the Kwisatz Haderach!
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Dune (1984)

5/4/2012

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PAUL
Some thoughts have a certain sound, that being
the equivalent to a form.  Through sound and motion,
you will be able to paralyze nerves, shatter bones, set
fires, suffocate an enemy or burst his organs.  We will
kill until no Harkonnen breathes Arakeen air.
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