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Topic: How do you stay with your film?

I have come up with some ideas for brickfilms that I really think would be cool if done right. But when I start to script it, I get an idea, write the script for that scene, and then read it over, think it sounds bad, and trash it. From there it keeps happening. Sooner or later, I give up and try another idea, but I get the same result.

Has this ever happened to anyone? If it has, can you give me suggestions on how to overcome it, because it would really help.

Thanks.

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

I've done that a lot. The one thing I've found that helps the most is to just start on a page or two of storyboarding. even if you don't storyboard or don't like doing it, do it anyways. I did that for one of my movies I started on a while ago, and I'm still ready to make the film. And I only made about 8 storyboard boxes.

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

First think of the complete story, structure of the script and stuff, the plot points, the developement, than write a complete outline of the script. I also recommend writing characterfiles.

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

Thanks, I'll try those.

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

sometimes it's hard to stay with one project.

try reading the script aloud and hearing it - or having someone else read it.

another tip i have is try not to get too excited at the beginning of the project. what i mean is brickfilming is a long process, so if you get all hyped in the beginning you might loose steam as the hours and hours of animation pile up.

good luck

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

Get an unlucky Belgium dude to start a project with mini/smile

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

T.G-Tom wrote:

Get an unlucky Belgium dude to start a project with mini/smile

If you're reffering to me I don't get it mini/tongue ?

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

I think You or Darkman. mini/tongue

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

T.G-Tom wrote:

Get an unlucky Belgium dude to start a project with mini/smile

WTF? mini/tongue

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

I had the same problem. I have a tip though. Film the first scene, and if it comes out good then you will do the rest. I guaranty it. (Well we aren't betting cash so I guaranty it mini/tongue). It worked for me. I have been planning a film for months and have just started it. I have about one or two minutes done! Hope that helped...

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

T.G-Tom wrote:

Get an unlucky Belgium dude to start a project with mini/smile

It worked for me. mini/tongue

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

The standard advice is to just keep writing. Even if it's bad, write something. Then read it over and think about what works and what doesn't, and start revising your work. Always be writing something. Drawing storyboards for those pieces you know you like can also help to stimulate your imagination.

Of course, we're talking about brickfilms here; you shouldn't be writing that large of a script. Vik's suggestion of writing biographies for your characters can be useful, but since these are brickfilms, you're probably not going to have the opportunity to really develop your characters.

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

Asteroidmagenta wrote:

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Of course, we're talking about brickfilms here; you shouldn't be writing that large of a script. Vik's suggestion of writing biographies for your characters can be useful, but since these are brickfilms, you're probably not going to have the opportunity to really develop your characters.
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Yeah true, but I write a lot of things I don't make, longer scripts, so for them, I write characterfiles.

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

Building any of the sets from the scenes you've written can help. If you have a sweet set sitting on your desk, you might be more inclined to finish writting so you can start animating.

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

eh i suppose i have that alot but i guess all you can do really is add onto it or just try to get more interested in the idea mini/confused

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

I've gone through five ideas just like this!

"Now you're just being cute. I CAN'T GO TO PIGFARTS. IT'S ON MAAARS, YOU NEEED A ROCKETSHIP. Do you have a rocketship, Potter? I bet you do. You know, not all of us inherited enough money to buy out NASA when our parents died; Look at this. Rocketship Potter. Starkid Potter. Moooonshoes Potter. TRAVERSING THE GALAXY FOR INTERGALATIC TRAVELS TO PIGFARTS." Draco Malfoy
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Re: How do you stay with your film?

That happens to me loads of times. My solution, come up with a base idea for your film, right most of the script if not all of it. Then get right into animating, it can just be a scene or 2, nothing big. This will get you rolling, you realize that this could really be an awesome movie. mini/smile DP

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Re: How do you stay with your film?

BGanimations wrote:

I've done that a lot. The one thing I've found that helps the most is to just start on a page or two of storyboarding. even if you don't storyboard or don't like doing it, do it anyways. I did that for one of my movies I started on a while ago, and I'm still ready to make the film. And I only made about 8 storyboard boxes.

I agree starting with your basic idea then develope a story board with out making it too complex but not leaving out too many details then start elaborating on each story board section when scripting. Another way to elaborate is seperating the dialogue wand what happens in tat scene. For example: Scene 1: Man goes to the store he leaves.
Then script the dialogue for that scene

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