Comments on: Secret history of the Kleinhardt Gambit http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit A ton of useful information about screenwriting. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:21:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jeff http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129559 Jeff Mon, 05 May 2008 22:37:32 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129559 <p>Hey Madrugada, big Steve King does it all the time! Case in point, check out Lisey's Story for some REAL voyages down the byways of the language. Can't wait to the screen adaptation of that one... "smucking bool!!!"</p> Hey Madrugada, big Steve King does it all the time! Case in point, check out Lisey’s Story for some REAL voyages down the byways of the language. Can’t wait to the screen adaptation of that one… “smucking bool!!!”

]]> By: Madrugada Jones http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129543 Madrugada Jones Mon, 05 May 2008 21:15:31 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129543 <p>I've written some screenplays in the past and am now working on a (non sci-fi) novel. I've been tempted at several points to make up words just because they seemed right. Case in point, the word "ribbled". This is not a word. But I wrote a scene where an old guy sits reading a novel and his hair is all askew, only I didn't want to use the word "askew". For some reason "ribbled" popped into my mind. Do you ever make up words in the expository/scene description parts of your screenplays?</p> <p>http://spinachflame.wordpress.com/</p> I’ve written some screenplays in the past and am now working on a (non sci-fi) novel. I’ve been tempted at several points to make up words just because they seemed right. Case in point, the word “ribbled”. This is not a word. But I wrote a scene where an old guy sits reading a novel and his hair is all askew, only I didn’t want to use the word “askew”. For some reason “ribbled” popped into my mind. Do you ever make up words in the expository/scene description parts of your screenplays?

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]]> By: Mike Rinaldi http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129397 Mike Rinaldi Mon, 05 May 2008 06:35:40 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129397 <p>The cosmis Roger Rabbit rip-off known as Jar Jar Binks was annoying, but at least he didn't ruin the Star Wars mythos. It was those damned midi-chlorians!</p> The cosmis Roger Rabbit rip-off known as Jar Jar Binks was annoying, but at least he didn’t ruin the Star Wars mythos. It was those damned midi-chlorians!

]]> By: Kevin Lehane http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129348 Kevin Lehane Mon, 05 May 2008 01:09:14 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129348 <p>Ah, I see. Thanks, John.</p> Ah, I see. Thanks, John.

]]> By: John August http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129297 John August Sun, 04 May 2008 18:29:51 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129297 <p>@Kevin:</p> <p>The all-caps was to save space. Those aren't really new scenes, but single shots from things we'd just seen, so keeping them as long sluglines made sense.</p> @Kevin:

The all-caps was to save space. Those aren’t really new scenes, but single shots from things we’d just seen, so keeping them as long sluglines made sense.

]]> By: Blair Shedd http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129295 Blair Shedd Sun, 04 May 2008 18:28:34 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129295 <p>james -- Dammit! I forgot select! That actually happened to me a lot back when I was playing it... whoops.</p> <p>Kevin -- Cool. I wondered if they'd touch on that.</p> james — Dammit! I forgot select! That actually happened to me a lot back when I was playing it… whoops.

Kevin — Cool. I wondered if they’d touch on that.

]]> By: Kevin Lehane http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129287 Kevin Lehane Sun, 04 May 2008 17:14:15 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129287 <p>By the way, John, may I ask why you choose to write the flashbacks in ALL-CAPS. I'm wondering if this is a stylistic choice or done for technical reasons.</p> By the way, John, may I ask why you choose to write the flashbacks in ALL-CAPS. I’m wondering if this is a stylistic choice or done for technical reasons.

]]> By: Kevin Lehane http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129285 Kevin Lehane Sun, 04 May 2008 17:11:21 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129285 <p>Blair, they explain that in the new JJ Star Trek. It involves Kirk and a Blue Girlfriend. </p> <p>It's a great script and a funny sequence.</p> Blair, they explain that in the new JJ Star Trek. It involves Kirk and a Blue Girlfriend.

It’s a great script and a funny sequence.

]]> By: james http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129212 james Sun, 04 May 2008 01:24:53 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129212 <p>@ blair</p> <p>"select, start" ;)</p> @ blair

“select, start” ;)

]]> By: Synthian http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/secret-history-of-the-kleinhardt-gambit#comment-129081 Synthian Sat, 03 May 2008 08:49:26 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/?p=1026#comment-129081 <p>This is such an awesome string of comments. :)</p> <p>I think if we could just HARNESS all this geek power, we'd probably have enough collectively to cross the Time Meridian.</p> This is such an awesome string of comments. :)

I think if we could just HARNESS all this geek power, we’d probably have enough collectively to cross the Time Meridian.

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