Comments on: The Small Character Drama: Life or Death Stakes http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/the-small-character-drama-life-or-death-stakes/ Screenwriting Tips from One Writer to Another Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Monica http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/the-small-character-drama-life-or-death-stakes/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Monica Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:38:56 +0000 http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=258#comment-38 Awesome. Yes, a lot of scripts are strummy bummers. I think it takes a while to learn what a strummy bummer is, let alone how not to write one. Thanks, Jeff! Awesome. Yes, a lot of scripts are strummy bummers. I think it takes a while to learn what a strummy bummer is, let alone how not to write one.
Thanks, Jeff!

]]> By: JeffreyBlakePalmer http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/2009/07/the-small-character-drama-life-or-death-stakes/comment-page-1/#comment-36 JeffreyBlakePalmer Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:58:49 +0000 http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?p=258#comment-36 You must be reading some real duds these days. I have some friends that play music together, singer/songwriter sort of stuff. I call their songs "strummy bummers". They strum, they're bummed -- yawn. A lot of mumble-core flicks are like this. Strummy bummers indeed. But hey, I can't throw too many stones. My first film had some melodrama that was laid on fairly thick. It wasn't all terrible, but it wasn't entirely palatable either. Live and learn. And write better stories! Cheers, Jeff You must be reading some real duds these days.

I have some friends that play music together, singer/songwriter sort of stuff. I call their songs “strummy bummers”. They strum, they’re bummed — yawn.

A lot of mumble-core flicks are like this. Strummy bummers indeed. But hey, I can’t throw too many stones. My first film had some melodrama that was laid on fairly thick. It wasn’t all terrible, but it wasn’t entirely palatable either.

Live and learn. And write better stories!
Cheers,
Jeff

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