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Choosing the Right Idea for a Film or Book

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by Tony Levelle When Dorothy Fadiman agreed to be a poll watcher in the U.S. presidential elections of 2004, she thought she was only volunteering to work on Election Day. She had no idea that what she saw would trigger the idea of making a movie about U.S. elections. Her documentary, Stealing America: Vote by Vote, [...]



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Beachcombing

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Everyone in town is combing the beach for the next great idea, examining each tiny grain of sand. Meanwhile huge conch shells are just sitting there, obvious once somebody points them out. Techniques on how to come up with a salable film concept. How to know when you’ve got one. …It’s as if thousands of people [...]



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Strange Attractor

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The biggest mistake most writers make is that they start writing with a mediocre concept. A new way to think about film concepts — the strange attractor approach. Your idea must be more than just clear and simple, it must attract audiences and professionals to your project. …As a screenwriter and novice film producer, people [...]



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