Robert: yo how's it? me: good, actually re-writing script right now me: keeping first scene me: but scrapping second scene me: and changing up a lot else me: now protagonist lives on girl's couch Robert: ok, i like that me: as the living room of this chick will make a good central location for people to come over and engage in the conspiracy that develops me: and meanwhile she serves as voice of reason me: thus allowing chance for characters to explain their reasoning for wanting to do various unconventional things that they consider me: and thus makes all that simpler Robert: serving as a stand in for the audience as well me: second scene now takes care of explaining whatever backstory and protagonist's basic philosophy that's necessary to get in to the good stuff me: which is the interplay between the various characters as they try to decide what to do, why they would seek any particular goal in terms of their control over the election, etc me: yeah, that too Robert: yes, the election stuff as a direction will keep this unique me: I'm hoping to make the peripheral characters each particularly interesting as well to, like, add value me: I don't know film terminology Robert: i'm not really schooling you because i want you to express your actual voice without worrying too much about the niceties of screen-writing Robert: there may need to be a pass where someone explains the difference between INT and EXT me: I've gotten that far me: assuming they mean interior and exterior Robert: but you have a style that is why i want to work you. the rest will come if there's success in this for you me: I've got the script for Pulp Fiction that I bought when I was 13 so I have a basic guide to writing a dialog-driven film Robert: that's perfect. a lot of bullshit and nonsense is talked in that movie. as in resevoir dogs Robert: i named my kid zed, then remembered too late the whole "zed is dead" thing Robert: which i often hear from people Robert: fucking annoying me: right, I want to model this after that and Big Lebowski except with more high-concept dialog that will appeal strongly to not just young smart people but also older people who have an interest in these issues me: without watering it down too much Robert: another fine reference--coen brothers is aiming high Robert: which is good me: but I won't bog it down with elements that will make it inaccessible me: rather, it should be especially entertaining to people who really think about politics Robert: my first read will be about pulling a lot of things out, inevitably Robert: but i'd rather you over than underwrite on a first pass me: k