Reading other people's stuff is an irony in itself. While you think you know what a good screenplay/story/short story/novel is, you also think that because you know that you've actually mastered it. I know this flaw was a problem when I was younger, but I'm actually working on telling myself that I need the work.
When I give other people reviews, people suggest I can't write one. Well it's hard to give a good review for a bad piece of work.
I signed up for Triggerstreet as well as Zoetrope and there seems to be a big difference and a major theme in being a critic/reviewer. You have to give pages and pages of reasons for why something doesn't work (that's the theme) and Triggerstreet seems a bit more sensitive and picky on reviews than Zoetrope.
One piece I did on TS was about a black man who was just released from prison, that's about the gist of it because the first 20 pages didn't get me. I see another piece of about a guy who is a golf hustler and it's so far a breeze to read. It probably needs more conflict, but seems to be good no less.
The review for the first script I was given got two emails saying I suck as a reviewer and a writer and that mine would be up at the hall of justice. I'm like? WTF.
The basics of what I said was that since you have a big lot of characters and story to get over, just do a narration to make it easier on the reader. It's cliche, but it tends to work in these kinds of stories. Anyhow, there's always that feeling of "I'm too stupid to review" feeling and I'm starting to think it's better to safe and praise all things.
Any thoughts?
When I give other people reviews, people suggest I can't write one. Well it's hard to give a good review for a bad piece of work.
I signed up for Triggerstreet as well as Zoetrope and there seems to be a big difference and a major theme in being a critic/reviewer. You have to give pages and pages of reasons for why something doesn't work (that's the theme) and Triggerstreet seems a bit more sensitive and picky on reviews than Zoetrope.
One piece I did on TS was about a black man who was just released from prison, that's about the gist of it because the first 20 pages didn't get me. I see another piece of about a guy who is a golf hustler and it's so far a breeze to read. It probably needs more conflict, but seems to be good no less.
The review for the first script I was given got two emails saying I suck as a reviewer and a writer and that mine would be up at the hall of justice. I'm like? WTF.
The basics of what I said was that since you have a big lot of characters and story to get over, just do a narration to make it easier on the reader. It's cliche, but it tends to work in these kinds of stories. Anyhow, there's always that feeling of "I'm too stupid to review" feeling and I'm starting to think it's better to safe and praise all things.
Any thoughts?
