Ally Sinyard
Ally is currently in her final year studying Film and Literature at the University of Warwick, England. She's an aspiring screenwriter, who is looking forward to graduation so that she can no longer have the "should I do some writing or do this very important essay" debate. There is a special place in her heart for Nicolas Cage, cheese on toast, Edgar Wright and David Finche but she hates pretentious people and apples. She enjoys clever films but also loves to sit down and watch "The Expendables," surrounded by an assortment of tasty treats. She also uses the phrase "tasty treats" a lot in conversation.
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It’s one thing to write a screenplay, another to rewrite it, and something else entirely to listen to what you have written. And creating an opportunity where a screenwriter can observe and listen to the story – to what’s surprising, what falls flat, and see how an audience responds – is a tremendous asset. The truth is that as screenwriters we have already shot the movie, designed the sets, and played every part in our mind’s eye, but film is a collaborative process, and what we think is fantastic is often flawed. Dialogue that we’re certain is necessary might be…
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Predator (1987)
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Screenplay Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi Movie Time: 107 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his team of men have been deployed in the jungles of Central America to rescue hostages that are being held by the local guerilla movement. As the team treks through the tangle of the thick rain forest, they discover three skinned bodies hanging upside down from the trees. (00:15:57)
