Off To California: Any Ideas?

[Knight Rise]

hey guys, ive decided im going to head out to California in a couple months to see about becoming an actor. I was wondering if you guys wanted me to bring a couple ideas for films you'd like to see in the future to show or write up a screenplay. ive been noticing people are becoming dissappointed by the new films coming out so i wanted to at least get your guy's ideas as a start. I've already done "David and Goliath" for a start. so if you happen to think of anything, let me know because i'd be happy to devote to it. Thanks!

[Erzengel]

Have they done any movies about World War 2? You should do that.

[Knight Rise]

There are a couple. well, not set on WWII, but like "Saving Private Ryan" or a few Holocaust movies. tell me what you had in mind

[Prison Mike]

How exactly are you going to get our ideas onto film? :huh:

[Knight Rise]

How exactly are you going to get our ideas onto film? :huh:

im going to try. if no one feels they cant step forward to studios, i will be glad to do it for them

[Prison Mike]

So you have connections with studio executives?

[Knight Rise]

no, but im going to try. i have an agent, i have a few screenplays on me, i have my own tripod and camera in case im in the mood to practice or capture something i might never get again, i have a variety of different books/ideas that have not been brought to cinema that i spent loads of money on just for the sake of keeping it fresh. im just getting started, i will find a way to do this one way or another. i wont give up

[Knight Rise]

wow, nothing really? at all?

[Bubonic]

Probable outcome.

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1292/junkie.jpg

[Knight Rise]

that wont happen because im not giving up.

[C. Lee]

wow, nothing really? at all?

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

In other words....your sincere belief that you will just go out to Hollywood, walk into all the major studios offices, and say "Hi guys, are you ready to produce my script into a multi-million dollar extravaganza?" and they will through the money at you....is not held by the rest of the people here.

[Knight Rise]

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

In other words....your sincere belief that you will just go out to Hollywood, walk into all the major studios offices, and say "Hi guys, are you ready to produce my script into a multi-million dollar extravaganza?" and they will through the money at you....is not held by the rest of the people here.

that wasnt what i was trying to say. i know there are rejections, i understand. but this is a dream, i can try. im trying to be nice enough by asking people and all you do is avoid the positives and shoot back to negatives. it is not impossible

[Prison Mike]

Even if there is a slim chance you are successful, I'm not too keen on giving my ideas to you and then you end up profiting from them. :o

[Bubonic]

Being tenacious is good, not letting us unbelievers get to you is good.
Just understand that a great many actors and actresses have gone to Hollywood and have been swallowed up by the underlying vileness of it.
There are a lot of sharks out there that'll take you for everything you're worth and then some, go there unprepared and you'll eventually relinquish all dignity until you are but a burnt out shell of what you once thought you were.

[Knight Rise]

you see, im trying my best to get prepared. im not going straight to the studios and expecting something immediately. but i at least wanted something to bring with me besides what i had in mind because usually, what i have in mind alone isnt good enough. so im trying to expand, open my mind to new styles and ideas.

[Knight Rise]

Even if there is a slim chance you are successful, I'm not too keen on giving my ideas to you and then you end up profiting from them. :o

not even if i gave you credit for it?

[Duke]

hey guys, ive decided im going to head out to California in a couple months to see about becoming an actor. I was wondering if you guys wanted me to bring a couple ideas for films you'd like to see in the future to show or write up a screenplay. ive been noticing people are becoming dissappointed by the new films coming out so i wanted to at least get your guy's ideas as a start. I've already done "David and Goliath" for a start. so if you happen to think of anything, let me know because i'd be happy to devote to it. Thanks!





All I can offer you is my encouragement & good luck!

[Knight Rise]

All I can offer you is my encouragement & good luck!

thanks i appreciate it!

[Bubonic]

Strung out junkie living on the street and prostituting yourself for the next hit that will chase away the reality you've fallen into.

[C. Lee]

that wasnt what i was trying to say. i know there are rejections, i understand. but this is a dream, i can try. im trying to be nice enough by asking people and all you do is avoid the positives and shoot back to negatives. it is not impossible

Look at your posts here.

You say you are going to California to become an actor. You can become an ACTOR anywhere, and I dare say the stage scene in New York is one of the better places to perfect acting. It sounds more like you want to be a celebrity instead.

You ask for people to submit thier story ideas to you so that you can get them made. Now you are not concerned about acting, but rather producing...and you show that you have no knowlege of the business if you think a brand new wantabe actor in Hollywood can just pitch his ideas (or other people's ideas in this case) to a studio and expect them to get made.

Something I usually try to not mention on the site is spelling or punctuation. But since you are talking about a professional position you are seeking, I have to say that if you tried presenting your ideas out there the same way you presented them here....they would not be taken seriously at all.

This isn't being simply negative and trying to put you down...it is giving you things to think about before a decision is made.

[Prison Mike]

not even if i gave you credit for it?

Well I could just as easily go to Hollywood with my ideas and cut out the middleman. I won't because it would be stupid, but I could...

[Knight Rise]

but its straying off the entire reason i made this thread. its not "Hey im going to be a huge success, anyone want to help me throw out a new film?". i understand that i am not professional by any means, but i practice and i try. all i wanted were some things that you guys thought would be cool to see in the future. thats all. i never made promises, but you dont get anywhere without trying

[Knight Rise]

Well I could just as easily go to Hollywood with my ideas and cut out the middleman. I won't because it would be stupid, but I could...

well im not going to be full of myself and say "It was all my idea, im a genius", im not like that at all

[Erzengel]

How about a time machine movie? 1 or 2 people go back in time to do stuff, and then when they return to the present, things are different.

[C. Lee]

not even if i gave you credit for it?

The entertainment industry lives off of the long drawnout complicated signed CONTRACT.....I'm sure that Knight Rise saying he got his idea for Movie ABC from Prison Mike while talking on SHH will be worth the paper it is printed on.

[Bubonic]

Have you never noticed one of the running jokes of Hollywood is how absolutely everyone down there has got a script to submit and wants to become a famous Hollywood actor.

I'm being negative here but you don't seem to have much more going for you than hope, and that won't get you much further than a drug addiction and unwanted buttsex.

[Raiden]

that wasnt what i was trying to say. i know there are rejections, i understand. but this is a dream, i can try. im trying to be nice enough by asking people and all you do is avoid the positives and shoot back to negatives. it is not impossible

From what I've heard, in Hollywood it's all about the connections, ie you know someone who is a friend of someone important, and you can get through easier that way. If you are going to go from door-to-door or audition-by-audition, expect to face alot of rejections. Even today's A-list actors have had to go through the same thing before they were famous, and most of them had to do soap operas and B-movies before they got their big breaks. It's great that you're going to go for your dreams, but like C.Lee said, one does not simply walk into Mordor. If you would do some research and find out more about what it takes to make it before you go to Hollywood, I think it will help you alot more than just show up there and expect results.

[Knight Rise]

How about a time machine movie? 1 or 2 people go back in time to do stuff, and then when they return to the present, things are different.

funny you should say that: i had an idea about a year ago called "Time Runner: Author of Counter Earth". its set on the date 12/21/2012 (supposed end of the world) and they send the first time traveler to the beginning of time to discover the true start of the universe. the result ends up throwing all of history off course and sending it into a different dimension. Time Runner is a local of Counter Earth, the new home after the twist in time. He has no history of his past or who he was and believes the man from regular Earth when he says he does not belong here. So, Time Runner gradually goes through each point in time, fixing what needs to be fixed. And he runs into something that reveals who he truely is, but in the end, its his decision to return Earth to its normal state or send it into yet another version of Counter Earth. i wont spoil that part

[Knight Rise]

From what I've heard, in Hollywood it's all about the connections, ie you know someone who is a friend of someone important, and you can get through easier that way. If you are going to go from door-to-door or audition-by-audition, expect to face alot of rejections. Even today's A-list actors have had to go through the same thing before they were famous, and most of them had to do soap operas and B-movies before they got their big breaks. It's great that you're going to go for your dreams, but like C.Lee said, one does not simply walk into Mordor. If you would do some research and find out more about what it takes to make it before you go to Hollywood, I think it will help you alot more than just show up there and expect results.

like i said, i wasnt going to just jump into it. im not an idiot, i know the consequences

[Master Chief]

Are you really going to California with nothing but the dream of being an actor and a handful of script ideas? I wish the best of luck to you on that journey, you're gonna need all you can get lol.

For serious I recommend you audition for stuff locally and start acting before you make the move so you can put together an audition reel to show you have some credibility. If you've got the chops it will help you get work.

However if it all falls through, turn to gay porn. :up:

[Prison Mike]

I'd hate to end up like this guy

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[Knight Rise]

Are you really going to California with nothing but the dream of being an actor and a handful of script ideas? I wish the best of luck to you on that journey, you're gonna need all you can get lol.

For serious I recommend you audition for stuff locally and start acting before you make the move so you can put together an audition reel to show you have some credibility. If you've got the chops it will help you get work.

However if it all falls through, turn to gay porn. :up:

hahaha i wasnt being in detail enough, thats my fault. i do perform in my local theater and did take Theatre Arts I and II in high school, i do stand-up at our music hall, i went to improv camp, and i did Communication Systems and did a short film called "Inevitable Pursuit for Sanity", which was a sort of Shutter Island/Nightmare on Elm Street type of thing. it was fun

[Erzengel]

funny you should say that: i had an idea about a year ago called "Time Runner: Author of Counter Earth". its set on the date 12/21/2012 (supposed end of the world) and they send the first time traveler to the beginning of time to discover the true start of the universe. the result ends up throwing all of history off course and sending it into a different dimension. Time Runner is a local of Counter Earth, the new home after the twist in time. He has no history of his past or who he was and believes the man from regular Earth when he says he does not belong here. So, Time Runner gradually goes through each point in time, fixing what needs to be fixed. And he runs into something that reveals who he truely is, but in the end, its his decision to return Earth to its normal state or send it into yet another version of Counter Earth. i wont spoil that part
Yeah, that's sounds really cool.

I always had an idea for a movie about the mafia and like doing about the head of a mafia as he struggles against other family heads in CA.

[Knight Rise]

Yeah, that's sounds really cool.

I always had an idea for a movie about the mafia and like doing about the head of a mafia as he struggles against other family heads in CA.

that sounds pretty cool, i never saw "The Godfather" believe it or not, but i do watch Sopranos every now and then. thats an area i will have to look into a lot more

[C. Lee]

Why am I reminded of Dirty Steve's repeated quip about Billy in YOUNG GUNS?

[enterthemadness]

Best bet is meet up with YouTube stars & intern with them. KassemG for example. These guys are the future. YouTube spends money to keep guys like him.

[Knight Rise]

ive looked into Youtube recently, but recent to where im still waiting for a reply. i thought about contacting Scott McClure, the guy who did The Joker Blogs and the snowman samurai short film

[Knight Rise]

in terms of writing, idk if this gives you an idea of how i think things out

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=356785

[Knight Rise]

do you guys want samples of what i can do? i can voice record and/or film something small

[Bubonic]

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[Knight Rise]

good song, heard it a few times

[Knight Rise]

i just noticed there was only one guy who threw out an idea. LOL

[Knight Rise]

so nothing? notta?

[Thebumwhowalks]

My advice is much the same as the sensible advice already posted, don't go out there, you will be eaten alive.
At least give yourself a few years in your own backyard, making short films/videos, writing your own screenplays, getting better at acting in the local workshops or theatres.
Concentrate on your own screenplays, your own original ideas, there is not much point submitting speculative scripts for already existing characters, yeah, some spec scripts are picked up by studios, but I think it's rare.

Sure, do your fan fiction scripts, any kind of writing will help your writing skills, but don't just think up ideas of your own and put them on the backburner while you do your fan fiction, actually put a lot of your writing time into your own original scripts. If anything is going to get you anywhere it will be a good original script, because producers are always on the lookout for good scripts.

Just spend your time right now making yourself a better artist, as folk have said, making a showreel and a portfolio of scripts.

[Ultra Lantern]

I live in California(Culver City)and I have a few movie ideas,too.I need to find a good script writer and maybe if all goes well,they can be made into movies.

Knight Rider--a script needs to be real good,if anyone can make a movie out of it.

[Yurka]

There are literally millions of people in Hollywood trying to become actors, if you're serious about this, stay in your hometown and try to be the "big fish in a small pond". Meet people, volunteer in theaters, indie films, read books on everything industry related and basically completely immerse yourself in the industry there as best you can. Then hopefully you'll make some connections that will help you get your foot in the door in Hollywood. My .02.

Best of luck. :up:

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

There are literally millions of people in Hollywood trying to become actors, if you're serious about this, stay in your hometown and try to be the "big fish in a small pond". Meet people, volunteer in theaters, indie films, read books on everything industry related and basically completely immerse yourself in the industry there as best you can. Then hopefully you'll make some connections that will help you get your foot in the door in Hollywood. My .02.

Best of luck. :up:

This is essentially what I am doing.

[Manic]

hey guys, ive decided im going to head out to California in a couple months to see about becoming an actor. I was wondering if you guys wanted me to bring a couple ideas for films you'd like to see in the future to show or write up a screenplay. ive been noticing people are becoming dissappointed by the new films coming out so i wanted to at least get your guy's ideas as a start. I've already done "David and Goliath" for a start. so if you happen to think of anything, let me know because i'd be happy to devote to it. Thanks!

Awww, you're just a bright eyed kid with a dream in your heart, aren't you? Bless.

[Heffer Wolf]

Aw, I thought this was going to be more of a "I'm taking a vacation to california what should I do out there" Kind of thread. Those answers are simple, San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Disney Land, Knotts Berry Farm, Sight see Hollyweird, then head north for San Francisco for a few days, but be sure to stay away from Oakland.

The real thread though, like so many before me, stay the f away. Any preperation you think you got, you are unprepared. Hollywood sucks. Los Angeles sucks. Its super expensive and there are a million more little bright eyed kids exactly like you.

Or don't, I don't really care.

[Manic]

Aw, I thought this was going to be more of a "I'm taking a vacation to california what should I do out there" Kind of thread. Those answers are simple, San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Disney Land, Knotts Berry Farm, Sight see Hollyweird, then head north for San Francisco for a few days, but be sure to stay away from Oakland.

Don't forget the wine vineyards in Napa. :up:

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Aw, I thought this was going to be more of a "I'm taking a vacation to california what should I do out there" Kind of thread. Those answers are simple, San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Disney Land, Knotts Berry Farm, Sight see Hollyweird, then head north for San Francisco for a few days, but be sure to stay away from Oakland.

The real thread though, like so many before me, stay the f away. Any preperation you think you got, you are unprepared. Hollywood sucks. Los Angeles sucks. Its super expensive and there are a million more little bright eyed kids exactly like you.

Or don't, I don't really care.

I think I'll be a bit luckier, in the fact that should I ever decide to take my talents to Hollywood, I actually have contacts in the business.

That said, I'd still say I'm happy that I'm giving myself a backup plan as well.

[Knight Rise]

My advice is much the same as the sensible advice already posted, don't go out there, you will be eaten alive.
At least give yourself a few years in your own backyard, making short films/videos, writing your own screenplays, getting better at acting in the local workshops or theatres.
Concentrate on your own screenplays, your own original ideas, there is not much point submitting speculative scripts for already existing characters, yeah, some spec scripts are picked up by studios, but I think it's rare.

Sure, do your fan fiction scripts, any kind of writing will help your writing skills, but don't just think up ideas of your own and put them on the backburner while you do your fan fiction, actually put a lot of your writing time into your own original scripts. If anything is going to get you anywhere it will be a good original script, because producers are always on the lookout for good scripts.

Just spend your time right now making yourself a better artist, as folk have said, making a showreel and a portfolio of scripts.

alright, thanks for the tip

I live in California(Culver City)and I have a few movie ideas,too.I need to find a good script writer and maybe if all goes well,they can be made into movies.

Knight Rider--a script needs to be real good,if anyone can make a movie out of it.

right, which is why ive been doing screenplays and such. this wasnt a "im going to be a huge success, what should i do?" thread. it was for ideas

There are literally millions of people in Hollywood trying to become actors, if you're serious about this, stay in your hometown and try to be the "big fish in a small pond". Meet people, volunteer in theaters, indie films, read books on everything industry related and basically completely immerse yourself in the industry there as best you can. Then hopefully you'll make some connections that will help you get your foot in the door in Hollywood. My .02.

Best of luck. :up:

thanks!
This is essentially what I am doing.
cool

Awww, you're just a bright eyed kid with a dream in your heart, aren't you? Bless.

you arent taking me seriously, are you

Aw, I thought this was going to be more of a "I'm taking a vacation to california what should I do out there" Kind of thread. Those answers are simple, San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Disney Land, Knotts Berry Farm, Sight see Hollyweird, then head north for San Francisco for a few days, but be sure to stay away from Oakland.

The real thread though, like so many before me, stay the f away. Any preperation you think you got, you are unprepared. Hollywood sucks. Los Angeles sucks. Its super expensive and there are a million more little bright eyed kids exactly like you.

Or don't, I don't really care.

....i didnt say anything about being totally prepared. everyone missed the entire point of this thread

[Manic]

you arent taking me seriously, are you

Not really. But here's a Langston Hughes poem to cheer you up.



Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

[roach]

Before you do anything buy and read "How to make it in Hollywood" by Linda Buzzell. It details everything on what to do, where to go and even where to live.

Nothing wrong with going after your dreams but what separates the dreamers from the people who actually make it...is to make realistic plans. I am in film school right now and when I grad I will have a pretty first rate demo reel....and they tell us not to go to Hollywood without a plan...or at least several other people.

[Yurka]

This is essentially what I am doing.

Smart man :up:

[Knight Rise]

Why does everyone keep thinking I'm just going to jump in and expect something? I'm making plans and practicing!

[roach]

Why does everyone keep thinking I'm just going to jump in and expect something? I'm making plans and practicing!

because from your post it made it seem as if you were just gonna jump on a plane/bus/pogo stick and go to Hollywood.

I'd be interested in hearing what your plans are.

[Knight Rise]

because from your post it made it seem as if you were just gonna jump on a plane/bus/pogo stick and go to Hollywood.

I'd be interested in hearing what your plans are.

Here's all I've got as of now

-Active performer at local theater
-Stand-Up Comedian at local music hall
-Took summer improv camp
-Took Theatre Arts I and II in high school
-Took Communication Systems, which allowed me to be under direction in a fan film called "Inevitable Pursuit for Sanity"
-Active reader, bought a whole bunch of different ones recently to expand my views in each genre and how a story is told
-Travel with camcorder and tripod in case I feel like practicing or grabbing something I might never see again
-Took Speech and Advanced English to expand my vocabulary and even learned Spanish and Italian in my spare time
-Enormous movie collection that allows me to study how an actor pertains to his character without copycating him
-Write screenplays for fun in spare time

Really, all im going to do is keep what I have now and slowly progress for a while until I feel the time is right

[roach]

Here's all I've got as of now

-Active performer at local theater
-Stand-Up Comedian at local music hall
-Took summer improv camp
-Took Theatre Arts I and II in high school
-Took Communication Systems, which allowed me to be under direction in a fan film called "Inevitable Pursuit for Sanity"
-Active reader, bought a whole bunch of different ones recently to expand my views in each genre and how a story is told
-Travel with camcorder and tripod in case I feel like practicing or grabbing something I might never see again
-Took Speech and Advanced English to expand my vocabulary and even learned Spanish and Italian in my spare time
-Enormous movie collection that allows me to study how an actor pertains to his character without copycating him
-Write screenplays for fun in spare time

Really, all im going to do is keep what I have now and slowly progress for a while until I feel the time is right

no im talking about your plans once in Holywood

[Knight Rise]

no im talking about your plans once in Holywood

I didn't say I was going straight to Hollywood, that's insane. I'm going to find a way to evolve my work to it's potential while still keeping myself set financially with a job that pays good

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Smart man :up:

Thanks. :)

Currently studying theatre in college. Obviously performing in shows on campus. Currently acting in my first show off of campus in a community theatre. Getting good reviews on my acting, and making lots of connections. The director personally asked me to audition for her show. Will be getting experience with writing and directing next semester. In the process, I've also met people who are involved in the school's film department. I have taken some film media classes, including movie history, and more significant, a screenwriting class to learn how to write screenplays. I know some people locally who do films, though I haven't gotten involved in anything yet.

And at the same time, I'm also working towards getting my teaching certification, so if I never get my big Hollywood or Broadway break, I can at least fall back into teaching, and teach either theatre or writing (double minoring in education and writing), which would also be something I would enjoy doing if I never get to make all the big Hollywood blockbusters in my noggin'.

[Knight Rise]

Yet how you say you think you'll be a bit luckier than I will just makes you sound full of yourself a bit

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Yet how you say you think you'll be a bit luckier than I will just makes you sound full of yourself a bit

I wasn't trying to imply you specifically. Just in general.

I already have myself connections in the movie industry. What exactly that will mean, I don't know. It's not like I know Tom Rothman or something. But I do know people who work for movie studios.