CHARITY MOVIE NIGHT.we need help..

just a update about the charity film night that we are trying to do with all money raised going to

BBC"CHILDREN IN NEED".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/

we are hoping it will take place at the local cinema "THE TYNESIDE cinema" in Newcastle. in October.

http://www.tynsidecinema.co.uk/

we have T.V. coverage by the BBC etc.

& radio advertising bbc. radio newcastle. etc

the plan is to put on 5 classic si-fi / horror flicks & charge about £20 ish = £4 a movie.

the films we have picked so far are :-

ALIEN (1979) ridley scott.
THE THING (1982) john carpenter.
DAWN OF THE DEAD(1979) george romero.. full 126min version.
SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004) edgar wright.

WE HOPE TO GET COPYWRITE TO SHOW THESE MOVIES IN AMAZING 35mm..

we are also tyring to get the film companies to not just give copy write for free but all make a donation to charity as well. you get nothing if you don,t ask (ha-ha).

so we need one more film to make 5???

how do we link 2 fab monster flicks to 2 great zombie films??? help is needed??

the only films i could think of to go between alien/the thing & dawn/Shaun were:-
"DOG SOLDIERS" (2002) neil marshall.
"THE MIST" (2007) frank darabont.

what do you guys & gals think ???
let me know if you come up with anything...
and also do you think £20 a ticket sounds o.k.??

ref my film script, will put a update on the blog later in the week etc.
the website is under construction so should be on line soon with info about
"DEATH AFTER DARK".

thanks dave clarkson xxx:-)

HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT ?? HAVE A GO :-)

i,ve been writing my script for about 4 months.

it,s from a story that i wrote yrs ago & i,m having a go at turning it in to a movie.
it,s amazing when you chat with some people on-line etc that they seem to have the x-factor of how to write a film/script.

they seem to know everything about it etc.

what makes me laugh is that you get people asking you what software etc you are using to write your film i.e. are you using script editor something or other blah-blah-blah & what format is it in & you need this software etc.

one nice person on twitter thought i was taking the p*ss when i said i was writing it on A4 paper with a HB pencil etc, & yes i am becasue im faster a writing than typing etc & yes there is loads of crossing out & arrows & drawings etc, i,m doing story boards as i go LOL.

they then said i had no chance at writing a successful script BULLSHIT its not what you use its what you write.

steven king still uses a old ROYAL typewriter with the F missing etc, why because he likes it.

so if you want to have a go at writing a script etc have a go, all you need is a pencil & your brain.

p.s i will type my script up properly when its finished hahaha-)

BOX OFFICE HIT OR FLOP ???.

what make,s a film a box office hit or flop???


well according to Hollywood a box office smash is a movie that makes it,s money back on it,s opening week & a flop is a movie that don,t..

to me thats shit,, if i made a movie & it broke even after 6 months i would run through the streets of Newcastle naked & be mega happy...

here,s a story from june 1982 about box office hits/flops.

Steven Spielberg's E.T. was released at about the same time that john carpenters THE THING was on at the cinema.. everyone went mad for E.T. & it made mega bucks.

i was one of the people who only wanted to see THE THING.
wow it,s john carpenter & he,s going to give us the shit scariest monster flick ever.

so i went to the ODEON cinema in Newcastle & i had the whole cinema to myself & saw
THE THING in 70MM wow,fantastic.

THE THING went on to become a box office flop & got bad reviews etc.
E.T. had people queuing round the block ,good for E.T.

john carpenter & universal studios parted company, he, was going to direct FIRESTATER for them but because the thing didn,t make loads of $$$$$ they basically told him to fuck off LOL.

then a strange thing (haha)happened when THE THING hit video in 1983 it started to get a cult following & made mega bucks & then jump forward to 2010 & it,s now classed as a very successful si-fi film & gets fantastic film reviews.

.so it was a box smash after all .it just took a few years,

so there you go a box office flop can end up being a box office hit

and yes THE THING is the greatest monster movie ever made haha,

but that's just my view:-)