Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

Accidental resort developer. Novelty Hunter. Author of THE STARTER SCREENPLAY. Vegas / L.A. Joined January 2012

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Vashi Nedomansky, ACE @vashikoo

6 hours ago

THE OMEN and BLACK SWAN both used an actor standing on a dolly as it moves toward a vertical "floor" to give the illusion of falling through space. A simple yet effective in-camera practical effect that turned gravity sideways.

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

5 hours ago

@CoreyAtad Let's say you're a screenwriter. You have an idea or a finished script. There are now 5 potential buyers. One of them is Netflix. You look at this like a bidding war. Those are rare. It's more like "you can make it at Netflix or not work at all"

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

6 hours ago

@OBSESSIENT I want Spielberg out there talking about current movies he loves and why. He limits himself in terms of criticizing films but he probably sees over 100 features per year still. Would be cool for him and other filmmakers to share the titles they love.

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

8 hours ago

@_hamilton_matt @antoniacere Short story options are not a great way to make $ in Hollywood. They'll option the short story for $20k and pay someone else $400k to write a first draft. Then maybe 2 years later, they'll re-up the option for another $20 k. Pays ok if they make the movie...

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

10 hours ago

@Simulation_Wiki @astroscroll How often do you play with your original Nintendo?

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Lunchbox🐔🗣️ @fishin4l0ve

a day ago

Ive talked about how gothic horror is a fear of the remains of a now dead decadence of the past, ie haunted castles or old haunted mansions. Our modern version of this is evidently empty shopping malls and anamatronic pizzaria arcades

Cory Fitz @cory_fitz

2 days ago

The key to understanding Backrooms is that members of Gen Z were kids when shopping malls started dying

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

10 hours ago

@GareRick I hesitate to respond because i dont want to see this term in my feed anymore. I dont need to see it 20x per day. there is something wrong with people who use it. Its like they took the online rule of "Call it out every time" and applied it to genetics. Its just weird.

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Variety @Variety

14 hours ago

“This is How the World Ends” — a low-budget sci-fi adventure — is the first straight-to-VHS release in 20 years, according to South African director Robert dos Santos. “It used to be proper slander, if someone said ‘straight-to-VHS,’ it meant terrible. But the whole point of this is to reclaim that and say, look, straight-to-VHS is actually saying that this is a well-made film, made with intention for an audience... This is a film that is made by humans, for humans — this is cinema you can hold, touch, and most importantly own.” variety.com/2026/film/glob…

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

10 hours ago

@DirectingFilm It's a nice thought but they're also talking about an unwatchable movie. It's miserable watching those two characters interact. And dull. Watch Cold Comfort Farm instead, it's John Schlesinger's last great movie.

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

21 hours ago

@EwwYorkCentral @Alt_Azn please give me a recipe for tacos

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

22 hours ago

@wendellsandico A post film Q&A is the best time for an audience member to share their life story.

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

22 hours ago

@Bagodictionary i should clarify that this race/class/gender analysis was not taught as "this is how it should be". it was more--this is how Hollywood cinema traditionally operated, do better. And many films were shown breaking these outdated characterizations.

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

This is why I loved USC. Professors fully accepted the value of Hollywood Cinema while demanding excellence. They didn't have existential theoretical battles with the system or medium. It's like "Ok, here's Independence Day...the black soldier is poor and his girlfriend's a stripper. He has physical power, can fly a plane and punch an alien. The Jewish guy is a math professor and beats aliens by using his smarts/mind to break their code. And the white male WASP President has both powers--he can use his mind for strategy but hop in a fighter jet when needed." Enjoy the movie! Next up, Basic Instinct....

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

I cant share that specific info here but most of what an LLM needs to know about Hollywood cinema is covered in a few dozen books that are already in the model (plus thousands of critical articles and reviews). But in general, yes, those parameters are followed and were modified to create more effective results. Its possible some of the shortcomings were my own lack of familiarity with how the models operated...I'll take another look and see if some of the limitations I noticed can be bypassed.

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

@fluoridevictim That's not possible. Christopher Nolan writes films for audiences. Coppola hasn't done that since The Rainmaker. He has abandoned cause and effect and embraced theme as character (instead of human behavior).

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

Tarantino should be pressed a little more. He loves making bold pronouncements but his interviewers are too scared to push for elaboration. He's usually capable of pulling the details / references that back up his comments. But like when someone says "this was the shittiest movie of the year" it takes someone else to say "Ok, give specific reasons you disliked it."

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

No idea. Never saw breakdown of tokens. But the functional reason to interact with an LLM on a completed script is not to treat it like a digital dictionary or thesaurus where you ask it "who is Frodo". It's asking 'what is Frodo's goal, what are the elements of his character traits, what are his flaws, who is his mentor, what does he learn from his mentor, who are his friends, how do their personalities or behaviors counterpoint Frodo's traits...and 10 more questions just about Frodo that are about reaching into a sea of endless possibilities but with answers still governed by traditional Hollywood cinema to help identify strengths and weaknesses in current version that might be addressed in future versions of the screenplay. Does that make sense?

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

It is obscene that writers are put in this position of waiting while every one else delaying process is on salary. Writing contracts CAN be simplified. For edge cases, they can be closed through arbitration-like conferences. A writer shouldn't wait 8 months to get paid

The Hollywood Reporter @THR

4 weeks ago

Deal Lethargy Forces Hollywood Writers to Leave Money on the Table. That Needs to Change hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

@caldodge @QuickChess2022 @THR When's the last time you landed a job after extensive interviews and they negotiated your salary for 8 months while paying you nothing? And that $150k (before agent/manager/lawyer) is split between stages over time...So you don't get it when contract closes. If it ever does.

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Adam Levenberg @StarterScript

a day ago

@caldodge @QuickChess2022 @THR a writing team split is $50-60k each after agent/manager fees and before taxes. They've spent months working on the idea and doing meetings before it "sells". Now its "sold". But studio takes a year to close deal. Over a basic contract for a piece of writing?