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    What do you guys of a Teen Titans movie?

    I have written a screenplay to the superhero team Teen Titans. I was thinking about the problems of having that films being made, and but out. What are some problems you think may occur?

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    Last year, a script reader read 300 scripts for 5 studios, all the while taking notes on the problems and trends he saw. The number 1 problem? The story started too late in the script.


    The scriptreader listed 37 frequently occurring problems, here are the top 20:



    1. The story begins too late in the script

    2. The scenes are void of meaningful conflict

    3. The script has a by-the-numbers execution

    4. The story is too thin

    5. The villains are cartoonish, evil-for-the-sake-of-evil

    6. The character logic is muddy

    7. The female part is underwritten

    8. The narrative falls into a repetitive pattern

    9. The conflict is inconsequential, flash-in-the-pan

    10. The protagonist is a standard issue hero

    11. The script favors style over substance

    12. The ending is completely anti-climactic

    13. The characters are all stereotypes

    14. The script suffers from arbitrary complexity

    15. The script goes off the rails in the third act

    16. The script's questions are left unanswered

    17. The story is a string of unrelated vignettes

    18. The plot unravels through convenience/contrivance

    19. The script is tonally confused

    20. The protagonist is not as strong as [he or she needs to] be


    In a way, while the information about script problems is helpful, there's a ton more information included here. Like the fact that 270 of the scripts were written by male writer(s). Or that only 2 scripts took place in outer space. Or that the most common location for these films-in-waiting was "some anonymous small town," which just narrowly edged out its exact opposite, a place called "New York City."


    http://io9.com/infographic-shows-the-most-common-problems-in-screenpla-1514229773



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