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Show HN: I have built a library of screenplays for movies and TV shows

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Re: Show HN: I have built a library of screenplays for movies and TV shows

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Post by grimgrin »

ekianjo wrote: post #19
noxon wrote: post #5

How is this legal?

It's not: > No portion of this script may be performed, or reproduced by any means, or quoted, or published in any medium without prior written consent of SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INC. * 10202 West Washington Boulevard * Culver City, CA 90232 Cease & Desist Notice coming in 3...2...1

Though the collection will live on in infamy, on archive.org, or a tracker near you

Re: Show HN: I have built a library of screenplays for movies and TV shows

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Post by 6stringmerc »

drumhead wrote: post #32

The first thing I though when I saw this was "is it legal". The way rights holders protect their assets these days I can imagine it won't be too long before it's taken off line. A shame really its fun to read scripts.

I see this getting the OLGA treatment too. Nice idea but won’t last long.

Re: Show HN: I have built a library of screenplays for movies and TV shows

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Post by plibither8 »

This is brilliant and I've been looking for something like this for a LONG time, thank you!

Quick request: the experience would be even better if we could search for words/phrases within the screenplays of a particular episode/series/movie. Many times I randomly have a not-so-popular dialog in my head from a TV show or movie, and then find it incredibly difficult to find which particular scene it was from.

Re: Show HN: I have built a library of screenplays for movies and TV shows

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Post by thakoppno »

crazygringo wrote: post #31
wackget wrote: post #13

I just want to know why they're all written in the most horrible typewriter-style font. They're written on computers now, right? So why not use a font that's easier on the eyes?

Because the line spacing and margins and font pitch are specifically chosen so that 1 page = 1 minute. This is critical . It's also why dialog is written in a much narrower column than description. But also, the typewriter font is "without personality". It gives a neutral almost engineering feel so you can focus on the content without being swayed by the style of a typeface. I think it also conveys a sense of technic…

> Because the line spacing and margins and font pitch are specifically chosen so that 1 page = 1 minute. This is critical.

That is quite interesting. Presumably one could check runtime of films in this dataset and see how precise this is.

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