During a harsh winter, a frontiersman with a violent past must protect the family he’s taking refuge with from an unscrupulous company that wants their land.

thedarkhorse:

When you've cleared the moat , crashed the gate to be become an Hollyweird insider like Tarantino, you can do homages . But until then -- not!

As you said, homages are a form of recycling. of imitation.? I suggest that? producers and directors? aren't looking for recycling or imitation in spec scripts from unestablished writers. The primary reason they are even looking at spec scripts from unknowns? is that that they want to discover something new, a fresh take, an angle nobody has ever thought of before.

thedarkhorse:

When you've cleared the moat , crashed the gate to be become an Hollyweird insider like Tarantino, you can do homages . But until then -- not!

As you said, homages are a form of recycling. of imitation.? I suggest that? producers and directors? aren't looking for recycling or imitation in spec scripts from unestablished writers. The primary reason they are even looking at spec scripts from unknowns? is that that they want to discover something new, a fresh take, an angle nobody has ever thought of before.

Admittedly - a lot of that stuff was my homage to Westerns. A bit like how Tarantino recycles his favourite films. But yeah - as I'm trying to sell this thing your advice is noted.

Hmm. ?I think worst case scenario a producer/manager/agent can google it. ?The Great Die-Up? provokes a response. It's intriguing. Okay. I'll post again in a few days.