Ronjoy Borthakur

Screenwriter, Graphic Novelist, Cinematographer and an avid Gamer :)

[Ronjoy Borthakur @_ronjoy_]

My script ‘Company of Sin’ received a nod and a Shout-out from the highly rated Blacklist.

Any Indian Filmmaker on my list who might want to take up on their suggestion?

#Screenwriter #Bollywood #India

[The Black List @theblcklst]

Black List readers think you should read COMPANY OF SIN by Ronjoy Borthakur https://t.co/xP8FzAN25m

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“I helped a man climb a mountain and found that I too had reached the top.” — Unknown

[Adil hussain @_AdilHussain]

If you are around Washington DC area please come watch Our film "52 Blue" Directed by Ali El Arabi, is premiering at the Washington DC international Film Festival on the 19th of April. I will be there along with my Co-actors for the Screening. Here is the report from the @THR Hollywood Reporter. Have look.

https://t.co/G3KarZ1LSc

[Tom Vaughan @storyandplot]

Watch any film: notice how much emotion is in the REACTION to events.

Don't forget these reactions in your screenwriting!

We don't care about the plot as much as we care about the emotional reaction to the plot.

Ours and the character's.

Look at this excerpt from PROJECT HAIL MARY by Drew Goddard:

It's early. We see that Grace is in space. That's the plot.

But the moment is about:

- Our emotional reaction to his being in space.
- And then HIS emotional reaction to being in space.
- And how our reaction is magnified by his reaction.

Remember: it's not about the plot. It's about the emotional reaction to the plot. Ours and the character's.

Don't assume it. Show it. Let us feel it.

[Max Gao @MaxJGao]

This is a super insightful Instagram comment from @SterlingKBrown—who understands the economics of show business as both an actor and a producer—about why so many new seasons of TV consist of only 8-10 episodes.

[Josh Raby @JoshRaby]

They couldn’t even manage to properly format the script in their promotional image

[Adil hussain @_AdilHussain]

In a few Years, probably, Theater will be the only Real and Live, Truly Creative Human Artistic Expression left from being invaded by AI.
Cinema has already fellen in the danger zone of being taken over by AI. Long Live Theatre . Happy World Theatre Day to everyone.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“Discipline feels boring until you witness what it creates.”

[Bisma Zafar 🩺 @thebismazafar]

There's too much talent trapped in poverty and too much mediocrity funded.

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

“Practice any art… no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.”

- McKellen reciting Vonnegut

[Leigh Giangreco @LeighGiangreco]

Ryan Coogler has found so much success by pairing up with college friends like Ludwig Göransson. Good reminder that networking, especially in creative industries, isn’t always about climbing the ladder. You’ve got to network horizontally as well.

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

A VERY unpopular opinion; humans were never meant to be this busy. That’s why everyone is anxious and depressed.

[MicroBudgetFilmPodcast @_microbudgetpod]

“Microbudget filmmaking isn’t real filmmaking”

You’ve been trying to get that feature script sold for 7 years.

I’ve made 4 internationally awarded films in that time. And I shoot my next one this summer.

Have fun being a real filmmaker tho.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.”

[Spencer Althouse @SpencerAlthouse]

Harrison Ford was in tears during his super emotional Lifetime Achievement Award speech. This was so good

"Sometimes we make entertainment. Sometimes we make art. Sometimes, if we're lucky, we make 'em both at the same time. And if we're really fortunate, we also get to make a living doing it. Success in this business brings a certain freedom that comes with responsibility to support each other, to lift others up when we can. To keep the door open for the next kid, the next lost boy who's looking for a place to belong. I'm, indeed, a lucky guy. Lucky to have found my people. Lucky to have work that challenges me. Lucky to still be doing it. And I don't take that for granted."

#ActorAwards

[Scott Jeschke @ScottJeschke]

Imagine if they were screening traditionally made short films ...

[samosasaurus ♥️ payakan 🦕🦖🐋🍉 @samosasaurus]

Spielberg really showing he's in another league entirely with this masterclass of a scene where there's 2 separate conversations happening in one frame SIMULTANEOUSLY yet still focusing on the main dialogue & all coming off as completely natural where you still catch everything

[Tom Vaughan @storyandplot]

It's become easier and easier to make movies over the last 50 years.

That "revolution" of quality content that we were promised never came. Why? Because the EASE of making movies is not the true bottleneck.

People who think that AI will tear down the walls don't seem to understand that the walls were torn down a long time ago.

It's survivorship bias. They only see the studio films that get distribution, so they think the only difference between those films and them is what those films have in common: budget.

But Sundance receives more than 14,000 submissions each year now, in features and shorts. Most of them STILL are not good enough to get to an audience.

People are making movies all the time. They are making movies right now.

And 99% of those films still don't capture anyone's imagination.

Yes, making the movie is hard. It's so hard.

But it's not the hard part. It's not the thing that makes the movie great. It's not the rare thing that differentiates one story from another.

It never will be.

There is always that guy in the audience who asks what camera the filmmaker used. And it has always been the wrong question.

I do believe there will be great artists out there who figure out ways to use AI to heighten their projects, and there will be great artists who forego it entirely.

But none of those great artists will be those who don't understand the difference between "That's great for AI" and "That's a great story.

[John Zaozirny @johnzaozirny]

Beware of those who tell you what you want to hear.

Especially if they have something to sell you…

[DepressedBergman @DannyDrinksWine]

"You need to get used to the task of writing. You must make an effort to learn to regard it, not as something painful, but as routine."

--- Akira Kurosawa

[Danny Manus @DannyManus]

Industry Tip: This biz is both a marathon AND a sprint. The key is to know what projects are which. This is why u need many logs in the fire bc only 1-2 are gonna burn at a time. And there's only so much time in a day. Or month. You need to have the immediate work that pays, the slightly longer-term projects that will pay off soon, and the big future things that may or may not happen. This is what I've been working on the last year - making sure I have all 3 instead of just 1 or 2.