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| Jemibub |
Les Miserables Movie Script ... GONE >.<Recently, my area of the U.S was hit by a sever thunder storm. And, while I was sleeping both my computers had been hit by lightning-- destroying all my files and modems.Including my LES MISERABLES script I had finished-- and been perfecting since mid-late 2004. I know, "You should have saved it to another source." The first alternate source it had been saved to was my PC which had also been hit. And a few CDs my mom accidentally threw away. >.< Luckily, I had saved three files to an email I sent recently to a friend. |
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| Fantine |
It sucks for you but I never really cared about this project anyway. | ||||
| Jemibub |
Oh I know/knew this would never, atleast my script, turn into an actual movie. It was just something I did for fun.
I was on probably my fifth draft. Reading over it and making a few changes for the actions. I also had a book on hand for every scene. Trying to think how the characters would react to these songs-- and basing their body language and actions off that. Also nitpickingly used book descriptions of the characters and incorported into the script. |
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| lesmisloony |
I started writing a LM movie script once... in a notebook, though. But I got as far as Valjean entering the bishop's house and lost interest. I always thought it would be great for a fan to write a script.
I've actually considered putting together one long accurate movie from the various partially accurate movies I have and putting it on youtube someday. That would be... messy, but fun. Sorry about your work, though! I know how much it sucks to lose things like that. |
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| Kragey |
You might want to start printing out hard copies of each act. I do that with most of my research papers, and I also keep a copy on my desktop PC as well as on my flash drive. | ||||
| reedzee |
That's an excellent idea. I'm going to start doing that with my papers. I've lost a lot of work due to viruses and stuff like that. Was all of your work saved onto those email files, Jemibub, or just a bit of it? |
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| Quique |
That really sucks a big one. I feel for you. Maybe that'll teach you to back up next time, lol. 
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| erinmylungs |
That's sad.  I always save things to storage sites like sendspace or I have a forum of some sort on the internet and I lock it, keeping it just for myself incase my computer goes KABOOM.
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| Brother Marvin Hinten, S. |
Jemibub, when were you planning on sharing this with the rest of the class? | ||||
| Set_Buildin_Dad |
I set up a network attached storage box at the house. It is a RAID 5 redundant array protected by surge supressors and a UPS. I use this as my primary file store with my laptop synchronized to it using the offline files feature of windows xp. This means that my data is always automatically in 2 different places, one of which is very secure. In addition I make periodic DVD backups that I keep in a bank safe deposit box.
I may be paranoid, but I've been in the computer business for over 30 years and I've seen it all. Bottom line: It doesn't cost that much to protect your data when you compare the protection cost to the data's value. |
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| Jemibub |
Holy crap, you might be a life saver! Just remember that little over a year ago, I had posted links to one of my earlier drafts here. I pray the post is still here. |
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| ChorusKidx3 |
Sorry to let you know: they've already made a Les Miserables movie and are planning to make the musical version. The one already made is the one without music. | ||||
| lesmisloony |
ChorusKid... are you serious? | ||||
| EponineMNFF |
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| lesmisloony |
No, I mean, really! Is that true? | ||||
| eponine5 |
 
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| Jemibub |
Sorry to let you know, but I did this script for fun with no real intentions of actually having my version turned into a movie. Yes, it would be awesome ... but, hell, who am I kidding? Yes, there have been countless movies ... and given the fact that the book is now public property (the royalties end after 50 years after the author's death right), I do believe there will be countless more movies. And for what you said about them making a movie version of the musical, do you mean the idea they've been having since around 2005? |
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| Quique |
They've been planning a film version since 1991. It was to be directed by Bruce Beresford (sp?), and Tristar Pictures. That project never came to fruition. Personally, I hope they never make a film version of Les Mis. They should just film the stage show in London and be done with it. | ||||
| eponine5 |
The film of the musical has been seriously attempted at least twice. In at least one they had even made it to a screenplay. Stephen Spielberg even attempted to make a film of Miss Saigon, but that was also dropped. I personally think that Martin Guerre is the only one of Boublil and Sch�nberg's works which could work well onscreen, although I'd be insanely excited to see someone try and make any of them work. | ||||
| Moci |
It is. |
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| Fantine |
I remember why I wasn't too enthusiastic about it now. It doesn't seem any different from the libretto. | ||||
| Jemibub |
That was one of my earlier drafts. My latest draft was filled with heavy detail of action, character description, scenery, and what not. Now that I have back one of my earlier drafts, I can work off of it. |