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Q&A Should I create a fictional college if students go missing in my script?

I’m writing a fictional drama/crime/mystery sceenplay. In my script, college kids go missing from a REAL University. I like the realism and academic profile of an actual University, but would th...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Marcus Meier‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:33:02Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32095
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Marcus Meier‭ · 2019-12-08T07:33:02Z (almost 5 years ago)
I’m writing a fictional drama/crime/mystery sceenplay.  
In my script, college kids go missing from a REAL University.

I like the realism and academic profile of an actual University, but would this college possibly be offended by being depicted this way?

Would a director want to change it to a fictional school anyway? Should I switch my location to a fictional college in a fictional town?

With all that said, The Shining _did_ have a wave of blood gush from the elevator at the Overlook Hotel...

Thanks!

Marc

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-12-20T19:51:58Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 6