- Jump in and start writing is totally bad idea - unless you're incredibly lucky.
- Without firm structure, the possibly will not get produced - remain inside producer's drawer
IMPORTANT!
Unlike completed novels, screenplays are not the end
of the creative process, but the beginning.
They are not designed for reading;
they are designed as narrative blueprints for films.
- visualizing the primary characters, their appearances, determining their goals, and how they will advance the story or create conflict.
- envision their interactions with each other, hearing how they speak.
- repeat this process, mentally editing and re-thinking until ensure the story has a solid framework
- establish and lock in the ends of the first two acts of the script.
- without getting bogged down in screenplay jargon, the ends of acts one and two are the most important turning points in any feature script
- at some point between 20 and 30 minutes into the film, after the environment and atmosphere have been established, main characters introduced, and potential conflicts and sub-plots foreshadowed, some event or action occurs that spins the story into a new direction
- This is where act one ends and act two, the main body of the story, begins.
- Similarly, towards the end of the second act, normally between pages 80 and 90
- having a structure is a way to stay on track and focused as the story unfolds - like a map
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