Scott Myers
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More than EVER, we need good storytellers. Put a human face on The Other. Shed light on a Deeper Truth. Engender Empathy. Fan the flames of Hope. Motivate people to Act. Make us Laugh. Make us Cry. Make us Thrilled. Make us Think. But mostly, make us feel our Shared Humanity.
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Stephen King: “A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.”
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Page One: 'Baby Driver' (2017), written by Edgar Wright
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Stephen King: “A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.”
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Carrie Fisher: "Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. Just do it and the confidence will follow."
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Page One: "Misery" (1990), screenplay by William Goldman, novel by Stephen King
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Nora Ephron: “Don’t write what they want, they don’t know what they want, just make it GOOD.”
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When introducing characters in a script, focus less on physical description, and more on their psychological nature and personality. "They're the kind of person who..."
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Carrie Fisher: "Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. Just do it and the confidence will follow."
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Page One: "Promising Young Woman" (2020), screenplay by Emerald Fennell
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David Lynch: "Get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70, you have a feature film."
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Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”: Reflections on writing from the famed author’s memoir. Today: "By the time I was fourteen, the nail in my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips impaled upon it."
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Chris Terrio: “A good screenplay gives us memorable dialogue; a great one, memorable silences. It takes a writer a long time to figure out what to write; it takes longer to figure out what not write.”
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Reading scripts is an essential part of learning the craft. Here is 30 Days of Screenplays: Vol. 1, including The Sixth Sense, Die Hard, Toy Story, Pulp Fiction, Gladiator, Michael Clayton, Memento, The Matrix, and more
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Something to remember as you develop your characters: All of them believe they are the Protagonist in their own story.
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Page One: 'Jojo Rabbit' (2019), screenplay by Taika Waititi, book by Christine Leunens
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Think character. Think plot. Think theme. But when you sit down to write a scene… feel.
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Want drama? Ask a character: What do you fear the most? Then put them in a story where they have to confront that fear.
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David Lynch: "Get ideas for seventy scenes. Put them on three-by-five cards. As soon as you have seventy, you have a feature film."
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For those who claim a screenwriter can't editorialize about a character in scene description: "Theo is a veteran of hopelessness. He gave up before the world did." Read. Movie. Scripts. See how pros balance physical and psychological writing.
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If you’re having trouble getting started with your script, pick scenes from your story you WANT to write -- any scenes -- and write them.
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David Lynch: "Get ideas for seventy scenes. Put them on three-by-five cards. As soon as you have seventy, you have a feature film."
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Martin Scorsese: “The films I constantly revisit have held up for me over the years not because of plot but because of character.”
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Something to remember as you develop your characters: All of them believe they are the Protagonist in their own story.
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Louis L'Amour: "Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on."
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Paddy Chayefsky: “If I have anything to say to young writers, it’s stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.”
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Barbara Kingsolver: "Don't write what other people want. Figure out what YOU have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer."
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Jon Boyer: “A bad script written is still better than an amazing one that isn't.”
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This is a good representation of contemporary screenplay style adopted by many screenwriters: no more than 3 lines per paragraph of scene description. Each paragraph suggests an individual camera shot w/o using directing jargon. Lean, yet descriptive. A clean evocative read.
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A logline should SELL the story, not tell the story. Don’t overcomplicate it. Focus on what will hook a reader’s attention.
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Think character. Think plot. Think theme. But when you sit down to write a scene… feel.
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If you’re having trouble getting started with your script, pick scenes from your story you WANT to write -- any scenes -- and write them.
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Robert Towne: “A movie is really only four or five moments between two people. The rest exists to give those moments their impact.”
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Think character. Think plot. Think theme. But when you sit down to write a scene… feel.
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Guillermo del Toro: “If you’re not operating on an instinctive level, you’re not an artist. Reason over emotion is bullshit, absolute bullshit. We suffocate ourselves in rules. I find fantasy liberating.”
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Page One: "Sound of Metal (2019), screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance
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Ava DuVernay: “When I write a screenplay, I create an emotional map, where the characters are, where they’re going and where they’ve been.”
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Larry Ferguson: "You are a writer because you write. Start writing now. And when you do write, write from your heart with courage."
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One month for prep. Write 1 page per day. One month for revisions and editing. Do that and you complete 2 scripts per year.
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Page One: "Mulholland Drive" (2001), written by David Lynch
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Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”. Today: "I believe large numbers of people have at least some talent as writers and storytellers, and that those talents can be strengthened and sharpened."
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One month for prep. Write 1 page per day. One month for revisions and editing. Do that and you complete 2 scripts per year.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: “You write until the rust comes out of the faucet and it’s clear water. Then you write down the clear water.”
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A logline should SELL the story, not tell the story. Don’t overcomplicate it. Focus on what will hook a reader’s attention.
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Ricky Gervais: “Remember, it's better to create something and be criticized than to create nothing and criticize others.”
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Ava DuVernay: “Just know that everyone’s writing is terrible. Until it’s not. No one’s stuff is right immediately. You gotta work it. Refine it. Shape it. Spend time with it. It’s a relationship. Between you and what comes from you.”
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If you’re having trouble getting started with your script, pick scenes from your story you WANT to write -- any scenes -- and write them.
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Martin Scorsese: “The films I constantly revisit have held up for me over the years not because of plot but because of character.”
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History's Screenwriters: Anita Loos. 100+ film writing credits in a career stretching from 1914-1960. Arguably the first "star" Hollywood screenwriter. Most well known for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (novel and screenplay).
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Page One: 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), screenplay by Ted Tally, novel by Thomas Harris
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Daniel Kunka: "Here's a screenwriting tip: something has to happen in every scene. When you watch good movies, stuff happens. You learn something. You tease something. The story moves. That's it. Every fucking scene. From the start to the last. Make stuff happen."
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It's great they began this year's Oscars by honoring the screenwriter... because that's where EVERYTHING starts in the filmmaking journey.
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Charlie Kaufman: “One of the biggest things about writing your first screenplay is that you actually finished a screenplay. It’s a very important milestone just to have done that — even if it sucks.”
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A logline should SELL the story, not tell the story. Don’t overcomplicate it. Focus on what will hook a reader’s attention.
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Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”: A series featuring reflections from the famed author’s memoir. "Remember the basic rule of vocabulary is use the first word that comes to your mind, if it is appropriate and colorful."
@StephenKing
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Charlie Kaufman: “One of the biggest things about writing your first screenplay is that you actually finished a screenplay. It’s a very important milestone just to have done that — even if it sucks.”
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Upcoming dates:
Viacom CBS Writers Mentoring Program - closes 5/1
WB Television Writers' Workshop - opens 5/1
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - closes 5/3
NBC Writers on the Verge - opens 5/1, closes 5/10
Humanitas New Voices Program - closes 5/17
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William Goldman: "Screenplays don’t have to read like an instruction manual for a refrigerator. You can write them as a pleasurable read."
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Scott Frank: “The first paragraph of a screenplay can tell you if they can write. The first five pages can tell you if they have a voice.”
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When introducing characters in a script, focus less on physical description, and more on their psychological nature and personality. "They're the kind of person who..."
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Page One: 'Fight Club' (1999), screenplay by Jim Uhls, novel by Chuck Palahniuk
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