Writer’s Question:
As a fellow writer, I want to know in your opinion, what makes a good book. I have had some pretty crazy ideas for screenplays/movies, they almost seem too “out there” sometimes. I really want to pull some of these ideas together, because they’ve never been done before and I feel like I could really make a difference in the world of literature and film. When writing a screenplay, what should you include to really make the reader/viewer feel like they are part of the scene?
Thanks for your opinion.
Don’s Answer:
The questions you ask are penetrating and require some thought.
It would take some time and writing to give answers that could be
helpful to you.
Film is a visual medium. Screenwriting requires screenwriters to
write visually. To make the reader/viewer feel like they are part
of the scene, the screenwriter must show, not tell, what is going
on in the scene. Think about it. What attracts you to a scene in
a movie?
It is the actions of the characters in the scene, the images showing
what is going on in the scene, and of course, what the story is
about and what the theme is that is being portrayed in the scene,
but yet, ties together with every scene in the screenplay.
There are numerous articles on my screenwriting blog at
donvasicek.com. You might want to check some of them out.
I hope this is of help to you.
Best Regards,
Don
Donald L. Vasicek
Olympus Films+, LLC
The Zen of Writing and Screenwriting
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