The Zen of Writing combines words and direct intuitive insight that takes your writing where you want it to go.
My screenwriting client, Kimberly Fisher, kicks it:
1. Chicago Screenplay Awards ‘Wood’ was Officially Selected’
2. 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival ‘Wood’ was selected as ‘Finalist’ in the ‘Best Actor’ Category
3. Atlanta International Screenplay Awards ‘Wood’ was selected as ‘Semi Finalist’
4. Beyond the Curve International Film Festival ‘Girl On Fire’ was ‘Officially Selected’
5. PageTurner Screenplays ‘WillPower’ was selected as ‘QuarterFinalist’
by
Donald L. Vasicek
Juxtaposing in writing and screenwriting is most effective if you think in terms of what film is. Film is a visual medium. Therefore, the writer/screenwriter must write visually. Writing visually includes striving to “show” rather than “tell” the story and the characters. The most powerful way to do this is to utilize the mingling of opposites or a dichotomy.
For example, if you have a character who represents evil in your story, then juxtaposing your “hero” or main character in your story to this kind of “villain” [in fiction, villains do not have any redeeming characteristics while the antagonist in your story should have, at least, 1 redeeming characteristic) should represent good, the opposite of evil, and thus, a dichotomy.
In summary, the most effective use of juxtaposing in movies, is what is totally opposite of each other, whether that is characters, objects, locations, etc. This kind of juxtaposing creates conflict, and in fiction, if there is no conflict, there is no drama, and the resulting effect of that is a flat story with no energy. Some would call this kind of story/film/movie, boring.
I hope this is of help to you.
Best Regards,
Don Vasicek
Olympus Films+, LLC/The Zen of Writing
Your Movie Idea(s)
So, you have an idea for a movie? There are steps that you can take to
make it into a screenplay. Unless you’re in the Hollywood loop, simply
selling your movie idea or movie ideas are virtually impossible. Do
you know why? Almost everyone has a movie idea or two or three, etc.
A more realistic approach to getting your movie idea noticed is to do
the following:
Steps to Take To Get Your Movie Idea(s) Noticed
A logline, a treatment, a script and a query letter should be written
by you or someone who has experience in writing screenplays. Once you
have accomplished this, then purchase a copy of “The Hollywood Creative
Directory”. There you will find studios, producers, and production
companies with their names, contact information and the kinds of movies
and/or television movies they have produced. Those are the people you
to whom you should send your query letter. You can also do an Internet
search for producers and production companies who are seeking screenplays
to produce. Also, purchase a copy of “The Hollywood Creative Directory
for Agents” and send them your query letter introducing yourself and
tell them about your screenplay as well.