Article: How To Find Weaknesses In Your Script
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How To Find Weaknesses In Your Script
The new screenwriter tends to have a love affair with his/her "baby." He's married to every word and nuance he's carefully scripted onto each page. Often, it reads more like a novel than a screenplay and usually it needs a serious rewrite. It's time to get a divorce.
You must not be afraid to hack, chisel or cut-out ANYTHING that does not serve to push the story forward. Sooner or later, you'll write a scene that is just plain good. You're in love again and all is right with the world. Finally, you conclude that it doesn't serve the story as it should. You must get a divorce and hack it out of the script.
Remember: Not every story is movie material. Not every story is as fascinating on the screen as it is in our heads. This is especially true of biographical s...
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