As a hideous N00b to the world of film-making, you'll have to forgive my blissful ignorance in advance of reading this. It is blissful, though.
I have recently taken to writing screenplays. Jolly good fun, I will say! I appreciate well directed material, well shot, well-edited, all that jazz, but I don't think I have what it takes to do it myself at all. So my kuddos to those that can and do!
However, I do enjoy writing. But as a story teller, I perhaps don't consider the other viewpoints of those involved in the process when writing, and so feel it would be prudent to take in the thoughts of others for my future endeavors. Who knows, it may even inspire a different way of thinking.
So I ask the question I set out in the title: as a director, what do you look for in a script? Is there anything you like to see? Is there anything that you hate seeing written? Is there a big no-no that I should be avoiding? Do you feel script writers tend to expect too much of an input in how a movie is shot from the script?
I'm interested to know as I have written my first screen play and rather enjoyed the challenge, and God willing one day somebody will read it and want to do something with one of my creations.
Help me help you.
CC
I have recently taken to writing screenplays. Jolly good fun, I will say! I appreciate well directed material, well shot, well-edited, all that jazz, but I don't think I have what it takes to do it myself at all. So my kuddos to those that can and do!
However, I do enjoy writing. But as a story teller, I perhaps don't consider the other viewpoints of those involved in the process when writing, and so feel it would be prudent to take in the thoughts of others for my future endeavors. Who knows, it may even inspire a different way of thinking.
So I ask the question I set out in the title: as a director, what do you look for in a script? Is there anything you like to see? Is there anything that you hate seeing written? Is there a big no-no that I should be avoiding? Do you feel script writers tend to expect too much of an input in how a movie is shot from the script?
I'm interested to know as I have written my first screen play and rather enjoyed the challenge, and God willing one day somebody will read it and want to do something with one of my creations.
Help me help you.
CC