In the Hollywood of the past, the screenwriter’s job mostly consisted of sitting at a typewriter, chain-smoking, and producing script after script for the studios. Mostly, they were guns-for-hire, churning out whatever assignment they were handed; auterism was reserved for writer-directors, many of whom remained fascinated with the same stories, characters, and aesthetics throughout theirContinue reading “Week 2 – What does a screenwriter do?”
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Week 1 – Why I Tell Stories
This week, I have written a 40 word premise for a short film and rewritten ten pages of a one-act play. Before the week is over, I aim to have also worked on developing a feature idea, and may possibly be developing a film treatment for a freelance client. As I work on different projects,Continue reading “Week 1 – Why I Tell Stories”