The Paradox
May 11th 2007 12:43
I do enjoy writing. And yet I find writing scripts very difficult. I’ve not had any formal training, partly because I don’t believe it’s necessary. The only thing you need to know about scripts is how they’re formatted. And you can buy scriptwriting software that takes care of that for you. Some might say you need to understand structure. But what is structure these days? The traditional three-act piece? That’s a thing of the past these days. Think Pulp Fiction, think Memento. If anything, the ideology these days seems to be about doing what you can NOT to conform. So with those aspects of scriptwriting dealt with, what have we left? The story.
The story is that part of scriptwriting which is at the mercy of the mind. It’s about an idea or a concept, a product of the imagination - something that must be created. And given the true nature of creativity, rules are best left behind[ Click here to read more ]
The story is that part of scriptwriting which is at the mercy of the mind. It’s about an idea or a concept, a product of the imagination - something that must be created. And given the true nature of creativity, rules are best left behind
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