The goal for anyone writing a movie is to see it get made—screenplays are simply the original blueprints for movies and TV shows. While I think they are literary artifacts on their own, the true objective is to see our work come to life. Still, many of us are not writing to shoot our projects ourselves, and I think that's a disservice. When you write with the intention of shooting things yourself, it makes you think of the story in much more practical terms. Thankfully, our very own GG Hawkins, beloved host of the No Film School Podcast, recently documented her own experience with a great video breaking down how she wrote a screenplay to shoot and then followed through only a few months later. Let's check out the video and go over three of the main lessons she learned along the way, shall we? Writing a Screenplay You Can ShootWhat I love about GG's breakdown is the openness and honesty she speaks to her writing process and how that ultimately lead to shooting her movie. There are a ton of lessons she highlights along the way, but let's dig deeper into her three main takeaways from making her feature I Really Love My Husband. 1. Constraints Are Your Friends It can be hard to nail down an idea for a script, and set pieces are always tough to sort out. Characters can be a real pain to develop. But if you have constraints, in terms of what you can afford...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 9 July, 2024