Writer/director Jordan Peele spent years developing Get Out before he ever put pen to paper on the script. His approach allowed him to tell a fresh, compelling story that the horror space had never seen before.As we wait for his production company’s new release Him (directed by Justin Tipping), we returned to a video where he discussed his writing process at a Film Independent Forum event with Elvis Mitchell. Check it out in full below, then jump into the big takeaways for writers. - YouTube www.youtube.com Follow the FunWriting should be something we want to do. Sure, it can be work. Sometimes you're under a deadline and really stressed out. But you should enjoy it, too."I allowed it to be my hobby," Peele said during his Film Independent Forum keynote. “I allowed it to be the project that I would go to instead of watching television. That would be the most fun thing I could do with my time. And the whole purpose of it was to help me get better as a writer.”But what happens when you hit a wall as a writer, and you're blocked?"Follow the fun," he said.When you're having fun writing, that energy transfers to the page and connects with readers. Peele noticed this pattern during Key & Peele: "That simple, stupid sketch you cracked yourself up on will work. The process of having fun doing the work is visible to the audience." This was probably the most important advice he gave at the talk. Be...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 4 September