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What's the recipe?

Posted on 2008/02/20 08:54:55 (February 2008).

Though I believe I have the mighty soul of a poet (i.e. endowed with a sensitive nature, listening to what Nature has to say) I am nonetheless very cartesian.

What is the recipe for a good film script? I mean, for a first film script.

You need:

1. A good plot and a well-thought layout. Scenes which 'interlink' nicely.
2. A message to convey.
3. International characters for a wider diffusion/circulation.
4. A simple framework. Avoid decors or scenes which require time and money.
5. Talent as a script writer. A filmscript is not a novel. And that's the tricky bit! The writing of a script has its own rules. If you're a prodigy, you may perhaps choose to ignore them. If not, and this is my case, it's better to comply!

In other words you need a story taking place today, involving 'simple' characters you may identify with and who evolve in a common, ordinary environment.

A comédie de moeurs (comedy of manners) is ideal.