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Sunday Picture Post 9 / Tip: Fear
For The Sunday Picture Post, we are going to flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday I will post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, please post one or all of the following:
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
SCREENWRITING TIP OF THE DAY: DON’T LET FEAR HOLD YOU BACK
There are many fears that can hold you back from completing your script: fear of success, fear of failure, fear of offending someone, fear of lost time, fear of someone stealing your idea (which I will talk more about soon), and fear of the unknown.
It is truly a very long road from the time of inception until the time your script unveils on the screen. During that time, many of your concerns will resolve themselves.
When fears start to take hold of you, just remember that none of them really matter at the current time. When you cross those roads where you might have to deal with success or failure or confrontations, you can deal with them at that time. Worrying in advance only absorbs your time unnecessarily. We all do it. Try not to do it.
Get your mind back where it needs to be: focus on making your script the best it can be.
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