Screenwriting in practice

Screenwriting in practice

The human brain is a fascinating tool. Time and again, I encounter authors who are either creative writers or well-structured planners. In both cases, the other half of the brain is more pronounced and most of them do not want to hear about the other's writing process. In my opinion, one should use his entire brain while writing, so I want to shed some light on both sides.
In practice, every author has to find his own writing process. Especially the script writing is in the field of tension between strict rules and free work. Films have a very specific form, especially their length is regulated and often not negotiable. On the other hand, viewers expect a creative revelation, something new, something original from a movie. That this is not a contradiction, is because the author unfolds within its means.

Creative writing or thorough planning

Every author has his own process in his hands. For this he must always be able to rely on him, after all, results should come out in the end. Develop your skills, write effectively and consistently produce high quality results. Build a reliable writing process that you can go through again and again. In all phases, you will use both creative techniques and analytical techniques, even if you are unaware.

Your individual writing process

You work out many different ideas. The ideas are gushing on the leaf. This is the most important creative part of your work. From these ideas you choose one that seems promising to you. The decision is not creative, even if you feel like you're out of it.

Next, explore this idea.

Next, explore this idea. You use creative writing techniques to try out different directions. You are completely free and unbound and can reject this idea at any time. Without criticizing or evaluating you manage to write many pages that you can process later.

Develop substances and record results

You realize that you really want to pursue this idea. That's why you identify their potential and their weaknesses (you can write a short essay, for example). You know what your goal is: You really want to write a script. Which steps do you have to complete first? What are your milestones? Are you going to work on a treatment or just an expose? When is your deadline? How do you allocate your time until the deadline? What are the smaller steps in between? Create a schedule with the most important dates. How do you keep track of your progress?
In addition, you boost your creativity by clarifying these questions:
Where are your writing rooms and what do they look like?
How do you always come back into the right writing mood?
Which writing exercises do you use to warm up?
What are you doing in a writer's block?
When writing you constantly switch back and forth. The better the transitions work, the longer you stay in the flow: