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Screenwriting : Why Some Screenwriters Are Successful & Others Are Not by Jacob N. Stuart
Why Some Screenwriters Are Successful & Others Are Not
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There is your answer: every quote in the article is by a white dude.
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Dan MaxXx Here ya go.
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Great advice, Jacob N. Stuart!
"Screenwriters who consistently sell and work within the film industry understand they must think like a producer." That's true. Whenever I come up with an idea, I think like a producer. I ask myself can the script take place in one location instead of two, does the script really need that tenth character, etc.
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How come when I said this you disagreed with me Maurice Vaughan that writers must think like a producer lol.
Are you talking about this post, Cameron Tendaji: www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/I-Finally-Have-a-Manager-annnnddd
If that's the post, you said, "So long story short… if your main goal is to find representation you’re wasting time… (don’t be like me lol) you should be showing that you know how to be a producer as well. That you know the industry, you can get things done on your own, and that you understand the business… and a manager can come in and help facilitate. Because if the writers strikes taught us anything.. you can’t just be a writer. You HAVE to be a multi-hyphenate."
I responded, "What you did is a great idea for others to follow, but searching for a rep isn't a waste of time. And not every writer wants to be a producer. I don't want new writers and experienced writers to think becoming a writer-producer is the only way to get a manager."
A writer who thinks like a producer when outlining/writing scripts and being a writer-producer are two different things.
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Maurice Vaughan i was just giving you a hard time lol
Haha Ah man, Cameron Tendaji. Ok.
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Maurice Vaughan - When I’m writing music, I try and think like a Producer, as if it will fit into a scene, or its long enough l, or too long, musically.
Like you - a Little bit - I wonder how, for example, how a contemporary or rock ‘n’ roll music (with vocal ease) will fit into a scene which I’ve written.
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Hi Jacob, thank you for posting this. I learned a lot from this. As a writer, I have never attended a festival. What is a festival that you recommend?