Screenwriting : Ways to Think of/Find Script Ideas by Maurice Vaughan

Maurice Vaughan

Ways to Think of/Find Script Ideas

Watch movies, shows, etc.

Mash two movies together (like DIE HARD x BRIDESMAIDS)

Scroll social media

Look at photos

Think about your past

Go outside/go to events and observe things

Watch/read the news

Read magazines

Watch interviews

Think “what if” (like “what if all the superheroes were captured and their sidekicks had to save the world?”)

Build an idea around a location/object

Put your character in a unusual situation or location

Wal Friman

Luc Besson developed his masterpiece Taken around a statistic fact - when taken, you have 96 hours to find her, or she's most likely forever gone.

E Langley

A feuding bridal party en route a reception at the top of a Los Angeles tower must settle their differences to battle thieves disguised as terrorists determined to rob the wealthy wedding guests.

Maurice Vaughan

Cool, Wal Friman. That's another way to come up with script ideas. Look at facts.

Maurice Vaughan

Yeah, like that, E Langley! I'd watch that movie!

E Langley

Sure. An Action/Comedy. Not too many of those. "Nakatomi Nuptials."

Göran Johansson

When I need ideas, one of my alternatives is to look into my collection with about 4,500 modern urban legends. Anybody who wants a copy?

Maurice Vaughan

That's a great idea, Göran Johansson. Can you email me a copy? Storytelling200@gmail.com

Göran Johansson

Just sent you the collection. 6 megabytes. So I hope it doesn't get stuck somewhere en route..

Rutger Oosterhoff

"Scary Movie 8; A Superheroes' Nightmare."

After partying thru the night, Robin finds out that -- in the same nightmare -- all superheroes and their sidekicks are captured by Freddy Krueger and imprisoned in a medieval torture castle. No superhero powers to fight back.

Now dreamweaver Robin must save them before Freddy slaughters one by one -- beginning with his boss, Batman.

Robin suits up and drives the batmobile into the scary night...

https://youtu.be/iUl9CuL_mno?si=iD-FWzEbct0T_W9d

Maurice Vaughan

I got your email, Göran Johansson. Thank you.

Maurice Vaughan

A superhero Scary Movie. Sounds interesting, Rutger Oosterhoff. What happened to Scary Movie 7?

Rutger Oosterhoff

The crew was killed off by Freddy before it went into production.

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