On February 2nd, I gave myself a personal challenge; to finish a screenplay, from a treatment I had previously written, by March 5th. (Thank you to several people in this lounge who "backed" my challenge!) I am proud to report I have come in five days early! How did I accomplish this Herculean feat? Writing from a completely flushed out treatment helped keep me focused. From there I employed one of the most common principles of all the screenwriting books and systems I have read; make every scene serve the story. So as I started each new scene, adhering to the story I had outlined in the treatment, I said to myself “what is happening in this scene, what should the scene convey and how does it move the story forward.” Then I simply instructed the characters of their jobs and wrote down what they did and said. It’s just a first draft, there will be changes and rewrites, but I have completed another screenplay and in record time!
Screenwriting : My 30 day challenge by Robert Rosenbaum
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Congrats!
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Well done Robert! Looking forward to it :)
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Great job, Robert!
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You're a freak. Good on ya!
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WOW!! YAYYYYYY
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Now go sell that badboy!
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CONGRATS, Robert! I remember Elmore Leonard saying once, "Why get writer's block? There's something else blocking it." I know the feeling of finishing a script early and it's certainly a wonderful feeling at that! GOD BLESS and STAY FRESH! ;)
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Congrats!!
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Well done! Working off a well-thought out treatment is definitely a great way to go. Congrats!
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Nice one Robert!
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Thank you, everyone for all the encouragement!
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Congratulations. Well done.
Superb!