Working on a screenplay, and I have ideas about shots from certain angles. Is that arrogent of me to put those in as I'm not a director. Do Directors find this annoying?
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Working on a screenplay, and I have ideas about shots from certain angles. Is that arrogent of me to put those in as I'm not a director. Do Directors find this annoying?
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thank you for all your responses.
Let's look at it from a different perspective: What happens to your film experience when you catch a boom mic or the reflection of a camera in the shot? You LEAVE the realm of the film, no? So, with t...
Expand commentLet's look at it from a different perspective: What happens to your film experience when you catch a boom mic or the reflection of a camera in the shot? You LEAVE the realm of the film, no? So, with that in mind, don't take the reader away from what he/she is WATCHING in their minds by taking them out of the realm of the script.
I find that if you are using certain angles in a scene, it's best to use those for the opening establishing shots.
My constant fear when writing is "taking the reader out of the realm of the script.'" One single stupid typo can do that. One egregious format miscue can do that. Which is why I suffer "Fear of Submis...
Expand commentMy constant fear when writing is "taking the reader out of the realm of the script.'" One single stupid typo can do that. One egregious format miscue can do that. Which is why I suffer "Fear of Submission Syndrome". Hmm. A double entendre. Like in the Wizard of Oz, I sort of imagine the reader as the scary wizard when first encountered. "Come forward Scarecrow so I can belittle your puny futile attempt and dash your dreams of becoming a working screenwriter. I said COME FORWARD." On the one hand, that fear of the almighty and powerful reader serves a purpose. On the other hand, it can be crippling. No doubt there are readers who are easily taken out of the realm of the script by trivial infractions. One can only hope you 'submit' to those who aren't. I'd just like to add, I am not one of those who thinks trivial format violations supersedes good storytelling and most readers do understand that.
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You're better off not doing it. Use screenplay techniques to heavily imply how to shoot it. For example, if I say "A hand grabs a fork" obviously the director will think a close up of a hand grabbing a fork.