Tip #6

Hey Everybody!

How's it going? So I've been busy writing a lot lately and have neglected my blog! But don't worry I'm going to make up for it and pro-rate my blog! lol! Yep get ready cause here come all the tips I would've posted between June-August!

So let's get started with Tip #6:

Sometimes we get bogged down in the details when writing a screenplay and overlook a simple but important point: make each scene enjoyable! What I mean by that is if you would enjoy watching it in the theater then so will your audience. If however you get bored, tired, feel like the scene is pointless - doesn't move your story forward then so will the audience.

One way to make it more enjoyable is to make it "more" - you've heard me mention my B&B "Bigger and Better" theory. Here's an exercise you can do to make your scene B&B: look at what you've decided to write for your scene and then think up something different that you can do with it by employing the "What if" technique and something B&B will definitely come up during your what if questioning!!

What if instead of them getting in the car and racing to the next destination they....your turn!!!
See ya next week,
Simon
simonjmichael.com