The Message - Screenwriting

What is Message?

It develops out of the relationships the characters have with each other.

It's a general truth that the main character comes to see.

It's the truth that the main character has been fighting against because of his want and because it is harder to be the truth (be one with the group) than it is to fight for what you want.

Oppression

Don't oppress your inner child.

thy creative spirit needs to play before the serious one starts getting down to business.

MAIN CHARACTERS - Screenwriting

Say you develop a world, characters, everything fits together.  But you can't come up with a conflict... because everything thing fits together.

That world is your "second act" world.  Your "underworld"

Brainstorm some characters who would NOT fit in with these characters.

A character who preaches opposite ideals.

A character who looks different

A character who's not welcome.

That's your main character and that's your first act.

Writing

DO NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR WRITING

FALL IN LOVE WITH THE ACT OF WRITING

Write your movie

SQUARE THE CIRCLE

Two THEMES to every story

First 55 pages are about what every character WANTS
Next 55 are about what every character LACKS


Gotta write the first 55 to figure out the final 55.

First Scene

The first scene in your story will be an encapsulated essence of the entire story.  It will be the relationship problem and the external problem.