getting from point A to point B

[The ImagiNation]

I've been working on my treatment for my newest script and have come to a road block. I'm at point A and know what I want to happen with my characters and plot down the line at point B. But I have no idea how to get there.

such as...you know down the line that Bob is suppose to mee Jill and fall in love but you don't know how to introduce her.

what do you do in these situations?

[ironmike]

When I'm plotting the next moves in my screenplays, I either go for a long ride to somewhere less traveled, or a long walk by the shoreline and just let my mind wonder. Music seems to set my mood, ole time rock'n roll for action scenes.

Iron Mike

[JayEss]

Could you work on another area of the script instead? Develop your other characters? While doing so, it could spark off other ideas and before you know it -- Jill is introduced by the blonde boy suffering from amnesia. If you know what I mean.

[Chesher Cat]

Close your eyes and watch your movie play out. Write down what you see. If you see it playing out ten different ways, write them all down. Don't worry if it's good...you can change it later.

[Presence]

I would begin writing C, what is taking place there usually dictates what MUST have happened between A and B.

[dpaterso]

Seek the solution within the problem. Road blocks are sometimes caused by auto accidents. Maybe Jill can dent the back of Bob's beloved classic 1957 Chevrolet. Or whatever meeting scenario fits.

-Derek
Derek's Web Page - stories, screenplays, novels, insanity. (http://hometown.aol.co.uk/DPaterson57/scripts.htm)

[The ImagiNation]

You know what's funny? I spent a long time yesterday trying to think of the perfect way to introduce a certian character and move the story along. After failing, I just closed my computer up and went on about my business. Later on in the day I was talking to one of my friends about my writing struggles. We were chatting online and I typed, "I just don't know how to get him from here to there" and as soon as I typed that the answer popped into my head. Just like that.

So the solution...Write, write, write. Even if you have no idea what you talking about, write. The answer is waiting out there for you to find it.

[scripter1]

Your brain can lock up on you.
Often it just needs a little distance from the problem.
Go do something else and just let your brain work through the problem on it's own and pretty soon the fix will just pop in there.

Another thing to do is just go ahead and write anything.
Maybe you have an idea that you know isn't what you really want but at least it is something. Start writing it.
Get the junk out of your head. Perhaps there may be something there that you will discover is useful or it just might clear out the blockage.
You can always come along and cut it out.

I also liked the suggestion of moving on to the next scene. If you know what has to happen several scenes later then write that and then comeback and set it up to happen.