so you wanna write the words that an a-list actor will greenlight
if your script gets past the readers and then a producer with power you still need it to get to an actor who wants to take that role.
there's a trick - for final draft users (and possibly movie magic users): its the CHARACTER REPORT. this feature will allow you to isolate the dialogue of any character (or *location btw). read the dialogue lines of your major characters by themselves and out of context. are they the words that would interest an a-list actor? make him/her want to be this character?
ie - does your actor carry the story or is your actor reacting to other people speaking. if you find a lot of: "what?" "hi, how ya' doin'?" "whatever, dude" then this is exactly what's happening and brad pitt will say, "no freakin way. this guy doesn't say anything interesting."
it has to show on paper because that actor cannot read your mind or feel what you feel about your story. it has to be hardcopy in black and white.
*do a location report to see if you have too many locations. the fewer the better for lower budget flicks. and lower budget flicks are easier to sell. if you have a location that shows up only once then see if you can cut it and put whatever necessary information from that scene somewhere else. it quite possible that you never needed that location in the first place.
that's the NikeeGoddess tip of the day
if your script gets past the readers and then a producer with power you still need it to get to an actor who wants to take that role.
there's a trick - for final draft users (and possibly movie magic users): its the CHARACTER REPORT. this feature will allow you to isolate the dialogue of any character (or *location btw). read the dialogue lines of your major characters by themselves and out of context. are they the words that would interest an a-list actor? make him/her want to be this character?
ie - does your actor carry the story or is your actor reacting to other people speaking. if you find a lot of: "what?" "hi, how ya' doin'?" "whatever, dude" then this is exactly what's happening and brad pitt will say, "no freakin way. this guy doesn't say anything interesting."
it has to show on paper because that actor cannot read your mind or feel what you feel about your story. it has to be hardcopy in black and white.
*do a location report to see if you have too many locations. the fewer the better for lower budget flicks. and lower budget flicks are easier to sell. if you have a location that shows up only once then see if you can cut it and put whatever necessary information from that scene somewhere else. it quite possible that you never needed that location in the first place.
that's the NikeeGoddess tip of the day
