Just listened to a Q&A with Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman of Juno fame.
Here's are my take-aways: Juno was her first script; she started by buying Final Draft and started typing with no screenwriting classes or any formal instruction, and she wrote the Academy Award winner in less than six months. Obviously she didn't worry about stuff like plot points, pinches, the timing of certain events, or other structural stuff. - the kind of stuff that my little screenwriting group and I worry over.
Reitman said they pretty much used her first draft.
So, how did she accomplish all that without learning any basics? I would love to attend a live Q&A with her to ask her those questions.
Here's are my take-aways: Juno was her first script; she started by buying Final Draft and started typing with no screenwriting classes or any formal instruction, and she wrote the Academy Award winner in less than six months. Obviously she didn't worry about stuff like plot points, pinches, the timing of certain events, or other structural stuff. - the kind of stuff that my little screenwriting group and I worry over.
Reitman said they pretty much used her first draft.
So, how did she accomplish all that without learning any basics? I would love to attend a live Q&A with her to ask her those questions.
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