Callit said:
>>1) Opening styles: I prefer a 'softer' opening to a script, the kind where we meet a character and get a feel for who he is & what he does. Sort of 'a day in the life' type of thing. (Of course, it's no ordinary day because we do see inciting incidents within the character's life that ignite the story). I prefer this type of opening rather than the 'bang-bang' style of most scripts, where there is a very big event/action of the story or character's life for the first 15 pages or so.
I feel by taking the subtle approach with seemingly gentle inciting incidents, the audience is drawn into the characters and story more easily, they can identify with the main character more easily and it results in a little more leeway in building up the rest of the story.
Of course you realize I'm not referring to action films here.<<
Because this may start a discussion, I've broken this into it's own thread, with my answer to follow...
- Bill
>>1) Opening styles: I prefer a 'softer' opening to a script, the kind where we meet a character and get a feel for who he is & what he does. Sort of 'a day in the life' type of thing. (Of course, it's no ordinary day because we do see inciting incidents within the character's life that ignite the story). I prefer this type of opening rather than the 'bang-bang' style of most scripts, where there is a very big event/action of the story or character's life for the first 15 pages or so.
I feel by taking the subtle approach with seemingly gentle inciting incidents, the audience is drawn into the characters and story more easily, they can identify with the main character more easily and it results in a little more leeway in building up the rest of the story.
Of course you realize I'm not referring to action films here.<<
Because this may start a discussion, I've broken this into it's own thread, with my answer to follow...
- Bill
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