ECUFilmFestival OP t1_j8sd5yh wrote
Reply to comment by Jade_LaFey in I’m Scott Hillier, ex-war cameraman and award-winning independent filmmaker. I’m also the president of the European Independent Film Festival, with the 18th edition taking place this year from 14-16 April. AMA ! by ECUFilmFestival
I think my tips for any aspiring screenwriter is first of all, make sure you read a lot of books. And make sure you read a lot of scripts. There are a lot of them online at the moment for free, full stop. You won't be able to write a great script unless you read a lot of great scripts. I actually keep the Steve Jobs screenplay on my desktop. And every now and again when I want to read a bit of clean, concise great writing. I open it and read a few pages.. And then like any form of creativity - even though we may be naturally gifted and all out geniuses - it is really the hard work that matters. And if you do not have a routine, I repeat, if you do not have a routine, you will find it very, very difficult to finish a screenplay or shoot a film or direct a film, if you don't work on it every day. It is all about putting in the hard work! The creativity will eventually flow from your fingers. Not on the first day. Maybe not on the hundredth day, but it will happen - you just have to keep grinding away.
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