The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna 141 | Television Writing Foundations w/ Javier Grillo-Marxauch
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Jun 15, 2023 AI Snips
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Script As Persuasive Work Order
- A script must convince people it's a movie and read as a compelling standalone work.
- Treat the page as a persuasive art object, not just a production blueprint.
Parentheticals Should Be Action Verbs
- Use action-based parentheticals (e.g., "(leaning in)") instead of emotion labels like "angrily."
- Pick verbs that tell actors what to do, not just how to feel.
Separate Establishing Action From Immediate Beat
- Combine an establishing action line with a parenthetical to split location and immediate action cleanly.
- Let the reader's mind fill small, obvious motions instead of over-describing them.