The power of "Having ears and eyes open" - 2
Hi,
This issue is on "The mind of the script writer".
One of my friends is a well-read script writers. His mother toungue is Tamil. But he has read the words of Sartre, Dostoevesky, Saki, Albert Camus, Guy de Maupassant and Harper Lee. The unique thing about him is, he would not quote these authors ever.
He works on scripts when he is possessed by a issue. I asked him how does he get possessed. He told me that "Do not work on anything that you think would not make a dent". Dent - in the mind of the viewers. He said that he would have to be first excited by the script. The reason being, it takes time to make the script to take the film form. It might be anything between 2 years to 5 years. His logic is simple: Unless he is truly excited about it, he would not be able to wait that long.
This is extremely serious stuff. When I read articles I wrote 6 months back, I often feel how shallow they are. I have many complaints about the lack of thought and the way it was written. But, when I wrote it, I had thought it to be the best thing that could have happened to mankind. But, a script writer does not have this luxury. What he writes has to keep him excited even after 5 years. Else, he cannot work.
My friend summed up that 75% of the job is to find a theme that excites you. The rest would fall in place. And the period during which he searches for a producer is the most painful. He should be open for plagiarization and copyright threats. But, the catch is, unless he opens up he would not make his script go live. But, the more he opens up, the more he is prone to plagiarization risks. My friend had something to say on this too. He said, if you are excited about a script, it takes the similar level of excitement from the plagiarizer to make it a success. You cannot thrust excitement into another person's throat was his reply.
I remember the zeal with which he said these stuff to me. His eyes had the enthusiasm of a kid that had just spotted a new toy.
Vijay
This issue is on "The mind of the script writer".
One of my friends is a well-read script writers. His mother toungue is Tamil. But he has read the words of Sartre, Dostoevesky, Saki, Albert Camus, Guy de Maupassant and Harper Lee. The unique thing about him is, he would not quote these authors ever.
He works on scripts when he is possessed by a issue. I asked him how does he get possessed. He told me that "Do not work on anything that you think would not make a dent". Dent - in the mind of the viewers. He said that he would have to be first excited by the script. The reason being, it takes time to make the script to take the film form. It might be anything between 2 years to 5 years. His logic is simple: Unless he is truly excited about it, he would not be able to wait that long.
This is extremely serious stuff. When I read articles I wrote 6 months back, I often feel how shallow they are. I have many complaints about the lack of thought and the way it was written. But, when I wrote it, I had thought it to be the best thing that could have happened to mankind. But, a script writer does not have this luxury. What he writes has to keep him excited even after 5 years. Else, he cannot work.
My friend summed up that 75% of the job is to find a theme that excites you. The rest would fall in place. And the period during which he searches for a producer is the most painful. He should be open for plagiarization and copyright threats. But, the catch is, unless he opens up he would not make his script go live. But, the more he opens up, the more he is prone to plagiarization risks. My friend had something to say on this too. He said, if you are excited about a script, it takes the similar level of excitement from the plagiarizer to make it a success. You cannot thrust excitement into another person's throat was his reply.
I remember the zeal with which he said these stuff to me. His eyes had the enthusiasm of a kid that had just spotted a new toy.
Vijay
posted by Vijay at 8:49 PM
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