I was having drinks with a very smart Development Exec for a major network last night and she told me that she can always tell when a writer is coming from a place of autobiography in their scripts; which is:
THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING TOO STRENUOUS TO THEIR MAIN CHARACTER/S.
Remember: A HERO needs to overcome something.
We need to be able to root for them.
Solving and resolving on screen is essential. Otherwise, it's a boring narrative and nobody gives a rat's ass.
So...allow your imagination to soar. It's just words on a page after all. It won't hurt you. You won't die. And you might just come out with some KICK A** moments that could make the difference between getting greenlit or not.
Comprende?
Characters need to grow on screen.
That is the crux of any story: Something happened to somebody.
A good story is about something significant and life changing happening to someone we CARE about.
And we care about them because we've watched them go through something horrible.
So be a HERO and write a HERO.
It's explained well in the video below. Enjoy!
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