tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post3778092915077144782..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: A ScriptDebra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-89160448385713800842014-05-27T11:47:51.634-07:002014-05-27T11:47:51.634-07:00I think it would be an interesting thing to compar...I think it would be an interesting thing to compare, but I must say, I enjoy reading novels more than plays.JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-50621268482271753332014-05-26T18:05:53.862-07:002014-05-26T18:05:53.862-07:00I wonder, too. DIY would be the best bet to like t...I wonder, too. DIY would be the best bet to like the finished product unless you are really fortunate.Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-77477314864954071342014-05-26T15:35:12.550-07:002014-05-26T15:35:12.550-07:00Not doing it all would be frustrating for me! Make...Not doing it all would be frustrating for me! Makes me wonder how novelists feel when their stories are converted to screenplays. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-89204974025306663252014-05-26T15:27:54.089-07:002014-05-26T15:27:54.089-07:00I would feel bogged down by the script formatting ...I would feel bogged down by the script formatting until I'd worked with it for a while. I agree, Paula. Novelists have to do it all, but not doing it all could be challenging, too.Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-1185249819125259892014-05-26T14:48:47.847-07:002014-05-26T14:48:47.847-07:00Having produced musical stage shows in the past, I...Having produced musical stage shows in the past, I was fairly familiar with these kinds of scripts, and I've read other stage scripts too. The only TV scripts I have read were several 'The West Wing' scripts. My main impression is that script writers have an easy time compared to novel writers! They can put descriptions (of location, clothes etc) in note form, and jump in time and place without having to show what happens in between. The dialogue is shown - but often without any emotion. To transfer a script to the stage and screen involves many different people - set and costume designers, continuity and camera crew, and of course the director and the actors, who interpret the dialogue, movements, and emtions in their own ways, and then the editor who decides what stays in and what is cut.. <br />A novelist, however, has to be ALL the people who eventually put a stage show or film together. We have to show all the different aspects of the story to our readers, so that they can 'see' it in their mind's eye just as an audience can see a film or play. We also have to do what the actors do, and show all the emotions of the story, but in words.<br />To me, script writing requires totally different skills than novel writing. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-10564320789662361772014-05-26T11:05:57.475-07:002014-05-26T11:05:57.475-07:00Great information, Tonette! Thanks for sharing it....Great information, Tonette! Thanks for sharing it.Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-65190383979150076522014-05-26T09:26:13.229-07:002014-05-26T09:26:13.229-07:00Sounds interesting!
Yes, I did not realize all th...Sounds interesting! <br />Yes, I did not realize all that went into a production until I could not get a handle on how to tell one story, so I wrote it as a play.(I have since decided on a POV, so when I take the time,it will again be a story.) I am glad that I went through the motions and learned about settings, direction, etc.<br />If anyone is interesting in writing or learning about scripts,<br />(writers/novelists might need the info for one of their stories),I suggest two things.The book :Writing Movies for Fun and Profit(with the "Fun" slashes out):How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You can,Too, by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon and to look Celtx, were you can download a free version.It shows everything you need for writing ANYTHING, but is especially helpful with pages and templates for stage or film scripts.If someone has a particularly involved story of research notes, Celtx can help there, too.(No,I'm not on their payroll!)Tonette Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282619985489614075noreply@blogger.com