On Sunday night, I finished a screenplay I wrote in ten days; and now I’ve spent a few days cleaning it up. By Thursday, I’m going to send it over to the director that I collaborated with on writing the treatment and let him tell me what he wants me to rewrite. If he wants to pay for a script consultant or have someone else look at it, then god bless him. We’ll also have the producer read it and provide feedback. However, I won’t begin rewriting the screenplay until we’re all in agreement on what works and what doesn’t. As far as spec scripts, I write a good first draft, do some minor polishing and that’s it. I don’t pay someone to tell me what’s wrong with it. I only rewrite spec scripts if someone is interested in pitching the material to producers or industry people looking for material. Otherwise, I’d rather move on to writing something else. I’m sure this will make many people cringe who subscribe to the notion of writing is rewriting. And, it most certainly is. But I’m far more motivated to rewrite if I have a good reason to do so. In any case, I’ve attached a link to a great Final Draft tutorial on what to do during the rewriting process. http://www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_pdf/How-to-Rewrite-Your-Screenplay...
Screenwriting : Do you spend too much time flogging the same script? by Phillip E. Hardy, "The Real Deal"
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you are so fast! i try to bang out my initial "vomit" draft within a week or two, but for me that's just my "lump of clay" and it takes a few more months and some conversations with my writing group to get it where i want it. p.s. could be me, but i think this link only gets you to a final draft ad...
@Shari There are days where I'm at it for hours.
I can't concentrate for long so I could never write this fast. It will take me months.
Is that exclusive to Final Draft only?
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@Conrad This tutorial is put out by Final Draft but you can download PDF. I've had a few from inception to completion in ten days; but not this time.
Shari: Click on the top link write below my post writing and it takes you to the PDF file. Otherwise PM and I'll email it to anyone who wants it.
that worked - thank you!
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Mister Max: Everything I've I done in the past twenty years I've done at an accelerated pace, which includes getting three business degrees, a real estate license and writing scripts. When I submitted my master's thesis five weeks early, the instructor said "This isn't possible and are you sure you want me to grade this now?" I told him "Yup". Two weeks later I received a 4.0. So you keep subscribing to your notion of what's possible and I'll subscribe to mine. One of which is there are no absolutes in the world. Best of luck with the goals listed on your bio.
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Screenplays can be just as personal as novels.