Today, I had a writing epiphany on what my current draft needs: a straight man. As much as I love stories that throw readers headlong into a new world, it just wasn't working for this story.
It's mainly a drama (but I'm trying to throw some comedy in there too). But for dialogue-driven stories like mine, it's hard to show a power dynamic when everyone knows everything EXCEPT the reader. So by making the protagonist truly "new" to the world he's in, it'll be easier to tie exposition with the drama/comedy.
Anyways, what's your most recent screenwriting epiphany?
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That’s a good reminder for me.
I’ve had so many epiphanies across my different sci-fi worlds.
The last one, for my script The Silent PFC War, really shocked me and made me realize the idea touches the very foundations of how a civilization is built and developed.
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Meriem I did some big fantasy as a kid, so I can relate to the worldbuilding epiphanies. They're so fun to get.
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Great idea for a post, Spencer Magnusson. My most recent screenwriting epiphany is the Fantasy Action feature script I'm outlining needs ooze. :D
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Yes Spencer Magnusson
fantasy can also have special moments of epiphany.