Hello, I'm Mark and this is a reintroduction. I haven't been on this site for a long time I am a professional method screenwriter with over a decade of experience writing film/TV screenplays. During the past decade I have worked with clients to help boost their screenplays, also taught seminars and even did writer-for-hire assignments. I'm currently working with French and Canadian actors on monologs and other writing projects. As a Script Consultant I tend to go deep with characterization and story-development so if you need assistance in that area, feel free to send me a message. I'm looking forward to reacquainting myself with the site and members.
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Great to meet you, Mark Fyers. Congratulations on all the success! What's a method screenwriter?
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Method writing is the same as method acting, we become our characters and so it's a much more connected process as we bring the words off the page and you are brought into the story more visually.
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Thanks for explaining, Mark Fyers. That's interesting! I don't think I've tried method writing before. Thanks for the idea.
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Welcome Mark Fyers!
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Thank you Banafsheh!
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How is everyone's writing going? Are you winning the good fight?
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Sent you an add request. What movies have you written for that were produced?
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Hey, Mark Fyers. Hope you've been great! I'm rewriting two feature scripts and outlining another one. What are you working on?
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Great Maurice, I am working on a short and a feature with a couple of clients. How's the features coming along?
Congratulations on the jobs, Mark Fyers! The rewrites and outlining are coming along well. What genre(s) is your short?
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That's good to hear Maurice! I am working on a project in the musical/drama genre. It's a gritty piece about making your dreams come true when everything is against you. The actor I am working with is really ambitious so it's good to be feeding off that. What's your process for outlining? Do you have a specific structure?
A gritty Musical Drama about making your dreams come true when everything is against you sounds interesting, Mark Fyers! I think a lot of creatives and people can relate to that.
I figure out the genre(s), sub-genre(s), logline, theme, the "Why This Movie/Why Make it Now?," budget range, characters, world, story beats, etc. I make really detailed outlines for feature scripts. What's your outline process?
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Yes it's a really interesting process and more so because the client is splicing parts of his own life experience so he can add depth to it. This is crucial as an actor/writer.
Interesting process Maurice, do you do all this before you write your script? With my process, I develop a theme and then from there I start to apply a method format: The big one is asking questions because the more you ask, the more you learn about your character and their world plus you are able to explore through their eyes. Curiosity is key!
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Yeah, I do all this before writing a script, Mark Fyers. Knowing all these things makes it easier to write the script. You're right. The more you ask, the more you learn about your character and their world plus you're able to explore through their eyes.
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Absolutely 100%!