Friends, a thought recently came to me, and I can’t shake it. There are two things, I believe, that can turn a screenwriter into a sought-after professional — the kind of writer people want to work with in film and television.
In the image below, you see an ordinary laptop. Nothing special — its market price is maybe a couple hundred bucks. But imagine this laptop belonged to Quentin Tarantino or Aaron Sorkin. Suddenly, its content would be worth millions.
And yet, if that same laptop ended up in the hands of someone completely unrelated to filmmaking, its value would drop back to a couple hundred bucks again.
That’s why I believe two things are essential for a screenwriter’s success:
1️⃣ Who you work for (or collaborate with).
2️⃣ What you carry inside — your ideas, your voice, your story.
What do you think — am I right, or would you add something else?
I think those are two of the things a screenwriter needs to have success, Aleksandr Rozhnov. Also things like learning the craft and networking/building relationships.
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Yes, I totally agree.
I have a specific dream producer I’d love to work with, but it feels impossible to even say it out loud — though maybe I’ll try anyway.
That’s why I’m pushing myself to develop my sci-fi concepts to reach that kind of top-tier production level.
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Number 1 is what concerns me the most. I have ideas (lots of them), a voice, and a story. But I'm 58, I discovered screenwriting about 5 months ago, and I don't know ANYONE. My network is nonexistant and I discovered this late in life. I find myself wondering, often, if I have enough runway to make my dream a reality.
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Tarantino writes with a pen on legal pads.
:)