1. What makes a good screenplay?
2. What makes a bad screenplay?
3. How important is the screenplay to a film?
4. How important is research for a screenplay?
5. In books and novels the author is able to reveal the thoughts of the characters - which help to develop those characters - how does a screenwriter develop characters?
6. Writers always have voices, but screenplays have a set structure and are almost entirely action and dialogue, does this mean the screenwriter loses their voice?
7. Do you have a favorite screenwriter or screenplay? If so, why?
8. Why are screenplays based on novels and other published works easier to write and sell than original screenplays?
9. When screenplays are sold is it crucial for the screenwriter to have connections or are they sold based on the potential of the screenplay?
10. What is a successful screenwriter?
2. What makes a bad screenplay?
3. How important is the screenplay to a film?
4. How important is research for a screenplay?
5. In books and novels the author is able to reveal the thoughts of the characters - which help to develop those characters - how does a screenwriter develop characters?
6. Writers always have voices, but screenplays have a set structure and are almost entirely action and dialogue, does this mean the screenwriter loses their voice?
7. Do you have a favorite screenwriter or screenplay? If so, why?
8. Why are screenplays based on novels and other published works easier to write and sell than original screenplays?
9. When screenplays are sold is it crucial for the screenwriter to have connections or are they sold based on the potential of the screenplay?
10. What is a successful screenwriter?
11. What prompted you to become a screenwriter?
12. When you are writing, what do you focus on (i.e. character, theme, plot)? What is your process?
13. How do you know when you have written something compelling?
14. Can the master scene format be broken?
15. What sort of elements in a screenplay make an impression on you?
16. Can you describe the average day in the life of a screenwriter?
17. What do you dislike about being a screenwriter? Or writing screenplays?
18. I think this question applies to writing in general, but do your protagonists often characterize yourself? If so, why do you think that is?
19. What is the key element, the most essential component, the joie de vivre of a good screenplay?
20. What advice would you give to aspiring screenwriters?
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