You can't write great if you only rely on your movie experience or life experience. A good script will be evident for all to see that proper research was done before it materializes. Gather knowledge and with it, write creatively.
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A writer is willing to place his time, money and people at risk to be a success in his life defining ambition. What's true for the writer is true for every character he creates. He creates a character with an enormous desire and put him at great risks to accomplish his goals.
To achieve excellence in screenwriting requires conscious effort. You have to be willing to put in the work and time. Here are few tips to become better in writing;
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TOP 3 FILMS YOU CAN WATCH THIS WEEKEND
- Juno
- The Usual Suspects
- 12 Angry Men
Filmmakers/screenwriters should watch and study the screenplays of these films.
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When the majority of critics give a movie thumps up, it is said to be critically acclaimed. On the other hand, when a movie makes good money at the box office, recovering its budget & going the extra mile to bring in loads of profits, the movie is said to be a commercial success.
Story isn't a flight from reality but a vehicle that carries us on our search for reality, our best effort to make sense out of the anarchy of existence.
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Our appetite for story is a reflection of the profound human need to grasp the patterns of living, not merely as an intellectual exercise, but within a very personal, emotional experience
To retreat behind the notion that the audience simply wants to dump its troubles at the door and escape reality is a cowardly abandonment of the artist's responsibility.
Unlike novels, screenplays are written in the present tense because film is a cacophony of activities happening in the now.; a knife on the edge of the now, whether we flash forward or backwards, we jump to a new now.
The movies on this list are ranked according to their success (awards & Nominations), their popularity, and most importantly their cinematic greatness from a directing/writing point of view.