MY SCRIPT-WRITING AIMS

My major concerns for a script are ‘plausible character motivations’ and making sure I understand the cumulative ‘emotional effect’ each scene is having on the audience.

I want each page of the script to be worth 14 cents –the price of a movie ticket divided by the number of pages.

Before I start, write a paragraph or a list or a manifesto (or whatever) of 'why I really want to write this thing' – and then try and stay true to it over the next 3 years. Articulate the bundle of images and associations that have me jazzed about working on this project.