Screenwriting Tip #892
Screenplays are not theme-delivery vehicles. Theme, or “message”, is just framework — a set of motifs and a useful shortcut to structure. Your protagonist is your true message.
Screenplays are not theme-delivery vehicles. Theme, or “message”, is just framework — a set of motifs and a useful shortcut to structure. Your protagonist is your true message.
I read this on my dashboard this morning and it has been going around my head all day. It is absolutely perfect. Just...