QuoteI think people see inspiration as the ignition that starts the process. In fact, real moments of inspiration often come at the last minute, when you've sweated and fretted your way through a couple of drafts. Suddenly, you start to see fresh connections, new ways of doing things. That's when you feel like you're flying. The real pleasure of any script is the detail. And a lot gets lost in the process. Put it back in at the last minute.
Frank Cottrell has 13 tips (http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2288127,00.html) for anyone thinking about writing a screenplay. (Via Kottke (http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/07/15973.html).)
fuck, wow that sums it up amazingly. and he's completely right, my favourite ideas are never the first ones but rather the stuff i come up with while i'm working
Thanks for that one leek, it was a good read. I'll definitely be coming back to that when I feel like writing something.
I really liked point 6, something I agree whole heartedly in.
I like the way he writes!