Sharon A. Fox – 10 Minute Recipe For A Perfect Screenplay

Top 7 books I recommend to write the perfect screenplay. I have been mentoring film makers for years (some whom have gone on to receive Academy and Emmy Award nominations…and also have worked with Academy Award winning writers to help them re-structure their screenplays) and this video shares my list of what I feel is the short list of some of the most important books you need to guide you on your journey to write great screenplays. First lesson: There’s No such thing as a perfect screenplay… Second Lesson: Nobody in Hollywood knows anything… In the words of one of the great screenplay writers, William Golden, “Nobody knows anything.” He meant, nobody in Hollywood knows anything. And he’s right. So my recipe is going to be different than someone else’s …I am not an expert…because there is no such thing…and there is no such thing as a perfect screenplay…but you can come close if you know some ancient secrets. There is a big difference between perfection and excellence. This recipe is the same list I give out to film makers I mentor. People say its who you know that is going to make you a success… I say if you write a great screenplay that could be the cornerstone for a great film…the people you need to know will find you. Creating a great screenplay from an idea you have in your head is like taking a lump of coal and refining it into a diamond. That diamond has many facets and those facets represent not only the steps in your journey to find the treasure …