{"id":1228,"date":"2021-05-22T11:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T18:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/development.moviemaker.com\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2023-01-31T05:22:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:22:46","slug":"things-ive-learned-as-a-moviemaker-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/things-ive-learned-as-a-moviemaker-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Matthew Waynee on the set of Unknown <\/i>(2006).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Build your foundation with the basics<\/b>: Read folk stories, fairy tales, ancient plays, Shakespeare and mythology (and not just Greek and Roman—explore Chinese, African and Native American myths as well). Each offers a unique perspective on the world and the human condition and could be the foundation for your next big idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read one script a week<\/b>: There are tons of free Websites out there with screenplays. Find the script for your favorite film, a film you watched last week, or a film you will never<\/i> see in your life and read it. There is no better way to improve your own writing than to see what techniques make a good scripts good (or a bad script bad).<\/p>\n

Work on multiple projects<\/b>: I always work on two or three projects at a time. That way if I ever get writer’s block on one, I can shift gears and still feel productive by moving ahead on another project. As I work on the second script, I am able to work through the road blocks from the first project in the back of my head.<\/p>\n

Keep an image journal<\/b>: Most writers keep writing journals; I fill my notebooks with images. Any image that inspires me, fascinates me, intrigues me or scares me. All hand-drawn (and believe me, I suck at drawing—nothing but stick-figure sketches). But even a raw, stick-figure drawing can capture a moment of angst or fear or rage or rapture that could evolve into your next script idea or a climax to a scene.<\/p>\n

Become an insomniac<\/b>: Why throw away all those perfectly good hours at night sleeping?!?<\/p>\n

While we may dedicate our lives to writing, remember: Life is ultimately not about the stories we write.<\/b> It is about the people we meet, the places we explore and the adventures we embark upon; this is essential.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Waynee on the set of Unknown (2006). Build your foundation with the basics: Read folk stories, fairy tales, ancient […]","protected":false},"author":1641,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"disable_comments":false,"tpd_featured_posts_arr":"","hide_featured_img_single_post":false,"msn_featured_video":[],"_msn_custom_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"feeds":[],"class_list":["post-1228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles-cinematography"],"primary_category":{"term_id":98,"name":"Articles - Cinematography","slug":"articles-cinematography","taxonomy":"category","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/category\/archives\/moviemaking\/cinematography\/articles-cinematography\/"},"thumbnail":false,"fimg_url_thumb":false,"featured_img_medium":false,"author_name":"Tim Molloy","author_avatar":"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=100,height=100,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1078.jpg","author_link":"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/author\/tim-molloy\/","post_categories":["Articles - Cinematography"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker","url":"http:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/things-ive-learned-as-a-moviemaker-24\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/things-ive-learned-as-a-moviemaker-24\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Articles - Cinematography","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tim Molloy"}],"creator":["Tim Molloy"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MovieMaker Magazine","logo":"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mm_site_logo-2.svg"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2021-05-22T18:21:19Z","datePublished":"2021-05-22T18:21:19Z","dateModified":"2023-01-31T13:22:46Z"},"rendered":"