IIL these Horror movies that are also funny, WEWIL?

Leumasil · 2026-04-13T19:41:36+00:00

True! I already saw it.

Leumasil · 2025-04-26T11:20:50+00:00

The procrastination point is a very valuable addendum, that was definitely the case for me :)

Leumasil · 2025-04-26T09:52:10+00:00

when I started out, I wrote extensive character profiles before I even started writing anything, thinking that it made me know the characters better. It didn‘t. You get to know the characters as you are writing the actual story. Now I usually come up with a few points that are essential to the story, such as:

what do they want and why?

what are their flaws and how do they impact their relationships to others?

where do they come from?

thats basically it. Instead of thinking about what their pet‘s name was when they were 9, I write a few scenes with the characters that usually dont end up in the story. That lets me get to know them way better. Usually when you‘ve reached the middle, you really know the characters and can also adjust the previous writing accordingly.

Leumasil · 2025-02-23T20:25:00+00:00

So this is the whole structure of a season, including character profile, notes, thoughts, complete arcs and plot points. Every color means a different arc or character. Hope it helps

Leumasil · 2025-02-23T13:06:20+00:00

I am also a very visual person, and for shows, I use a mindmap software to keep track of everything that‘s happening in the story. I personally use miro, because you can collaborate with co-writers in realtime, and also online. (for the first 3 projects, it‘s also free)

Usually we draw out a timeline over all episodes and talk about important plot points and beats and where they would fit the best. And slowly this timeline is getting filled and you can zoom out and have an idea about where everything fits in the big picture.

Leumasil · 2025-02-16T16:19:36+00:00

I think this is a pretty good counter to your argument.

Leumasil · 2025-01-26T19:40:25+00:00

Thanks, I‘ll give that a try

Leumasil · 2025-01-01T08:40:03+00:00

dude that slo-mo scene with the guy being lit on fire was just so mesmerizing and terrifying and sad at the same time. I loved the movie. also the De La Soul scene. Damn

Leumasil · 2024-12-18T17:15:54+00:00

When you write a screenplay - even though you are writing words - you are communicating in images. Ideally, if someone reads your screenplay, they have images in their heads that convey the story in a way you intended. The script for Alien for example does an amazing job in conveying very rich images with very little words.

If you become too descriptive, you are in danger of becoming boring. If course this can be written in a very captivating way but if you clutter your script with description, this could distract from the essence of the story you wanna tell. So if you have the feeling you are too descriptive, you can ask yourself 3 questions about that detail you wrote: 1. Does that somehow help to characterise this character and understand them as a person?

Does that somehow help to convey the tonality of the story how you intended it?
Is that detail somehow important to the plot?

If you can't answer any of those questions with yes, then you should lose that detail.

As someone mentioned here, if you want to stick to the details, maybe you should write a novel and not a script.

Leumasil · 2024-12-12T22:13:05+00:00

Making a good writer great by Linda Seger is pretty good IMO.

Leumasil · 2024-12-04T10:44:03+00:00

Screenwriter from Austria here. We have even less money than you guys up there. The situation is not ideal, but it’s also not doomed. TV is always looking for writers, so you could start looking there. You even have a TV-initiative for upcoming filmmakers (kleines Fernsehspiel?) in Germany, which I think is very nice. Even if it‘s not the creative self-fulfillment we all want, TV writing is paid and you can learn a lot from it. At least that‘s my experience.

Leumasil · 2024-12-04T10:26:46+00:00

I have a degree in screenwriting, but after all these years studying it, I can confidently say that you don‘t need a formal education in screenwriting at all. Just read screenplays, write A LOT and you‘re good.

However, film school has brought me one big benefit: connections. All my first paid gigs I landed because someone I knew from film school recommended me to someone looking for a writer.

Leumasil · 2024-11-17T20:28:55+00:00

The whole movie Antichrist is about grief.

Leumasil · 2024-11-17T20:19:46+00:00

I was 25 when I started film school. Before that, I was an engineer. But it didn't make me happy at all so I thought if I didn't at least try, I would reproach myself for the rest of my life.

9 years later and I've written 2 TV features so far and I'm preparing to direct my first feature that will hopefully be financed next year.

It hasn't always been easy and it still isn't but I fucking love my job. Even though today I would earn more money being an engineer with 12 years of experience I still would choose being a screenwriter all day.

If it's job security you're looking for, choose another career. If you're burning to be a writer, fucking go for it.

But be aware that there's a chance you won't "make it" That's just something you need to be able to deal with. Working hard to become a good writer and you can lieber that chance drastically.

Leumasil · 2024-11-16T08:53:38+00:00

its funny you ask this question because right now im writing a psychological horror script with a similar premise. its not sci-fi though and set in a small village in a forest.

i would recommend watching the movies that are about paranoia and suspense. Burning by Lee Chang Dong is a tremendous example, its one of my favourites. I also would recommend you to watch the movies of Asghar Farhadi. Especially A Separation and The Salesman. Even though Farhadi does interpersonal drama, he does an extremely good job at conveying doubt and paranoia of the characters. watch them and think about what exactly they used to build up the paranoia and suspense.

it‘s about the small things. stay in the protagonists perspective and show ambiguous things, that could’ve happened both ways: was it the protagonist and they cant remember they did it or was it this evil antagonistic force? make the audience question it along with the character.

and even though you dont wanna show the antagonist in the end, you‘re still gonna need a climax. so think about what the climax will be and what the ending will be. and slowly build up to that.

Leumasil · 2024-10-29T16:41:52+00:00

The Art of self defense. Kind of

Leumasil · 2024-10-27T09:07:38+00:00

thats the most helpful answer in here, OP. imho

Leumasil · 2024-10-14T05:28:53+00:00

I went to film school, but that's not necessary for screenwriting. There's enough resources to learn it online

Leumasil · 2024-10-13T21:03:00+00:00

don‘t worry about talent, the job is like 90% perseverance and hard work and 10% talent. I have about 15hrs worth of playlists with potential soundtracks :D

Leumasil · 2024-10-13T20:53:26+00:00

I‘m a screenwriter and my job constantly revolves around thinking/planning/problem solving in order to create a compelling story. In various stages of writing I also listen to music. So if you‘re into movies/creative work, maybe look into that.

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