- Look at real-life moments for inspiration: childhood memories; interesting happenings at work; relationships with family, friends, and love interests. Think of family conflict, you the first job or your freshman year in high school, moving out on your own for the first time, and college experiences. Drawing on personal experiences leads to strong material because you’ve lived and experienced it.
- Read the newspaper, books, magazines, listen to the radio, and watch news stories that may captivate your imagination.
- Keep a journal of interesting things that happen every day; an engaging conversation, a funny moment, an unusual or interesting person you may have encountered in public. These moments can be the seeds of not only good ideas, but also engaging characters, moments, and lines of the dialog in the movie. Continue reading Developing The Idea for Writing a Script
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