Researching into producers will help me further understand all the elements that go into producing and I will be able to ensure I am managing my time wisely. I will look at managing the team, myself, creating time schedules, call sheets and ensuring all the cast and locations are thought about thoroughly before choosing a location.
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN.
''Do it for the love of telling the story''
Christopher Nolan is a director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for producing 'non Following' in 1998.
linear' films which are often very dramatic, phsychological and mysterious. He began making short movies when he was younger on his fathers camera, gradually creating independent low budget films and going on to directing and writing his first film 'Christopher is a huge influence in my producing and writing as he has produced and screen wrote a lot of his films such as 'Memento', 'The Prestige', 'Inception' and 'The Dark Knight'.
His films are also very enticing as he builds suspense and excitement for the audience without giving anything away. He puts a lot of thought especially into his psychological thrillers and the mysteries he writes especially in 'Inception' as the audience are left hanging and wanting to know what happens even when the film is over.
I read some articles about Christopher's writing process, which was very interesting to read. He mentions that to avoid writers block he walks around a lot, visiting new places and writing his new ideas in the morning, then returning to the draft in the evening. Christopher also states that when writing for 'The Interseller' he would write out the main 'heart' of the story, build the characters relationships and used that as the 'seed' for the rest of the story to grow. I think doing this technique is very helpful as you will have everything you initially want written down, the main plot and then the actual dialogue can come from there.
As 'Inception' is such a science fiction thriller, Nolan says that when writing he tried to write from the inside out. Which means that he would imagine himself AS the character, not the audience, he found that when doing this he would discover things along with how the audience would. Nolan mentions that he was working on the screenplay for so long because he wanted to find the 'emotional' connection to the main character, he felt it needed to have emotional stakes as it was a story that was dealing with the human mind and the 'world of dreams'. Nolan made the main character follow a journey home to his wife and children and felt like the emotional connection could allow him to finish the script.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
2) Make Your Audience Suffer
One of Hitchcock's most famous quotes, he always makes sure that the audience are always on their seats and wanting to find out what happens next. Examples of this are in his films 'Vertigo' and 'Rope'.
2) Be The Best Salesman of Your Film.
Hitchcock has often featured in his owns trailers and teasers, for example in his trailer 'North' he is walking us through the film, this works as he uses his dry humour to plan out our summer vacation in a humorous way.
STEVEN SPIELBERG
Steven Spielberg is a director, producer and screenwriter. Unlike Christopher Nolan, Spielbergs films are all very different in style and genre. He's created films such as 'Schindler's List', 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'War Horse'.The Right Kind of Collaboration is Key
Steven says that filmmaking is different from being young and being an adult. When you're young you can mess about bossing your friends around, but as an adult filmmaker it's a'll about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with, and you always need to remember that you could never have made any of these films by yourself. I definitely agree with this and when producing the film I need to make sure that all the cast and crew and chosen specifically for the film, to make sure that everything is right and to how the director and I envisioned it. As a producer I need to make sure that everyone feels involved and is appreciated.
I also found some tips from screenwriter Brian Koppelman.
1) Instead of reading screenwriting books, read about your subject. The subject that fascinates compels and interests you.
2) I can't tell you how to write dialogue and build a character. No expert can either. You have to love writing enough to figure it out for yourself.
3) Always write for yourself but don't be self-indulgent. Define your audience and write for them too.
4) When I say write what fascinates you, that's because it's easier to show up every day and do the work when you're truly passionate.
Looking at producers and screenwriters has helped me think more creatively about my writing and producing, especially researching into Christopher Nolan who does both and does a great job of his. I really like his creative thought that goes into the films he makes. Christopher also turned down writing Inception when he was asked to, as he felt the script wasn't written to its full potential and he wanted to develop it further by himself.
Brian Koppelman made me think more about actuallyy researching into my characters more for writing the script; although i've researched what I want them to act like and look like - I need to look into people who actually have the same attributes as them; such as one of the main characters who I want to be a psychopath. I am going to research into the attributes of a psychopath and how I can show it through the film without giving off the wrong impression. I am also going to read some books such as 'Scriptwriting - A Practical Manual' by Dwight V Swain and 'FilmCraft: Screenwriting' by Tim Grierson to help me begin writing my first draft script.
http://comfortpit.com/top-101-writing-tips-hollywood-screenwriter-brian-koppelman/
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