How To Express Yourself When Film Script Writing
If you want to become a successful, you need to express yourself when script writing. Here I will outline a couple of methods that will take you just a few minutes a day and make you a much more expressive scriptwriter.
It’s understandable that people are becoming more introverted and unable to express themselves. You are under siege from the mainstream media who exaggerate, embellish, and sensationalize the truth to make news stories seem more horrific in their quest for ratings and readers. Coupled with a society wide view to conform to the set standards it can be very hard to express yourself.
When you express yourself in any form it can make you feel weak and vulnerable. This is especially true of a scriptwriter when their goal is to create a selling screenplay. Suddenly a part of your world view can be seen by millions of people who will judge you and your work. Any trace of negative thoughts or actions from the main character get erased. This results in a lot of generic, politically correct movies straight from the cookie cutter factory of film production.
It is the expression of honesty that makes scriptwriting such an interesting art form and adds an important element of realism in screenplays. You can’t expect anyone to be perfect, that includes your characters and most importantly yourself.
You need to learn how to open your heart. All those negative things you think and feel but would never say. There’s a place for all that negative emotion and its in your scriptwriting. This is especially true in the very first draft of your screenplay when the story is raw and coming straight from the heart. Express yourself script writing.
You don’t need to worry if you go too dark with a character or situation because you can edit it later. If you express yourself truthfully you will literally feel an emotional weight lifted from your shoulders. You will feel much better about yourself. It’s akin to the spiritual concept of “finding yourself”.
Keep A Dark Diary
If you already keep a diary that’s great because it keeps you into the flow of writing. Be truthful, do you really write down your darkest thoughts and feelings or do you skirt around them? If you avoid your dark/shadow side in your normal diary then you should purchase a diary with a lock and key.
In this “dark diary” only write down your negative emotions. If someone pissed you off at work today then write down what they did, how it made you feel, and what you wished you could do to them if you didn’t have to suffer the consequences. This is one of the most liberating things you can do. After you’ve finished writing in your “dark diary” for the day you will feel lighter, more positive and more creative.
Write A Dark Passage
I’m sure there’s probably been a time in your life where things have seemed dark and gloomy. It could have been the death of a loved one, a rejection or a period of poor health. Whatever was the catalyst for this dark period of your life you should write it down. Write down:
- What happened
- Why it happened
- How it made you feel
- How you dealt with it
- How you wish you dealt with it
- How people around you dealt with you and the situation
- How other people made you feel
Be as dark and cruel as you felt at the time. Pour your heart out onto to paper and unload all that emotional baggage. This has two effects, it trains you to express yourself and it may unclog the negativity from your creative process.
After you’ve done you can either keep the work under lock and key and look back it occasionally to draw inspiration or you can burn it. I say burn over other ways of disposing of your dark passage because it is symbolic of burning away your worries.
Whether you write a dark passage or dark diary remember that you can go as far as you want because you’ll be the only one who will see it.
Really express Yourself Script Writing. You will be amazed at the results.
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