Hey #Screenwriters. At some point in your #screenwriting career, you’re going to need to write what I call your “Fuck It” script. That script where you don’t worry about anything/anyone and just write a unique/original (but cinematic) script that YOU want to see👊@screencrafting
And here’s the thing. The “fuck it” script is the one where you don’t let any industry person try to change (until it’s sold, maybe). It’s the one where you just find the person that sees your vision and falls in love with it for what it is. Still has to be brilliant though😜
And, look, if ANYTHING, it will re-energize you and your writing. You may not outright sell it, but man oh man, it feels SO good to write a “Fuck It” script.😏
You still have to do the front-end work. “Fuck It” doesn’t mean you rush and throw all you’ve learned/studied out the window. Visualize it first. Let the seed grow. See most of it in your head. Take your time. Play with it. And avoid the vomit draft. thescriptlab.com/features/scree…
1)!And here’s a tip. You can trick Hollywood into reading them by creating a hybrid. Wrap your “Fuck It” concept/story into a desirable genre. Start that action thriller or horror script in conventual manner, and then take it off the rails in fun/creative/crazy direction😈😂
2) The idea of a hybrid is to give them what they want, but while creating something truly original and unique that YOU want. I created a serial killer script like no other, with two different timelines converging. You don’t know it’s a serial killer script until last act...
3)starts out as a survival story of someone thrown from car in a single car accident in middle of nowhere. But we go back (or forward?) to another timeline and learn why we maybe shouldn’t be rooting for this guy to survivor the elements. “But that could be confusing...” FUCK IT.
#Screenwriters, you can’t write this shit. On the eve of this awesome thread, one of my Fuck It scripts just drew some nice attention. Got an email saying development exec “really loved it”. Can’t/Won’t share details beyond, but, again, Fuck It scripts CAN work😜
