One of the biggest things i have learnt about screenwriting is that you have to write with a budget in mind. You cant be writing about aliens and spaceships and being set in a galaxy far far away where most of your scenes are featuring CGI characters if your a.) funding the project yourself and you dont have the resources to pile money into it & b.) wanting someone else to fund it and you've clearly written with money most definitely not on the mind. Obviously in this case im funding the project and if i did want someone else to make the project i would need to have a realistic script that could be made sucessfully as i would be considered a risk. Money plays an important part in film and television and therefore i have thought about it as ive made my script, ive also thought about locations as ive written the script as i need to know what is logistically possible. I cant be writing about speeding down the thames on a hovercraft as im fairly certain im not going to be able to get the access.
These things are important as i'm not only the director but also the screen writer and as screenwriting is something im very passionate about i want to be able to create something that is moving and special and i would rather put money into actors or cinematographers than paying £700 for something like an hour in a safari park just to get a tiny scene shot. I'm sure in the future, when i work with an outside director on a script ive written that they will also appreciate this.
stay safe,
helen
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