How to Write A Screenplay – 20 Lessons from Star Trek
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LESSON #14 – Life or Death Time Crunch
They didn’t have the luxury of time to sit around and contemplate – they had to move now as it was a life or death situation not only for themselves but for their civilization which would be destroyed if they failed.
LESSON #15 – Theme!
Spock’s intimate moments with each of his parents. The writers took excellent advantage of this opportunity for getting across the theme of the movie (the message that’s important to them that they want us to learn).
LESSON #16 – Keep Audience Engaged By Not Answering All their
Not knowing what’s happening.
ex. we knew the bad guy is out to get Spock but we didn’t know why – and this intrigued us.
As a writer it’s your job to dole the information out a little at a time.
