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I don’t even know how you approach the process of conceiving characters if in a sense you hated them. You have to on some level they’re your weird creations in some kind of way. “You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. In both THE BIG LEBOWSKI or O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, for example, we have a core trio (The Dude, Walter, Donny and Everett, Delmar, Pete) of equally strange but utterly different characters. That’s where writers like the Coen brothers shine through. It boils down to ‘voice’.Įven a writer with the skills to write the snappiest of snappy dialogue can often fall into a kind of ‘uniformity’ trap, whereby all their characters in the screenplay ultimately sound like slight variations of the same person. Think how many plastic, forgettable characters you’ve seen in your screen life – a CW screenwriter immediately has one-up on a swathe of other screenwriters. CW screenwriters have an ace up their sleeve that everyone in the film industry will be clamouring for. If you’re a bona fide character wizard or “CW” writer, you’re in the game in a big way from the off. The term “wizard” is appropriate here, because there’s no more creative, sprung-from-nothing facet to screenwriting than building a wonderfully original character. These different species of screenwriters include… 1. So, dear reader, which species of screenwriter are you?

So different, one could argue, that they could be entirely different breeds or even species of screenwriter.

Could the Wachowskis nail the quick-witted banter and iconic ‘climax’ of the diner scene from WHEN HARRY MET SALLY?.

Could Cameron Crowe cook up a surgically precise, Swiss-watch of an opening act such as the one that opens THE TERMINATOR?.

Could James Cameron write the “how do you like them apples?” scene from GOOD WILL HUNTING?.

Whether it’s creative story ideas, unique characters, or a structure so tight, there are perks and pitfalls to any of these distinct skillsets and precious few screenwriters have a mastery of all of them.Īnd whilst one – as a screenwriter – can through ferocious hard work, years of watching and reading and analysis of narratives and screenplays of every kind, achieve magnificent improvements in one’s self, the core ingredients will out. As you’d expect then, different screenwriters tend to find themselves drawn to, and more skilled at, certain aspects of the process.

The ‘building-block’ nature of screenwriting is such that any screenwriter needs a selection box of varying skills.