Screenwriting 101: Dan Gilroy

“Anytime you step outside the conventional formulaic bounds of the screenwriting style, it becomes a little scary. We’re already vaguely afraid of what the reaction to the script is going to be anyway. If you try to use style, in some ways you’re throwing caution to the wind. The style of the screenplay can often not just enhance the screenplay-it can move the screenplay forward… It’s not only okay to personalize the style, but it’s something that we all need to do.”

— Dan Gilroy

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