Screenwriting 101: Destin Daniel Cretton
“I do a lot of writing in my head for a while and then I start outlining and just throwing ideas down on the notes in my iPhone or notes in…
“I do a lot of writing in my head for a while and then I start outlining and just throwing ideas down on the notes in my iPhone or notes in my little book or whatever I have at the time. Everything that I do I stitch them to the world that I’m thinking of. I’ll just toss in stories that I hear or things that I see and try to work them into somewhat of an outline. If I’m on a deadline, I’ll work everyday, at a coffee shop with bad phone reception and sporadic internet connection. I write, take walks, write more, take more walks, stretch, drink some tea, try to write again. When I start writing, I just have to keep reminding myself to make every scene interesting. That’s basically all I try to do.”
— Destin Daniel Cretton
Go Into The Story Interview, October 12, 2013
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