Screenwriting 101: Sam Boyer

“The thing that scared me and screwed me up the first couple of times I tried writing a feature was I would blind go into it, and not know where I was supposed to go next at the end of the scene. It leaves so much less room, at least, for me, in terms of the craft that you can put in there. I rarely, if ever, go into a scene without knowing what the next scene will potentially be. Because of that, I feel totally free. I know where I need to get by the end, and the characters can say almost whatever the heck they want during that process. You allow yourself to discover these things. You’re bowling with guardrails, and you’re going to hit a pin.”

— Sam Boyer

From Go Into The Story interview, February 2023

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