Screenwriting 101: Scott Beck

“We’re trying to figure out the characters in the story simultaneously in terms of how does the character service the story and how does the story service the character. The character of John in A Quiet Place, that was one where we knew it was a survivalist. It was somebody that is trying to keep their family together. From that inception point we needed to figure out what was their arc? What does this character need? What does this character want? That led us to the inevitable conclusion that he comes to in the story about needing to communicate to his daughter, who he does not have a healthy relationship with. That’s our inception point.”

— Scott Beck

From Go Into The Story interview, May 4, 2018