Screenwriting 101: Scott Neustadter
“I heard a story once about Jeffrey Katzenberg that he used to make his animation writers put the theme of the movie at the top of every…
“I heard a story once about Jeffrey Katzenberg that he used to make his animation writers put the theme of the movie at the top of every single page of the screenplay so they wouldn’t forget. I used to think that was madness but so often you do wind up falling in love with a character or a line or dialogue or a scene that has virtually nothing to do with the point of your story. Having one eye on the theme at all times informs the legitimacy or de-legitimacy of those tangents.”
— Scott Neustadter