Screenwriting 101: Scott Rothman

“I believe in a very thorough outline, of really cracking the story. I think that’s where you make your money. That’s where the thing…

Screenwriting 101: Scott Rothman
Scott Rothman

“I believe in a very thorough outline, of really cracking the story. I think that’s where you make your money. That’s where the thing either dies on the vine or becomes something special. If you can break it there…you’re going to have surprises when you go to write the draft, but to me if you don’t have the underlying structure of the thing, you’re just running around in circles.”

— Scott Rothman

From Go Into The Story interview, April 2014

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