In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to two questions about writing scene descriptions, including seeing it as an opportunity for your voice to shine, and where to draw the line with what to include and what to leave out.
Here are the main points I discuss in my response:
- Scene descriptions can be a delightful way to design your pages.
- Scene descriptions are a place where your voice gets to shine.
- Include thoughts and emotions in scene descriptions sparingly.
- Focus on what’s truly important to the story when writing descriptions.
Writing scene descriptions offers a unique opportunity for screenwriters to feature their voice, style, and creativity. Allow it to come through with all the choices you make, while striking the balance between creating the blueprint for the visual, cinematic world of your story, keeping your writing open and flowing on the page, and giving your readers and audience insights into the depths of your characters and the critical information they need to follow the story.
Want the full scoop? There are more details in the full article on Script Mag:
Ask the Coach: Finding the Line with Scene Descriptions
Ask the Coach: Finding the Line with Scene Descriptions
If you’ve got writing questions, please send them my way!
I’d love to answer them for you in my column.
I’d love to answer them for you in my column.
