They often seem like the rough draft (and maybe they are) - the artist's charcoal sketch before he breaks out the brushes and oils and adds all of the color and texture and shading. ![]() Whenever I get roped into reading contest finalists, one of the common problems with the scripts is that they are sketchy. Once I have my outline and I know how the *story* works, I concentrate on making each scene interesting and surprising and creative when I write the screenplay - I *live* for coming up with some cool twist or detail or line of dialogue in each scene to make the scene itself fun to watch and fun for me to write. Hey, a screenplay is not *just* the story, it's all of those great little details that make a moment come to life! or that it makes the script boring to write. The big argument against outlines seems to be that it removes creativity. I do not know any professional screenwriters who do not outline (though there may be some), and the more spontaneous the writing seems, the more likely the writer outlines - 70s icon and indie writer Paul Schrader outlines page-by-page and is a slave to his outline. One of those great debates on screenwriting message boards is whether or not to outline. Screenwriting Tip Of The Day by William C.
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