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01
– To go on the IRL and Zoom water bottle tour.
02
– To read books on how to write a script, offered by the producer.
03
– To decide what to write after typing FADE IN:
04
– To research a topic that is not of your interest.
05
– To imagine how screenwriters managed to write on typewriters before the age of Final Draft.
06
– To hear someone outside showbiz give a “great” idea that supposedly solves your screenplay.
07
– To struggle with the second act and have to ask AI for help.
08
– To receive notes from the producer, director, actors, and whoever else it may be.
09
– To discover that your great idea has already been filmed.
10
– To find out that your script has gone into limbo.
EXTRA HATE –
When the director makes
the script better—or
worse—than what the
screenwriter originally
wrote.
NOTES
IRL: “In
Real Life,” meaning
in-person, face-to-face
meetings, as opposed to
online ones.
Water Bottle Tour:
Industry slang for the
endless round of pitch
meetings where writers
move from office to office
(or Zoom to Zoom), usually
offered bottled water and
little else.
Final Draft: Professional screenwriting software widely used in the film and television industry.
Zoom: A
video-conferencing
platform widely used for
virtual meetings, pitches,
and development
discussions.
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