Thursday, July 8, 2010

Video Talk: Michael Arndt

Excellent video - Q & A with one of the bright screenwriters - Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine & Toy Story 3)


Won Oscar for LMS and he should be on the shortlist for nomination for TS-3

Writes a draft for LMS in three days (story / characters in head for a long time)

Rewrites for a year

No one is interested in the script...for five years

The intelligence / foresight of Pixar - they pick him up for Toy Story 3 before the film (Little Miss Sunshine) was made. They read LMS and go for the guy right on. It's amazing when you think about it - a studio that has brilliant writers, they pick-up an amateur. When you see / hear Arndt, you know...he isn't a schmuck.


Taught myself screenwriting for 10 yrs

Easier to have your script read than write

Top writers have more unproduced scripts than produced

Never send a rough script; the best / complete it can be

Best case scenario: 90% failure rate - realistic way to look

Love your characters; No. 1 commitment for screenwriter

Do it for the pleasure of it


The Video

[1.04 mins]

You can jump at chapters (below the video)





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