Are four scripts better than one?
I have finished penning a dramatic quadrilogy (four scripts
that interlock) and now that I’m finished, I fear that
there isn’t enough action to make this a serious contender
for production and that it would not find an audience.
Do you have any advice for making works a little more commerically viable to today’s market?
– Christopher Bishop
First problem: “dramatic quadrilogy.”
I applaud your ambition, but the concept of four interlocking scripts feels better suited to European arthouses, rather than mainstream Hollywood. If the latter is your intention, I’d recommend figuring out which of your four scripts is the strongest, and focussing all your efforts on that one, even if it means ripping stuff out of your other scripts.
You’re much better off with one good screenplay than four noble intentions.
May 16th, 2005 at 12:19 pm
Obviously, I know nothing about your “quadrilogy” but, what most likely is the case, those four films can be streamlined, or edited down to at least three, making the whole story smarter, and faster paced. Trilogies are all the rage these days, and more audience friendly. Who, besides George Lucas, can get away with more than three interlocking films? And even then, I think Star Wars has gone on a little too long.
May 16th, 2005 at 1:54 pm
Blasphemy!
The force you have not!