On screenwriting - John Hamburg, co-writer of "I Love You Man"

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July 2, 2009

On screenwriting - John Hamburg, co-writer of "I Love You Man"

"If by page 8 you don't know what the story is, what the guy wants and what stands in his way, then you're just treading water"

- from an interview by Jeff Goldsmith, Creative Screenwriting Magazine Podcast, Fri, March 13, 2009
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Jul 05, 2009

Stephanie Lim said...

I used to read tons of scripts when I was an assistant in hollywood. And I can tell you, if a script didn't get to me by page TWO it was headed to the recycle bin.

Jul 05, 2009

Being Brad said...

Less glamorous than it sounds I've heard. What was it that would het to you? Concept? Scene? Dialogue? Good character names?

- Brad

Jul 05, 2009

Stephanie Lim said...

Usually just writing style (including both dialog and directions), and originality. Later into the script, it would always be character for me. The Sixth Sense was an absolutely brilliantly written script, as was Stranger Than Fiction (much better than the movie turned out - I think it was horribly miscast. They should have cast someone younger and more hapless instead of Will Ferrell).

Being Brad

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