Sometimes, when I've spent hours writing at night, when I go to bed, I dream about the script I'm writing. And, sometimes even become part of the story and attempt to remove obstacles. Does that ever happen to you?
Screenwriting : Dreaming about a script. by Phillip E. Hardy, "The Real Deal"
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I dream regularly about the script I'm writing, particularly if I'm at a crucial point in the story. In fact, the "contained location" where my current script takes place came to me just as I was falling asleep. Makes me wonder whether one's mind is more open to possibilities when in a sleep or semi-sleep stage
Erik:
Interesting point you've made. I become so immersed in the writing, that it permeates my sleep state. Are you able to remember ideas you have when you're dreaming? Have you ever written those ideas down as soon as you wake up? I've heard of musicians doing that with melodies or lyrical ideas.
Phil - Often.
Phil...Yes, I sometimes write the ideas down upon waking. At other times, I'll wake up just enough to remind myself that it was a good idea and to not forget it.
Yes, indeed. Sometimes I take a nap when stuck on a plot point and lie down with the intention of sorting out the snag. Of course, sometimes the dreams and visions make David Lynch seem placid.
Philip: Nice!
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I had a great dream with a script consultant the other night - we talked for like five hours in the dream, and it literally turned my script around - but it turned into a nightmare when I got a $3,000 bill in the mail yesterday.
Hi Phil, Sometimes I've been lucky enough to have dreams which have given me good lines or solved my problems for a script. It's a great feeling when that happens.
Not to me, but the director I write for, Johnny Martin had a dream, wrote it down and told me the basic plot which I worked into a screenplay for him.
Paul: That's awesome.
A bit off the subject, but there is a really cool documentary that was made about ten years ago - Dreams on Spec - that is about three aspiring screenwriters, and has a lot of intercuts with famous writers and directors. If you haven't seen it, it's available on Youtube.
I dream as a character. It's very weird. Probably has something to do with the LSD, but not 100% sure.
It's the subconscious mind, folks.
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I don't recall ever dreaming about a script I was working on, but I have come up with new story ideas as a result of my nightmares.
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Linda:
That's the sort of answer I'd expect from an award-winning, horror writer.
My dreams are insane. They are formless blobs of noise and distorted pictures. There are lots of hairless horses. I wish they had anything to do with anything, let alone the scripts I'm trying to write. LOL. Consider yourself lucky.
I'll dream I am finished and the problems I have are solved. If I am lucky I remember the solutions.