Hi, I’m John, located in NYC. I'm a CEO of an advertising firm and new to professional writing. I'm looking on some guidance on my screenplay, based on a true story, and how to take it to the next step. I look forward to connecting with so many of the talented people on stage 32.
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Pleasure to meet you, John Krawczyk.
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John Krawczyk sounds like fairly timely and clear narrative territory that you have charted out from your synopsis for Creatures of the 5D ...
One of the issues you point to is that your current project might occupy a middle path including "true-story"-type material as well as far-flung fictional adaptation (and perhaps even paranormal) according to your choices.
So you'll likely need to commit a bit more one way or the other.
There are a number of specific decisive facets you would need to frame out in constructing a screenplay for this narrative, including the finale and intended emotional conclusions, character web, tone and genre, timelines, and how familiar or innovative you want it to feel to a reader or an audience.
And to what extent you want to make it pitchable to industry executives with the intention of getting it produced at a certain budget level. Structure is important.
One way to approach this of course is to view and read scripts from comparable movies, the comps can be challenging to find, you might sift through dozens of different ones that are slightly relevant in some way but way off target in other ways, yet that process of research and development can help one clarify where the edges of your story blur and where you have clarity on certain boundaries and intentions.
The journey into the out-of-this-world elements is perhaps a great place to begin, as that is one of the story lines that sets your piece apart from other comps.
The "factual" sequences and chronological events seem like you have a pretty good handle on those components, and they are easier technical aspects to work and re-work again through multiple drafts in establishing pace and tone. A journalistic approach.
Clarifying your character web can also be an important process that you'll revisit again and again until it feels solid;
Do the oppositions and relationships appear sufficient for your desired story impact or might there be additional characters or attributes to add in fictionalizing the story that would improve its appeal and impact? That's where your imagination comes in.
And ultimately you might even find it really crucial from a creative, artistic, literary and psychological perspective to decipher how much of this will feel like "closure" for you?
Do you see it as an indie-type cinema experience, a Hollywood-style production, film-fest property, literary experience, gritty dark thriller, perhaps even a coming-of-age story or character study / art film? Plenty of questions to consider.
I would think you might want to screen or read scripts (and view budgets) from
American Made (2017), The Town (2010), Constantine (2005), Sunshine (2007), and The Jacket (2005).
Wishing you the best of great success on this challenging project !!