Uncover the Untold Secrets of Screenwriting with Jack Epps in This Exclusive Go Into The Story Interview
Scott: You divide your book “Screenwriting is Rewriting: The Art and Craft of Professional Revision” into two parts. One’s Foundations and Fundamentals, then Layering and Details. Could you talk a little bit about what you’re going for there?
Jack: My premise for the book is to approach rewrite through a series of focused passes instead of trying to do one huge all-encompassing rewrite. The first half of the book is about the core foundation elements such as character, structure, theme, story and plot. These are the deep, heavy elements of screenwriting that usually requires a lot of deconstruction and reconstruction. One of the reasons rewriting is so hard is become we all become emotionally attached to our scripts. You wrote it. You sweated every line and every page and it’s such a great accomplishment to get to the end. It really is. And now you’ve got to take it apart. You’ve got notes and notes are often confusing and contradictory. It’s usually not clear on where or how to start. “How do I do that?” You’ve got to now take this thing that your proud of and tear it apart. Who wants to do that?
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