Unlock the Secret Truth: Why Screenplays Defy Every Formula You Thought You Knew
As screenwriter David Seltzer (The Omen, Punchline) has said, “If you go in with formula, you come out with formula.”
This approach may have worked in the 80s and into the 90s with Hollywood churning out one high concept movie after another, but the inherent problem with a formula is it eventually wears out its welcome. Why? Because if the audience knows a formula well enough, they can anticipate precisely where a movie is heading, and that eviscerates almost any possibility for genuine entertainment.
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