Unveiling Jeffrey Lieber: The Untold Secrets Behind His Masterful Storytelling
Scott: Let’s say you’re writing a spec feature film. How much time do you spend in prep writing, and what do you do in terms of brainstorming, and character development, and plotting and outlining?
Jeff: I’d say you’re going to spend three‑quarters of your time doing that and a quarter of it actually writing because you’re going to spend your time ‑‑ I work on note cards. I buy a bunch of note cards. I’ve got one for my pilot right here. I write cards and I move them around, and I write more cards and I rip them up. For a film, I will go from 100 cards, to a 40‑page outline to a script. For a TV show, I’ll go from 40 cards, to a 25‑page outline to a script. If you nail parts one and two, part three should be fairly easy. Then you’re going to rewrite, and rewrite and rewrite, but the hardest part is really getting to the first draft, I think.
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