“Unveiling Ridley Scott’s Unexpected Strategy: The Secret to Captivating Hollywood Execs Revealed!”
This doesn’t only apply to science fiction and action stories. Ticking time clock plot devices can be effectively used in any genre, including drama. Trust me (and Scott). Adding such devices can make your script so much more desirable on their end—while also allowing you to tell the stories you want to tell.
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Don’t Chase Trends—Figure Out What the Next “Ball” Is
“TV is a massive basket full of balls. Every now and again, something comes up like The Sopranos and Game of Thrones that influences everybody, who then rushes to that ball to copy it, and it’s already too late. That’s how I function as a director—what’s the next ball?”
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