By Daniel Parkes (Director)We are presenting a lot of these blogs, tips and inside information in chronological order of production, so I thought it would be interesting at this point to put some general writing tips from writer-director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/) that we found quite inspirational.
If you find it daunting writing a 90-120 page script, or stuck halfway through your second act, his six ‘rules’ might just help:
Darren Aronofsky’s Rules For Getting a Script Written Quickly and Efficiently:
1. Always move forward. If you have a problem, type through it.
2. Only take a break after something good happens on the page or you accomplish a goal. No breaks for confusion: type through it.
3. Ten pages a day minimum.
4. Only go back to add something. Do not remove contradictions, just make a note.
5. Do it. Suffer, live, cry, struggle.
6. Have fun.
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