tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post8498586622017064906..comments2023-04-30T11:46:46.725+01:00Comments on Screenwriting On The Blog: Location, Location, LocationYehudah Jez Freedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620570721319183069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-47722650271682533632010-02-12T15:29:20.054+00:002010-02-12T15:29:20.054+00:00If I had a quid for every time John has told me re...If I had a quid for every time John has told me research is key - I wouldn't have to write any more movies! <br /><br />Loved your blog - I did something similar at Highbury many years ago whilst at secondary schoolYehudah Jez Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620570721319183069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524959564942156.post-67207665118973627472010-02-12T11:45:01.518+00:002010-02-12T11:45:01.518+00:00Hi Jez
On my MA (at Bournemouth) they put a lot o...Hi Jez<br /><br />On my MA (at Bournemouth) they put a lot of stress on observational research and the importance of 'arena': one of the units involved visiting a location for five days, compiling an observational diary and then using it as the basis for a 30-minute script. <br /><br />I found it really useful - particularly, as you say, in terms of spotting telling details that you can incorporate into strong imagery. <br /><br />It also reinforced a point I read somewhere: 'Research is the antidote to cliché'. If you're basing something on what you've observed in 'the real world', you're less likely to default to some beat or bit of narrative grammar we've all seen on film or TV a million times before. <br /><br />(If you're interested, <b><a href="http://tom-writer.blogspot.com/2009/04/ma-screenwriting-unit-three.html" rel="nofollow">here's</a></b> a blog post about the unit, together with my - not totally successful - script)<br /><br />Take care<br />TomTom Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321494400861424580noreply@blogger.com