Quais são as melhores técnicas para escrever um roteiro de filme que agrade tanto a crítica quanto o público? (2024)

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I'm an animation director. I've worked on and developed the art direction and narration for several 22-minute series over the past 30 years. Themes include espionage, paranormal, science fiction, comedy and adventure for young people. My inspiration comes from B movies and series, even Z, from the 70s to the 80s.

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Hahaha! The day someone figures that out, that person will be very rich, sitting on his/ her own private island, sipping on a martini, NOT contributing to collaborative articles on LinkedIn. You cannot write to please a bunch of people - audience/ or critics. Write to tell YOUR unique story. In your voice. With honesty, authenticity, freshness. Don't worry about ticking 4 quadrants [young/ old/ male/ female]. At times the more specific a story is, the more universal it becomes. But adding entertainment with purpose as audiences may be just looking for an escape while critics search for greater 'meaning' - helps pitch the story well to both. Importantly, YOU need to have fun telling the story. That way at least 1 person will love it!

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I believe the key to writing a screenplay that will appeal to both critics and an audience, is to not. Let me explain. People watch a film to be entertained. Whether consciously or subconsciously, they are looking at you, the writer, as an expert in the field of entertainment, and they are relying on you to provide that for them. If you build your screenplay on the foundation of pleasing your audience or critics, it inevitably will lose all heart and conviction, and you instead will be writing something that is pandering and crowd pleasing in nature, rather than something true to your own heart and convictions. The audience will feel this and the screenplay will more than likely fail. Stray true to yourself. The success will follow.

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Characters serve as the beating heart of your narrative, propelling the action, conveying emotions, & unraveling themes. Strive to craft characters that are not only realistic, relatable, & memorable, but also imbued with complexity, dynamism, & surprise. Achieve this by delving into their backgrounds, personalities, motivations, goals, conflicts, & arcs. Infuse distinct voices, actions, & interactions to breathe life into them. Ensure your characters possess flaws, strengths, & opportunities for growth, alongside clearly defined roles & relationships within the story. This meticulous approach to character development enhances both audience connection & critical acclaim.

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One thing to remember when developing your characters is that not all of your characters are necessarily people. Sometimes the town is the character, or the building, or a particular element that keeps popping up in the story. If you have non-human/animal elements that are essential to your story make sure you treat them the same way you treat your leads.

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Make sure your characters are speaking in their own unique voices. Having your characters randomly speaking in tones or using words that they normally wouldn’t throws things off for the audience. Also, make sure you don’t have every single young person using language that they wouldn’t normally use. Every 8 year old doesn’t need to sound like a Harvard grad with a psychology degree.

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You can write powerful dialogues only if you are a good observer and a listener. Nothing beats these basic qualities. One thing I have found helpful while crafting dialogues is having a character note ready along with its inspirations. Having a great character sketch is a good starting point. This activity always aids my writing.

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Embrace white space in your script. We don’t often speak in complete sentences or long involved diatribes. There is a playwrite named Harold Pinter who’s known for writing dialogue in the way that people talk.

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Structuring your plot will eventually make everything easier. Screenwriting is a very lengthy process and a lot of things can be missed and lost in the process. If you structure your plot carefully then your script will catch all the right beats and the movie or show will fit better according to the arc. You can structure your plot by two ways 1. Make a structure for your characters, from the beginning to how it’s eventually gonna shape in your story. 2. Structure your story by knowing how it’s gonna end and base your story accordingly.

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The plot is the Skelton and without a strong one it can’t walk around it will just flop. The characters and dialogue and aesthetic is the flesh and clothes.

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A good practice that reinforces this idea is to watch movies with the sound off. Can you still follow the movie? Are the filmmakers using strong visual cues? If so, then the film is probably enhanced by each facet of the process rather than carried by one.

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This rule is essential, nonetheless is hard to keep. The best way to integrated to your way of writing is always to remember that the script is being seeing with a camera rather than the imagination, so use that notion to write your scenes in a way that we can SEE what's happening, instead of explaining it.Also, be aware of the dialogue's trap, many times we will try to cover visual things with dialogues just because is easy, but trust me a good dialogue is harder to write than a visual representation.

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This is a given in what we do for television and what to my friends do in the film world. However, the way they worded this is confusing. What they fail to say here is that this is narration and also direction. There's a very fine line in all of this and before you even begin to fathom how any of this encompasses your script, understand what your script is about,.what your characters are about and what your plot points are about, and then wrap your head around the rest of this.This is the most challenging aspect of writing. Learning how far you can go directing your narration, and action scenes. And this is something you definitely definitely definitely something to take a class on.

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Recognize that writing a film script is a collaborative process, not a solitary pursuit. To enhance your script's appeal to both critics and audiences, actively seek feedback and embrace the revision process. Solicit evaluations from peers, mentors, professionals, and potential viewers, focusing on aspects like genre, characters, dialogue, plot, and style. Additionally, conduct your own analysis to identify errors, inconsistencies, and weaknesses, and revise accordingly. Remain open to constructive criticism while maintaining confidence in your unique vision and voice. This iterative approach ensures continual improvement, transforming your script into a polished and resonant cinematic creation.

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Writing a film script is not a solo endeavor. You need to get feedback and revise your work to improve it and make it appeal to both critics and audiences. You can seek feedback from peers, mentors, professionals, or potential viewers, and ask them to evaluate your film script based on various aspects, such as genre, characters, dialogue, plot, and style. You should also revise your film script based on your own analysis and intuition, and check for errors, inconsistencies, and weaknesses. You should be open to criticism, but also confident in your vision and voice.

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Pandering to an audience or worse, a film critic, is the kiss of death. If you pander your script to anyone, It will become your rise to mediocrity and the banal. One must always remember, its your vision, your script, your blood and your sweat. Writing must come from deep inside your mind, carrying thoughts that are powerful and moving laughter, tears the full spectrum of emotions must not be affected by trivial thoughts of an audience or a critic. Pandering to anyone will kill your soul. Ive seen it happen many times. It has destroyed many a good person reducing them to a bitterness that becomes intolerable to both you and themselves. My2c

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I don't believe you write to please people. I don't believe it's possible to please both critics and audience. Writing is about telling a personal story. The "why" something was written is the reason it will find an audience. It isn't an artists job to please people. That's marketing. Thats advertising.

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