Inside a Screenwriters Mind: The Art of Cinematic Storytelling
Sonia has lived and worked in India, Indonesia, the US, Belgium, and South Africa. She now calls Singapore home. As Executive Creative Director at McCann-Erickson, Sonia got a chance to work on practically every brand category in the world of advertising, before moving to full-time screenwriting for films and television. She’s also written two bestselling novels: The Spectacular Miss and A Year of Wednesdays. The Spectacular Miss has been optioned by a leading Bollywood studio for a screen adaptation.
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Everyone thinks they have a movie idea. Then why is it so tough to write it and even tougher to get it made? Sonia talks about the blood, sweat, heartache, and rigor that goes into getting a professional, bound, screenplay ready.
When it comes to screenwriting, there’s no substitute for craft. Sonia talks about learning the rules “True originality can't begin until you know what you're breaking away from.” be it industry standard formatting, the 3-Act Structure, or some of the conventions that are completely different from other forms of creative writing.
You’ve learned the craft…are you armed to write the screenplay that sets the box office on fire? Sonia talks about where ideas come from, books vs movies, and books to movies. She also tells us about working with a studio and converting her novel The Spectacular Miss, to a feature film screenplay.
About Sonia Bahl
Sonia has lived and worked in India, Indonesia, the US, Belgium, and South Africa. She now calls Singapore home. As Executive Creative Director at McCann-Erickson, Sonia got a chance to work on practically every brand category in the world of advertising, before moving to full-time screenwriting for films and television. She’s also written two bestselling novels: The Spectacular Miss and A Year of Wednesdays. The Spectacular Miss has been optioned by a leading Bollywood studio for a screen adaptation.
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