TONY WAKEFIELDSearch WILDsound  11 Questions with 2010 Screenplay Finalist 1. What is your screenplay about? The kindness of strangers. 2. Why did should people vote for your 1page script? Because in a way it is interactive; every viewer will wonder what could be so devastating in that letter that justifies the stranger´s action. 3. How long have you been writing screenplays? I wrote my first screenplay in 1990 4. What film have you seen the most in your life? Maybe the Godfather 5. What artist in the film industry would you love to work with? Christopher Walken 6. How many screenplays have you written? Three feature-length and about 15 shorts 7. Ideally, where would you like to be in 5 years? Making a living writing and directing films 8. Describe your process; do you have a set routine, method for writing? First I write a 2 to 3 page synopsis. Second, I write a very detailed step outline by hand on a notebook. Third, I write a brief summary of every scene or sequence on index cards, and lastly I used the index cards to write the first draft of the screenplay. 9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about? Jazz, reading and watching movies. I also like traveling and photography. 10. What influenced you to enter the WILDsound Script Contest? I think it is a wonderfully opportunity to submit projects at an international level. 11. Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers? Think very well about what you want to write about before jumping into it. It is a very long and bittersweet process, and you have to make sure you are passionate about your subject before committing to it. Also, be persistent. The first things you write are very likely to be awful, but if you keep at it, you will get better.
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