10 Screenwriting Tips from Wes Anderson on how he wrote The Grand Budapest Hotel Screenplay

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Submit your Feature Screenplay here: https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/outstanding-screenplays-feature 10 Screenwriting Tips from Wes Anderson movies, an Interview for Aspiring Screenwriters. Wes Anderson is the screenwriter of Oscar winning films and screenplays like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Royal Tenenbaums. We go behind the scenes of his writing process. We can’t wait for his new movie The French Dispatch. 5 EXTRA Wes Anderson Tips: https://www.patreon.com/outstandingscreenplays 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - 01 - Stay true to yourself and true to ideas that fit best for your story, even if some people will say you are repeating yourself. You can never satisfy everybody. 2:27 - 02 - If you wrote a feature screenplay and can’t find funding, make a proof of concept short film from your best scene that highlights what a longer film could look like. 3:07 - 03 - If your first public screening goes terribly wrong look for JUST ONE positive review, pin that review on the wall and say to yourself “This is my audience!” then continue making films. 7:00 - 04 - You must be prepared that the audience can reject your film completely. But one failure shouldn’t end your career. Learn from mistakes and focus 100% on the next project. 9:02 - 05 - To write a good script you need a lot of good ideas. To hold interest for two hours there needs to be a lot of information and a lot of feeling and observations. It’s not just about the plot. 10:11 - 06 - Some filmmakers need that personal connection to the story to truly unite a cohesive vision. If you’re one of those you have no choice, but to write your own films. 11:29 - 07 - In the creation of animation films, the script gets revised together with storyboards so you have more time to solve your script problems, merge scenes and to rewrite and re-storyboard. 13:24 - 08 - Write what you know. Whether it’s a literal retelling, or a wrapped within a childhood fantasy, your story, your truth should always be in your writing and filmmaking. 14:56 - 09 - Stay true to your style and the characters you understand the best. Even if people say your characters are “weirdos” if they are based on real people, the audience will connect with them. 16:47 - 10 - Think of a friend who could be a model for your main character, then think of an actor who would be best to play him, then finally add the setting, architecture and history to the story. The Grand Budapest Hotel was created in that order. 19:16 - EXTRA TIPS & Outro Follow us on our main Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outstanding.screenplays Follow us on our video Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outstandingscreenplays Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outscreenplays Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outstandingscreenplays Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/outstandingscreenplays #wesanderson #screenwriters #TheGrandBudapestHotel