Screenwriting 101: Ben Jacoby
“A lot of scripts are minimalist now, they have a lot of white space on the page. And that can be great. But I’d rather have a few extra…
“A lot of scripts are minimalist now, they have a lot of white space on the page. And that can be great. But I’d rather have a few extra words in there and really understand where I am, what I’m looking at. My background is in books as much as it is in film, so my scene description may feel a little more literary, more like prose. But, I also try to echo the tone of the movie. People talk about a screenwriter’s voice. I think a single screenplay’s voice is more important. Make me feel like I’m in this movie, completely.”
— Ben Jacoby
Go Into The Story interview, October 2015
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