Screenwriting 101 — Harold Ramis

“For me, a screenplay starts with something I can tell other people in five minutes. If you’re pitching a movie and it takes longer than five minutes, there’s something wrong. That economy seems to have really worked for me. The more detail I include in my pitch, the more other people’s and my own eyes start to glaze over.”

 — Harold Ramis (Ghost Busters, Back to School)