MY LETTER TO YOU 1.1 – EVENING – 2ND PROJECT IN VIEW
Lambe-Rohi Bethel-Gold@bethelgoldayodele308287
6 days ago
Hi guys, how are you all doing?
How is your week starting?
How did the weekend go?
Last I wrote a letter was a weekend ago and that seem like a really long time. I apologize, will try to write here more often.
Happy New Month to you all. I pray this will be a month of continuous success and growth for us all. Amen.
I feel like I have so much I want to type here but very little come out as I thrum my fingers against the keyboards.
There’s so much I want to let out, but very little drops. Would have to work something about that.
In this letter, I’d like to give a few tips I learned in my first process writing a screenplay.
I know I am not an expert or something, but there are some little details that could matter and I feel you might need in case you’re starting out something new like this or in any field.
I will mention a few in this post so I don’t have to make the post so long and in future post will drop some here and there.
Number one: Be honest with yourself and your client.
Now, we’ve all heard of the ‘fake it till you make it’ phrase which has in some ways proven to work for a few people.
While that is a somewhat hyped phrase, I’d go for the be real with yourself and your client.
I’m not sure I mentioned this in a previous post but, when my client gave me the project in January, I was honest about being a total beginner.
Pause; there’s a huge difference between being honest with yourself and downgrading yourself. Those two actions have, in no way, anything to do with each other.
One makes them know what to expect from you [even though you can burst their heads and take off the roof with your skillset] and the other makes them expect nothing positive or good from you.
The latter is bad for you and your career. Now, you wouldn’t want to lose potential clients because of that.
Back to what I was typing;
When he asked if I could write a script, I told him I took a course a year ago about scriptwriting and screenplay which I finished last year.
I mentioned that I haven’t writing a script for anyone but I used some of my past stories to practice what I learned during the course timeframe.
I also told him I was learning and practicing more to be better.
I think I also told him that I was seeking gigs too [not sure] but then he said he would give me a ‘paid’ test script to write and if I can write it well, then he might give me more [I think he said that].
I explained previously my feelings during that period and was glad it worked out.
So, when he proposed the test script, I needed it believing that it would open more doors in that path for me [which it did] and after he gave me, I made sure to do my homework so I could deliver the best and improve my skill as a writer.
Number two: Make sure you do your homework.
There’s nothing wrong in doing some research to make your work as perfect as you envisioned it to be.
If you’re unsure about something, thank GOD for google. Use it. No one will eat you up for it.
Google is your friend. If you have to use AI tools like ChatGPT or Grok to help you better understand certain things, then do so.
You wouldn’t realize how much knowledge you could derive from just a little research made.
It helped me a lot and still is in my second project.
There are quite some terms in screenwriting that I learned from checking on google, and using ChatGPT to explain better so I can properly use them.
It’s fun, and you’ll like it.
Number three: Read scripts and books that could help.
My mom would always encourage us to read; even my client told me the more you read, the more you can give out.
You can’t give out what you don’t have.
If you have love, you can give love.
If you have money, you can give money.
If you have food, you can give food.
If you have knowledge, you can give out knowledge mixed with your experience for others to learn from.
If you take in knowledge to improve your skill, anyone who comes across your craft will bless GOD for your skills and how much relive it gave them.
Readers are leaders 😉
Number four: Ask for help.
I wouldn’t lie, I always thought doing this would make me seem unknowledgeable and weak in the eyes of others.
But what’s the essence of pretending to know something so you don’t look bad in front of people and staying stagnant?
No one likes stagnant water.
I mentioned in a previous post about my friend who offered help in the way he could.
I reached out to him, and he sent me some resources that were very helpful for me.
If I hadn’t spoken out about needing help, I wouldn’t have had access to what he sent me at that time I needed it, and I might have had to get lost countless times trying to find it myself.
So, if you can access someone who is an expert in the field, you’re passionate about, try to reach out. There’s a lot you could learn from them and it will make things easier for you.
I hope with these few points of mine, I’ve been able to coax you with some little things I learned during that process.
Thank you, guys, for stopping by for this read, and I apologize for this long post.
There are two websites for creators I’d like to introduce you guys, probably in my next post.
Sit tight and anticipate it.
Thank you once again, and enjoy your evening.
Ciao 😊
P.S., please note that fake it till you make it is far different than faith. Faith is believing even when it doesn’t seem true; faking is acting like who you’re not in hopes that you might be who you’re acting as. That’s an explanation for another day.
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