Great video interview with screenwriter John August (“The Nine”) on the Makingof site. He talks about breaking the formula, deciding which ideas to turn into scripts, and rewriting. The video is about six minutes long.
If you scroll down at that sight, you'll find other worthwhile interviews there, the best of which, in my opinion is the one with Aaron Sorkin. It rambles a bit, but the two things I found interesting are his statement that he’s less interested in the difference between good and bad than in the difference between good and great, and that “I try not to show the audience who the character is, I try to show what the character wants.” (If you’re pressed for time, jump to around minute six of this ten-minute interview.)
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