https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/writing-jobs/w/screenwriter/7596/the-importance-of-capturing-the-audience-quickly-with-the-opening-of-a-screenplayen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/writing-jobs/w/screenwriter/7596/the-importance-of-capturing-the-audience-quickly-with-the-opening-of-a-screenplayFri, 13 Dec 2019 19:22:12 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:04973c75-bdb4-4245-b820-708dd26577b2Craig Millerhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/writing-jobs/w/screenwriter/7596/the-importance-of-capturing-the-audience-quickly-with-the-opening-of-a-screenplay#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Screenwriter by Craig Miller on 12/13/2019 7:22:12 PM<br /> <p>Movies and television shows need to captivate viewers much more quickly than a novel needs to draw in readers, says writer and producer Craig Miller. Most people will read a couple chapters of a book before deciding whether or not to invest more time, Miller explains. But if someone is switching through TV channels, he or she will only spend a few seconds viewing a show or movie before deciding it&rsquo;s not worth the time. Miller suggests that the first scene should make people curious. Viewers should be asking, &ldquo;What are the characters doing? What will happen next?&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-96/TheImportanceofCapturingtheAudienceQuicklyWiththeOpeningofaScreenplay.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheImportanceofCapturingtheAudienceQuicklyWiththeOpeningofaScreenplay.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Subscriber, video</div>