How To Write A Screenplay In One Week - Jason Park

Jason Park is an accomplished Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Cinematographer. Living in Atlanta, GA with a background in both acting and narrative filmmaking.

Jason was raised on the Big Island of Hawai'i. After finishing high school, he moved to Los Angeles California, where he found his passion for videography, acting, and filmmaking.

He began booking commercials and print work for companies like Apple, Samsung, McDonald's, Subway, and the list goes on. He's been in films with actors such as Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Ross Butler (Shazam) Christian Serratos (Selena), David Oyelowo (Gringo), and Evan Ross (The Hunger Games). After appearing in films, commercials, and print campaigns.

The actor decided to passionately work on  breaking barriers for Asian-American actors, directors, writers, and creators in American Cinema. Leading him to create films with Asian leads in non Asian stereotypical roles.

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[DerekJFiedler]

My top takeaway: it's better to get it done and get it out there and get better and better than to wait for perfection. It's more important to have 20 doors than one perfect one.

[PhantomFilmAustralia]

This was inspiring. There are many methods of writing. Finding one that's best for you is important for efficiency.
Francis Ford Coppola writes a few pages, then the next day he rewrites those pages and writes a few more. The next day, he rewrites the previous day's pages and then writes a few new pages. He leapfrogs like this until he's rewritten the final pages. He ends up with an unpolished, but solid, well-rounded script.
Ricky Gervais writes only five minutes a day, but spends most of his day walking around and observing for inspiration and ideas. He takes notes, and at the end of the day, he relaxes to think how he can effectively utilise those ideas into his screenplay. The next day, he knows exactly how to incorporate those ideas, and includes them in his script in the five minutes he writes per day.

[SimGunther]

Sometimes a mind map works, sometimes a random line, outfit, or picture makes sense to get a general feeling of what captivates you and emotionally resonates the most when someone tells you a story.

You can have a brain dump where you take 25-50 crazy and whacky ideas you have in your head in a week. Just write one idea after you wake up, one idea after each meal, one idea after a stroll/swim, one idea after a bath/shower, and one idea before you go to sleep. It doesn't matter how refined an idea it is, it just has to be written down at any cost. By the 20th idea, you'll have at least one that screams "WOW! I MUST WRITE ABOUT THIS!". No one could possibly come up with 20 dumb ideas in a row unless you're really good.

Most importantly, you must prioritize your top 3 stories and finish them before moving on to the next brainstorming session. Use the recently written stories as an opportunity to refine the craftsmanship of the writing, not to limit your imagination.

[olijess_]

Totally possible. During filmschool I wrote a 90-page feature in a week - including the planning, which took the most time. The writing itself took me maybe 3 or 4 days total, and I got more pages done every day. I went from like 10 pages on the first to about 40-60 on the last. You definitely have to do a rewrite after that, but it's possible to get it out there and done.

[ashlee]

One of my favorite interviews! Great guest. Gone in 60 Seconds is an excellent movie as well!

[GoMakeIt]

This is one of my favourite videos you’ve posted. I really love the take of getting work done and move onto the next. Keep getting better…it’s what I’m trying to do.

[danieltorres]

One thing I recommend writers do a is "quick write". Write down the fastest script you can just flood out ideas then READ IT. IT WILL BE CRAP, but that is a good thing because your need to be perfect comes in. You will read it then say that dumb and make a obvious choice to change making it better. Which can lead to building and layering a good script because you're not focused on being perfect rather trying to make it better. It also helps with brainstorming.

[sincereiam]

He knows what he's talking about. I just shot my short film last weekend and did all the things he mentioned. Location, good actors, DP, and sound is the key. Indie filmmakers must stop trying to follow Hollywood protocol. You can not match their budget.

[avtpro]

That was totally on! He reframed the big rule books attacked to writing and filmmaking. Excellent as always.

[thisistimwoods]

I like this guy. Love the interviewer!

[jonathansingleton]

I've written a couple for fun, in the process what I've learned is direction is more important than speed when writing a screenplay. I give myself at the least a full year. Good information though. 👍👍

[oscarless]

2 months. For that Netflix X Ron Howard prompt. But the thing is that first drafts are supposed to be quick because the rewrite would take twice the time.
If you're spending more than 6 months on the first draft then you need major corrections in character motivation.

[kathrinphone]

Along with the Sujata Day Interview - the ultimate hands-on approach to getting the job done. If only it were that easy to stick to.

[concernedcitizen]

Inspirational.. We’ll see a lot more of Jason in future, I’m sure 👍🏼

[bigike]

I love this insight...it spoke to me on so many different levels...now it's time to implement this particular strategy! Thanks JP!💪🏾🎬💯

[Zton-ynkc]

I wrote one in 3 days 2 weeks ago, only sleeping 5 hours total in those days.

[chelig]

If I start writing, I can't stop until I finish it.

[visionarywriter]

The behind the scenes for the movie "The Belko Experiment" James Gunn stated he wrote that in one setting. I feel if my vision is there I will keep writing until, and the next day I can add. I wouldn't limit myself.

[rupomsreelkolkata]

How to write a logline for multi-character Differents Roles /Multi stories in One line ??

[filmcourage]

What timeframe is the fastest that you've written a feature-length screenplay?