How to write a novel script

There is no strict difference. Through revision, novels and plays can be easily transformed.

"Script" is a variant of novel art in order to adapt to the art of stage play or film. A stage play or film can achieve the effect of psychological expression through the performance of actors or the special treatment of lens image. In this way, a large number of abstract descriptions in novels will be deleted and replaced by unique expressions of stage plays or movies.

The expression of the novel is extremely casual, which depends on the author's storytelling style. People who read novels are not easy to have a specific sense of picture, but a strong sense of memory. For example, in the novel, a ranger wanders to a magnificent but disturbing place, during which a lot of realistic descriptions may be interspersed with very delicate psychological and emotional descriptions, and some places may be replaced by the protagonist's unique movements and language, and even some comments will be added. He makes readers have their own associations in reading, and what you have in mind may be far from the author's specific description, which is the author's purpose. When you are confused, that may be what really resonates with the author. The author just wants to tell you that this place is extremely strange and exciting, and at the same time there is a strong sense of anxiety. The protagonist, like the reader, resists that anxiety in his own unique way. At the end of this story, you can have a very abstract sense of memory. You can't know the specific environment of the story and the specific appearance of the characters, but you feel as if you have experienced those stories with the protagonist in your dream. This is the sense of memory.

If this novel is to be made into a movie, the actors can't act on the original novel. Just like the above story, a lot of arguments can't be played out. At this time, the screenwriter needs to find ways to replace the connotation of this discussion with movies, narration or some dialogue expressions. It is also impossible to make a lot of psychological descriptions, and it needs to be simplified into simple performance actions. Actors with superb acting skills can express complex psychological conditions through several expressions and actions. So, to put it simply, a script is a special novel that guides a stage play or a film performance.

Because the script is highly targeted, its expression style cannot be as casual as that of a novel. In order to tell a story one by one, there should not be a lot of third-person discussion, and all artistic indicators should focus on the characterization as much as possible, and this effect depends on the movements and language of the characters. Those expressions are not useless. Proper use can sometimes achieve good results, but it is still reflected in the movements and language of the characters. You should always think that this script is to guide the actors to perform, and you should create a concrete sense of the picture. This is the biggest difference from the novel.

There is not much dialogue in the script. Excellent script, the dialogue process is very concise, and one sentence can summarize a character's character or fate in the whole script. Simple dialogue is very important for performers. If the dialogue is too complicated, it will be suspected of a novel.

In the novel, the author can jump out from time to time to express his views and feelings according to his own style, and the author's own shadow lingers between the lines. This can't happen in the script. The screenwriter is behind the scenes. He directed the performances of specific scenes and characters, but he didn't speak or perform before going on stage.

In some ways, screenwriters and novelists are not peers. Novelists need high text sensitivity and imagination; A playwright does not necessarily need a superb imagination, but he needs the ability to capture the specific connotation of a specific scene. There is an absolute advantage for playwrights to switch to directors. In the film history, many talented directors are screenwriters themselves, and vice versa.

Now there is no obvious difference between some plays and novels. This is a manifestation of the low level of domestic literature and art. Screenwriters need a high degree of picture sensitivity and accurate narrative ability, and those who write scripts into novels are all people who lack these abilities. This has brought great harm to the domestic film art.

So I can't recommend the script. If you want to read the script, go to the bookstore and buy it. There are many foreign playwrights. But I have seen the play Happy Hour, no matter how Zhang Yimou's film was made. In short, the script is still very good. Of course, you can also watch Thunderstorm. The script is very rigorous, but I'm afraid you can't watch it. Young people need to cultivate their own interests first. If you watch Thunderstorm and find that you hate that story or style, you probably have nothing to say. It's good to find some scripts that interest you.