It’s hard to bring themes forward in your writing, but you need them to support the weight of the narrative.
What’s the point of what you’re writing? I’m serious. Take a minute and think about your current work in progress. why are you writing it? And what do you want people to get from it?
In film studies, a theme is a central message within a narrative of a film or television show. In general, themes fit into two categories: a work’s thematic concept is what the audience “thinks the work is about” and its thematic statement is “what the work says about the subject of the story.” As you can imagine, these vary based on the film, characters, director, and writer.
We sometimes call themes the “central message.” So, what’s the central message in your story?
And how can you get that message onto the page?
We have some ideas for you.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
