I know a lot of people in the business recommend the many Story Structure seminars being offered here, but I point to them as the single biggest contributor to lousy scripts.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many great scripts.
I read a lot of script. In my opinion, most of them aren't good or aren't about people.
I read as many scripts as I can and just find stuff that I think is interesting, find stories that I think are worth telling.
Personally, I read a lot of scripts.
Good scripts and interesting stories are hard enough to find.
I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.
My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.
I like the story writing process. I usually use someone who has been trained for structure to take the story that I actually want, place those elements in the right places.
It's really interesting with scripts, because you never really know. It's paper and it could be great or awful. Even scripts that are good could end up not working.
You see a lot of good ideas or well-written scripts that are bad ideas.