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I knew I
wanted to be a screenwriter.......
After I read Star
Wars and began writing ideas of my own and found out what a release it
was.
I know I've
succeeded.......
When I ask people to read a few pages and I can see the emotion on
their faces.
My inspiration
to write
WAKING DREAMS.......
Came from
a dream that I had and from some friends' experiences.
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FilmMakers
Magazine:
What inspired you to write?
David Sawyer: A need to escape.
FilmMakers Magazine: How did you prepare yourself to
write your first script?
David Sawyer: Tons of research.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
Is this your first script and how long did it take you to write WAKING
DREAMS?
David Sawyer:
This is my third and it took me about six months off and on to finish.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
Do you have a set routine, place and time management for writing?
David Sawyer: Sort of. I keep something to write with close to me all day. But I
usually write for a few hours every morning.
FilmMakers Magazine: Do you believe screenplay contests
are important for aspiring screenwriters and why?
David Sawyer:
This was my first
contest and it has helped me gauge how I stack up to other writers and
has given me tons of motivation. So I'd say yes, absolutely.
FilmMakers Magazine: What influenced you to enter the
American Gem Short Script Competition?
David Sawyer:
I heard it
was one of the better contests out there and honestly because I had
about eight shorts and nothing finished at the time.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
What script would you urge aspiring writers to read and why?
David Sawyer:
Find and read the
screenplays of your favorite movies. Then compare the film to how it
was written and vice versa.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
Beside screenwriting what are you passionate about and why?
David Sawyer:
Anything creative that
makes people think above and beyond what they would normally.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
Who is your favorite Screenwriter and Why?
David Sawyer:
Randall Wallace,
BraveHeart.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
Name the director you would love to work with and why?
David Sawyer:
How about three.
Michael Mann for Last of the Mohicans and Collateral. Ridley Scott for
Gladiator and BlackHawk Down and Mel Gibson for BraveHeart.·
FilmMakers
Magazine:
Name the actor you would love to work with and why?
David Sawyer: Gary Oldman, he
can and has done just about any role you could imagine.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
Any tips and things learned along the way to pass on to others?
David Sawyer:
Write, write, write,
never stop and never let ANYONE tell you you're stupid or that its a
waste of your time.
FilmMakers
Magazine:
What's next for you?
David Sawyer:
Work hopefully.
FilmMakers Magazine: Where will you be five years from
now?
David Sawyer: Learning to
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