Why not write alone. Most writers do.

RJSchwarz

ok. I will.

" see things through my eyes "

I dont think anyone knows whether or not they will work as a writing team until they try it. It may work and it may not. It may be just that film you're working on and a different project may yield different results or it may be that the two of you are just not meant to work together.

The first full screenplay I wrote was with another person and we not only had a good time writing it, but we also were very pleased with how the script turned out. I have attempted to work with a few other people on different projects but we ended up moving in different directions.

My point would be that it never hurts to try and work with someone else, as it can often be a great experience, but you must understand that it can be difficult to find that person you work well with and should thus be able to write by yourself if necessary.

If it works then it works. I guess it is just a matter of finding someone who you can talk to about movies and ideas and start there. What me and my friend did was he wrote a script and I thought we could build so much more on top of what he had written in his script and he was open to me rewritting it and giving him ideas so I took it home and rewrote nearly the whole thing just adding to it and he picked and chose out of what he really liked and changed a few things he didn't and we quickly came up with a cowritten feature.

But really I usually write by myself.

Sometimes I collaborate on scripts, sometimes I write alone. Depends on the project, and who I'm working with. The important thing, though, is that no matter whether you're collaborating or working alone, you need to get feedback from other people. I belong to a script-writing group that meets more or less weekly when we're all in town, and when we're not all in town we still e-mail scripts around for comments. This is an important part of the creative process and without it you can lose perspective very quickly.

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Originally posted by hoxienation

theres all thes duos of writers(coen bros) that make and produce fantastic films. Thats what i want, but every time i try it seems the partner and I cant put anything together. Is it just me? My partner?(new freinds?)....is there excercises that we can do? I guess im just curious with YOUR(S) experiences?

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I've come to realize I may not be the best colaboration type. I was initially interested in music as a career, but I couldn't find people dedicated to their craft to colaborate with. Film is a very new idea for me, but I have tried to get a few ideas off the ground with some local friends... And I wasn't very good at colaborating there either.

It may be you, it may be your partners (what kind of person are they to begin with?), and it may be a thousand other variables. Why do you want to work with someone else? Could you do it on your own?

I found it wasn't me, but other people's lack of dedication. They just couldn't match up to my willingness to learn. That frustrated me, because I felt like every idea that was produced was mine with a bunch of other people's names stamped on it. I am not a colaborator in the writing stages.

So, you also mentioned you couldn't get anything together. Did you have a clear concept and something to say? Because starting with a flawed concept or one that is unclear can derail everything.

I'd say don't worry about it and work on your own if you have to. You may be like me - it's just not for you.

Yea I think you hit it right on the Nose. You were saying how you werent getting the dedication out of your peers,and that frusterated you. I know exactly how you feel. I am constantly trying to get people into stuff, I'm still in high school, so I guess I can understand why most of the people around me are like that. I like to take things serious(even when making comedies) and take my time making watever, to make it look good. I still have yet to find somone like that to give me some support. I realise what your saying do it by yourself, and by god I WILL. The most support ive had was from this forum, its nice to find people as interested and passinate about film as I am.

" see things through my eyes "

It's good to do some of both, Writing alone allows you complete control, but writing with a partner is a give and take situation, but you can also come up with something amazing. I guess just wait for the right person to come along to write with, don't try and make it happen if it isn't working, continue to write alone and then maybe show your stories to people and maybe they will be intrigued and ask to write with you.

"In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."

I'm new around here, though I've got to say, you guys show pretty much the same problems I'm having... I assume I'll be writing on this forum really often since now... Anyway, my question is, if anybody is available to start writing something together, just drop me an email. I've been always writing alone, and sometime a piece of advice wouldn't hurt at all.

Sam