Screenplay - Keeping locations in mind

[Charles Martin]

> From: czayachkowski at shaw.ca
> Can anyone here give me a tip or two... I have just started my story 
> but
> some of the scenes involve locations I do not know I'd be able to 
> secure
> when it is ready to go into production. Should I just keep writing the
> story as I normally would?

Not unless it is an absolutely vital plot point that the story take 
place in a very specific location. Are you sure it couldn't be in "a 
tall NYC building" rather than "The Empire State Building"?

Terry Gilliam, one of my favourite screenplay writers, once put a 
casting direction in his script -- "and Agememnon pulls off his helmet 
to reveal -- Sean Connery! Or someone we can actually afford!"

Of course, Sean *did* eventually agree to do the part when he read the 
script, but even though it's a "no-no" to cast your script while 
writing it (even if you ARE the director), a bit of fun never killed 
anybody. :)

_Chas_
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