A Video Essay Examining How the Original Ghostbusters Film Went From Script to Screen
by Justin Page from Laughing Squid on (#1KKFD)
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay created a fantastic video essay that examines how Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis' script for the original Ghostbusters film made it to screen.
Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.The screenplay for Ghostbusters is actually pretty underwhelming if you only focus on the details. But if you zoom out and look at the macro-scale of writing - coming up with a premise and figuring out how to execute it - Ghostbusters stands as a great example of the importance of execution. It's not just what your story is about, it's how you tell it.