10 common mistakes that most Film Script Writers do;
1. Story idea is different from the screenplay - The Writer gets motivated by an idea or an event. While writing the screenplay, the main moral is diluted by the overlapping of another powerful idea.
2. Wrong Narrative Style - Not all narrative style fits a story. The writer needs to understand the theme of the story and the point of view of the character before fixing the narrative style.
3. Unbelievable Character Behaviour - Rather than being organic, characters behave based on the whims and fancies of the writer.
4. Artificial Events - Setting, Story World, etc can spoil the story flow. The audience soon gets disconnected from the story and feels bored.
5. Multiple Morals - The story has multiple layers and lessons in each sequence. It leads to a dilemma for the audience as to which one to follow.
6. Lack of Sub Plots - Sub Plots and Sub Characters are the foundations of the main plot. It adds value to the primary characters and helps them to achieve their goal.
7. Wrong placement of hook, conflict, twists, etc - The audience gets into a catch-22 situation. They are ready for a story twist but the writer fails to entertain and vice versa.
8. Misguiding Films and Interviews - Script Writers are often taken away by the effect of World Films, the Success Stories of the Filmmakers, and their Interviews, etc.
9. Failure to do External Script Auditing - Our scripts are always best for us until someone reviews them from the third-person point of view.
10. Pitch Bible - Presentation of the Script for pitching it to the production companies/producers.