SCRIPT FORENSICS

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from — T.S. Eliot

It is a tricky beast, text analysis... it takes a lot of rigour and a lot of intuition. Yes, there will be concrete, fact-based stepping-stones you can rely on as you chart the story. But sometimes you have to take a leap of faith. One of my subscribers has asked me to write a Substack about this process of nutting out the story on the page so that you can work out what acting-offers to make.

Here, I will suggest two simple approaches that might help you. They certainly work for me. They both stem from the world of forensic police investigation.

But first — let’s watch this iceberg flipping over…