If it sparks something in you, it could spark something in someone else. Write down ideas when you think of them. ![]() Only until you can tell the story to someone else, should you ever start scripting.Lots of thinking and talking about the idea is the key to writing fast.If you wanna write at warp speed, check out Monica’s writing tips: Writing Tips: Monica Zanetti on Skin Deep:īudding writers can relate: it’s not easy to pump out a 100 page screenplay in mere weeks let alone months or years! For Monica, the first draft was written in 4 weeks and 5 months later, the Skin Deep crew were shooting on draft 14. Monica champions in her recent discussion with An圜ameraWillDo, the artist’s responsibility to take control, and the need to be proactive and battle to get our stories made. Too often, these excuses hold many a filmmaker back from taking their vision from concept to completion. “Don’t let fear be the thing that stops you”.įorget about waiting for funding or whinging that it’s too hard. ![]() Inspired from personal experience with the life threatening illness and grateful for her survival, Monica was driven to raise awareness about ‘Australia’s national cancer’ and tackle a neglected topic in the film arena. “When you are connected to something that’s so important to you, your own personal drive to get it out there overrides all other factors”.Īward-winning Australian writer/actor Monica Zanetti marks her first foray into feature film territory with confronting indie drama ‘Skin Deep’, the story of a young woman (‘Leah’ played by Zara Zoe) who is diagnosed with terminal melanoma and discovers the courage to embrace life after befriending a queer stranger (‘Caitlin’ played by Zanetti).
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