Jaymen is teaching Animation course in Raffles College of Higher Education. He teaches students in storytelling, screenplays and scripts. He has written a lot of screenplay in the train, home, whenever he’s free.
Voice Interview with Jaymen Ng in Script Writing:
How would you describe what you do every day as a Script Writer?
On a daily basis, as a Script Writer I would be paying attention to people, events and the environment around me to gather interesting ideas and experiences with potential for future scripting projects.
What is your favourite part of the Script Writing?
My favourite part of Script Writing would be to successfully transport readers and audiences into a parallel universe for a totally, alternate experience.
What aspect of Script Writing would be surprising to people looking in from the outside?
The numerous possibilities of anything happening, anywhere and involving anyone.
What kinds of talents and personality does it take to succeed as a Script Writer?
A successful Script Writer should HAVE an inquisitive and creative personality – someone who can see possibility in anything yet being able to stay within the realm of logical believability.
What advice would you give somebody who’s thinking about becoming a Script Writer for fresh graduates or juniors like me?
Read a lot, ask questions and be a hard core researcher. Most importantly dissect and understand the works of successful writers – reflect on what works and what did not, somewhere in between you may discover their secrets!
What would you recommend for education, books, or other learning to start down the Script Writer career path?
I would say “Go google the best script writers/directors! Or perhaps, look at the Alfred Hitchcock, Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone and Stanley Kubrick.
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