Master Director Asghar Farhadi Explained His Screenwriting Process
Asghar Farhadi emphasized that he pursues feelings beyond traditional rules and that reality changes through personal experiences.
Master director Asghar Farhadi explained that in his screenwriting process, he sets out from vague emotions and visuals rather than concepts, and that there is no single objective reality.
The Place of Emotion in Screenwriting
Master director Asghar Farhadi stated that, contrary to traditional screenwriting molds, he does not write based on a specific concept or theme.
Stating that he pursues a painting, image, or vague emotion that affects him, the director conveyed that he builds the screenplay with the answers to these questions.
The Relative Nature of Reality
Farhadi stated that there is no single reality and that people construct reality according to their own characters and pasts.
Through the subway example he gave, he emphasized that when the background of an event is learned, the entire perception can completely change.
The Fictional Dimension of Media and Documentaries
Stating that the media presents visuals to people and missing pieces are completed in the mind, Farhadi expressed that even documentaries contain fiction.
He drew attention to the fact that even BBC nature documentaries feature footage edited together from different geographies.