Every moment the superstar is not on screen is a moment you must defend. You will find yourself doing this as infrequently as possible. Movies are bigger than life. Make the stakes bigger, the threats bigger, the payoff bigger. Crank it up.
Movies are bigger than life.
These are some of the common mistakes my students make over and over again. In my first draft, I still make a lot of them myself. Writing is a process, and the key to this process is being able to recognize your own mistakes so you can go back and correct them. Everyone makes mistakes. It's a natural part of the process of writing.