Mathison, Wilder, and Kaufman all have great, but very different styles of writing. They all capture mood and attitude better than most, and their conflicts are elaborate, unusual, and entertaining.
When I read Mathison, I read it more as a "movie in my head." With her constant camera pans, fades, etc, I could visualize what she wanted to show, and how she wanted to show it. Mathison is very reader-friendly, and her writing has a very innocent, youthful tone to it.
Wilder, to me, has a very sharp mind. His conflicts, and characterization are the best I've read. He uses very tight, to the point, "slangy" dialogue that's very easy to understand and interpret when reading the script. This is one minor problem that I had with Mathison and Kaufman, the dialogue didn't truly describe each character. Wilder also has good story-timing. I felt like his script flowed much better and more evenly than that of Mathison and Kaufman.
Kaufman, is a flat out great writer. He takes a lot of time describing actions and characters, sometimes too much. He also likes to jump back in forth between the present, past, future, and things that haven't or will never happen. He has a very unique style, and a strang, yet confident approach in his writing.
Is it arrogant, or innovative to write a script about yourself?
What writer did you most enjoy reading and why?
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