Hidden Cost of Over-Ambitious Scripts

At some point, every filmmaker writes an over-ambitious script. Big cast. Multiple locations. Complex scenes. On the page, it feels exciting. In practice, those ambitions often come with costs that aren’t obvious until it’s too late. The hidden cost of over-ambitious scripts is rarely financial alone—it’s execution.

Ambition often hides the story

A script with ten locations doesn’t just mean ten places to shoot. It means more scheduling, more travel, more setup time, and more chances for something to go wrong.