Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, film editors or actors. Others, like Miller, became Hollywood screenwriters and directors. This developed the creativity of directors and screenwriters. The series includes three screenwriters, and three directors. YRF launched a number of budding screenwriters and directors under their banner throughout these years. Spec scripts are usually penned by unknown professional screenwriters and amateur screenwriters. Novelist William Faulkner was one of the film's three screenwriters. However, the script went through numerous iterations from various screenwriters. Hiller collaborated on films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Fallen is an American action film series created by screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt. The road film is a standard plot employed by screenwriters. "The Favourite" is the first film Lanthimos directed with screenwriters Davis and McNamara. Coogler met with advisers of Sundance Screenwriters Lab. A couple of screenwriters wrote drafts that were rejected. Kazan was noted for his close collaboration with screenwriters.