Create a professional screenplay title page in 3 steps. The first impression you give a reader about the quality of your writing is on the screenplay title page. How you present the information on it can give away a surprising amount about the overall quality of the writing therein. Click to tweet this post. Bad […]
20 best comedy scripts to read and download for free. Here are twenty of the best comedy scripts that you can download and read to help make writing a comedy script that much easier. Study these funny scripts and learn how to amp up the funny in your own screenplay. We’ve tried to cater to […]
High concept: what it is and how to apply it to your story idea. Is Deadpool “high concept”? What about Midnight in Paris? Or The Purge? The fact that you can ask ten different writers and get ten different opinions, kind of sums up how confusing the notion of a "high concept" has become. • […]
How to write a script outline that will save you months of rewrites. Writing a script outline is probably the most important preparatory step you can take as a writer. It can save you from having to go back and fix things in a screenplay that could’ve been fixed much earlier—fundamental things like a basic […]
How to format dialogue in a screenplay: top 8 dialogue format "errors." Peppering a spec script with dialogue format errors may not completely derail the reader’s experience, but they definitely don’t help. This is because they tell the reader one of two things: 1. You’re not a very experienced writer and are unaware of how […]
How do you know if your script's ready to send out into the industry? You’ve finished a screenplay. But how do you know if your script's ready to send out? How do you know when it’s “finished”? Here's our ultimate 12-point questionnaire to find out whether your script is ready to take on the world. […]
How to pitch a movie idea and sell your script with style. You’ve learned how to write a screenplay. You’ve written a few Grade A spec scripts that have received ringing endorsements from script coverage services or acquaintances who work in the industry. You’ve learned how to sell a screenplay and now, finally, the moment […]
Protagonist and antagonist conflict: why it's between 3 characters not 2. When it comes to the protagonist and antagonist in a screenplay, aspiring screenwriters are constantly being told cliches like: • "A strong story is based on the protagonist-antagonist conflict.” • "Your protagonist and antagonist are the two most important characters in the script.” • […]
How to find time to write: 48 ways to become a more productive writer. On the one hand, you'd like to know how to find time to write to finish that screenplay, TV pilot or treatment (or start one, for that matter.) You want to begin making headway toward your writing goals. On the other hand… […]
Movie title ideas: 3 ways to come up with the coolest titles ever. Movie title ideas matter. A lot. While you’ve probably heard a lot about how the first page of your story is the most important when it comes to first impressions—it’s not. It’s actually the title. When your script lands on the desk […]