There are thousands of movie scripts that pile up every year with writers that desperately want their work to be produced. The film writer, however, rarely sees success. There are only so many movies that can be made in the year, and the amount of scripts that get submitted is endless.
Have a good idea about what your story is about and the genre. You should brainstorm, go headline fishing, and do some sound boarding to get some ideas. Be sure your story has a solid beginning to end.
You should understand all the unwritten rules of every genre. In a horror movie, for example, the hero will always have some flaws that he or she must overcome. Also, the antagonist will be completely evil, there will be a lot of tension throughout the film, and there will also be a lot of false alarms. You'll also want to put the hero in grave situations and make the fate of the antagonist a mystery.
You should outline your story to separate into three parts. In the first act, you'll need an opening scene with a strong hook, introduce all the characters, and introduce the main problem occurring in the story. In the second act, you'll write the hero being deeply consumed by said problem with no escape. Finally in the third act, the hero will work past his flaws and defeat the antagonist or problem.
In order to properly write your characters, locations, and any events used in the story, do your research. Your script should be in Courier 12pt and single-spaced. You also need to include a header starting at the second page; and make sure there is a title, page number, and is right-justified.
The cover page or first page of the script shouldn't be numbered. All this page requires is a title, author's name, and a note about the copyright. This information must be centered on the page. You should also include your contact information after you space down and left-justify the cursor.
Open your story by writing "FADE IN" in your script, and end it by writing "FADE OUT". If you want to include dialogue, you should tab right around 4 or 5 times to spell out the name of the character. Following this, space down and tab in around 3 times and write the dialogue out. The size of the dialogue should be about 2 tabs of width.
If the dialogue block is long and spills over the next page, you'll have to write "CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE". Afterwards, you'll write "CONTINUED" on the new page. You should also keep in mind to capitalize all character names and keep the voice of the script in present tense. For example, don't write "His father moved away from the sofa and walked to the room." Instead, you should write "His father moves away from the sofa and walks to the room."
Whenever you open a scene, you need to make sure and label it appropriately. If, for example, you have a scene in the master bathroom at night, you will write "INT. MASTER BATHROOM - NIGHT". If you have a scene in the backyard during the day, you should write "EXT. BACKYARD - DAY".
Have a good idea about what your story is about and the genre. You should brainstorm, go headline fishing, and do some sound boarding to get some ideas. Be sure your story has a solid beginning to end.
You should understand all the unwritten rules of every genre. In a horror movie, for example, the hero will always have some flaws that he or she must overcome. Also, the antagonist will be completely evil, there will be a lot of tension throughout the film, and there will also be a lot of false alarms. You'll also want to put the hero in grave situations and make the fate of the antagonist a mystery.
You should outline your story to separate into three parts. In the first act, you'll need an opening scene with a strong hook, introduce all the characters, and introduce the main problem occurring in the story. In the second act, you'll write the hero being deeply consumed by said problem with no escape. Finally in the third act, the hero will work past his flaws and defeat the antagonist or problem.
In order to properly write your characters, locations, and any events used in the story, do your research. Your script should be in Courier 12pt and single-spaced. You also need to include a header starting at the second page; and make sure there is a title, page number, and is right-justified.
The cover page or first page of the script shouldn't be numbered. All this page requires is a title, author's name, and a note about the copyright. This information must be centered on the page. You should also include your contact information after you space down and left-justify the cursor.
Open your story by writing "FADE IN" in your script, and end it by writing "FADE OUT". If you want to include dialogue, you should tab right around 4 or 5 times to spell out the name of the character. Following this, space down and tab in around 3 times and write the dialogue out. The size of the dialogue should be about 2 tabs of width.
If the dialogue block is long and spills over the next page, you'll have to write "CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE". Afterwards, you'll write "CONTINUED" on the new page. You should also keep in mind to capitalize all character names and keep the voice of the script in present tense. For example, don't write "His father moved away from the sofa and walked to the room." Instead, you should write "His father moves away from the sofa and walks to the room."
Whenever you open a scene, you need to make sure and label it appropriately. If, for example, you have a scene in the master bathroom at night, you will write "INT. MASTER BATHROOM - NIGHT". If you have a scene in the backyard during the day, you should write "EXT. BACKYARD - DAY".
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