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There you go. I took screenplay writing at my university a couple of years back, and it is a lot harder than it seems. Good luck.
Well I have been pretty bored lately. And last night I had a dream and I am now "inspired" to write a screenplay. I have never done it before. I did wr e a lot of short stories, and longer stories, and creative writing pieces in high school, but never in screenplay format. I dont have all the details of the screenplay, but I do have the main plot, characters, etc. So if anyone knows where I can get some info on "how to write a screenplay," or whatever, send the link my way.
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There you go. I took screenplay writing at my university a couple of years back, and it is a lot harder than it seems. Good luck.
Yeah it seems hard. But I will how it goes. If it doesnt go well, I will just turn it into a story.
It's not hard.
It's a basic formula.
Act I
Act 2
Act 3
You have a protag and then you have a antag.
Act I - introduce the characters.
Act II - Insert the action that will be resolved in act III.
Act III - Resolve the problem.
Also, basic screenplay is 120-150 pages.
Try amazon.com or google.com.
Yeah but I plan on using a lot of flashbacks to childhood and other events. So it will be a lil different than just 3 acts.
A tool that will help you with formatting, etc is a script software like MovieMagic or ScriptThing. When people turn in screenplays in Hollywood, they are usually formatted in one of those two softwares (or something very similar).
Pssssst! it's called Pulp Fiction
Check with Pooh, that man puts JK Rowlings to shame
No not like Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction doesnt use flashbacks. It was just shot out of sequence.Pssssst! it's called Pulp Fiction
Check with Pooh, that man puts JK Rowlings to shame
Is it just me, or does anyone else here imagine Buddy writing a screenplay redux for the Ohio State Trooper film I had to watch in Drivers Ed. with all the graphic death scenes from highway accidents.
And I love Pulp Fiction. It is one of my favorite movies of all time!
Family guy is all flashbacks.
he did , it's called a Map , he goes by the name of : Rand Mcnally
Hey now, Rand McNally is cool.he did , it's called a Map , he goes by the name of : Rand Mcnally
I can whip anyone's ass here in U.S. Geography.
And we wonder why movies these days suck?
Movies these day suck because they're all remakes.
By basic formula I mean the three acts.
Movies suck today because writers suck, because writers and directors and Hollywood in general dumbs down their movies because a majority of America has the attention span of a 4 year old.
Look at any great movie like Casablanca or The Godfather and , even Star Wars.
They all have an Act I, Act II, Act III.
It's the way the writer and director executed the script and the transformation to screen.
The basic I,II.III formula isn't ruining movies, because it's always been there, it's always been the rule. It's ty writers and ting exclusives at big Hollywood studios.
Why do you think most good movies now are either big budget movies where the script is subpar but the acting from the top A-listers saves it or low budget indies from Lions Gate, Fox Searchlight, and whomever.
Your script will still be three acts.
The flashbacks are just written into the script.
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INT. DEREK'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT (FLASHBACK - 1999)
Derek sits at his desk with a bag of marbles. A LOUD noise is heard from outside his doorway.
DEREK
What the was that?
INT. DEREK'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY (PRESENT)
Karen looks puzzled.
KAREN
And then what happened?
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Like that.
Dre,
The Screenwriter's Bible by David Trottier is the only book you need.
Also, go to http://www.scriptsales.com
Register for their message board.
That site and the pro writers that post there will help you greatly.
But get the book! Trust me.
There are such things as 1, 5 and even 7 act plays. Some of them are, dare we say, great.
Anyway, screenplay writing is like getting a degree online.
Write a novel instead.
Oh yeah, obviously there are talented screenplay writers... but seriously... write a novel and adapt it to a screenplay later if that really scratches your balls the right way.
When were we talking plays?
Screenplays as totally different from stage plays.
The structures are totally different
Well I am just going to write it in novel form at first. Screenplay form is too tough for right now.
Dre, get the screenwriter's bible... trust me. Everything you need to know about writing is in there.
It's three books in one.
Right now I got $38.07 in my bank acount to last me till NEXT weds!!
So I will wait on the book. Got alot of other things I need to take care of before I can get it. About how much is it anyways?
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