Sell Your TV Concept NowOr, Rules of the Road for New/Emerging Screenwriters. Over the coming weeks, we will be discussing the rules that new/emerging screenwriters are required to follow when formatting their screenplay. Please note that these are not in any particular order of importance! This guide is a collection of screenwriting style and composition rules, compiled over a […]
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Decrease the Risk of Getting Nixed- Part 1
Posted by GotScreenplay on January 28th, 2019
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Posted by GotScreenplay on January 2nd, 2017
FIVE WAYS TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING By Jim Cirile, CEO, Coverage Ink Ahoy, fellow scribes! We’re finally done with 2016, that blizzard of putrescence – and not a minute too soon. Some of the lowlights: Trump, DNC chicanery, and Wikileaks revealing that Citicorp had selected Obama’s entire cabinet, proving he was a fraud from […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on November 9th, 2016
It’s why carpenters choose Makita, graphic artists choose Apple, and why screenwriters need
Posted in ASA Basic Members, Screenwriting Products, Screenwriting Tips and Ideas Tags: Final Draft, screenwriters, screenwriting, Screenwriting Software Comments Off on Want To Be A Professional Screenwriter?5 Steps to Great Dialogue
Posted by GotScreenplay on March 16th, 2016
FIVE KEY STEPS TO WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE We frequently discuss the pitfalls of stilted dialogue. It’s a problem that hounds many screenwriters, especially our less experienced brothers and sisters. We will explore some of the do’s and don’ts of writing dialogue, but the entire solution can be summed up in one short sentence:Write like people […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on March 16th, 2016
WRITING BELIEVABLE DIALOGUE We frequently discuss the pitfalls of stilted dialogue. It’s a problem that hounds many screenwriters, especially our less experienced brothers and sisters. We will explore some of the do’s and don’ts of writing dialogue, but the entire solution can be summed up in one short sentence: WRITE LIKE PEOPLE TALK!!! Really, […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on February 28th, 2016
You’ve seen them- those amazing films where you sit at the edge of your seat. As a screenwriter, achieving that level of suspense and excitement can turn a good script into something special.
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Posted by GotScreenplay on July 11th, 2015
In a recent editorial, Peter Bart, EVP and Editorial Director for Variety, postulated that writers are becoming obsolete. Just take a look at the credits from most of the new movies made these days, and you will likely find the credits for direct or producer to be that same as the screenwriter. That is not […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on April 9th, 2015
The fastest way to prevent interest in your screenplay is to use incorrect formatting. Given the simplicity and nearly flawless execution of modern screenwriting software, failure to adhere to the formatting norms is a fast track to the round file.
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Posted by GotScreenplay on May 18th, 2013
Outlining is an essential process to storytelling. It helps you organize your thoughts into a logical order and remove or change the ones that don’t serve the story. Think of outlining…
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Posted by GotScreenplay on May 17th, 2013
As much as possible, screen writing is best kept clean, clear and simple. If the story line is convoluted, labyrinthine, moves across time zones, or periods in time, has many layers of plot that weave in and out…
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