Can anybody here recommend GOOD resources for learning how to write a script? I don't have time to go to a film school and learn all the technical stuff. Online resources or books would be great.
2006-10-15 10:25:06 · 4 answers · asked by 1/6,833,020,409 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Just wondering if there's anything more to know than just lighting, settings, locations, and camera angles/positions. I've read screenplays before, but I wanna know more.
2006-10-15 17:56:54 · update #1
i'm a screenwriter and i'm actually a student at the Loyola Marymount film school right now... here are the best things to do.
1) go onto Amazon.com and search books on how to write screenplays. read everyone's reviews and find the one that best fits you. more often than not, people's reviews are dead on.
2) if you live near a Samuel French bookstore, go in and check out their screenplays. if not, you can order online: http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/index.php
3) storyboarding helps A LOT. place each scene on an index card and post it on a bulletin board in front of you as you write. you can often combine ideas into one scene(like say you want A to fall in love, you want them to go to the hospital at some point, and you want them to eat your favorite food: cheesecake[just to make it more personal or something]... have them eat cheesecake, get food poisoning, bring them to the ER and THERE is where they meet the man/woman of their dreams and fall in love) see what i mean?
if you need some help or anything, feel free to email me. :-)
2006-10-15 10:46:05 · answer #1 · answered by contact_rl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evidently it must be pretty hard to write good original script because lately Hollywood is cranking out old stuff that's been recycled !
You will eventually have to devote time and effort in order to write good script... hanging out where movies are being shot, going to writer's workshop, hunting for the needed resources to make your material unique and appealing for the market....etc
2006-10-15 10:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by jaimestar64cross 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Find scripts to read (library, whatever). Watch the movie, read the script, listen to director's comments, re-read the script.
2006-10-15 10:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by Ren Hoek 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try going to the library and checking out books on that subject.
2006-10-15 10:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by dani 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋