Script Writing

thewritingcafe:

mysterioussauerkraut asked you:

I love your blog and as much as I like the information you have already supplied, I am more into writing scripts than books. Do you have anything on script writing, anything at all?

Script Frenzy has a bunch of resources for beginners.

Software:

• Final Draft
• Celtx
• Adobe Story
• Script Buddy
• Trelby
• Scrivener

Blogs:

• Screen Writing Tips
• Script Writing

Format:

• Standard Script Format
• Script Format Example
• Script and Screenwriting Tips
• How to Format
• Formatting Flashbacks
• Scene Transitions
• Sample Screenplays
• Script Format

Dialogue:

• Crafting Your Character’s Dialogue
• Dialogue
• Writing Good Dialogue
• Dual Dialogue
• Dialogue

Starting:

• Writing Act I of Your Screen Play
• Five Ways to Start a Script
• Starting Your Screen Play
• The First Ten pages
• 6 Things to Do Before You Start Your Screen Play

Ending:

• Writing the Classic Movie Ending
• How to End Your Screenplay
• How to Avoid a Dud Ending

Plot:

• 40 Plot Points
• 5 Plot Point Breakdowns
• Screenplay Structure
• The Art of Plotting Your Story
• Three Approaches to Developing Your Story
• Screenplay Plot Development

More:

• How to Write a Great Script
• How to Write a Screenplay
• Screenplay Glossary
• Script writing Secrets
• 10 Reasons Your Screen Play Sucks
• 12 Essential Tips
• 10 Tips
• 8 Unsual Tips
• Screen Play Length
• Script Length
• Screen Play Page Properties: Script Length
• Should You Reveal the Ending in Your Synopsis?
• Screenwriting Do’s and Don’ts
• Do’s and Don’ts in Your Spec Script
• Basic Screenplay Structure