Four Screenplay Writing Tips

Writing a screenplay can be hard when you have such a massive amount of ideas bouncing around your head. Even with all these ideas you need to be able to able to project your screenplay into one general direction.

1. Get Your Story

The first thing you have to have sorted out is the story. The story can cover any situation, but the concept has to be emotional provoking and action packed. After you have the very basic of the story outline produced, it's time to expound on the concept. Flesh out your characters and concepts until it seems like reality. Remember that if you are basing a story on a real life situation you will have to clear all the copy right issues. Remember that at this point nothing is set in stone and you can always revise later, this is just to get the screenplay started.

2. Pick A Genre

You need to pick a genre for your film to be based on. This is vital for producers and directors. Examples of genres include drama, comedy, and romantic. After you have a genre, you need to decide an MPAA rating to shoot for you should pick a rating before you start writing your screenplay. You can change scenes, stories, and characters but you can't change a genre.

3. Decide a Length

The common lengths for dramas and comedies are usually ninety pages. Action and period pieces can be up to one hundred and twenty pages. In Hollywood land the standard equivalency is that one page is equal to one minute of on screen time. This makes it easy for producers to see just about how long your movie will be before they actually read it. You should make your script in a Courier New 12 point and the margins should be 1.5 inches on the left and all other margins at a 1 inch margin.

4. Track Your Ideas

You may be checking out through a grocery store line and all of a sudden be struck with a genius idea for the scene you are working on. That's why you always need to be equipped with something to record your thoughts. The most common way is though a simple pen and pocket pad to be able to jot down anything that might come to mind. You may also consider keeping a pocket tape recorder handy for easier thought keeping and playback.

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