Getting Started
So, you have this great idea in your head? Where do you start?
First of all, if it's your first time, I would highly recommend picking up David
Trottier's The Screenwriter's Bible. It's sold on Amazon. If you're low on
funds check Ebay.
If you need software and you're on a budget, search on Ebay for screenwriting or
screenplay software. ScriptPro is affordable (usually under $10.00) and works
very well. It is what I used.
Some people will tell you to make an outline, use index cards, stand upside-down
on your head. You have to find your groove. I sit and start writing. I edit
later. If I have a dream that I can see on the big screen I take notes. Yes, I
sit at my computer in the wee hours of the morning writing an outline for the
movie in my head.
The one thing I would recommend doing before you start is writing your logline
and synopsis. If you can't write those, you don't have a clear vision of where
you are going. If you're not sure what those are ... Google them, now.
Here are a couple of blogs that I found very helpful:
1000 Dollar Film
The Revealing of the Soul
Don't be surprised when people don't try to help you. I quickly realized that
for the most part, this is a cutthroat business.
A hint ... even when you think you're done, you're probably not. Take a
breather, read other peoples stuff, and pick yours back up later. It will give
you a new perspective.
Another hint. Start every scene as late as possible while still getting your
point across. End every scene as soon as possible while still getting your point
across.
Oh yeah, the audience ain't stupid.
So, you have this great idea in your head? Where do you start?
First of all, if it's your first time, I would highly recommend picking up David
Trottier's The Screenwriter's Bible. It's sold on Amazon. If you're low on
funds check Ebay.
If you need software and you're on a budget, search on Ebay for screenwriting or
screenplay software. ScriptPro is affordable (usually under $10.00) and works
very well. It is what I used.
Some people will tell you to make an outline, use index cards, stand upside-down
on your head. You have to find your groove. I sit and start writing. I edit
later. If I have a dream that I can see on the big screen I take notes. Yes, I
sit at my computer in the wee hours of the morning writing an outline for the
movie in my head.
The one thing I would recommend doing before you start is writing your logline
and synopsis. If you can't write those, you don't have a clear vision of where
you are going. If you're not sure what those are ... Google them, now.
Here are a couple of blogs that I found very helpful:
1000 Dollar Film
The Revealing of the Soul
Don't be surprised when people don't try to help you. I quickly realized that
for the most part, this is a cutthroat business.
A hint ... even when you think you're done, you're probably not. Take a
breather, read other peoples stuff, and pick yours back up later. It will give
you a new perspective.
Another hint. Start every scene as late as possible while still getting your
point across. End every scene as soon as possible while still getting your point
across.
Oh yeah, the audience ain't stupid.
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