How To Write A Great Script
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How to Write Great Screenplays and Get them into Production
Have you got a great idea for a screenplay, but don't know how to write it visually? Then this book is for you. It will give you the vital information you need to know before you write your script; the vital techniques you need to learn when you're writing your script. But, more importantly, it will show you how to market your script after it's written. These three vitally important stages will make your script STAND OUT from the crowd. Your will learn about:- - Preparing outlines and synopses and treatments. - The Three Act Structure - Writing powerful opening scenes, and compelling scenes to follow - Techniques to make your script stand out - Writing effective dialogue - Writing a logline to use as a powerful marketing tool to interest an agent or producer. - Professional script formatting - Organisations that help screenwriters - How to copyright your work - How to market your script - The Twenty important things to check before you send out your script
How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 10
"How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 10" is not a typical computer book tutorial. Flip open any computer book and you'll typically see a thick tome crammed with information about every possible feature of a program in exhaustive detail. Such comprehensive detail makes most computer books about as exciting to read as a dictionary. Nobody really wants to learn how to use any particular program. What people really want to learn is how to get specific results from using a particular program. Chances are good that your goal in life isn't to learn how to use Final Draft 10. Instead, you probably really want to learn how to write the best screenplay possible with the least amount of hassle. To achieve that goal, you want to use Final Draft 10 as a tool to achieve your dream of writing a screenplay that you can sell. That's why this book won't teach you how to become a Final Draft 10 expert. What this book will teach you is how to plan, organize, and write a screenplay using Final Draft 10 as a tool to make your task easier. Notice the huge difference? You want to be a screenwriter, not a Final Draft 10 computer expert. This book won't overwhelm you by teaching every possible feature in Final Draft 10. Instead, this book will teach you the more useful features of Final Draft 10 to make you a more effective screenwriter. Once you learn the most common commands of Final Draft 10, you'll have the confidence to learn the more advanced features that the program offers. Not only will you learn how to use Final Draft's most common features, but you'll also learn why to use them and how they can help you organize and write a more effective screenplay. To use Final Draft most effectively, you need to know how to develop a story. Having a great screenwriting program like Final Draft 10 is fine, but if you don't know what to write, then you won't be able to take advantage of Final Draft 10's writing, formatting, and editing features. Although Final Draft works as an excellent screenplay formatting word processor, that's actually the last feature you want to use. Where most people go wrong is that they focus first on writing their screenplay without knowing what to write or taking time to organize their ideas before they write. Think of screenwriting like planning a vacation. You could just show up at the airport and hop on any plane, but chances are good it won't take you where you want to go. Likewise if you start writing a script without any planning, you'll likely waste time writing an rambling and incoherent screenplay. At this point, formatting your screenplay perfectly means nothing if it's not structured to tell a compelling story in the first place. So this book will teach you how to write screenplays using Final Draft 10 as a tool. If you want to learn how to become a better screenwriter and use Final Draft 10 to help you achieve your ultimate goal of selling a screenplay, then this is the book for you. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Getting Ideas Chapter 2: Picking a Theme Chapter 3: The Story Title Chapter 4: The Major Characters Chapter 5: The Hero and Villain Chapter 6: The Mentor, the Allies, and the Henchmen Chapter 7: The Four Acts of a Screenplay Chapter 8: Using the Story MapChapter 9: Creating and Manipulating Scenes Chapter 10: Understanding the Elements of a Screenplay Chapter 11: Working with Scenes Chapter 12: Making Dialogue Come to Life Chapter 13: Editing a Screenplay Chapter 14: Printing and Sharing a Screenplay Final WordsChapter 15: Collaborating on a Screenplay
How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 9
Author: Wallace Wang
language: en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date: 2014-03-07
It's no secret that Final Draft 9 is one of the most popular screenwriting word processors used in show business. However, there are two steps to learning how to write a screenplay. first, you have to know how to organize and structure a story idea. Second, you have to know how to use a screenwriting too loke Final Draft 9 to turn your ideas into and actual script.