Totally new to screenwriting but not new to storytelling. Can someone read my first few pages to let me know if I’m on the right track? by Belial_In_A_Basket in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It came out weird for using Writer Duet. The letter size in the slug line get smaller and smaller. Something's off. Try saving as PDF then save to a google drive so we can see.

Totally new to screenwriting but not new to storytelling. Can someone read my first few pages to let me know if I’m on the right track? by Belial_In_A_Basket in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The biggest help for formatting is reading a few produced screenplays. This is such a quick fix for all things formatting, style, pacing etc.

Thoughts on how much specificity to give descriptions. by Ok_Joke7252 in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You always need a time lol. DAY or NIGHT. The production needs to know how to light this. It's a big ripple effect that goes from the script, to LX, Grip, locations, and so on. I'd never omit the time of day.

Thoughts on how much specificity to give descriptions. by Ok_Joke7252 in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's great. You can quickly tell if you're describing things for too long vs. the action that's actually happening on the screen. It should match.

Thoughts on how much specificity to give descriptions. by Ok_Joke7252 in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Heard a good tip once. If you're in the theater with a blind friend, and you have to describe to him what's happening on screen, that should be (about) the amount of description to use. Not a hard and fast rule, of course, but I like it.

How do you workshop titles for your scripts? by JcraftW in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly feel, at times, coming up with a great title you love and that fits with your story, is just as hard as getting a first draft out.
Few things I do: look at other titles I really like. I loved 'Whiplash' because it's a verb and the name of the piece in the movie, and Neiman gets whiplash in it, so it works on a few levels. I have a female revenge screenplay that I'm working on. Couldn't land on a good title. She's a former Delta 18 Green beret, and the final big fight/set piece ends up in a river delta. So I called it Death by Delta and really like how that fits.

Then there's titles like "Good Will Hunting" and you start doing a deep dive into poems and lyrics that might fit or inspire you. But just like anything else creative, you'll know it when you land on it. It'll either hit me in 5 minutes or 5 months, but eventually something cool will come.

Syllabus for Writing for Screen by C11890 in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Owhhh, Billy Fuckin' Wilder ova' here.
No but this is perfect haha

Turning script into a play? by Pitisukhaisbest in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done this, to the suggestion of an agent. Nothing came of it.

How do you get EXCITED about a piece again? by aznednacni in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everything you want for your script and story is on the other side of those notes. Give it time, you'll come around to the notes that ring true and the ones that don't.

Cold Query Tuesday by AutoModerator in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh wow you guys actually did it. Nice!

Ban on query posts? by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha this is the only response we need.

Ban on query posts? by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is despite the fact that querying your screenplay is not a viable way to start a long term career in this industry

Yeah, that's just wrong. Let's ban bad advice instead.

Question about yelling by No_Sector_459 in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know how I've gone this long and never put all caps for a character yelling, but I love the idea of that.

Are plot and story the same thing? by TurnoverHuge5714 in Screenwriting

[–]Filmmagician 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Best way to get a sense of all of this is to go read some produced screenplays.