#how to write a script

[4me-yo]

How to Start Writing a Script as a Freelance Writer: A Full Guide Step

Introduction: If you have a passion for storytelling and a knack for writing, delving into scriptwriting as a freelance writer can be an exciting and rewarding venture. Writing scripts for film, television, or theater allows you to breathe life into characters and create captivating narratives. In this blog, we will provide you with a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to start writing a script as a freelance writer, helping you navigate the creative process and develop your skills.

Step 1: Choose Your Genre and Format: The first step in writing a script is to determine the genre and format you wish to explore. Consider your interests, strengths, and the type of stories you want to tell. Whether it's drama, comedy, sci-fi, or any other genre, identify the one that resonates with you and aligns with your goals.

Step 2: Study and Analyze Scripts: To develop your scriptwriting skills, immerse yourself in the world of scripts. Read scripts from established writers and analyze their structure, character development, dialogue, and pacing. This practice will help you understand the conventions and techniques employed in scriptwriting.

Step 3: Create Engaging Characters: Compelling characters are the heart of any script. Develop well-rounded characters with distinct personalities, motivations, and conflicts. Give them depth and complexity to engage your audience and make them invest emotionally in the story.

Step 4: Craft an Outline: Before diving into writing the script, create a detailed outline. Outline the major plot points, character arcs, and key scenes. This roadmap will serve as a guide throughout the writing process, helping you maintain a cohesive narrative.

Step 5: Write the First Draft: Now, it's time to bring your story to life by writing the first draft. Focus on getting your ideas down on paper without worrying about perfection. Allow your creativity to flow and let the characters and dialogue evolve naturally.

Step 6: Refine the Script: Once the first draft is complete, take a step back and review your work objectively. Look for areas that need improvement, such as pacing, dialogue, or plot inconsistencies. Revise and refine the script, tightening the narrative and strengthening the dialogue.

Step 7: Seek Feedback: Obtaining feedback from trusted sources is invaluable in scriptwriting. Share your work with fellow writers, mentors, or industry professionals who can provide constructive criticism. Embrace feedback as an opportunity for growth and make necessary revisions to enhance your script.

Step 8: Rewrite and Polish: Based on the feedback received, embark on the rewriting process. Address any issues highlighted by the reviewers and polish your script to perfection. Pay attention to dialogue, character development, and pacing to ensure a captivating and engaging story.

Step 9: Format the Script: Proper script formatting is crucial for industry professionals to read and understand your work. Familiarize yourself with industry-standard script formatting guidelines, including font, margins, character names, scene headings, and dialogue formatting.

Step 10: Marketing Your Script: Once your script is polished and formatted, it's time to market it. Research production companies, agents, or screenplay competitions that accept script submissions. Tailor your submission package to their requirements and follow their submission guidelines meticulously.

Conclusion: Embarking on a career as a freelance scriptwriter requires passion, dedication, and continuous improvement. By following this step-by-step guide, you can navigate the scriptwriting process effectively, from conceptualizing your story to marketing your script. Embrace the creative journey, seek feedback, and persevere through the revisions. With time and experience, your skills as a freelance scriptwriter will flourish, opening doors to exciting opportunities in the world of film, television, or theater.

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[artist-emerald]

Hang on lemme do somethin real quick

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[ebookebooks]

#webinar #ebook #ebooks #ebooksale #bookblogger #reading #how to write a script

[shaytheantagonist]

My Roman Empire is how the life series writes itself. Here are some coincidences that I think about frequently:

1. Every person who has ever won a life series (Real Life included) was paired with another winner in Double Life (Grian & Scar, Scott & Pearl, Martyn & Cleo)

2. Several members had patterns in their deaths in Secret Life (All of Grian’s deaths happened while a large portion of the remaining server members were present, all of Scott’s deaths were arranged & he let whoever killed him kill him, all of Etho’s deaths were from Scar killing him, all of Jimmy’s deaths were from mobs of increasing strength (drowned, dragon & warden), all of Mumbo’s deaths were because of poor walking (walked off a ledge, walked into lava, walked into his own fence posts) & all of Martyn’s deaths happened in different dimensions)

3. Jimmy being out first 4 times in a row

4. Grian winning 3rd Life & then being dead last in the VR recreation of 3rd Life

5. Mumbo always having his final death moments after Jimmy’s final death

6. Pearl & Scar winning their seasons after being the underdog the entire season & having it the hardest

7. The first interaction Etho & Joel had in the entire life series was while they were in boats

8. Every time Scott is in the final two, whoever loses dies to a mob they didn’t know was behind them (Ren in Last Life, Scott in Real Life)

9. Jimmy always cursing at least one of his allies to do horribly each season (3rd Life was Scott’s lowest placement ever, 10th. Last Life: both Mumbo & Impulse were in the bottom 4. Double Life: Tango played poorly and was responsible for 2/3 of their deaths. Limited Life, Joel was out third & The Bad Boys died A LOT. Secret Life: Martyn was the first yellow AND the first red despite literally winning the previous season. EVEN REAL LIFE, Jimmy teamed with Grian, Joel, Scar & Impulse, who were the first 4 to be eliminated.)

10. Since Double Life, Pearl has wanted her allies to win the current seasons, she has outlived all of her main allies every season since then (Big B in Limited Life & Mumbo, BDubs & Joel in Secret Life)

11. Joel literally & metaphorically being the reason Lizzie was the first one out instead of Jimmy in Secret Life (Lizzie only died because she was trying to kill Scott to help out with Joel’s assassin task, by the time she tried to kill him & died in the process, Joel had already failed his task & just hadn’t told her yet, so if he had told her that he had failed, she wouldn’t have taken Scott to the end & fallen into the void & Jimmy probably would’ve first out again. Also when they were hosting an early funeral for Jimmy, Joel opened the grave & told Jimmy to “Rise”, I think this was Joel unknowingly breaking the curse.)

12. The fact that Gem’s final death is always her coming 3rd & dying in a 2v1 situation.

13. Joel’s first death in Last Life was fall damage, his first death in Secret Life was also fall damage. The reason Joel ended up on red life in Last Life was because of the Boogeyman curse (both times), in Secret Life, he because red because of being killed by a Boogeyman. In Last Life Joel’s final death was at the hands of Scott, causing him to place 5th, in Secret Life, Joel’s final death was being killed by Scott, causing him to place 5th. I’m leaving out one of Joel’s Last Life deaths, specifically when he died to Mumbo in self defence, but that’s mostly cuz there are more deaths in Last Life than Secret Life

This isn’t even all of them, there are so many more!

#seriously this shit is writing itself #I think about this all the time how is it not scripted #trafficblr #traffic smp #life series #grian #smallishbeans #goodtimeswithscar #solidaritygaming #dangthatsalongname #rendog #inthelittlewood #skizzleman #bigbst4tz2 #zombiecleo #bdoubleo100 #impulsesv #ethoslab #tangotek #pearlescentmoon #mumbo jumbo #ldshadowlady #geminitay #3rd life #last life #double life #limited life #secret life #real life

[carolinanadeau]

"this female character is underdeveloped" TO YOU. I can read subtext and I know all about her backstory and her rich inner life. also she told me personally

#I honestly think that one of the most enriching and rewarding parts of writing fanfiction is getting to #fully flesh out and explore a character who gets some but not-quite-enough characterization in canon #unless the character is REALLY minor there are always so many threads to pull out and weave into something new #you can even deconstruct the marketing materials! oh this character is only described as 'beautiful'? wonder how she feels about that hmmm #my original post #writing #fanfic #I'm just really proud of what I've been able to do with Miss T. it's almost all right there in the script and lyrics if you'd only look!

[cirnogaming]

artemis is one of the best characters ever created i think. she likes to feel like a cobb salad when shes having sex. she serves cunt at all hours of the day. shes bisexual. shes jewish. she's always serving a look. she is constantly on psychedelic drugs. she fucks nasty in the dumpster behind wendy's. shes perfect

#iasip #from time to time i think about how artemis transcribed charlies play into a script #with seemingly nothing to gain from it #besides the fact that charlie is her friend and she got to help put on a show #do you think she knew? do you think while writing it all down she figured out what it was actually about #i mean she doesn't deny what everyone is saying about the script but she kind of sides with charlie when he starts bickering with the gang #do you think she felt like the kinder option was to just let him express himself the way he wanted to.. #compared to the rest of the gang she's honestly a pretty selfless person #i mean yeah. she'll usually only get into something if it benefits her #but sometimes there's no reason for her to be involved. someone just asked her for help and she showed up

[excali8ur]

What are they scheming?

#art #rottmnt #Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt april #april o'neil #mikey #tmnt #rottmnt mayhem #mayhem #rottmnt fanart #saverottmnt #For the record I think they're writing a script for some extremely dramatic story they've come up with lmao #Anyway it took me 2 hours to make a sandwich because I was so focused on drawing this oops #Also I tried a new shading technique and idk if it was exactly what I wanted but I do like how this turned out

[firelise]

I've seen thousands of Evelyns, but never a Evelyn like you. You have so many goals you never finished. Dreams you never followed. You are living your worst you. I can't be the worst… what about the hot dog one? No. Everyone here agrees. This one's worse.

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)

#this movie has so many good lines its so hard to pick like #'I don't know what the heck is going on. But somehow it feels like this is my fault. I don’t know. The only thing I do know #is that we have to be kind. Especially when we don't know what's going on.' ??? banger #everything everywhere all at once #eeaao #evelyn wang #michelle yeoh #jobu tupaki #cgedits #mygifs #movie gifs #gifsets #film #filmgifs #cinematv #hd gifs #highly recommend reading the script holy fuck how did they write this

[front-facing-pokemon]

#rowlet #welcome to the seventh generation. the things i do for you all. i just had to learn the structure of the code of collada files #so that i could stop making these bitches too shiny to see their eyes so that i could continue doing this #because i am a developer and not a 3d modeler #so it's easier for me to edit the code than it is for me to learn how to use fuckin blender #so i'm probably gonna write up a little script in python to Un-Shinify any models that i get to make it easier for me #but anyway! now that that's out of the way. this is probably one of my least favorite starters #just being honest. i like popplio a LOT and litten more than this at least #it's not that i dislike it‚ i just find that it's a little……… less. than the other two starters of this region #it's still cute and i like the sounds it makes. it is definitely a circle #and like that's awesome. but i like litten and popplio more :/ sorry to that one anon who hated all the water starters but also not sorry #they killed me like twenty billion times so i'm gonna like whatever water starters i want

[justepilepsy]

Okay uhm - I need to say this because I am noticing this a bit in the responses to Somerton's "Apology" video. Do people really think, just because ableism in the workplace is forbidden, that workplaces don't discriminate?

Even if insurance stuff covers your health issues, I won't put it past an employer to let you go with the made up argument it doesn't. Because non-epileptic people are generally very uncomfortable with seeing seizure activity and some of them will prioritize their comfort over sticking to anti-discrimination laws.

I think Somerton's video is full of BS, but I am even more uncomfortable with how happy people are to dismiss Somerton's medical history/symptoms, just so they can argue against him. As if people with disabilities can be absolved for being dicks by accepting their stated medical and discrimination history.

When you don't even have to do so to point out the harm Somerton's logic does?

I mean - I think it's warranted to question James' statements because of his complicated relationship with telling the truth, but I am just kind of bothered by how people argue "this could not have happened because laws/policies" No. Let it have happened. It makes his apology worse if you choose to believe him on this, trust me.

If our response to disabled people acting terrible (stealing other people's material and presenting it as your own), is to accuse said disabled people of lying about their symptoms and diagnosis, I think we are missing the point and problem.

#epilepsy #james somerton #actually epileptic #youtube #ableism #i did write a script on this and i will record a video on this because i am annoyed at somertons video but also annoyed at this reaction #i do think he is possibly exaggerating parts of his story but i can not tell because what he is talking about is stuff #that shows up in the epilepsy community fairly often #how am i supposed to tell he is lying about these things when these experiences HAPPEN and can be found online #sorry people i swear i will stop writing about this but it bothers me

[thelaurenshippen]

ah yes, the sweet sting of rejection from a billion dollar corporation who believes that "action stories don't appeal to romance audiences", welcome back my old familiar friend

#personal #lauren writes things #this was the EXACT problem I ran into with my gay outlaw story #and why I was just like FINE IT WON'T BE SCRIPTED IT'LL BE A BOOK #(and I mean who knows if it'll sell as a book) #(but it was NOT selling as a podcast) #how do I tell these companies that there's a whole website of people who love both action and romance #how do I explain that these people pull ships from the barest two second looks in action movies “aimed at men” #it's the conflation of romance = ladies and action = men for me #that's what really makes me roll my eyes #companies being like 'sorry lauren we just don't think people really into romance are into action' #HI I'M SITTING RIGHT HERE YOU'RE TALKING TO ME #my favorite movie is mad max and most of what I read is romance #I play violent action video games and I have a pathological need to ship #we exist #and we are legion #ANYWAY #might delete later #lauren says things

[brother-emperors]

so it’s. it’s like. man this is so hard without my laptop.

alright so Crassus is a weird guy, existentially. There’s a tendency to speculate, assign, and insert him into whatever places are conspiratorial and shadowy because he fits into those narrative places with ease. My personal favorite (aside from all of it) is the idea that he may have pulled strings wrt to Sulla and Caesar’s conflict to help get Caesar out of it.

The Defeat of Rome: Crassus, Carrhae and the Invasion of the East, Gareth C. Sampson

In the universe that exists in my head, he definitely had a hand in it, but he didn’t really intend for Caesar to figure out he played a part in it, but Caesar’s good at puzzles, and noticing someone goes both ways. Binding someone to yourself goes both ways.

Crassus: The First Tycoon, Peter Stothard

This scene takes place sometime relatively soon after Sulla’s death. Crassus has complicated feelings about it, Caesar less so. Veni, vidi, vici, baby!

Here’s a bonus thing that I keep thinking about with them.

The Roman Revolution, Ronald Syme

like, utang na loob. and it is DEEP between them.

#this is actually an old first draft script from a much longer Caesar/Crassus arc I’ve been writing #To go along with the Pompey/Crassus one #Accidentally it’s turned into a whole arc bc why not do the Caesar/Pompey civil war break up while I’m at it #anyway formatting all of this on my iPad was a nightmare no more comics that I have to split up for posting until I get a laptop #tris homines #roman republic tag #komiks tag #drawing tag #there’s a modern gangster AU version of this scene where Crassus and Caesar fuck on the floor in front of Sulla’s funeral portrait #Pompey is there too bc I finally remembered how I was tagging my tris homines live blog and found #The quote comparing the three to some kind of transgressive incestuous relationship. Thank u at my past self for live-blogging that #anyway this was relegated to first draft pits bc Crassus needs to have more bite about it but I wanted to draw them kissing. So. #(Waving a flag) get it caesar #(Bite as in sharp teeth and edges you could cut yourself on if you aren’t careful. Which is why Caesar is Always Very Careful #Pompey’s the opposite about it but I’ll get to those comics. Soon…….hopefully……………..) #gaius julius caesar #marcus licinius crassus

[freebooter4ever]

wait a minute. ned. please tell me thats not what i think it is.

#boots penguins liveblog #im laughing so hard is there ONE nerd on the penguins???? #i recognize that script 🤣 #i learned how to write in that in middle school to keep my diary secret while journaling in class #what a thing to put on your goalie mask though i have sooooo many questions #ok i found ned on instagram that MUST be what i think it is lmao this boys bio #fucking gandalf quote

[tennant-davids]

"why did they cut xyz..." sure yes definitely sometimes, but i would have actually begged them to take this one back if they'd left it in

#easy to say in hindsight knowing who they ended up writing him to be and how arian plays him #but they weren't writing a dad there is enough in the dialogue to show that #imagine them actually trying to tie him down with kids terrible awful idea #succession #stewy hosseini #succession scripts #.txt #*scripts

[youregonnabeokay-kid]

SO. i was able to figure out the general structure of the script JLH leaked.

[explanation under the cut]

in order for all this to make sense, the first thing you need to know is that in north america all screenplays (scripts) are written in the same format

knowing this, we can deduce the general structure of the scene and even the length of some of the words

first we need to address the big question everyone's been asking:

are they talking about Bobby or Eddie?

screenplays are always typed in courier font, and in courier the capital letters B and E are identical at their left sides.

so while i enjoy people trying to figure out if the blurry letter in line 24 is a B or an E, the answer is it could honestly be either

where we really need to look is line one. the screengrab is blurry so i've outlined the word "going" and circled the area we should pay attention to

at first, the last letter of the prior word looks like an undistinguishable blob, but there is actually one key thing we can discern from it: the letter can't be y, it doesn't hang low enough

there is a chance that the word is not a name and is "he" which would not rule out Bobby or Eddie. however, that would mean the conversation goes on for at least 14 lines without mentioning "him" by name which is (heavily) frowned against in screenwriting. so chances are they're talking about Eddie

also, with what we know about the characters it's most likely Eddie. can you really see Bobby not talking to Buck because of... well, anything? and we already know that Eddie has a difficult time communicating. so i've decided to go with him for this script but haven't 100 per cent ruled Bobby out

moving on to the actual script itself, anything not highlighted in red is something i'm confident is either the exact wording or something similar. the red sections are the parts that i'm less confident in or know are incorrect somehow

Maddie's first dialogue block is the part i had the most trouble with. with context from the following conversation i figured that she probably asked something along the lines of when [Eddie] will be back at work. the main issue with this section is that the top line is actually six letters shorter than what i have written. this also means that the word that follows "going" has to be at least eight letters long. i tried messing around with the dialogue a bit but couldn't come up with something that would fit the appropriate letter count so for now i just wrote a line similar to what i think the actual line probably is

line six has to be either 12 or 13 spaces long and the first word has to be at least four letters long so i used "really soon" as a place holder, but i'm not completely confident in it

for line eight i initially had "Oh, that's good." but the line was one space short so i changed the "Oh" to "Hey" instead. i don't feel too poorly about this one but it still doesn't feel right to me. if the actual script says "Hey" i wouldn't be surprised if JLH changes it to something else or forgoes the exclamation completely

the final line is just a rough guess of what it could be. i'm not sure how formal the 911 writers are with action lines so i just took a random guess. some writers are extremely formal with action lines while others are more comedic with it (Neil Gaiman is a great example of this). i'm guessing the 911 writers are more the former but i honestly have no clue

#should i be working on my own screenplay rn instead of analyzing someone else's? #probably but i'm doing this anyway #if anyone wants any explanation on the other lines let me know #it's honestly just a lot of knowing how screenplays are written and knowing the 'rules' of script writing #911 abc #911 fox #s7 #911 speculation #911 spoilers #spec #maddie buckley #evan buckley #eddie diaz #bobby nash #OH and before anyone mentions it yes it is “on THE basketball court” not “a” #it has to be a three letter word #so my guess is they were talking about the bball court/game prior to talking about whoever buck assaulted lmao #since “the” is a more personal/less generalized word #also no americans come after me for spelling it per cent #i realized when checking it over that some of y'all might be little shits (affectionate) about it #long post

[corrodedcoughin]

Steve, very drunk and sitting on the floor next to Robin: I have a crush on my boyfriend. DONT TELL HIM THOUGH.

Robin, equally drunk: I heard he likes you back!!!!

Eddie, not drunk but fully involved and forgetting that he is, in fact, Steve’s boyfriend: OOH!! You should tell him!!!

#stranger things #eddie munson #steddie #steve harrington #stobin #Steve tells them he CANT. his boyfriend is too PRETTY and he forgets how to talk around him #Robin and Eddie promise they’ll write him a script #and that’s how they end up driving to Eddie’s empty trailer to romance eddie and hyping Steve up the whole way