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A Q&A for all aspects of screenwriting.
Subject: Show all screenplay (57) critique (83) story (45) plot (18) action (6) dialogue (5) character (9) format (19) logline (21) treatment (8) copyright (6) software (3) misc (4)

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Unknown Screenwriter
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Ask Us Anything About Screenwriting
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ProductionBlues
dialogue Thoughts on VO narration?
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Feutus Lapdance
Feutus Lapdance
Nate North
story This is taking forever
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Aspiring Mogul
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story Throw away ideas, that can turn into a story
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Nate North
Nate North
Constantin
treatment ChatGPT - A Screenplay Treatment Experiment
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Constantin
Constantin
Spike
logline Loglines
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Spike
Spike
Chris Tempel
misc Any Alternatives to readthrough.com?
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mlesemann
mlesemann
Constantin
logline Logline Feedback - Any suggestions to improve it are welcome ...
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indietalk
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critique I wrote story premise but I don't know if it's worth developing need critiques. ~1700 word overview of a story
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Spike
Spike
James Rogers
story High concept vs Low concept
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James Rogers
James Rogers
sfoster
misc American Highschools
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indietalk
indietalk
mlesemann
treatment What I learned from the frustration of (re-)writing 2 page treatments
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mlesemann
mlesemann
JMathews
screenplay "Pledge" Advanced for High School Directors.
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JMathews
JMathews
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screenplay Ideas for 5 min short
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logline Logline feedback for a drama, please and thank you
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JMathews
JMathews
EssaHumans
screenplay Humans (+1): Hope`s Heart - publishing screenplay as book
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JMathews
JMathews
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story Crafting a Scene: Standup in a Prison Colony
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sfoster
sfoster
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How do I make money from screenwriting? Is there a program or course I can take that tells me how to make “real money” without the fluff?
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EssaHumans
EssaHumans
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misc Does anyone know of any 1960s/1970s gore/shlock film scripts online?
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Hallucigenia
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screenplay what is a beat in scriptwriting?
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James Rogers
James Rogers
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screenplay A handful of queries sent out...
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freedom crusader
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James Rogers
dialogue Dialogue and discontinuity of time
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indietalk
indietalk
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screenplay negotiating payment for a script
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directorik
directorik
JMathews
screenplay "Perfect" A High School Script - Production level easy
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JMathews
JMathews
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story Page 1
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Nate North
story It was all just a Dream
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Iren
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plot Crescendo
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sfoster
plot Assassin School for Girls
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Iren
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screenplay How can i write scripts like this?
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Unknown Screenwriter
Unknown Screenwriter
JMathews
critique High School Scripts “Anyone”
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JMathews
JMathews
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critique White Night - a short Screenplay for Feedback
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Ronen
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critique The Time Traveler - 8-page sci-fi screenplay for feedback
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mlesemann
mlesemann
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logline Logline for a steampunk thriller
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freedom crusader
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Unknown Screenwriter
misc Why is Hollywood Ditching Its Rule of "Show, Don't Tell"?
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CelticRambler
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NormWel
critique Logline review
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Spike
Spike
Spike
critique Bach in jail
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Spike
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action Action vs Parenthetical
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ExpatTraveler2
ExpatTraveler2
Alcove Audio
story Maps of Meaning
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critique NUBARIUM - 1/2 Hour Animated TV Pilot (Would Love Feedback!)
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James Rogers
James Rogers
Nate North
screenplay Chekhov's gun in the modern era
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The StoryTelLer
screenplay Kurzdrehbuch zum Massensterben in Itaewon Südkorea (Halloween 2022)
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The StoryTelLer
The StoryTelLer
The StoryTelLer
screenplay Rich and Poor: ist Armut Genetik? (German Screenplay)
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The StoryTelLer
The StoryTelLer
The StoryTelLer
screenplay Halloween Screenplay ++ Black Story ++ 2 pages
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The StoryTelLer
The StoryTelLer
The StoryTelLer
screenplay Funny little Halloween Screenplay
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The StoryTelLer
The StoryTelLer
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critique Talk about this scene
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Nate North
Nate North
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logline The Sunset of the Last Logline
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Nate North
Nate North
James Rogers
critique Short script
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sfoster
sfoster
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screenplay A happy place
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sfoster
sfoster
sfoster
screenplay Nailbiting Horror (1 Page)
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Unknown Screenwriter
Unknown Screenwriter
Spike
critique More
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Nate North
Nate North
clark ratliff
critique WORK IN PROGRESS scripts
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Nate North
Nate North
Spike
critique The next bit.
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Spike
Spike
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screenplay log line vs pitch vs synopsis vs note of intent
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mlesemann
mlesemann
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logline Logline Critique, please and thank you
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Hallucigenia
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dialogue Repeating Parentheticals?
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Nate North
Nate North
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screenplay A side project
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Dean Jay
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Spike
critique Opening scene of "A Bit."
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Nate North
Nate North
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screenplay Blank Paper/Canvas
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Spike
Spike
Spike
treatment The rest of the story.
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Spike
Spike
indietalk
treatment 10 Word Treatment (Horror)
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Spike
Spike
critique A bit
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Spike
Spike
indietalk
treatment 20 Word Treatment (Comedy)
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indietalk
indietalk
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screenplay How to - Montages with different setups/view points
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mlesemann
mlesemann
sfoster
screenplay Serial Killer Origin Story (1 Page)
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screenplay Writing GoPro shots
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mlesemann
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screenplay Screenplay of action scene
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NuttyFilms
screenplay My Bad Horror Movie Screenplay
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Constantin
screenplay Bar scene question ...
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Adeimantus
critique Help with an adaptation
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critique First page of first screenplay
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OneiricVisuals
screenplay Murder on I-15 (Short Film Screenplay)
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screenplay Ridiculous movie idea - FYI / TMI
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Unknown Screenwriter
Unknown Screenwriter
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screenplay Lets make a story, what do you do to make a story?
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James Rogers
James Rogers
Unknown Screenwriter
31 New Page-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your 2022 Reading List
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Spike
Spike
Nate North
screenplay Let's all quit writing scenes where people cock their guns
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James Rogers
James Rogers
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screenplay Question about Entertainment Attorney
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Aspiring Mogul
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screenplay Question about options
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Unknown Screenwriter
Unknown Screenwriter
Unknown Screenwriter
story 16 Horror Movies That Ruined Everyday Activities
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sfoster
sfoster
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What are some good ways to get around the prequel problem?
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Spike
Spike
Spike
screenplay I know, but I did it anyway.
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The Lone Banana
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critique LETHAL ATTRACTION (would like feedback on this story)
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Bean Counter
Bean Counter
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copyright So a major studio admitted to stealing my script...
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Spike
Spike
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screenplay A mess of notes - organize to acts
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Constantin
Constantin
sfoster
screenplay The Saddest Painting
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HandsomeboyRobby
HandsomeboyRobby
sfoster
screenplay Gunshot Nightmare (1/2 page)
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sfoster
sfoster
sfoster
screenplay Shadow Bath (1/2 page)
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sfoster
sfoster
Spike
critique A TV show teaser.
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Spike
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plot Outline for a prequel to John Carpenter's "They Live"
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Nate North
Nate North
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screenplay Transition
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tryan917
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Unknown Screenwriter
screenplay 101 Greatest Screenplays Of The 21st Century According to the WGA
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indietalk
indietalk
Bean Counter
screenplay What Stimulates Your Writing Skills and Creativity?
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Bean Counter
Bean Counter
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screenplay Poor person's distribution of a script.
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directorik
directorik
sfoster
screenplay Grandma's 9 Page Horror Script
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Nate North
Nate North
Nate North
story Sci fi Writers - What authors do you read
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Nate North
Nate North
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screenplay Santa's Apperance
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Skinman
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sfoster
plot Next Gen Old Man Thriller
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Skinman
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character Unlikeable characters
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Skinman
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screenplay Reverse Engineering scripts - Why are only 'Intellectuals' (that isn't a bad thing) doing it when I search YT?
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Feutus Lapdance
Feutus Lapdance
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screenplay Money for nothing... and your script for free
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Nate North
Nate North
Yu-Chen
logline Have you ever tried to make your logline NFT?
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Yu-Chen
Yu-Chen
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A dance scene.
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