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There's no rules to writing a treatment. Just tell me what happens in your story, throw in any really good quotes, and put in details according to the requested page length. I write Treatments on the side. Usually the producer wants 3 pages, sometimes 1. I wrote a 32 page treatment on contract...

The Black List started as a compilation of the most read (yet unproduced) screenplays circulating in the industry in general. If you have an agent worth his salt, you don't need to post scripts anywhere. But for the rest of us, Inktip, etc., are very worthwhile, or so I'm told by friends who...

Capitalizing a sentence is the backdoor way of directing. A Capitalized sentence, other than the slug line is, in fact, an elemental shot. The writer is simply telling the Director where to point the camera without actually saying it. Besides, CLOSE IN, CLOSE UP, ANGLE ON, etc make for a lousy...

When I'm stuck on a treatment, I cheat and little and go here: http://www.berezinfilm.com/tools/screenplay-treatment-generator/ and then rewrite/polish the result.

It's not any different.

In FD there are various screenplay formats available, i.e, Cole & Haag, Warner Bros, etc. that distribute the white space differently, changing the length of your script. The FD built in PDF converter works better than using Acrobat. Also, if you sell something in Hollywood you're going to need...

The language depends on who you wish to read it. If you're serious, get Final Draft. It's the best software, and it's Industry Standard.

Legitimate companies don't accept unsolicited materials and they don't need to steal work. You really think they pay people to sit around reading unsolicited crap from hacks who ignore their policy? Everybody out there thinks they wrote the ONE original story on earth. They didn't. What you...

Perhaps I failed to understand the question? What is the Theme? The story has to be about something besides "plot twists"? Is there a B plot? A C Plot? Is it action oriented or talk-talk? Does the audience know more than the character(s) do? Is this a mystery? A stoner flick? A thriller? A...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1440329168 Break with the $25 and buy it. FYI: IMDB Pro is not a reliable source of serious contact info. Screenwriter's Guide is much better, Studio Systems is what is professionally used, and it rarely contains the same info as IMDB. It's also basically...

If your going to direct, disregard script length. Using cheats or Cole & Haag instead of Warner Bros standard or whatever doesn't matter. Screen time is in the eye of the Director. I've got a copy of Inglorius Basterds that I snagged when it was being shopped in 'o8. It's 165 pages. However...

Actually. I know someone who did just this sort of thing (not Batman, but another well known property) and indeed sold the script. The Studio bought the script for a single element, which was eventually incorporated into a script written by an SS writer (and a very recognizable seen), and...

Go with the best and ignore the rest! David's Trottier's SCRENWRITER'S BIBLE And the Jarvis Story Craft software tutorial. And the SPEC FORMAT GUIDE from The writers store (not listed on web site- call and ask) if you can get a copy.

This is where a professional attitude begins and a budding Screenwriter meets Reality. There IS no "original work". You're not that good. Who is? There are millions of writers writing right now, and millions who have spent lifetimes writing before we were born. Sure the sets may change, but...

How are you formatting action? I suspect you're using long narratives?

If you ain't got a Theme, you ain't got a story. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't write the story first and figure out the Theme later!

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Start by filling this out: TV Pilot Proposal 1-SERIES LOGLINE 2- WRITE BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS FOR EACH OF YOUR MAIN CHARACTERS 3. USE A CHARACTER MAP TO WRITE BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS DETAILING HOW EACH CHARACTER FEELS ABOUT THE OTHER CHARACTERS 4. WRITE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PLOTS IN THE...

This is correct in a shooting script, but not in a spec script. In spec script, INT. HOUSE Jack picks up the phone, Jack Hello? iNT. OFFICE Sally on the Phone...

The people to whom you refer are mimics. Mimics lack talent, style, and a Voice. Talented people study other talented people 'e work and learn, without be overwhelmed by their obvious superiority, because their not obviously inferior. Hitchcock NEVER relies on gore.You comment is non-sequiter...