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There's always the old fashioned prison way: straight up the bum. But yes, the fundraiser thing would be believable to me as a viewer.

That sounds better/more focused and fitting for a comedy. Even though it's a comedy, the ending sounds like it can easily be too over the top that they're so ready to search for this new person. Did they learn their lesson from how they treated the producer back in high school? Why are they...

That would be a good way to do it. I'd be in.

There are so many new and growing channels for distributing series now compared a few decades ago. I am actually trying to get my feet wet in that format of screenwriting now. If one wants to start a career in writing "TV"(including thins beyond television like netflix, amazon, etc) seems to...

I think this one is flexible but I would personally go with EXT. OPEN DOORWAY - DAY or something like that. For shooting/scheduling purposes I think EXT. is more accurate because bad weather could easily delay this scene.

The first and third are very vague but the second one sounds intriguing and has a lot of potential. I vote for number two.

I think "bounces madly" is used here to make it sound like a bumpy ride as opposed to "heads down" which sounds like a smooth ride. Whether it turned out bumpy or smooth in the final execution is another story. I do run into the problem of feeling repetitive if I use the same words to describe...

Has anyone else used Celtx to write for TV? I am working on a pilot screenplay and this is my first time writing for TV format as opposed to film. Two questions have come up so far: (1) When you're writing your headings such as "Teaser," "End of Teaser," "Act One," "End of Act One" and so on...

This would make so much more sense if you were talking about a short film. Filmmaking is a beast and that's why you need so many collaborators for an average feature film. Even then, it's suggested that the people in key positions (even on an indie) have a respectable (subjective, I know) amount...

I skimmed it and it's a nice idea. The format is off in a way that makes this four pages very deceiving. All of the narration should be formatted as dialogue and you will see that this is way longer than you have it now. That being said, I think the narration can be skimmed a lot. Also, the...

It's definitely possible to lose control of your emotions but if you're looking for a flaw, that seems most organic to me. My personal writing style would lean more towards exploring the vengeance thing thoroughly to see it blossom from something small/likable/innocent to something more intense...

This is his flaw. If he doesn't already have some sort of vengeful spirit about him in the beginning than the rest of the story makes no sense. Also, if it's a true tragedy, then his flaw is what takes him down so it should be vengeance. It can develop over the course of the film. In the...

I am writing project B and revising project A. By next month, I plan to pursue project C. Since project C is set in ancient Egypt, I am now immersing myself in information. I love documentaries whenever available. That's my approach. The internet is full of info, especially if you have no moral...

Thanks for this. I've been listening to this over the past few days. He does have some really good advice. If you listen to several of the podcast, you'll see a pattern of needing clear goals & an active protagonist. I think I fall right in line with needing that advice :)

http://litreactor.com/columns/10-reasons-your-screenplay-sucks-and-how-to-fix-it If you haven't run across this yet it's worth a read. The book is really good too :)

I've finally freed up so send it my way please :)

Honestly it depends on the screenplay. Whether or not lengthening it will help is based on a number of factors. The bottom line is does the story work as is or does it need some fleshing out? How much revising have you done so far? Is there anything that still doesn't quite work in the screenplay.

Save a copy of the file and try out the original plan. If killing her brought you so much upset that sounds like what you were going for in the first place. But in case it doesn't turn out so great keep a separate file with the current version of the story. You will never know which route is...

Just watched the video. He speeds through all the information he wants to get across, but I think he's just saying write these 3 types of scripts, the third type being for a film with a little more spectacle that naturally requires a big budget. Some studio films are things that could have been...

So you have your beginning and end? Why not do some character work? Get to thinking about your characters a little. Make some notes on their background. This will help you discover the information that will be explored in those gaps. I'll copy the questions I work with below. I'm no renowned...