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These ideas came to me yesterday, but are very mudded and confusing. I just hope they will become clearer as I write this..:) Please feel free to comment and make suggestions..:) I. Story/Synopsis: At the secret military facility, a breed of aliens arrives(name chosen later on) and offer the...

Are slang words such as " gonna", " ain't" or " gimme" allowed in a screenplay, or should you avoid them and write their regular version (eg: " going to" , " give me")? PS: I've noticed that, by using them, you can save some space in a dialogue!:)

My story begins at page 17. Is this too late? The screenplay is 91 page long. Thanks for answering!:)

All I ever read is that this is extremely hard and it's getting harder by the minute. It's very discouraging to hear this and it seems like the hardest task ever. Do you think this will ever become a little easier now that the economy is recovering, or will this still be the stuff of dreams?

A few weeks ago, wrote a short screenplay called '' The Cheeseburger" and I was wondering if you could share some thoughts on it. Your help and feed-back would help make it better, as it's now at a very unprofessional level. Thank you for your kindness of taking the time to read this!:) Here is...

I was playing Mafia II and there was a chapter where the main character, Vito, had to beat up his sister's husband, who was beating and cheating her. This reminded me of a similar scene from " the Godfather ". In that case, I think it was the Godfather's( don Corleone) daughter. Anyway, how...

@Birdman: I tried writing a much longer text, but wasn't posted. Something happened with my mouse, it kept selecting the text and accidentally deleted it. Anyway, I'll post the main ideas here: I think the philosophy 2 works(I wrote a longer post, but unfortunately, wasn't able to write it here...

I've found this webpage by chance and remembered this post: http://www.scriptmag.com/features/sci-fi-circuit-writing-low-budget-sci-fi Hope this helps!:)

I've noticed it takes me about a month to write a first draft of a script(just to lay it on " paper", not rewriting and changing anything). Is this ok or am I doing something wrong? This applies to every script I write...Thanks for reading!:)

I usually don't write outlines ahead..:( I just write the screenplay and go on. However, when I'm not writing and have some free time, I think about the screenplay I'm writing and what should happen next, and how the story should end. I remember all this when I get to writing...When I get to the...

@Phantom Screenwriter. It's a feature(long) script... @ Zensteve.. My first thought on this was to write a long script, but the story just works too fast, an issue I also tend to have with other screenplays...

I'm writing a sci-fi action screenplay, called "Kill 2550". The story is almost coming to an end, but I'm only at page 25...any suggestions on this issue? Thanks for reading!:)

In one of my screenplays, there is a character who has a few clones. There is a scene where they all(the character+the clones) will have dialogue lines. How can I write this? I think on screen, the same actor will also play the clones, so this is the problem.. Should I make the character say...

@mad_hatter: Indeed, in the script's beginning, the audience can see Raymond is homeless, but Josh, whom he meets later on doesn't know that. He and Josh(alongside other guests) spend the night inside a kind of motel, but Raymond just wants to rob the owner. The two never met before, and...

I know this may sound stupid and it's a really minor screenplay issue, not really related to the main story. It's just that I wanted to see how to write it well in a screenplay. Ok, here is the excerpt: " JOSH No, you're not! RAYMOND It ain't...

Thank you all for answering this question! It helped clear this confusion..:)

First of all, I would like to apologize for writing about such things! I'm sorry, and I hope this doesn't mean I'm greedy or stupid, it's just so confusing for me, as I've read two contradictory opinions repeating themselves on many internet pages. The first one states that a screenwriter gets a...

Change all the verbs to the present tense. (eg: He enters the room, versus He entered the room). Identify the scenes(places where you set your story). Each time your characters enter a new area, use a slugline. Specify in it if the place is interior or exterior(INT/EXT), name the place, then...

As far as I've read, screenplays are nothing like books or any form of literature. They are just documents which can be used by filmmakers to create their movies. I may be wrong, though..:)

Yes, I always read all the replies posted to my subjects:) They are indeed helpful for me...