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In my next screenplay, would the outcome where the hero and the villain, after fighting for a long time through various scenes, learn to accept their mistakes and simply make peace with each other, leaving all their rivalry behind be ok? Or do you think it should end with the hero annihilating...

How many dialogue(lines) should each scene contain? Is there a maximum? Thanks for answering!:)

I have a dilemma regarding to the storyline of one of my future screenplays. Specifically, the issue is when the main character uses a technology to travel back in time in order to interact with an important biblical figure, to obtain some answers. Would this be too much or would it be ok...

There are several sites in which you have to submit a query letter, pay a fee, then they deliver it to their database. This database has producers, agents and managers. I've heard two ideas about them: 1)They are bad. It's a waste of money to use them. 2)They're good and helpful. Which of...

If the action takes place on the streets, but near a building or a car, what heading should you use? Is it ok to use NEAR(+ the building's name)+DAY? Or NEAR THE LAMBORGHINI? Thanks for answering!:)

I know there is a thread with free ideas, but this is just an idea about a screenplay I'll write next. Please point out any similar movies(so I can avoid copying them without knowing) and comment...:) I. Title: Come With Me into the Wonderful City II. Synopsis: The main character(name chosen...

I was concerned about what the readers would think if reading such terms, even if they are very scarce. In some television shows and movies, such words are replaced with a " beep". On some websites, they are replaced with " ***"(a set of these symbols equal to the offensive word's letter...

They're just words/curses used by characters when found in dire situations, under pressure or panic...

How to write this if some characters talk dirty? Should you write them as they come from the character's mouth, or censor them in a way? Thanks for answering!:)

Thanks for your answers!:) By the way, could you please tell me where I can find(for free) the Romeo must Die screenplay? Much appreciated!

I'm writing a script and, although it isn't necessarily about martial arts, some people do employ them in certain scenes. How can you write this? I wrote this scene for instance, please correct it!:) " They enter. The other gangsters surround them. The Key readies himself and uses martial arts...

I found multiple times the same website: http://easywaytowrite.com/screenwriting.htm (ps:hope it's not considered spam), but the things that are written there just seem too good to be true. What is the reality behind its claims? Is it a scam to make money off people or just something worth...

Could be, or could be some other type of nasty, dangerous creatures(including imaginary). @Lucky Hardwood: I meant rescue his still living friends/prevent them from getting killed.

Ideas: 1) The Eight Night Hotel Genre: Horror Story: A hotel is famous for people who spend there more than seven nights go missing. A group of teens want to test this theory so they rent a room for exactly eight nights. They want to film the whole thing and have fun later on. However, in the...

Sounds cool, good luck!:)

Ok, just a few notes: 1)with 48 pages, I assume it's a short, right? 2)You started some flashback sequences without ending them properly(with an BACK TO SCENE), but I think some readers will not be bothered by this. Others will. It just depends how lucky you get!:) 3)Some dialogue blocks are...

How many lines should an action/description block contain? I read scripts with four lines...

In my two scripts I had 118 scenes(in both), but in my current project, I'm at scene 121 and still got a few more scenes to write. It's a sci-fi set in the distant future, with more locations(eg: floating cities, evil human leaders, various Earth locations, etc.), unlike the previous ones...

Thank you for answering and providing me with these links!:)

One of my scripts has a lot of battles(it's about a warrior set on conquest), and I don't know how to write such scenes. I wrote them as I imagined, but as I re-write, I need to make them right. It would take a lot of space to write down every fighting move. Could you please tell me how to write...