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I read that, if you're a beginner screenplay, you shouldn't write sci-fi screenplays, because they might be too expensive to make and they will be rejected. What is the truth about this idea? If someone submits a first screenplay and it's very "large"(eg: contains scenes on different planets...

Could someone write a screenplay and send it to people, and(if it's good/interesting enough) they make it into a movie you see in theaters(or on a DVD), or is this idea so impossible/unlikely, that it's stupid to even ask such a thing?:( I know/imagine it's hard, but does it mean it can't happen...

On various sites, I've read two contradictory ideas about this... Which of the following ideas is true? 1)People are interested in buying(and making) screenplays, so if yours is interesting and of good quality, someone will buy it from you. Or 2)Nobody is interested in spec screenplays, but...

I've read that spec screenplays are used as writing samples. What does it mean for a screenwriter? What type of screenplays can be used/are accepted as writing samples?

Were there any movies made from screenplays written by persons without any previous movie industry experience(who never worked in the industry as writing comissioned screenplays or held other positions)? Just screenplays someone bought from people they never heard about before... Are there any...

I wrote a short story a few days ago on a website and today, I received the following comment: "Mindblowing". What does it mean? Does it mean the story was so badly written, that it was mind blowing, or on the contrary, that it was interesting?:)

I just had this idea a few days ago and I'm not sure if it's ok or it's a bad idea...It's more of a horror/action story...Here is a link to it: http://www.talentville.com/snippetaccess/Q3Lqkm password is: "idea" (ps: I hope it's not considered a spam) I could really use some help, as I'm not...

In one of my screenplays, there is a scene where the main character must obtain an item from a cult leader's library(It's a Sci-Fi/Fantasy type of story...) and he already saved a few of the group members by using magical powers. However, there are a lot of them and they all stand between the...

I'm creating a character for one of my scripts who owns a (fictional) major movie studio and have a few questions about this...:) I'm sorry if some of them might sound stupid, but these are things I don't know too much about...:( So, here are the questions: 1) Would a movie studio head be able...

I've read on some websites that it shoud be placed to the left side of the page, but now, when reading an excerpt from a screenwriting book(a free preview on a website) it says you should place it on the right side. Which of these versions is correct?

These are questions that just came to me today, and, even if I may never be in this situation, it's good to know, and maybe others will benefit from the answers as well... 1. If you have a representative(manager, agent, entertainment lawyer, etc.) and they help you sell your script, do they...

In one of my screenplays, there is a scene where the main character is beaten and rendered unconscious and when he recovers, his hands are tied against a wall. From what I've read, it isn't allowed to use " ing" or "ed" verbs in a screenplay. I wrote the sentence: " David's hands are cuffed...

I found some websites where you can send movie ideas to producers and agents or managers, without the " need " of having a screenplay. They accept scripts, if you have them, but their focus is solely on ideas. You submit your movie idea(for a price) and, if people are interested, they'll buy...

Note: These are the two titles I thought of, I don't know which one is good...:) Sewer 9, located just outside a big city, provides shelter for a group of homeless persons. Among them is Jack, a former Navy SEAL soldier. Jack and Diane Jackson " DJ", a superior officer, had a secret...

One of my screenplays is similar to a movie which is about to be released...There are differences, but there are also many similarities. Does it mean I should give up on that screenplay?(eg: no longer re-write it, don't submit it nowhere, delete it, etc.)? I was really fond of that particular...

These are just ideas I had today...There would be a kind of series called " writing challenges" Each such challenge has two parts: a)A dialogue scene: For this part, there is a given situation and the requirement is to write the best dialogue you can for its characters to solve it. b)An action...

I recently got a screenplay software and started to write a screenplay using it. At first, I didn't notice it had a print function, only an " export script". I exported it into word and printed it from there( in pdf). A few days later, I found the print button, but the resulting pdf is only 43...

The story begins with two battle scenes that just switch back and forth: one is a modern day SWAT assault on an airport occupied by terrorists. The other one is an RPG-like assault on an icy mountain(with swords, arrows, magic, etc.). The first hero, despite ordered to back off, plunges his team...

1. I know that having success as a screenwriter is almost impossible, so just curious: If you write and direct a screenplay, do you stand a better chance at this? For instance, do filmmakers with more than just scripts have more success or is it just as hard for them to have a career in...

Just read it: http://goodinaroom.com/blog/great-query-letter-hoax/ (ps: hope it isn't considered spam or advertising. I have nothing to do with that website). I haven't sent any query letters yet, since my screenplays aren't good enough to start thinking about this...:)