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Example of how i write (comments)

Hey how are you all doing? New member here. So I'll post just a quick example of how i write, I write with passion, but - my grammer editing isn't the best. I would like to find a screenwriter to join with me in my new company www.verystudios.com, to promote both my scripts and those that join the team.

Well this is an example of how i write, its about a young boy in a wheel chair that gets powers from a comic book.

FADE IN:

INT: BEDROOM - NIGHT

We see an autistic boy sitting by the window thinking, looking at POF a pretty girl walking by with a hot sports jock with a jacket, footballer.

INT. INSIDE BOYS BEDROOM

We see the boy sigh and shrug his shoulders, then turn around, he is in a wheel chair he turns and wheels his chair around to near his bed, as we look around the room there are pictures of all his drawings.

Close up- we see him wheel his wheel chair to the side and lay back on his bed and grab a comic book from his side. Its an action hero comic book, (name of comic book – genero the force of good - )

BRENDON
Action hero. How cool.

As he is laying on his bed he flips threw a few pages he his holding up above him, where he looks close up the action hero “genoro the force of good –

BRENDON
The hero always saves the day

He continues to flip threw the comic book – close up he flips threw the pages where we see – close up the comic book here genero cuddles a pretty girl, brendon close up rubs his finger across the picture.

BRENDON
And always gets the girl. ( brendon huffs to himself)

We hear brendons mum from downstairs call out

INT. DOWNSTAIRS

Brendons mum is a stressed out mother ( but loving ) with a son in a wheel chair, whos father left them both. She loves her son – continues with the call out, we see her walk to the stairs and call up to brendan


INT. BRENDANS ROOM

We see Brendan still flipping threw the comic book pages laying on his bed with his bent wheel chair to his left

BRENDANS MUM (O.S)
Brendon don’t forget to take your medication.

Brendon still mumbles to himself. To him he doesn’t even want to think about being in a wheel chair he’s reading his comic book and wanting a different place in his life.

BRENDON
(to himself)
Superhero,..

He rubs his hand along the picture of pretty girl

BRENDAN
Pretty girls only in stories I guess .

Downstairs his mum calls out again

BRENDONS MUM (0.S)
Brendon

Brendon slaps the comic book on his ill felt paralized legs in frustration and calls back to his mum as he opens his nearby draw to the left

BRENDON
(frustrated)
okay mum! Damn would you give me a break,

BRENDONS MUM (O.S)
What did I say?

BRENDON
Nothing mum just same thing you say and I do hundred times a day.


INT. DOWNSTAIRS

We see brendons mum holding onto the stairs with an ear up after she called - not understanding brandons frustration

BRENDONS MUM
Are you okay I’m coming up.

She begins to walk up the stairs

INT. BRENDONS ROOM

Brendon grabs close up blue pills out of his left draws and calls out to his mum

BRENDONS MUM
No its okay mum don’t worry about it… it .. its fine. Don’t worry okay , (to himself ) I’m taking my pills as I always do..

Brendon swallows 5 pills for his treatment of disablity

INT. DOWNSTAIRS

His mum submissivly pulls away from the stairs while sad

BRENDONS MUM
Okay well night… (son)

INT. UPSTIARS - BRENDONS ROOM

We see brendon scull a glass of water to finish his meds, ignoring to answer back his mum

INT. DOWNSTAIRS

We see brendons mum sit down put her hand in her hair then crack bottle of jack daniels and poor a DRINK

BRENDONS MUM
Fuck

INT. BRENDONS ROOM

PICKS up the comin book again but his vision of the comic book has gone funny from the drugs , as he looks at the blurry visions of the comic book he begins to pass out

BRENDON
(dazed)
super hero yer right, not me

he begins to pass out falls back and slapps the book on his stomach still open as he begins to pass out from the meds

BRENDON
Not mee..

We cut to a montage of brendons dreams as he appears in a scene with hot girls around him and he is standing with hot chicks around him as he taps his legs as he is stands

BRENDON
(to himself)
is this real?

A hot girl with lipstick extra strong walks past him

HOT GIRL
You better believe it baby…

BRENDON
Holy shit.

HOT GIRL
Wanna dance

BRENDON
Hell yeah

They begin to dance as they dance and brendon shakes his head and he sweating, he sweats more and more as the girl walks away

HOT GIRL
Whats wrong with you, eww

Brendon puts his arm out as he’s standing on the dance floor as everyone laughin at him on the dance floor, eww as people are pointing at him but he defends himself

BRENDON
Wait. Wait I can walk ,

He looks around as people laugh and point, in his head he hears eww ewww

BRENDON
(in his dream)
no stop stop… stop

he hears eww eww from the girls around him people pointing on the dance floor, even the disc jockey laughs at him

INT. BRENDONS ROOM

We see brendons eyes pof his eyes open in a blur

BRENDONS MUM
Are you… you .. okay.. brendon!

Brendon wakes up grabs his mums arms

BRENDON
(gasps)

BRENDONS MUM
Are you okay.. you were having a nightmare

Brendon sits up then looks over to the comic book flapping to the wind ( close up shows that hot girl from the book) he pushes his mum away

BRENDON
I’m fine mum

His mum gets up and walks to the door to go downstairs

BRENDON
Okay well come down when your ready breakfast is scrambled eggs your favourite

Brendon sits on the bed not answering, his mum concerned

BRENDONS MUM
Are you sure your okay?

BRENDON
(cranky)
I said I was okay mum shit will you give me a break

BRENDONS MUM
Okay sun

She turns and away from brendon down the hall way she wipes her nose with a half tear.

We see Jacob sit up and scratch his head with sum remorse in what he , the way he just talked to his mum as he looks to the door but shes already gone as he hears her walk down the stairs.

He feels a bit sad as he sits up passing- wiping - the sweaty head from his brow

BRENDON
(to himself)
shit

he sits up proper - looks at his lifeless legs

BRENDON
(to himself)
why me?..

he looks at a nearby local nirvana picture

BRENDON
Not the only one okay good for you to say

He picks up his legs with some pain and brings them over the side of bed with some pain the pages of the comic book are swinging away from the wind but there is not much wind. Pages of the comic book are flapping away, brendon plants his legs over the side of the bed. He plants his feet down, he notices his calves are a bit bigger, is it just his imagination?

Close up - he feels his calves, they are a bit bitter and stronger,, close up he looks over and sees close up the super hero page is open with the comic book - his leg calv is big and strong. He looks down - his feet on the the cold wooden ground as close up he almost wiggles a toe but cant he gets cranky and closes the book

BRENDON
(to himself-sarcastic)
Yer right..

He jumps on his wheel chair and begins to wheel out as he looks back- the comic book again opens up to the super hero page he closed. As he stops and looks but then his mum calls again from down stairs

BRENDONS MUM
Brendon I’ts getting cold are you coming?

Brendon thinks to himself and looks at his legs again as he wheel chairs out of his bed room the camera pans to the comic book of the super hero standing in a strong stance , as the book is left open on his bed
 
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I was always writing alot before actually looking up actually proper comma position ect, I think its effecting me a bit. I don't want to have to worry about that to much and just focus on flowing writing so a great screenwriter editor would be helpful, a screenwriter partner.

Cheers
Mark

tell me what you think anyways :), this example was just off the bat

I write horror, science fiction, comedy all styles.

cheers
 
I"m actually really worried about the fact i have been researching receantly where to put comma's where to put full stops ect. I'm over emphesising my writing.

I hope i forget it so i can write quickly with my imagination without having to think.
 
I don't want to have to worry about that to much and just focus on flowing writing
Welcome to indietalk.

No one expects a writer to write perfectly as they go. But writers
have only their writing to express themselves so a writer should
take the time to correct their grammar and spelling before they
show their work to others.

A director does not shoot a movie and show it to the public without
editing. You do not get out of bed and go out in public - you take
the time to shower and dress.

Write quickly. Then take a few moments and check your presentation
before you show it to people. You do not need someone else to
correct your grammar. You need to do that for yourself.
 
Welcome to indietalk.

No one expects a writer to write perfectly as they go. But writers
have only their writing to express themselves so a writer should
take the time to correct their grammar and spelling before they
show their work to others.

A director does not shoot a movie and show it to the public without
editing. You do not get out of bed and go out in public - you take
the time to shower and dress.

Write quickly. Then take a few moments and check your presentation
before you show it to people. You do not need someone else to
correct your grammar. You need to do that for yourself.


Hi thanks for your reply, but what about someone that has always written without
thinking about editing?

I'm starting to think script grammer doesn't have to be perfect as you said, I feel its effecting my writing trying to be to perfect in grammer.
 
Hi thanks for your reply, but what about someone that has always written without
thinking about editing?

I'm starting to think script grammer doesn't have to be perfect as you said, I feel its effecting my writing trying to be to perfect in grammer.
Do not let anything affect your writing - write as fast and
creatively as you want. I'm suggesting that before you
show your writing to anyone you take the time to correct
it. These are two different things - the writing and the
presentation.


I'm extremely dyslexic - I have and a terrible speller and I
can hardly type - so before I even hit send on my posts I
take several minutes to read it over and correct them. And
that's just a messageboard post. So I fully understand where
you're coming from. A perfect example is your spelling of
"effecting". What you mean is "affecting". If you read your
post before hitting send and took a moment to correct it
your presentation would be better. I did. I wrote this fast,
then spend about three minutes looking it over. Yes, it takes
time, but I want other to take me seriously as a writer.

Imagine how long it takes before I show anyone a screenplay...

I'm suggesting that you may not find other writers who want
to be your spellchecker. Which is what you seem to be asking
for. Not really more screenwriters to join your team, but someone
who will correct your writing. That is called a proofreader.
 
Do not let anything affect your writing - write as fast and
creatively as you want. I'm suggesting that before you
show your writing to anyone you take the time to correct
it. These are two different things - the writing and the
presentation.


I'm extremely dyslexic - I have and a terrible speller and I
can hardly type - so before I even hit send on my posts I
take several minutes to read it over and correct them. And
that's just a messageboard post. So I fully understand where
you're coming from. A perfect example is your spelling of
"effecting". What you mean is "affecting". If you read your
post before hitting send and took a moment to correct it
your presentation would be better. I did. I wrote this fast,
then spend about three minutes looking it over. Yes, it takes
time, but I want other to take me seriously as a writer.

Imagine how long it takes before I show anyone a screenplay...

I'm suggesting that you may not find other writers who want
to be your spellchecker. Which is what you seem to be asking
for. Not really more screenwriters to join your team, but someone
who will correct your writing. That is called a proofreader.

Wow you seem so much on my level, I'v wondered if i am sometimes like that.
I hate counting money if i'm going to buy something i always make sure I have counted it out perfectly in my wallet.

Yes I'm wanting a proof reader, but I am also looking for scripts mainly scripts of that are disney like as I am a 3D artist and know a lot of 3D artists so can launch a 3D film.

any screenwriters in general I'm happy to join the team though :)
 
Do not let anything affect your writing - write as fast and
creatively as you want. I'm suggesting that before you
show your writing to anyone you take the time to correct
it. These are two different things - the writing and the
presentation.


I'm extremely dyslexic - I have and a terrible speller and I
can hardly type - so before I even hit send on my posts I
take several minutes to read it over and correct them. And
that's just a messageboard post. So I fully understand where
you're coming from. A perfect example is your spelling of
"effecting". What you mean is "affecting". If you read your
post before hitting send and took a moment to correct it
your presentation would be better. I did. I wrote this fast,
then spend about three minutes looking it over. Yes, it takes
time, but I want other to take me seriously as a writer.

Imagine how long it takes before I show anyone a screenplay...

I'm suggesting that you may not find other writers who want
to be your spellchecker. Which is what you seem to be asking
for. Not really more screenwriters to join your team, but someone
who will correct your writing. That is called a proofreader.

Your spelling seems good to me :)
 
Well i'll show another

We se her wake up sweaty and disorientated, her grey sweater shirt from the night before, for which she has no recollection, she sits up on side of the bed wiping the sweat down the side of her arm. Her farther enters the room and addresses her

FATHER
What are you doing to your self.

DEBRA
Nothing. Not that you’d even care.

FATHER
We all care , but to long for you to even know

Her father walks of sipping the coffee in his hand , close up debra – adjusts her shoes with pain as she has a painful sor on the back of her heel as she adjusts it

DEBRA
Arr.

She gets up lights a smoke, chucks an old coat on from the dressing table around her grey singlent skirt and walks off screen

INT. LIVING ROOM

Debra walks into the scene with her skinny white legs tocking on her cigarette as her father and his step wife looks apon her

FATHER
So this is what you have become.

STEPMOM
I figured, told you so

FATHER
(to stepmom)
shut up!, she’s my daughter naught yours

STEPMOM
Yer right a real prodigy

FATHER
You know what she is if she wants to be

STEPMOTHER
(laughs) yer righ

Debbies father throws his coffee at the stepmother

FATHER
Yes she can be, and she is

STEPMOTHER
(surprised)
what the fuck

We see Debbie standing looking at her stepfather with a long blonde beard next to her stepmother that she hates

DEBBIE
Why do you stick up for me daddie

She throws her ciggerrete and goes to walk out the door

FATHER
Because no one else will

Debbie stands with the door open looking at the step mother stamping her hand on the table

DEBBIE
That’s right daddie there is no one

FATHER
I’m your father that’s somethign

DEBBIE
Yer your right daddie, that’s something

Debbie closes the door, as the stepmother throws the plate at the stepfather and gets up

STEPMOTHER
Why don’t you get rid of her

FATHER
I get rid of her no more than I get rid of you, even more so.

STEPMOTHER
Whats that suppose to mean

FATHER
It means I’m her father , you wouldn’t know what that means

We see the step mother go up and clean the broken dishes

STEP MOTHER
Well neither does she

FATHER
Yes she does, she just don’t know it yet,

EXT. OUTSIDE HOUSE

We see Debbie walking down the street then grab out her pack of ciggerettes and see she only has 3 left

DEBBIE
Shit.

Her close friend Axie comes up , shes a blonde cutie comes up beside her

AXIE
Hey can I have one

Debbie brings up the packet with her left hand

DEBBIE
Yer sure

Axie takes a smoke lites it up and looks at Debbie whos strutting her stuff in her normal way

AXIE
Hey, is everything okay

Debbie drags her packet of smokes away

DEBBIE
Yer, why would’nt it be

AXLE
(ignorant)
okay kewl

They continue to strut ther stuff as guys whistle ther way past them

AXLE
Axle you know if your sad about stuff you can tell me

DEBBIE
Just shut up

AXLE
Okay

We see them walk up to school as school boys past them on skate boards
 
Well...directorik and rayw, I like you both already and your attitude you seem like nice people, thats what i'm looking for. I'm happy if you want to join the team and create a film making empire lol, as long as we are creative that will prevail.
 
As someone who has recently gone through the daunting task of asking for scripts online... Spelling and grammar are the first indicators that a script is about to suck up tons of your time with no return. When presented with a script, you have the first page to impress me (I'm not talking for anyone else, just me)... if I find it at all difficult to make it through the first page, I'll stop reading... you may have presented me the best story in the world, but I don't care... i've got 5 other scripts that are serviceable and readable.

I recently helped out on a 25 page shoot that I was able to read in about 10 minutes... and did a years worth of development work on an abandoned script that the first 5 pages took me 20 minutes to read... One of these projects is in postproduction, the other is back with the writer. I gave him the 10 sets of notes I'd done on it just to be able to walk away. I should have known after 2 pages to walk away... the first indicators that the writer was more interested in their story as a neat thing in their head and not actually the presentation of the script was that the spelling and grammar hadn't been addressed by the writer initially.

I'm a DP. I analyze every frame I shoot once I've shot it. You should do the same with every character you enter into your word processor.

Please don't take offense at this next bit... I want you to improve. I didn't read past 2 things:
1) first post: We see an autistic boy looking...
- make this more active: JOHNNY, an autistic boy of 16 years old, looks out the window blankly. JEANETTE walks into the room hanging on the arm of BIFF, the captain of the football team.
- Autistic children aren't generally relegated to a wheelchair, they tend to be ambulatory, Autism is more of a cognitive functional disconnect than a physical issue (more problems with output and overwhelming input). Google, WebMD and Wikipedia have tons of information on this genetic condition and in a day and age where this information is a touch away on the screen of your phone, or a click away in a browser, there's no excuse to not do your homework... it shows you're really engaged in the story... as do multiple passes at the script to dial in the presentation of the work.

http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/
http://www.dictionary.com/

2) Disorientated: Personal pet peeve... you actually mean Disoriented, which is a feeling of disorientation... Disorientated implies an outside force causing the disorientation. More commonly used in the Queen's English, from what I can tell. To "-tate" is to cause, the d makes it past tense and implies that it was done to the subject of the sentence. The actual word being modified is Disorient, which is simply taken to mean not oriented (although the dis- at the beginning also implies an outside force of some sort -- so perhaps my pet peeve, now that I think about it is due to the redundancy of the pre/suf-fixes). Either way, as a personal pet peeve, I chose not to read past that... and as you can see, I really like words.

A painter loves paint and canvas and color and light... otherwise they wouldn't paint, they'd photograph.
A sculpter loves tools and the medium they work in and the process of creating something beautiful painstakingly from nothing.
A writer loves words and sentences and grammar and lovingly crafting images from them. Love the words, take the time to learn it and get it right.

If all you've got is stories and just like that part... that's fine, but give me 3 or 4 sentences of description of your story and I'll be fine with that... someone else can even write the story for you... but if your'e going to be a writer... BE a writer!
 
10+, Knightly!


TheVision -
The quality of writing is often indicative of the quality of content.
If a person doesn't care about one aspect, then more than likely there are other aspects also disregarded - to a fault.
The first page HAS ABSOLUTELY GOT TO make me want to read the next page, otherwise the "Charity Clock" starts rolling and every time my dragon's eye hitches on something the clock runs faster.
Pretty soon time's up!
I got other stuff to do.

Pretty much only when people are being paid to read and critique a piece of work will they pound through page after page of missedspellins and glamatticle ishews.
 
Now, I'm re-reading my comment. I mean it all, but it's meant to be encouraging, not discouraging. By all means -- push forward with the writing. I'm just pointing out why it's important... as a "writer", you're practicing the craft of "Writing"... carpenters know which nail to use when, painters know which brushes, and cabinetry folks know how to join wood together... these are absolutely your stock and trade as a writer!

Go after them aggressively, learn it all to its fullest. I don't know you from adam, but you've got the big vision ("build an empire") to go after it... do it!
 
So I hear a lot about the spelling and grammar of the pieces but not the story. Story is a biggie with screenwriting. Debbie wakes up in a stupor, gets harassed by her stepmother, who is thereupon accosted by the father, then Debbie walks to school with a friend. I know it is a short but maybe there is more of a character arc or value change within the story that could potentially be exploited. More to say but my fingers are carpal tunneling and I'm on an iPhone. :P good starts, entertaining despite the spelling errors, zip it through a word processor and you're golden.
 
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