![]() ![]() Just moments earlier, she told her boyfriend, the man she’s cheating on Mike with, to not come out to the living room with her to investigate the noises she was hearing. She’s very thankful that she decided to come to the living room by herself. She looks at Mike slightly confused having not expected to see him at this moment. He’s covered in his own sweat from having just come from the gym, a place he goes every day for at least two hours.Īs he paces the room, a familiar face, Jill, enters the room with him. If I were a betting man, I’d say that the difference between your favorite film and a movie you hate, comes down to the story, and that is all on the screenwriter and how he wrote his/her script. What did you pick as your favorite? What did you pick as a film you hate? If you analyze things closely for a moment you’ll realize, that while you might hate or like a film because of an actor, or who directed it, you’re remembering the film as a whole based on the story it told. Think of your favorite and least favorite film and television shows. You ever watch a film or television show and come to a moment when it feels like a character is just telling you, the viewer, things you need to know because they’re important to the story? That’s exposition. This can make conveying information to the audience exceedingly difficult as a screenwriter and can lead to what we call “heavy exposition”. The viewer only sees and hears what is taking place on the screen.Īlso, unlike a novel, everything written in a script has to be written in the present tense, as the action taking place on the screen is happening in real-time whereas a novel can summarize the events that have taken place. Unlike a novel, which we the reader hold in our hands and read for ourselves, the script is never seen by the viewer. If you need to key the audience in on something you either have to show it as a visual, or a character needs to say it as dialogue. If you are writing a script and looking to write the script correctly, you can’t do any of that. The writer can change perspectives and get into the heads of several characters in the story. The write can reveal information to the reader that has nothing to do with the story but gives the story context. The character can express themself to the writer in a very personal way. The writer can tell you exactly what that character is thinking/feeling. The great thing about writing a novel is that you can really get into a character’s head. If you haven’t pick one or the other, your script has been written incorrectly.Ī lot of first-time screenwriters get themselves into trouble when it comes to this because they believe that they can write their script just like they would a novel. This means, any information that you are going to share with the viewer must be done in one of two ways There’s no other form of writing quite like screenwriting (aka scriptwriting) because there are certain things you have to be able to do that you don’t necessarily do in another form of writing, like when writing a novel. If we have a connection to what we’re seeing on the screen, we’re more forgiving for those other flaws because the story we’re following makes sense and we’re invested. We as an audience can overlook bad acting and crappy special effects if we are engaged with the story we’re watching. With that said, on the other side of the coin, if you have a solid script, your film will only improve when you add talent in front and behind the camera. The only issue is, a poor script will never turn into a good movie, because the script is your film’s foundation, and if that’s not solid, your film will never be strong enough to stand on its own. Or someone might have the thought that if the film can just attract an A-list director, they’ll be able to fix problems with the script. Some will say that if you can hire a talented actor, that actor can elevate a poor script into a good movie. In the world we live in today, some people may think that the script isn’t the most important part of the filmmaking process (looking at you major studios). In the most basic set of terms, a script is the blueprint for the film you’re going to bring to life. If it’s on the screen, it came from the script. Scene by scene playing out on paper.Įvery action. The script is the film (or television show) in written/text form. What is Script Writing?Įvery film or television show that has ever been produced first started off as a script. Have no fear, that’s what we’ll dig into today. Maybe, though, you are not familiar with what Script Writing is and why screenwriters are so important. When it comes to film and television scriptwriting, the writer, known as a screenwriter, has the most important job in the whole filmmaking process. This quote is perfect and a hundred percent true. “Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. ![]()
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