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Script writing involves following a specific screenplay format to visually express stories through characters' movements, actions, expressions, and dialogue. It is a distinct process from writing novels, poems, or essays. Screenwriters craft scripts for films, television, video games, and online series. Effective script writing requires understanding key principles like story structure, character development, and logical sequencing of events to progress the narrative. The writing process generally involves crafting a logline, treatment, developing characters, plotting events, and rewriting drafts.

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Script

Script writing involves following a specific screenplay format to visually express stories through characters' movements, actions, expressions, and dialogue. It is a distinct process from writing novels, poems, or essays. Screenwriters craft scripts for films, television, video games, and online series. Effective script writing requires understanding key principles like story structure, character development, and logical sequencing of events to progress the narrative. The writing process generally involves crafting a logline, treatment, developing characters, plotting events, and rewriting drafts.

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• Script writing (or screenwriting) is the process of writing
stories in the screenplay medium. Script writing is writing
down the movement, actions, expression and dialogue of
the characters in screenplay, in screenplay format. The
process of writing a novel, a poem, or essay, is entirely
different than script writing. In order to express yourself
effectively for the screen, particular formatting methods
are required. Screenplay format is used to express the story
visually. Scriptwriters or screenwriters write for film,
television, video games, and now even online web series.
Script writing can be done for hire or on speculation in
hopes to sell their screenplay or find an agent.
•
Sample script
Principle
• Story
• Storytelling
• Structure
• The Set-up establishes the main character and dramatic situation.
• The Act I Plot Point features the main character’s primary story decision, in opposition
to the antagonist.
• The Mid-Point is the moment when the main character is forced into the antagonist’s
world, thereby redefining the story premise, this time by the antagonist.
• The Act II Plot Point is the lowest point in the story where the main character has been
defeated by the antagonist and lost his motivation.
• The Ending is the last ten pages, wherein the main character realizes a deeper
understanding of his struggle, and summons up the courage to defeat the antagonist.

• Sequences – story progression, story logic


• Spine – intricate explanation of character
SIX PRINCIPLES FOR WRITING A GOOD
SCRIPT?
• Never write a script without knowing who your
characters are in depth and caring about them all
• Never write sloppily about any of these characters
• Always have your characters be affected by one
another’s deeds and words
• Always have more than one truth operating between
people at any one time
• Always remember that people rarely get what they
want but often get what they’ve earned
• Always tell the truth about your characters
• Creative writing is anything where the
purpose is to express thoughts, feelings and
emotions rather than to simply convey
information.

• Screen writing is film writing


Story plan
• Craft a Logline – base line of a story
• Write a Treatment - A treatment is a longer 2-5
page summary that includes the title of your
screenplay, the logline, a list of main characters,
and a short synopsis. (marketing)
• Develop Your Characters
• Plot – events together makes a plot
• First draft
• Rewrite

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