TOC Content Internet Links The Script Savant Free First 10 Pages Screenplay Critiqued Comprehensive Screenplay Analysis Signup For Free Newsletter & Script Updates Free Movie Screenplays PDF download – A-M Free Movie Screenplays PDF download – N-Z Free TV Screenplays PDF download – A-M Free TV Screenplays PDF download – N-Zz Table of Contents Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................................2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Why This Book................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Format Types .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 What Is A Screenplay ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 Steps To Screenwriting Success ........................................................................................................................................ 15 1. Watch Thousands of Movies: .................................................................................................................................... 16 2. Read Thousands of Screenplays: ............................................................................................................................... 16 3. Write a Lot:................................................................................................................................................................ 16 4. Develop Lots of Story Ideas: ...................................................................................................................................... 17 5. Write What Excites You: ........................................................................................................................................... 17 6. Become An Expert: .................................................................................................................................................... 17 7. Create An Outline: ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 8. Create a Master Story Document: ............................................................................................................................ 19 9. Create Unforgettable Characters: ............................................................................................................................. 20 10. Develop Engaging Original Stories: ......................................................................................................................... 20 11. Know the Theme: .................................................................................................................................................... 20 12. Writing is Rewriting: ................................................................................................................................................ 21 13. Critical Feedback: .................................................................................................................................................... 21 14. A Story Must Make Sense: ...................................................................................................................................... 22 15. Don’t be a Secret Keeper: ....................................................................................................................................... 22 16. Grit: ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 17. Network: ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 18. Connect: .................................................................................................................................................................. 23 2 TOC 19. Understand Genre:.................................................................................................................................................. 24 20. Have a Web Presence: ............................................................................................................................................ 24 21. Formatting, Grammar, & Punctuation: ................................................................................................................... 25 22. Write Powerful Scenes: ........................................................................................................................................... 25 23. Deliver Dynamic Dialogue: ...................................................................................................................................... 25 24. Cost of Production: ................................................................................................................................................. 26 25. You’re Writing Only For A Reader: .......................................................................................................................... 26 Chapter 1: Script Sections ............................................................................................................................. 27 Action ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Character ........................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Dialogue ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40 Chit-Chat/Small Talk ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 Exposition/Informational .............................................................................................................................................. 42 On-The-Nose/Direct ...................................................................................................................................................... 44 Oblique/Indirect ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 Subtext ............................................................................................................................. 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Dramatic Irony .............................................................................................................................................................. 58 Bad Dialogue ................................................................................................................................................................. 63 Parenthetical ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64 Scene Heading ................................................................................................................................................................... 68 Secondary Scene Heading ............................................................................................................................................. 79 Transitions ......................................................................................................................................................................... 85 Chapter 2: Story Concepts ............................................................................................................................ 87 Conflict .............................................................................................................................................................................. 87 Genre................................................................................................................................................................................. 90 Mystery ............................................................................................................................................................................. 91 Plot .................................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Sub-Plots ....................................................................................................................................................................... 95 Story Structure .................................................................................................................................................................. 96 Suspense ..........................................................................................................................................................................