| Most people that want to write a screenplay | | | | stories for them. I then note them down in a |
| already have an idea that they could envision on | | | | notepad and store them away in what I call a |
| the big screen, but some people no matter how | | | | "character bank". When I am thinking of new |
| hard they try just cant think of ideas. There is | | | | stories I always refer to the "character bank" to |
| nothing wrong with this, I used to be one of them | | | | see if anyone I have come up with in the past |
| before I wrote my first screenplay. | | | | would suit the role. |
| To make screenwriting easier I use a set of | | | | 4. Formulating Plot Lines |
| techniques that I have learned over the years | | | | Once you have the genre, theme and characters |
| from reading countless books and getting | | | | then the plot should come easy. Try to think of a |
| hundreds of script writing tips off various people | | | | setting to do with your theme and put your |
| in the industry. In this article I will be giving you a | | | | character in that place. Imagine what your |
| brief summary of my top 5 script writing tips in | | | | character would do and why are there. You now |
| chronological order. | | | | have a plot. |
| 1. Always Start With The Genre | | | | 5. Selling The Finished Script |
| Before you start making notes and write a single | | | | When you have completely finished your script |
| word on the page decide what type of film you | | | | get it proof read and send it off to some agents. |
| want to write. If you are a beginner then I would | | | | Make sure you do your research beforehand and |
| advise writing a genre you are already familiar | | | | send the script to a particular person and not the |
| with. | | | | agency name, this makes it more personal. |
| 2. Decide On Your Theme | | | | These are just some simple watered down |
| The theme of your script is what your film is | | | | techniques that I use to think of a script. After |
| about. It is the type of story that you are trying | | | | time you will develop your own ways of doing |
| to put across. The theme should be able to sum | | | | things, you may want to keep some of these |
| up your story with one sentence. | | | | ideas or you may not. The choice is yours. |
| 3. Thinking Of Characters | | | | Remember that practice makes perfect, just |
| When I think of characters I like to just observe | | | | keep reading script writing tips, and most |
| people that I see in everyday life and make up | | | | importantly keep writing. |