>>68061092

A-anyone?

Constantly working on stuff in my head but I haven't completed a full draft in 2-3 years.

;_;

>spec script
>camera direction

>>68062545

I mean the stuff were it says "Pan to Mcdonald's Parking lot. Freeze Frame on some guy's face"

Is that kinda stuff really necessary or is that for other drafts?

>>68062518
Same fám

>>68062736
Not that guy but if you want anyone to ever consider reading anything of a spec script you include as little direction as possible. Even using PoV is usually frowned upon.

>>68062736
Usually camera directions are left for the director to choose. Personally, I only use them when necessary, like if a joke requires the camera to do something specific.

What are some good scripts to study and work off of? I figured A Topiary would be a good example

friend passes me his scipt like "hey anon, i'm really really stuck, i can't even fit in a surprise guy with a pistol, see if you can get something"
>M: what are you doing here, you're not supposed to be here.
>F: you're not supposed to have a dick, you fag, so shut the fuck up and let me do my job.

i know him long enough to have sure that his gf said that to him.
instant mental block.

>>68062378
>>68061092
>formatting, stage and camera direction stuff is kinda slowing me down

so basically the "screenwriting" part is a bit of a roadbump for you?

>>68063036
Scream is my favorite script ever, but that's just a personal preference. Almost any pro script can give you a pretty good idea of the formatting/writing style.

I always got more out of just watching movies, though.

>>68063036

I guess it depends on what you're trying to do. For instance I'm writing a pilot so I'm looking at pilot scripts for serialized shows and rewatching said pilots.

>>68063079

Basically. I know formatting is 100% necessary if you want it to see the light of day, but I'm wondering what I am supposed to include.

>>68063183
There are hundreds of guides online, not to mention you can just look at any contemporary professional script - also screenwriting software does it for you.

Formatting is by far the easiest part of writing a script, especially once u've written more than a few pages and you know, for example, that you have to press shift+enter to do a new scene.

So should you not add directions to screenplays?

Anybody read Kevin Smith's Tusk script? I remember really enjoying it and then being awestruck by how terrible the movie was.

>>68063183
Read some produced scripts -- anything -- especially more recent ones and you should get a good idea of how it's done.

>>68063326

see >>68062949

Best to work around mentioning the camera when possible.

>>68063326
Correct

>>68063333
I liked the idea of it but I just wanted MORE. It was like he got a crazy idea and didn't expand on it. There wasn't a real story there.

>>68063326
Unless you're the one really directing the Screenwrite it limits the possibilities to other to expand on it plus can be confusing and cluttering on a page, at least for me.

>>68063382
>>68063386
>>68063534

Alright, good to know. Thanks guys :)

Bump that bubble butt

> “...not to separate their work, their movie, their film, from the life they live. Not to make a difference between the movie and their own life.”
you guys do that? just curious.

does writing really matter if i won't make a movie in like a decade?

>>68067181

I'd say just write it anyway. The more professional it seems the more likely it is to see the light of day. You never know.