Clarity is key. Watch how several of the tools I teach in The Scriptfella Program come together to clarify this opening scene, to make it easier for the reader to visualise.
Nobody wants to read an instruction manual screenplay. Ditch the boring directions.
Names matter, ss we already saw with Dickens and Lukas. Watch this short video to see how Sharon Stone reacted to the name of her character in Basic Instinct.
Sentence construction plays a vital role in the readability of your script. Watch this short video to find out why every word matters.
"Establishing shot" may tell the director and cinematographer what's going on, but it doesn't create any "visual dopamine" for the reader. Watch this short video to find out how to write a cinematic wide shot that will blow the reader away.
How many times have you gone to a party and been introduced to several people, only to have their names go in one ear and out the other?
Don't put the © symbol on your screenplay. It won't protect you.
Literature? Blueprint? Shooting script? A lure for actors, execs, money? Watch this short on why scripts are such a **** to write.
How to add VOICE to your screenplay. Case Study - Alex Convery, AIR
Next to, beside, in front of, across from... If you've written a sentence that contains more than one spatial preposition, the chances are you're OVERWRITING the scene.
Learn more in my free 1-hour masterclass.
Walks. Sits. Looks. Suboptimal verbs kill the impact of your scene description. Watch this short video to learn how to upgrade your language.
Learn how to write camera shots in your screenplay without actually specifying close, medium, wide, etc.
This is a snippet from my screenwriting course The Scriptfella Program.
Learn how the costume decisions in Billions give important insight into the characters in this 1-minute snippet from The Scriptfella Program.
The warden’s introduction in The Shawshank Redemption is a masterclass on character.
How to write a camera pan in your script (without actually writing camera directions like “pan” or “tilt”).
Don’t let “ly” words weaken your description. Ditch the adverbs in your script in favour of a strong verb.
What's in a name? Everything. Watch this 30-second video on how to name your characters like Dickens or Lukas.