LESSON 8: SCRIPT WRITING

If you followed the last lesson we talked about Planning a story, Once you have created your A Story you can begin to write it. Instead of using Word Processing software it would be best to use a script writing software because it gives you the correct format that a script should be written.   There are many different software, some cost and some are free.

One of the most popular is called Final draft this isn't a free program but you can download a demo verson at http://demo.finaldraft.com/download/  

A free program that is quite popular is called Celtx, https://www.celtx.com.

Once you have download your program you can begin to put your story together.

In this turorial I am using Final Draft.  When you open the program and create a new document. You will create a cover page.

If you don't know what your title will be at this point you can always add this later.

So now we will begin to writing the script.

on the right side of screen you will need to write type of transition for the scene, example : FADE IN: (see below)

When pressing ENTER. You will get options for the type of functon you are trying to perform.

Once you choose a option, Your cursor will go to the correct part of your page for the proper formatting.

Then you need to know is where your charactors is located for your scene heading,  SO for example you might see:  INT - HOSPITAL - NIGHT

INT MEANS - INTERNAL (meaning inside)- Scene location is HOSPITAL - SCENE IS AT NIGHT

If you see EXT - This means EXTERNAL -(Meaning outside)

Next we need to be discripitive of what you are seeing in the scene , Example:  A girl is laying on the bed crying. She is holding a picture of a girl. (see below)

Next you need to write your dialoge, It will look something like this.

Once you get to the end of the scene you will need to know what kind of cut you are making, (See below)

You will continue this format for each scene of your script.....

Next lesson we go over Colour Grading