Monday, 7 February 2011

Tips to a good script.

- Always focus on the opening scene and capture main tasks.
- In script always include scenario of location, scene description, sound effects, sound track and dialogue.
- Always have clear points throughout the process of script writing, make sure all directions are clear and each person is aware of what they are expected to do through your guide lines of script writing.
- Make sure actions of EXITS and ENTRANCES are clear throughout script to prevent overlaps of confusion.
- Basic Script Formatting (for thriller)
1. Master scene headings which include:
a) Camera location
b) Scene location
c) Time (Day or Night)

Narrative Description
1. Action
2. Character and setting (visual)
3. Sound

Dialogue
- The person speaking appears at the top, in CAPS
- The actors direction
- The speech

As a script writer you need to explain why the villians act in the way they do. The two main reasons characters become villians tends to be through their own victamization at an early age or a self-serving attidude leaving the villan with little to no empathy.

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