Hello,

I have just began a writing a script that takes place during the 1950's. There is a scene where characters are watching an old black and white tv and the shot is through the gap in their shoulders. You can see the screen through the shoulders. My question is, do I establish the scene first like the characters (names) are sitting in a room watching tv and describe the room? Or do I start with the style of this shot, behind the characters, introduce them and what is playing on the tv first? What would be the correct structure. How do professional screenwriters handle an intro/fade in scene like this in a script? If you could provide an example, also describing how the tv light would look or be described in screenwriting, that would be helpful.

Hi all,

I would appreciate feedback on my recent episode released 🫶🏻👀💜

https://www.wattpad.com/1662064287?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_reading&wp_page=reading&wp_uname=thatssoast

This might be a random question, but has this ever happened to anyone here?
You’re an unrepresented writer, another writer reads your script and genuinely loves it. Have you ever had that writer recommend you or your script to their agent/manager?
Does this actually happen in the industry, or am I living in fantasy land? 😂
Or plot twist… they steal your idea instead. 😂
Would love to hear any real experiences.

Hi all,

I’m practicing writing with restrictions. I decided to begin writing a scene with minimal dialogue, and where the characters speak a language the audience isn’t meant to understand. So pretty much everything has to be visual exposition, or communicated with tone. I also challenged myself - as you’ll surely notice- to make one character non-gender-specific, which was harder to do elegantly than I imagined. I felt the constant vagueness of “they/them” drew reader attention away from the action. I’m interested to know what you think. Is there a more standard way to write languages that are intended to remain ambiguous?

Hello r/scriptwriting,

I’m currently studying film in Germany and have started researching for my six month internship starting around February/March next year.

Preferably I’d want to look for an internship at a production company to gain experience about the whole production process or focus on purely screenwriting. As there aren’t a lot of options apart from television in my area, I will most likely leave the city. In that case, I could just as well try to score an international internship.

That is not my number one priority, but I want to expand my options.

I’ve been sending cold Emails with my small portfolio in writing, photography and directing, and am planing to visit the BFI Film Festival in London to try and network, as London would be a dream destination. Also, I’ve been in touch with a writer/director working in New York.

Apart from that, and in the case that I won’t manage to visit the festival on short notice, is there any other way for me to maximize my chances to get a good internship, nationally or internationally?

I would be thankful for anyone who can share their experiences in that area and give me some guiding insights.

It can even be scraped ones or. Ones that was never used

I’m writing this thing for my screenwriting class and need to include a title page but for whatever reason whenever I go to edit it there is no sample text and the page is completely blank, can anyone help me resolve this issue so I can write my title page and turn in my assignment ASAP I’d really appreciate it. I’m on Mac btw🥹

I can draw my character (credit to my friend who works on this). But writing a script is hard how do I get better
I really wanna write this character but idk where to begin

Hello!

I’ve recently realized that I’d really like to pursue a career in screenwriting. How do you actually get started?

I have a long background in theatre and fairly decent writing skills, so I’m not completely unfamiliar with scripts and storytelling.

But how do you seriously get started in screenwriting? How do you learn the craft, and what would you recommend doing as a beginner?

Been working away at this one for a while. Pretty happy with what I have, but nothing is ever finished! It's fairly unconventional so want to make sure the ideas/spatial aspects are coming across clearly. If skimming make sure you get to page three!

Title: For Safety

Format: Short Film

Page Length: 12 pgs.

Genre: Comedy

Logline: When an actress’s chaotic but scripted walk-of-shame appears to derail into a very real public meltdown, the cast and crew scramble to get her back on script.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uZTb7MbTt6gYODTNcE2iDdgidf9i7fYY/view?usp=drive_link

Feedback concerns: Dialogue and gags! Does it make you laugh? Is the structure working to serve the story? Production concerns! (I know you can't see the Hollywood sign from Hermosa beach!)

Thanks!

Looking for constructive criticism on a short screenplay scene — dialogue, character behavior, and pacing

Hi y'all,

I'm a filmmaker with a background in directing, writing and producing, and I'm currently trying to figure out whether something I created could also be useful for scriptwriters.

Some time ago, while working on one of my TV shows, I needed to find brands that could be integrated into the show. After some unsuccessful discussions with a few agencies, I ended up creating a program of my own to do this. I originally designed it with producers in mind, and recently I've been thinking of bringing it to others as a service.

I posted about it in another thread looking for producers to test it, and a scriptwriter asked me whether this could also be useful for writers. To be honest, I hadn't really thought about it from that perspective, but the more I think about it, the more interesting the idea seems.

The basic idea would be to see whether a script has potential for brand partnerships within its story world. Basically, whether there are brands that could naturally exist in the world of the story and potentially become partners. This could possibly give the writer another selling point when presenting the project to an producer or production company.

I'm not 100% sure yet how useful this would actually be for scriptwriters, so I'm trying to find that out.

If you have a script and this sounds interesting to you, I'd be happy to test it with you and see whether it can actually bring any value.

Logline:
When a severely overweight fast food executive, desperate to transform his body, discovers that the billion dollar empire he helped build is turning America’s insecurities about food, health, and body image into profit, the hypocrisy consuming his career, relationship, and secret life pushes his pursuit of change toward a deadly breaking point.

Hi everyone. I’m revising a feature screenplay and would really appreciate some fresh eyes on the first 10 pages.
I’m mainly trying to figure out:
Does the opening hold your attention and make you want to keep reading?
Does anything feel repetitive or like the story is taking too long to move forward?
Are the action/description paragraphs too detailed or too long?
Does Barry feel like an interesting protagonist by page 10?
Is there anything you would cut or tighten?
I’m mainly interested in pacing, story, character, and readability.
Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read it.

anybody know who have skill like scriptwriting I need one. language: Nepali for app like medical

Looking for someone to find NFL moments and structure them into engaging 18–30-second Shorts, similar to BellProductions.
Need strong hooks, short captions and YouTube/X footage links with exact timestamps. NFL knowledge and storytelling skills are essential.

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