Getting Your Script Going!

When ideas are flying around in your head, it may be tough to get things going. You have character ideas, relationship ideas, scenes, maybe even visualizations from movies that you've scene... all floating around in your head.

I always start a new screenplay with 2 boiler plate documents. The character sheet and the script planning sheet.

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Character Sheet:
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Here is where I describe all the 'players' in my story. I have them listed by name (which may change a few times) and their relationship to each other. Also, I note a little back story about them.

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Script Planning Sheet:
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Here is my document that is a 'skeleton' of the 3 Acts & 5 turning points most screenplays will have.

First, I print this off and begin hand writing my ideas in the right spots... then I go back into the original document and begin typing. Then, I "Save as" with a new title and date.

I noticed that I tend to print my scripts with extra spacing between the lines and carry them around with me. As ideas come to me, I hand write notes on the script and type it up when I get back home.

That's it for now... hope you're having a great day!

Brian

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Brian K. Allen
Screenplay Writer & Coach
http://www.Scripts4Agents.com
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