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Okay, so I am assuming that all of you have The Screenwriter's Bible. If not, I sure hope it's on the way to you. First of all, this is for the person who would like to do it themselves. There are many classes and college courses that can be taken if you have the time and the money. Some people have little of either. When it comes to writing you really should do it only if you absolutely adore it. You don't have to be perfect; you just have to have the heart, determination, and willpower. If you are looking to quit your job and become a famous author...it's a great goal to have. The fact remains that you have to do it because you have a deep love for it. There are many, many fabulous authors out there that have yet to be discovered. As long as you have a true passion for it you will have no regrets. Oh yeah. Please don't quit your day job until you have a huge check in the bank that has already gone through. If you are a huge movie buff, but not as good at the grammatical end, no need to worry. Partner up with someone, churn a screenplay out, and let the other person clean it up. No big deal. Think outside of the box. Collaborated material usually ends up a lot more interesting anyway. If you are looking to write a script in ten days, be miraculously discovered your first go around, you will almost assuredly be broken hearted.
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To get an agent -for example- you really need to have three full-length scripts finished and totally polished in three different genres. It can take years to finish and polish a single script. Many scriptwriters start out doing shorts. That is fine and probably what most would recommend. I had a specific story I wanted to do first. A short just wasn't going to cut it.When you do get through the first draft you should put it away for a few weeks before you pick it up again. If you get all the way through one you deserve a break and some celebration my friends! It is no easy task.
Once you have unwound and reminded yourself that you did something not a lot of people have done, you can pick it back up and look at it with refreshed eyes. Things that you didn't see will suddenly appear and you will be able to really clean it up. When you look at anything for too long you become kinda...immune to it? Sort of like a boyfriend that isn't really good for you or saying the word Mayonnaise over and over and over again, like fifty times. Pretty soon the word seems...foreign? Then you think, what a ridiculous name for that fattening egg stuff.
Feedback
Another important thing to remember is that you can get a screenplay/script consultation. They are pretty expensive. If you have the money to do it, go for it. Please make sure that you have taken the time to put it up and get it back out a few times before you pay for these services or you will only get information that you would have probably figured out yourself.If you are looking for some guidance along the way you can enter script contests. They are much more affordable. Just do your research and make sure that the contests that you enter do in fact provide you with a decent amount of feedback. Be warned. Some of it can hit you pretty hard when you have put your heart and soul into something.
The best contest that I have found to date is the Golden Brad Award. They gave me the most constructive feedback by far. They were not short or snippy. They were wonderful. They looked past my lack of knowledge when it came to the exact formatting and really delve deep into the plot. They were my first entry by the way. Anyway, they also gave me a list of books that would be beneficial to ME. That was the best feedback I have received to date.
Cindy Callinsky
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The Screenplay
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Logline:
A witty non-traditional love story; Cindy, a self proclaimed wild child, finds the love she never knew she was searching for in a quiet young soldier, only to have him ripped away by war, leaving her life in turmoil while hoping for love's return.
Synopsis:
Cindy thought she was living the perfect life; great friends, cool cars, good music, and the influence of the grunge scene in the Northwest. All it took was a chance invitation to a party to bring her perfect world to a screeching halt. One look at Billy, a mysterious, handsome soldier stationed at nearby Fort Lewis, and the fiery, outgoing rebel is left dumbstruck and smitten. What follows is a love story told with brutal honesty and humorous twists. The thin line between normality and insanity is straddled, hurdled, and crossed in this epic love story.
Adaptation of part one from, Rear View Mirror.
*Language
*Sexual Theme
*Brief Drug Use
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