In my day job, I often tell people, “If I am doing my job right, your job should be easier.” Same thing with the book – I want people to use my screenplays to launch their filmmaking hobbies or careers a little more easily. The making of this book is …
I recently discussed the difficulty projecting how many locations it will take to shoot a film script. Having said that, these royalty free screenplays will take multiple locations to be filmed as written. You can always adapt them to the locations that interest you and to which you can get …
Looking for single location scripts for short films? These are my screenplays written for just 1 location during filming. If you don’t have access to specified locations for filming, adapt to what you have! Please comment and let me know your questions and experiences when filming these scripts. Short film Monologue: “The …
As frequent readers of this blog will know, I’ve got a book length collection of short screenplays for short films. People ask me from time to time, “What kinds of film genres and scenarios do your short scripts include?” Here is the exhaustive (and somewhat annotated) list. The links take you to blog …
Traditionally, screenwriters make money if someone produces a project from the writer’s script. They are paid by the script (or draft, in some circles), and the dollar figure runs $5,000 to $50,000 as a general rule. My business model is different for the screenplays in this book. The way these …
Professional screenwriters expect their scripts to be rewritten. It’s a time-honored process. In feature films, the typical script goes through several rewrites, by several different writers. In TV writing, the process is collaborative – several people get into a room, order Chinese food, and hash out every line together. I’ve …