Screenwriting Tip

Always keep in mind that when writing a screenplay, you want to limit the use of words as much as possible. Strive to have more white on the page than black. Film is a visual medium, so one must visually write. The key to writing visually and limiting your word production is to focus on verbs. Strive to use active verbs and sentences as much as possible. This approach helps to limit words.

You also want to make your screenplays as easy as possible to read. Producers and others who read scripts as part of their job always have stacks of scripts to read. They want to read each script very rapidly so that they can get to the next script. So, limit your written words as much as possible. Also, by focusing on limiting your written words as much as possible, you will sharpen your writing skills, which is also vital if you are to continue your upward movement as a screenplay writer.

Have a great day, or great night!

Donald L. Vasicek
Olympus Films+, LLC
The Zen of Writing
http://michaelc.nextmp.net/wordpress
dvasicek@earthlink.net

Award-Winning Writer/Filmmaker Donald L. Vasicek and Edwin Harrison, Cheyenne man doing interview on location for the award-winning documentary film, “The Sand Creek Massacre.”

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