Where to get free online "How to write screenplay" tutorials?

Question

Any ideas?

Answer 1

How To Write A Screenplay:

A Tool For Yahoo Answers Writers by The King



Chapter One



LEARN TO WRITE A STORY BEFORE YOU WRITE A SCREENPLAY



The End





(that's about as free as it gets)

Answer 2

There are hundreds of different sites that have hundreds of different "how to" tutorials that will show you hundreds of different ways to write a screenplay correctly.



For the most part, they're all wrong.



If you want to be a screenwriter, you've got to know how to write a screenplay - formatting and structure



Screenplays are written in a very specific format. The entire document is divided into scenes, and the scenes are structured to be a slug line (the heading of the scene telling you whether the scene is inside or outside, a location identifier, and what time of day it is that the scene is taking place), description (or action) and dialogue.



My first recommendation is to read screenplays. You can do this here:



www.script-o-rama.com

www.simplyscripts.com

www.imsdb.com



You'll also need a good book on formatting. For that, I recommend the Screenwriters Bible by David Trottier. He explains all the terms and gives examples. It's a great book. You can pick it up cheapest on Amazon.com



You'll also need formatting software. There's the professional software packages: Movie Magic Screenwriter and Final Draft. MMS is the industry standard, and - of the two - I find that it's the easiest to use. There's also the free software. It's not a standard, but it's certainly the cheapest way to get going. The software package Celtx is probably the best out there. You can get it here:



www.celtx.com



The next thing you'll need to know is how to structure a screenplay. While the story is always up to the writer, it's important to know that virtually every story is the Monomyth. If you include the plot points outlined in Hero With A thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, you'll be well on your way towards having a marketable screenplay. Joseph Campbell's book is a great reference, but really dry reading. For now, read (and understand) Vogler's breakdown, which was a memo written awhile ago. It's very concise and hits the high points you need to know to create a good story. You can read it here:



www.skepticfiles.org/atheist2/hero.htm



A screenplay is between 90 and 120 pages for a movie.

Answer 3

Years ago I spent some time reading a guide and then never wrote the screenplay, so I guess getting started seems like a good idea.



Here are a few more:

Use an org chart to write the bits of the story and then arrange them however you like. This lets you keep track of all the ideas and adjust easily when your understanding evolves.



Model the people of the story. Create a model of the characters of your story in The Sims 2 or with a drawing. This lets you create sketches of their environments and understand some of the little features that define their characters in interesting ways.



Think of the people you love. Make story elements reflect the messages you would like to send to the people you love. (Catherine, stop bugging me.) (Alison, get back together with your husband so you can raise your kids properly.)(Dad, stop squashing everyone in the family... we all want to have families of our own)

If I were clever I would model these things in metaphors and write them into some of the story lines of a screenplay. I am not that clever. If you are you can write them for me and I will pay you for your work so that I can communicate these things to my family without raising offence.



When you are done let us know you have published.

http://www.editred.com publishes for free to the internet.



If you get stuck make a site where a person can write a story line and let other peoples answers fill in great sections of the book. Together we are more. (make sure the site provides proper citation)

Answer 4

go to google