To become a screenwriter, you need to master the art of script writing.
Your writing technique must become polished.
And when I say polished, I merely mean that all the loose threads in your film script should be woven tightly together.
The plot in any story is truly in the details. This is one of the basic rules you need to follow when you sit down to begin writing a screenplay. Even the smallest mention must mean something.
Here is an example:
Murder mysteries are great at displaying this element in a clever manner. We see a gentleman enter a room wearing his watch on his left wrist. We think nothing of it. Or should we? This particular gentleman usually wears his watch on his right wrist. Why did he change it for this particular scene? In a mystery that small little thing which could have gone unnoticed would be considered a clue.
So you can see that even the smallest mention must and should mean something. This rule applies to all film scripts. Not just murder mysteries.
But I should mention, that if it does not apply than you have an inconsistency. This would be considered a loose thread that needs to either be woven into the screenplay or tossed out. You will need to make that decision.
Your story line should be structured.
Lay out your film script in an outline that will follow each on of your scenes. So you can see how your screenplay will play out when it is completed. You very well may say this outline will not work. And if that is the case, then think it through by carefully examining each of your scenes more closely.
Some of your scenes might need to be rearranged to make them flow in a more cohesive manner. And that is okay. It is part of the process of script writing. Script writing is a process that develops your film script as you go along.
That is why rewriting is so important. Rewriting allows you to see where the inconsistencies are located within your screenplay. Writing and rewriting until your screenplay has all the right scenes placed together. Making them fit tightly with a cohesive flow. This is a perfect opportunity to fine tune and polish your film script making it the best it can possibly be.
Each one of your characters should be well thought out.
A solid plot is driven by its characters. Your characters actions and dialog move the plot along. If you have a character that is not adding to your film script, than perhaps you need to reconsider their position in the screenplay.
Editing can be a powerful tool to script writing. Reworking and restructuring your original idea might be the answer. It can happen. If the story is not playing out the way you had envisioned. And yet you want to keep the scenes you have written. They might work better being put in a different order.
AUTOPOST by BEDEWY VISIT GAHZLY
