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Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:02 am
TheWordsmith says...



I'm really interested in writing a screenplay, but my main experience is in novels. So, does anyone know any books or websites that give the basics on screenwriting?
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KayKel16 says...



I'll help you out here, I'm on a roll with these research posts XD

Here's a two page article of steps to begin screen writing: http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... iting.html

This site is kind of interactive, but it'll definately help you out. Oh, yes, scouting the site for you it has a whole table of contents ranging from the story to the plot. And I give you the link: http://www.wayofthescreenwriter.com/

I'm afraid my last one is kind of tacky, but I'll think it's going to help you out about switching from novels to screenplays: http://www.writing-world.com/screen/adaptation.shtml

Hope I helped!
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Yeah, that really helped. Thanks!
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captain.classy says...



There's also this group that should explain how to format, how to kick-off your screenplay, things like that. ;)

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Rosendorn says...



There is also this article on YWS that gives some basics about basic playwriting.
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Leja says...



I think the best advice for screenwriting is to read screenplays! The formatting is fairly easy to pick up on (and programs like Celtx, which is awesome by the way, can do a lot of that for you). Just make sure that you're reading SCRIPTS, not TRANSCRIPTS because transcripts don't take into account any of the original scene description, background motivation/dialogue cues, etc. that you'd find in a designated screenplay.
  








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