Talk:Screenwriting
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[edit] Odds N Ends
Sometimes in scripts, they say 'beat' i trid find about this but couldnt. please help
I aim to put in a survey of screenwriting craft in here, with some basic descriptions of screenplay structure and literary style, plus some tips on breaking into the industry. Not sure if screenplay format should be dealt with at length here or in screenplay. 24.156.38.21 Okay I logged in now, so that sig should be: UnSane
Okay, having filled out the structure it now seems that there is too much crossover with screenplay. I think it would be best to split off screenplay format and screenplay structure into their own categories and only deal with the craft of writing here. UnSane 15:33, Sep 11, 2004 (UTC)
This seems more like an instruction manual. I suggest it might be more appropriate in Wikibooks. -Branddobbe 09:29, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
The articles on screenplay and screenwriting should be combined, since there is significant overlap. As well, the screenwriting article is downright amateurish and pedantic; revision is needed.
[edit] Protecting your work in other countries
Just wondering if someone knows of a way to protect your work in other countries (Namely Canada) anyone know about this? perhaps a link would also be good for the same section.
[edit] Final Draft
I reverted a change someone made to the final draft tutorial. I mistakenly commented (in the revision log) that the new link was plagiarism. It isn't; sorry about that. However, the new tutorial contained a bunch of advertising, and didn't seem to be technically superior (as a tutorial) than the old link. So, I treated the change as 'spam' and reverted. -- Ch'marr 20:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rewriting
I think the article merits a lot of re-writing, and as I can see this view is shared by some people here. I would be glad to do it, focusing more on the craft itself and pointing out that formatting is generally looser (with what is written here merely being "standards and guidelines", with quite a bit of room for deviation in most industries) and adding a few facts about the way different industries work (TV, film etc) as these are really not covered. Plus, I think that there should probably be a bit less focus on the "Hollywood school" (Syd Field etc) - his views should of course be covered in some depth, but I think it's not stressed that this is just one way of approaching screenwriting, albeit clearly the strongest right now. The thing is, I'm quite new to wikipedia and I'm not sure if it's acceptable conduct to just go ahead and re-write such a large part of the article (I'll be keeping chunks of it but a lot will be reworded and some bits may even be omitted)... So, my question is, basically, "should I"? BunnyDee 23:13, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
Hello.
[edit] Negativity
The opening is far too negative and discouraging. It contains a bitter bias on behalf of the writer.
[edit] Screenwriting
I agree that the description of screenwriting sounds very daunting. I was rather depressed after I read the opening paragraph on the subject. Therefore, I decided to write this note to let everyone know that as difficult a career as screenwriting surely is, I -- a woman with no connections whatsoever -- was able to make inroads. Someone, please respond to me by email, if possible, and I'll explain -- Mig 19:42, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Migdia Chinea. I hesitate to publish my email here because I'm so Googleable. However, you may be able to get it from Wikipedia, am I right? If not, please, respond here.
More. I wish to thank the person who edited the Screenwriting page with my modest contribution(s). It all reads very well. I do believe that screnplay descriptions/often known as action are/is very important and I was glad to see that during the Academy Awards Screenplay Adaptation portion of the event last Sunday, February 25, 2007, they showed actual movie clips in which script descriptions were read while the screen action was seen taking place. And some of these "descriptions" were quite exact -- like mine. In my view, the difference between a really good screenplay and something a hack would put together -- (because he or she's related to a film mogul and is, thus, someone unconcerned about his/her craft) -- lies in the cinematic way scenes are described. Mig 18:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Theories on writing a screenplay
There should be some mention here of the Eight Sequences Structure taught by Frank Daniel.
[edit] inktip
I'm not gonna revert it myself, because I don't want to be part of another edit war, but the reference to inktip.com certainly is spam-- I mean, the way it's placed there. Waiting for different opinions. --Sanssheriff 16:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Needs revising
Holy crap is this article filled with original research and POV writing. Here's a hint, when one includes the word "you" (dozens and dozens of times) you are no longer writing in a subjective manner fit for an encyclopedic entry. On a related note, much of the article needs to be moved to a section headed: "Screenwriting in the United States." --RoyBatty42 00:34, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
