What is script writing

By: Vanisha Doshi

1. What is script writing By: vanisha doshi

2. What is a script Screenwriting, also called scriptwriting, is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. Screenwriting is a very specific kind of storytelling -- your goal is to produce a highly specialized blueprint that communicates a reasonably clear vision of the finished product to potential buyers (studios) and your collaborators (director, production designer, actors, etc.), all without actually having the finished product to show them.

3. The fundamentals to a script.

4. Theories on writing a screenplay: Fundamentally, the screenplay is a unique literary form. It is like a musical score, in that it is intended to be interpreted on the basis of other artists' performance, rather than serving as a finished product for the enjoyment of its audience. For this reason, a screenplay is written using technical jargon and tight, spare prose when describing stage directions. Unlike a novel or short story, a screenplay focuses on describing the literal, visual aspects of the story, rather than on the internal thoughts of its characters. In screenwriting, the aim is to evoke those thoughts and emotions through subtext, action, and symbolism

5. How long should it be? A screenplay is a 90-120 page document written in Courier 12pt font on 8 1/2" x 11" bright white three-hole punched paper. Wondering why Courier font is used? It's a timing issue. One formatted script page in Courier font equals roughly one minute of screen time. That's why the average page count of a screenplay should come in between 90 and 120 pages. Comedies tend to be on the shorter side (90 pages, or 1 ½ hours) while Dramas run longer (120 pages, or 2 hours).

6. Main elements to a script 1. The story is about somebody with whom we have some empathy. 2. This somebody wants something very badly. 3. This goal is difficult, but possible to do, get, or achieve. 4. The story accomplishes maximum emotional impact and audience connection. 5. And the story comes to a satisfactory ending, not necessarily a happy one.