Category: How To’s
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8 minutesHow To Format A Screenplay
Are you considering entering your screenplay into a festival or competition, applying for a mentorship scheme, the BBC, or sending your script to any other…
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2 minutesWrite A Pitch
The Synopsis outlines the spine of the story, detailing central characters, arena, principal events, climax and conclusion. It should be written in an objective, economical…
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1 minuteCharacterization and Dialogue
To write good dialogue you must step inside of your characters and have an understanding of their motivations and background. Their country, region, city, education…
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3 minutesThe Hero’s Journey
Stage 1 The first stage is the hero in their natural environment. This is self explanatory. Think about Frodo from Lord of the Rings, or…
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3 minutesCharacter checklist
Who is the protagonist? Kath Who or what is the antagonist? Neighbours or is it Evie? What are the protagonist’s main problems and obstacles? Keeping…
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3 minutesThe Treatment
We received a handy guide for how to separate our treatment into a three act synopsis and develop it from the outline. A Treatment should:…