Asdasd Asdasda asked:


like i love drama shows especially like one tree hill.the oc. and secret lief of the american teenager (currently watchin x life), but i was thinking of making my own just for fun, like writing a script, im a guy is this weird??! but what im stumped on is how to introduce the characters, like those 3 shows seems like it made all the good intros already and you cant steal them, like how they introduced the cahracters, each character needs a personality too right? like ricky from x life has sex with everyone because of his childhood of gettin sexually abused by his dad and stuff. any ideas ? and good personalitys for the cahraters, and last thing is i see in most dramas theres around 4-5 main characters does it matter? and usually 3 girls 2 guys, and how do the directors or writers come up with a name for the show
any help of how real writers/directors make the show is a hugee help!

Jack N asked:


I am sort of new to script writing and am trying to format one scene withe lots of cuts
My actor is talking, standing in front of a door and he pauses for a while, while a clip plays which is relevant to what he is saying. The clips are usually short so I have been writing:

Actor is standing in front of door
ACTOR
I blah blah blah blah car racing.
CUT TO:
Bob is racing in a car.
BOB
I like eggs and figs
CUT TO:
Actor is standing in front of door.
Actor
I was two.

This has been going on, with lots of short clips, is there a way I could stop saying “Actor is standing in front of door.” and “Bob is in a car”? It is getting very repetitive.
Also I’ve been making a DARE video for a school and have a scene that I would like shortened
int.
Ben’s house – kitchen – day

Guy 1 in front of cabinet.
Guy 1

Alcohol is found in many beverages such as: wine, beer, and liquor. One bottle of beer has about the same amount of alcohol as a glass of wine, or a shot glass of liquor.

CUT TO:
Guy 3 is standing in the same kitchen

Guy 3 appears to be drinking a bottle of beer. He lowers the beer and gives the “thumbs up” sign.

“=” appears on a black screen.
CUT TO:
Guy 1

(from off screen)

AARRRT!
Guy 2 is standing in a kitchen.
Guy 2is drinking a glass of wine.

“=” appears on a black screen.

CUT TO:
Guy 2 is standing in a kitchen
Guy 2 is drinking a shot of liquor,quickly.
CUT TO:
Guy 1 is standing in front of a door.
Guy1

That’s enough alcohol to make anyone drunk. And hey, by the way, when people are drunk, the have slow reflexes and loss of coordination. People could have memory lapses and talk with slurred speech. People also have poor judgment and a lack of self control when they have taken too much alcohol.

Also, does anyone have any tips for beginning screen writers?
Thanks

Magicman123 asked:


please give me some tips and videos if you know of any thanks

Jaidee asked:


In short, I start writing one story only to get another idea and go onto that one, therefore leaving the other story at the back of my mind.

So how can I carry on with one?