WEDDING BANNED Hocked to Touchstone for 1. 6 Million! ScriptGirl Weekly Report 5.30. 08
June 2, 2008 – 9:35 am by Killer Screenplay Guy
Tags: script girl, wedding banned
ScriptGirl Weekly Report 5.23. 08 - “Lost” Scribe Finds Home For RUNAWAYS !
May 27, 2008 – 9:24 am by Killer Screenplay GuyTags: lost, runaways, spec script
“HOT TUB TIME MACHINE” Soaks MGM For Six Figures! ScriptGirl Weekly Report 5.16.08
May 17, 2008 – 8:53 am by Killer Screenplay GuyScriptGirl Report 5.12.08 - “Average American Male” Sells Million Dollar Comedy!
May 12, 2008 – 8:50 am by Killer Screenplay GuyScriptGirl Report 5.2.08 - Fantasy/Comedy Spec Script Sells For 1.3 Million After 5 Hours On Market!
May 6, 2008 – 9:14 am by Killer Screenplay GuyTags: comedy, fantasy, screenplay sale, spec script
ScriptTip - We open
April 29, 2008 – 9:02 am by Killer Screenplay GuyDon’t use “WE OPEN, anything like it.
“We open on a beautiful desert dune…”
“We follow the car through the tunnel…”
It’s too ornamental. Adds too many words.
FADE UP:
EXT. DESERT DUNES - DAY
The sun is rising. Larry and Jane are still walking.
That there tells us all we need to know. In the slug line and a little bit in the action text.
Tags: we open
ScriptTip - Characters should be consistent
April 28, 2008 – 9:15 am by Killer Screenplay GuyIf you set up your character as a scientist, don’t have her later on in the script bogged down by a basic math problem, or talking like she’s a high school cheerleader. Even experienced writers run into this glitch, when writing a script over many months or even years. Re-read your script. Keep your characters fresh in your head and keep them as consistent as possible. The character’s choices are only entertaining to the reader if the reader has a solid grip on who that character is.
Tags: characters, consistent
ScriptTip - Keep your character descriptions short
April 27, 2008 – 9:01 am by Killer Screenplay GuyWhen describing the character on the page, give us just enough to take a memorable mental snapshot of him, and then move on. We just need enough to have the mental image of him; we don’t need his life story or two lines of description. Don’t bog down your story. Keep it moving. Keep descriptions brief and poppin’.
LARRY HAMMONDEGGS (30) - unshaven and thick in a pair of black glasses - steps in with his entourage.
Tags: character descriptions, characters
ScriptTip - Stay in Present Tense
April 26, 2008 – 10:44 am by Killer Screenplay GuyKeep your action and descriptions in the present tense. e.g. “Larry walks into the yard.” rather than “Larry walked into the yard” or “Larry is walking into the yard.” It’s more active and flows better.
Tags: present tense
ScriptTip: Don’t use “Our Hero”
April 25, 2008 – 2:44 pm by Killer Screenplay GuyWhen describing your protagonist the first time we meet him/her, resist the temptation to refer to him as “Our main main” or “Our Hero.” It’s cute, yeah, but it’s the mark of a beginner. Reveal who he/she is by showing what he/she does and says.
Tags: protagonist
