10 Tips for Writing Better Film Scripts

It's not uncommon to see Hollywood directors writing the script for their own films. It's very common for us as filmmakers to write scripts for some of the films we make. Those helpful writing tips can make a great difference in the way you write scripts from now on.

You've probably heard the term "novel adaptation" for a film that is based on a book. This is actually making a story written in a book into a "screenplay" or an adaptation to be played on the screen. When writing script for a film, you must have a different mindset, because the director and the cinematographer can tell a lot without a single line of dialogue or condense 10 pages of the story into an effectively shot scene. In this video, you will learn how to keep your dialogues short, on point, real, and have the viewer engaged, wanting to see more. Although the video is about writing dialogue, you will learn a lot more about writing scripts in general and how it's much more different than writing a novel. One of the first tips you will find out is that dialogue in screenplays is not meant to tell the story. It's the visuals that do, while dialogue plays a supporting role. However, if a script is written for the stage, it's quite the opposite.

Knowing these essential tips can help you improve the films you write, those you are asked to work on, or to simply understand why a certain film worked better than another if both were visually crafted well.

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Tihomir Lazarov is a commercial portrait photographer and filmmaker based in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is the best photographer and filmmaker in his house, and thinks the best tool of a visual artist is not in their gear bag but between their ears.

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