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Ideal Concept: Matching Concept To Budget

Ideal Concept: Matching Concept To Budget
What is an ideal concept? When discussing film budgets in business terms, it is a script that fits its potential cost. Balancing your concept to an appropriate budget can help save that script. As screenwriters, it’s tempting to shrug off the commercial considerations of your project.

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Basics Matter: The 4 must-have story elements of screenwriting

Basics Matter: The 4 must-have story elements of screenwriting

Too many times, in my work as a development executive, contest judge, and script analyst, I come across scripts with great scenes or visuals or dialogue, that simply miss the 4 basic building blocks of a story.

 

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Be A Pro: Script Punctuation Matters

Be A Pro: Script Punctuation Matters
Does your script need to have perfect punctuation? Yes!

As a screenwriter, there’s a certain level of professional pride that goes into what we do. And in assessing scripts that come in, be they to a production company, contest, or coverage service, readers can tell almost immediately if you as the screenwriter take that level of professional pride in your work.

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