2. “The screenplay provides a written blueprint for the entire film
making process. The script development process starts either with a
Screenwriter writing a 'spec' (self-financed) screenplay for sale to a
production company, or with a Producer commissioning a
Screenwriter to write a screenplay based on a concept, a true story,
an existing screen work (for example a cartoon or TV series), or
another literary work (such as a story, novel, poem or play)”.
(ONLINE) The Script Department
There are different ways in which the start of script
development comes around with either a spec [self
financed] screenplay to be sold to a production company,
or a producer will commission a screen write a script on
what he wants e.g. a true story a cartoon or a series i
read about this on the script departments website and the
process of making a script and selling it on seems quite
hard.

3.  ‘Each offer sent to the BBC Commissioning team is automatically and securely logged with a unique
reference number for your records following your submission. e-Commissioning enables the BBC to
handle the huge volume of proposals it receives faster and more effectively so producers submitting
proposals to the BBC receive a quicker response.’
This a basic system that has been put in place to effectively to sort and
log all the scripts sent in. This process will then speed up the time in
which the writer finds out whether they have been selected and this
will also help

4. Step 1 - Send script to writers room This is a basic step by step
We will only consider scripts that meet our guidelines, so please ensure that you
89have run through our submissions checklist before you submit your script. guide on how to submit a script
Step 2 - Script logging and what sort of process it will
When your script is received we log it on our database and send an
acknowledgement card to you. If you haven't received an acknowledgement card
go through to be selected as the
within one month of sending your script, please contact us so that we can check best one it is now very hard for
if it has arrived.
a writer to get work as the
Step 3 - Script sift
Our readers sift all eligible scripts by reading the first ten pages. If the script process of deduction is extremely
shows potential, it will be given a full read. If not, it will be returned to the
writer without any comments - this tends to be the case with the majority of
picky firstly you must send a
unsolicited scripts. hard copy of your script then the
After a script has been returned we cannot enter into further discussion with the
writer. script will be logged and sifted
Step 4 - Script read through, if it selected it will
At this stage a script is read in full, and assessed by our readers for the potential
of the writer. If a script doesn't merit further attention at this stage, it is
be then read fully, if the script
returned to the writer along with the reader's comments. is what there looking for then
Step 5 - Invite Next / Second Read they will ask you to meet for
When a script shows promise but the writer isn't yet ready for further
development, we may ask the writer to send in their next original script and development. You are only aloud
monitor their progress.
If a script shows real talent and potential, it will be given to another reader for
to send in one piece of work as
a second opinion. If the second reader feels the writer isn't yet ready for further there would be two many for them
development, they will be invited to send in their next work. If the second reader
feels the writer is ready, the script will be passed to the Development Manager. to go through if you send more
Step 6 - Meet / Develop than one they wont even be read
Scripts that are championed by our readers are then assessed by the
Development Manager, who may meet with the writer, monitor their
and will be sent straight back
development, recommend their work to other BBC producers and departments, but what even is a script?.
or place them on a development scheme. Only a small number of scripts and
writers progress to this stage.

5. “A script is a document that outlines every aural, visual,
behavioural, and lingual element required to tell a story. Why
"outlines"? Because film is a highly collaborative medium and
the director, cast, editor, and production crew will, based on
your "outline", interpret your story their way when it is filmed.
They may consult you, or they may not. Other writers may be
brought in or you may be asked to re-write the entire thing.
That's life, in the world of screenwriting. But because so many A script boldly points what needs
people are involved in the making of a film, a script must to happen through out the film or
conform to standards that all involved parties understand and show. It has key things that need
thus has a specific format or layout, margins, notation, and
other conventions. This document is intended to overview the
to be followed like the narrative
typical elements used screenplay writing. and shot type. Also as there are
so many people writing and
It is crucial to remember that film is a VISUAL medium. You following scripts there is one
don't tell your audience your story, you SHOW them. You must
learn to write a screenplay VISUALLY. Write what they will
specific layout as it would be
SEE and what they will HEAR. You might love your characters mayhem to try and understand 50
and know what they are thinking, but the discipline of different ways of how they have
screenplay writing is how to show it on a screen. When it wrote a script
happens, it may be just done with a look, often improvised on
the movie set. So just write the pictures, sounds, and speeches,
and leave the rest for the filmmakers.’ (ONLINE)

6. This piece of information talks
how to connect with your audience
as a writer and the true
importance of it a key way of
doing this is the use of real life
so the real average person at
home can connect with emotions
and really get in to show. When
people who are good at writing
create a script that connects with
audience its generally because
they them selves are moved by the
topic creating a more intense
script.

7. “When considering to pitch a script or idea
for a TV show that would be scripted
(Sitcom, Movie, Drama Series, Mini- For script writers it
Series) its important to understand the is key to get into the
process that an executive or TV Producer right mindset for
undertakes in getting a television show writing there piece of
produced. Knowing this process will help work as if they have
you bring the most valuable elements better understanding
within your script” of what is needed they
will apply them selves
to creating a better
script

8. Following on from the last side
this book helps to get a different
view on what producers are
actually looking for and at one
point says ‘The honest answer is
: I don't know but when a good
script comes across my desk boy
you certainly know it’. This put
a different light on the matter
showing that really most of the
time its not something pacific
there looking for but just that
one script that stands out and
grabs there attention.

9. After conducting this research I have found out many things
they way in which scripts are developed and the way it
comes about . I have also learnt about script commissioning
and the process they go through before being
selected, which is very long and picky. I also learnt the
basic aspects of most scripts and how they are all wrote
in a set format. The key points I found in books stood out
to me strongly as the spoke more clear and direct about the
different sections of script writing.