Larry Nico Mathews - Numerous Ways to Write A Movie Script
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2. To be successful, one needs to have the talent and abilities
for both writing and marketing. As you write and polish
your script, it is very important to remember that a
screenplay does not have the ability to stand on its own as
a novel can
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4. OutlineYour Story
WriteYour Story
StartWriting Scenes
Writing Dialogue
Show your FinishedWork to a Few Friends
Formatting the Script
Format your Script Elements
5. Begin with a basic flow of your narrative. Focus on the
conflict of the story
6. First, Introduce the world and the characters. Set the tone
of the story (comedy, action, romance, etc.).
Second, The protagonist will encounter obstacles on the
path to the resolution of the conflict. Subplots are
typically introduced in the second act.
The third act contains the twist of the story, and ends with
the final confrontation of the objective.
7. Scenes are the events of your movie. They take place in
specific locations and always serve to drive story forward.
If a scene does not do this, then it should be cut from the
script.
8. Each character needs to have its own distinct, believable
voice. Realistic dialogue is not necessarily good dialogue.
Dialogue should be focused on moving the story forward
and developing characters.
9. Choose people with different tastes and backgrounds to
get a variety of opinions. Be sure to ask for the cold, hard
truth; you want constructive criticism, not flattery or lies.
10. Screenplays are written on 8 ½” x 11” paper, typically 3-
hole punched. Top and bottom margins are set between
.5” and 1”. The left margin is set to 1.2”-1.6” and the right
margin is set between .5” and 1”.
12. Larry Nico Mathews is a Material Clerk at JPS Health
Network and also a successful film maker who provides
the tips to create an attractive movie.