How To Write Scripts

Scriptwriting Tips

The Three Key Things To Remember When Writing Scripts:

Plot
Dialogue
Character(s)

When writing a script you want to write a compelling plot. Draw the reader in, get them interested, and make them keep reading.

You also want to make your characters interesting. Make the characters different from one another, express their personalities through their dialogue.

You want to be able to distinguish between your characters. If you're characters are the same, it will be very confusing and boring for the readers.

- Think about what you want to "say"

- Think about what the audience will hear

For stage, you have to clearly describe how the stage should be set up in the beginning of the script. And remember to write stage directions (character(s) actions/movements) so the director and actors know what to do.

For film, you have to write the camera movements and angles along with the stage directions. This is to guide the director, let them know how you want it filmed.

For radio, you use SFX for sound effects. And always remember that radio scripts only use sound. Do not write any stage directions, no one will see them.

If you are writing a monologue, remember that only one person speaks. Also, you have to integrate the monologue into the story (it has to fit somehow).

Other things to note...

Leave room for the actors to perform (give them something to work with) - provide the actors with multiple possibilities when it comes to using a line and/or action