Script Writing

1 . Getting the Ideas

2. Development
3. Writing

The Big Idea

The Premise
The concept
What is about ?
Write down the idea is when they come or make a voice memo for that. Buy a
notebook for the different ideas you have in your mind.
Test your idea on peoples around you.
Triggers to counter the blank Screen
What if ? Premise
Real life inspired premise
Journey Physical or Personal
Combination / relocation
Newspaper Stories
Autobiographical
Planning and Development
Develop the idea
Does it sustain the three act piece?
Platform
Whos story it is (character)
What do I want to say (theme)
What kind of story is it? (genre)

(Mixing of story comedy + Thriller , Mistery + Action , Family Drama +

Horror )

LOG LINE (25 words or less)

Who
It is the story of

Conflict
The central dilemma

And / but
A future twist /
Complication

Whos eyes are going to

see your
World through?
Example
Story of Man who found
the Dinosaurs

Where / what the story

Where does the conflict
arise from

Paint the mental picture

that blooms beyond the
logline show its potential

Recreate the DNA

But they escape / Came to

the city to Attack

Outline 1 pager
Logline
Theme
Genre / Tone / Style
Three short paragraph to set up the plot
The Main Character
The world
Potential

Character
Physical - Appearance, body, health, unspoken, communication, walk, talk,
addiction
Mentality Outlook, aspiration, religion, attitude, honesty, moral compass
Background Family, upbringing, parents, sibling, social class, education, happy?

Dialogue
Should:Come from character and be unique to theme. Reveal more about the character or
their motivations . Move the story forward.
Shouldnt:Be interchangeable
Be nakedly expositional
Unnatural

Where?
Where do you want to located your scene

Who is in it ?
Which character is in it and why