Screen Writing

One of the best ways to break into the television industry as a scriptwriter is with a strong spec pilot script. A great idea for an original television series and a strong spec pilot script can...

Writing scripts movies requires more than telling a good story. Scripts are often judged not only on quality of story, but how the screenplay is presented as well. Screenwriters need to tell a...

Having a good script is only the first step to breaking into the movie business. To become a scriptwriter, you need to know whom to contact to read your screenplay and how to get your script into...

While a feature film spec script is based on an original idea, spec scripts for networks are based on existing shows. The network spec script showcases a writer's skill, and can be used as a...

A speculative script, also known as a spec script, is a screenplay written to entice a production company to option or buy the property. A spec script differs from a shooting script in several...

Comedy has been a staple genre in the film industry since the days of silent film when the Marx brothers unleashed their brand of slapstick on the public and Larry, Moe and Curly followed in their...

All movies start with screenplays. Many of those screenplays start as spec scripts. A spec script is a screenplay written with the speculation that a production company will make the script into a...

Getting a job writing for your favorite television show is not as simple as applying for a job, going to an interview and getting hired. Breaking into the TV industry is a long and laborious...

How do you break into the TV biz without any experience, and how do you get experience if you can't break into TV? It's a conundrum that has long vexed aspiring freelance writers. Fortunately,...

Before embarking on actually writing a spec script, it is important to have a solid outline. This outline will help you ensure that the structure of your overall story remains fluid. Without an...

You've written your spec script--great! Are you finished? Not by a long shot. That's because writing a spec script is only the first part of actually writing a spec script. The editing process is...

A lot of people dream of writing for television. The pay is great, your work will be seen by millions and it could be the start of a profitable career. But the competition is intense, and to get...

Whatever it’s important to keep your career moving in the right direction, and it is just as important to “be at the table,” so when the moment arrives you’re ready to take full advantage. Here’s...

Writing for episodic TV offers one of the best opportunities for scriptwriters to find pay for hire employment in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, many writers overlook this lucrative...

Once upon a time if you wrote a spec pilot script for TV show, you had almost no chance of selling it. But that has changed. Desperate Housewives and Veronica Mars, among others were actually...

A spec script is your calling card to break into the TV marketplace. it used to be that if you wrote a spec pilot, you had almost NO chance of selling it. But this has changed in recent years. A...