Can you help me write a screenplay?

Question

I know basically all I need to know; what I need is a template, a 'picture' of what a finished screenplay looks like.

Will someone please show me an outline to start from?

Answer 1

Screenplay formatting -

http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/format.htm...

http://www.screenwriting.info/

http://www.online-communicator.com/faq20...

http://johnaugust.com/archives/category/...

http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Fo...

In case you don't have screenplay formatting software, this one is good and it's free -

http://www.celtx.com/index.html

Books that you might find helpful, just in case -

Screenwriting for Teens: The 100 Principles of Screenwriting Every Budding Writer Must Know by Christina Hamlett - Good for teens, and adults.

Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts by Troy Lanier and Clay Nichols - Best to understand how films are made to help your screenwriting.

The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers by Karl Iglesias - Inspirational!

Writing Screenplays That Sell by Michael Hauge - A great book to start with.

The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier - Another really good guide.

Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder - Very entertaining and instructional.

Classics you're going to have to read -

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field

Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee

The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler

Good luck.

Answer 2

The website oscars.org has you covered.

http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/script.pdf

Answer 3

just read a screenplay online or look up how to write a screenplay