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How to write and format screenplays like a pro! Script writing tips and tricks

The Media Insider
2020 ж. 24 Сәу.
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In this video, I demonstrate how to write a screenplay using Writer Duet by turning a scene from Joker (2019) into a screenplay.
We go over the conventions of screenplay writing and the key elements such as slugline, action, dialogue, and transitions.
This video is primarily intended for students of film, media, and television, but anyone who has an interest in screenplay writing will find something of use!
I have since made a further video on writing screenplays which you can watch here
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    @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider Жыл бұрын

    • Good luck for you😃😍💕

      @azetazr4103@azetazr4103 Жыл бұрын

  • This teaching technique is phenomenal. I'm not exaggerating but, instead of writing an imaginary scene and making people imagine that scene in their heads, like most other tutorials, you took a film scene and "reverse engineered" it. Extremely easy to understand. This has to be the most useful video on screenwriting I've seen till now. You're a great teacher.

    @SignalFlowers@SignalFlowers3 жыл бұрын

    • Wow, thank you very much! I'm so glad you found this video useful

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider3 жыл бұрын

    • Sure it very useful thanks for this video 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

      @Mrratimel@Mrratimel2 жыл бұрын

    • Yes! Exactly what I've come here to write! This is such a great way to start writing 👏👏 thank you for this video 😍

      @to_mar_s@to_mar_s2 жыл бұрын

    • Yes..Absolutely right..This reverse engineering technique made me understand the screen writing components beautifully...Thank you "The Media Insider"

      @drkarthik@drkarthik2 жыл бұрын

    • Can you help me to make a screen play writing about a rose for Emily? Please 🥺 thank youuu ❤️

      @tracystephaniedelacruz9508@tracystephaniedelacruz9508 Жыл бұрын

  • after six years, you've finally helped me in understanding and writing my first professional draft script!

    @nm.v2419@nm.v24193 жыл бұрын

    • 6 years ? Ohmygawd

      @powrpuffboy@powrpuffboy Жыл бұрын

    • @@powrpuffboy same here mate

      @AdithyaSaiKumar@AdithyaSaiKumar Жыл бұрын

    • ​@@AdithyaSaiKumar you really devoted your 6 years on one script ??

      @danger00722@danger00722 Жыл бұрын

    • @@danger00722 What's wrong with that? It might be a really good script. I'm working on a story that's been ongoing for 7+ years, and i'm only just finished outlining about half of it.

      @Celeborn93@Celeborn93 Жыл бұрын

    • @@Celeborn93 ntg wrong with that but i salute your devotion as some people changes their ideas while writing one script

      @danger00722@danger00722 Жыл бұрын

  • THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTE, PHENOMENAL TUTORIAL...very basic, simple and to the point. I'm an actress and a brand spankin new writer trying to learn how to write my own content. I have watched a million videos and learned that all teachers can't teach. Your video was sooooo simple to understand. Thank you so much for sharing this content. It really helped me get started.

    @nikkikruz8458@nikkikruz8458 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for this!! I'm getting into filmmaking, with no degree or extensive training and I'm trying my hardest to work with what I've got. So grateful for this video, it helps a ton. You explained everything in a clean and concise way, AND you made everything digestible. Again, thank you for this.

    @yikes_lazzy@yikes_lazzy Жыл бұрын

    • Me too! He has done a great job. Best wishes.

      @ErinJDickey@ErinJDickey Жыл бұрын

    • Can you help me to make a screen play writing about a rose for Emily? Please 🥺 thank youuu ❤️

      @tracystephaniedelacruz9508@tracystephaniedelacruz9508 Жыл бұрын

    • @@tracystephaniedelacruz9508 still need help?

      @ReelRespawn_@ReelRespawn_ Жыл бұрын

  • Great process breakdown. Just to chime in, using terms like "we see" or transitions like "cut to" are often reserved for scripts being prepared photography. Many established writers will approach the first interation (not draft) very much like a novel as some feel "we" and anything technical pulls the initial read away from the story. This is of course up for debate but just be prepared for little odd preferences from reader to reader. Simply starting a new slug line is more often than not enough to let the reader know you've transitioned into a new scene. One last note, format is also rocky. For example, V.O. is sometime seen in parentheses next to the characters name during dialogue. And "continuous" is used to show something continues despite some transition...etc... this video is a fantastic example but be ready to adapt your format to fit your submission :)

    @reddjinn911@reddjinn9114 жыл бұрын

  • One important thing is , screenplay is written with one thing in mind that, the writer and the reader both are living the scene as if they are in the scene, observing. "WE" here is used for the writer and the reader, who both are experiencing the scene live.

    @TheAmitkhandekar@TheAmitkhandekar3 жыл бұрын

  • I just read Joker script. Happy I stumbled onto ur video

    @Luckylukeproduction@Luckylukeproduction4 жыл бұрын

    • It’s interesting the number of things you can easily miss in the film which is made quite obvious by reading the script

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider4 жыл бұрын

  • I have been trying to write a screenplay of a story but could not find anything until I found this. this is just what I needed. heartfelt thanks.

    @kaustavdas212@kaustavdas2122 жыл бұрын

  • This was so useful! I'm a media student currently, writing screenplays on the side for fun and this cemented the basics for me. :)

    @sophieemeny2347@sophieemeny23474 жыл бұрын

    • Nice! Good luck with it!

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider4 жыл бұрын

    • Can you help me to make a screen play writing about a rose for Emily? Please 🥺 thank youuu ❤️

      @tracystephaniedelacruz9508@tracystephaniedelacruz9508 Жыл бұрын

  • I have watched other videos but this video is so detailed and your writing is too. Thank You!

    @Heyitsvickkk@Heyitsvickkk3 жыл бұрын

  • I love this video! I’m planning on writing my own screenplay soon, this helps a lot.

    @emerybraun4698@emerybraun46982 жыл бұрын

  • Always good for a nice refresher. I've seen a lot of screenplays and plays in my life but I have yet to actually fully write my own (as always, starts with a killer idea) so to see it written down simply and succinctly is useful. Thanks for this.

    @TombomOfficial@TombomOfficial Жыл бұрын

  • I can see you've got what it takes to convey knowledge, it's more of practical here, the video really helps, as I need more guidance from you. Thanks for this great video, makes it a bit easier than those I've come across

    @iplusae3908@iplusae3908 Жыл бұрын

  • Im going to start media when we get back to school in September and you’re videos have helped me get a good introduction to the topic, thank you so much 😊

    @Mikial.@Mikial.3 жыл бұрын

  • wow, thank you for going over it this way, super helpful.

    @manifestmyreality2025@manifestmyreality20253 жыл бұрын

  • Straight forward and easy to understand. Definitely saved a lot of my time. Thanks!

    @romaneaster9492@romaneaster9492 Жыл бұрын

  • Wonderful teacher! So, beginner friendly. Much appreciated. Blessings!

    @sellothabane3331@sellothabane3331Ай бұрын

  • Thank you so much for this! You are a wonderful teacher. I am wanting to write my first script and wanted to know where to start with the format. You are the best.

    @ErinJDickey@ErinJDickey Жыл бұрын

  • This man has said all the things I wanted to hear , thanks man

    @sadaa6463@sadaa64633 жыл бұрын

  • man, absolutely love your video, your clear explanation, and your content, thanks!

    @yusuflee8113@yusuflee8113 Жыл бұрын

  • I've been trying to learn formating for months and this video helped me more practical information than all the sources i checked together. Thank you!

    @monaxia5817@monaxia58176 ай бұрын

  • Script-making is explained in an interesting way. It has been a great learning experience for me, thank you so much.

    @missa3645@missa36459 ай бұрын

  • This process was so easy to grasp. Thank you.

    @shreyashikashyap2999@shreyashikashyap29993 жыл бұрын

  • This is concise and simple. Straightforward to the point. I like it, thank you. Makes it look easy for natural writers like me.

    @casualgamerthatsucks6576@casualgamerthatsucks6576 Жыл бұрын

  • thank you so much for this, i am thinking of going into screenwriting as a profession. this was extremely help and easy to understand. this allowed me to learn most of the terminology. thank you again.

    @littleratchild3028@littleratchild3028 Жыл бұрын

  • hey man. Awesome job. You really made almost ten months of work done in just 10 minutes. Just the lesson I was looking for.

    @Frankonstein@Frankonstein Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks! I've always wanted to know how to format a script as I've always had an interest in storytelling and filmmaking. I appreciate the video, very well and simply explained.

    @BrandonSezHi@BrandonSezHi11 ай бұрын

  • Wow! This is incredibly well made and informative. 💕 Fantastic video, very helpful!

    @TheBitzr@TheBitzr3 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for your precious help!

    @MsGlo66@MsGlo664 ай бұрын

  • Man! You really helped me out. What an awesome tutorial. Thanks so much. I definitely clicked thumbs up and subscribed.

    @gracenmotion2402@gracenmotion24024 ай бұрын

  • Thank you so much for explaining this in a very easy way to understand the whole process

    @maybeoneday9027@maybeoneday9027 Жыл бұрын

  • so useful, easy to understand and practical at the same time. Great content! It helps me a lot.

    @carlosguzmanav@carlosguzmanav Жыл бұрын

  • Very informative, and, best of all, concise! This video helped me immensely.

    @davidwalter2002@davidwalter2002 Жыл бұрын

  • I dont understand why more people dont format their teaching videos like yours this is extremely helpfull thank you!❤

    @kingLroc@kingLroc11 ай бұрын

  • Thank you so much, seeing you apply this to a movie I'm familiar with did help greatly. It's better than you telling me how a scene is made.

    @shawningwane@shawningwane2 жыл бұрын

  • Most helpful tutorial ever. I subscribed and liked after the first two minutes. Wished I watched this three weeks ago

    @agustephanie4827@agustephanie48273 жыл бұрын

  • I’m a young freelance animator who’s just getting to write a formal storyboard script for the first time for my school district’s film festival. Learned some good terms here!

    @pal_mac_@pal_mac_ Жыл бұрын

  • Such a wonderful and simple explanation. Thank you. Love and respect from Vancouver.

    @manishsumitradevi@manishsumitradevi Жыл бұрын

  • After I watched this video, I finally can make my own movie more professional than it used to be. You helped me a lot, thank you for that. Have a nice day

    @balazslukacs3436@balazslukacs3436 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much, I am a beginner in screenwriting, your video really helped me.

    @Miracle_production@Miracle_production2 жыл бұрын

  • Very helpful. I admire your teaching method. It makes it easy to understand and very relatable. Thank you.

    @mercyaluko6716@mercyaluko671610 ай бұрын

  • Thank you this will really make me improve my craft in screen play .

    @charliederic152@charliederic15211 ай бұрын

  • your screenplays are very good and amazing

    @user-vf5yu7me7i@user-vf5yu7me7i7 ай бұрын

  • Very helpful thanks, I'll be rewatching this when I get stuck writting my own Screenplay ! thanks again!

    @resilientfilms8511@resilientfilms8511 Жыл бұрын

  • The video is amazing, thank you so much sir 🙏🙏🙏

    @purityagbasieje@purityagbasieje3 ай бұрын

  • thanks so much, ur an amazing tutor, I feel inspired to carry on my screenplay

    @sheriberrie@sheriberrie Жыл бұрын

  • This is so helpful. I don't have enough words to convey my thanks.

    @franklynagbebaku2971@franklynagbebaku29712 жыл бұрын

  • This is one of the finest explanations

    @raviteja1388@raviteja13883 жыл бұрын

  • This was actually very helpful, thanks

    @adriatic123@adriatic123Ай бұрын

  • one of the best examples i've seen on youtube

    @JonathanBhagan@JonathanBhagan Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for making complex things so simple with real-time examples. Love the tutorial.

    @manajbanerjee8615@manajbanerjee86152 жыл бұрын

    • You're very welcome! Simple is always best

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider2 жыл бұрын

    • Thank you, Sir!

      @manajbanerjee8615@manajbanerjee86152 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome! Thank you!

    @annabelleroma2336@annabelleroma23363 ай бұрын

  • This is the most helpfull video in a long time made it very easy for me to write a screen play ,,,thank you so much ...

    @jbmglobalmediaproductions4229@jbmglobalmediaproductions4229 Жыл бұрын

  • THANK YOU! was trying to find for a script writing tutorial and this one was the best. I am gonna start my first ever short film and this really helped! Thanks again :)

    @ihsan1835@ihsan18352 жыл бұрын

    • I wish you all the best! Once done, kindly drop the link here, I would like to watch it :)

      @hermannaoudou3271@hermannaoudou32712 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much sir, this really helped me finished up my home work

    @oluebubefaitholub995@oluebubefaitholub995 Жыл бұрын

  • Very,very helpful and very clear. Thank You so much

    @frankbarr1101@frankbarr11013 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for your informative article on screen writing for novices like me.

    @ioriedwards7554@ioriedwards75543 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks a lot such a beautiful tutorial! It’s very helpful!

    @eoncatalyst@eoncatalyst9 ай бұрын

  • Vert good video! I have just started my fillmaking carerr and this changed for me everything! please to more videos like this ❤.

    @yoshiz594@yoshiz594 Жыл бұрын

  • Great presentation of how to write a screenplay, very helpful. Thanks Bro

    @brshankar2010@brshankar2010 Жыл бұрын

  • Pls keep making more videos, this was really awesome!

    @dillonfernando2803@dillonfernando28033 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you. This helped a lot. Thanks so much.

    @MosesFashina@MosesFashina Жыл бұрын

  • Love this. Interesting way of teaching script writing.

    @amorets@amorets9 ай бұрын

    • Thanks! Are there other videos like this you’d like to see?

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider9 ай бұрын

  • THANK YOU, great presentation....beginner editor

    @koolhand12@koolhand122 ай бұрын

  • This is great. Thank you so much ❤

    @manitejads7514@manitejads751411 ай бұрын

  • Thank you, that was VERY helpful! Subscribing!

    @randomspirit@randomspirit3 ай бұрын

  • Best teacher ive seen hands down and this is my first video. seeeesh

    @Father_of_Internet@Father_of_Internet2 жыл бұрын

  • This is soo good! Thankyou 🙏🏾

    @sophiamclean2781@sophiamclean278111 ай бұрын

  • thank you for this. you helped me to understand how to write a script. planning to write soon.👍

    @MichaelDemdam@MichaelDemdam Жыл бұрын

  • THANK YOU WITH ALL MY HEART

    @EmsSofia@EmsSofia Жыл бұрын

  • Great help thank you and god bless you in theaw crazy times cheers!!

    @ZonerD_loner96@ZonerD_loner963 жыл бұрын

  • What a scene to be used as a teaching tool!

    @shawshank178@shawshank178 Жыл бұрын

  • Great experience with this tutorial 😁

    @Elijah-rk7oc@Elijah-rk7oc10 ай бұрын

  • Great way of presenting how / what to do!

    @toodle171@toodle171 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you very much for this important information, God bless you 🙏

    @brendamasilela673@brendamasilela673 Жыл бұрын

  • Extremely helpful!

    @7sengy683@7sengy683 Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks ❤ that's so helpful. I'm working on a class project and I cried out loud trying to format it. Very useful video. 🎉

    @nikoleta_a@nikoleta_a11 ай бұрын

  • This was very helpful thank you.

    @mychalsimmons4177@mychalsimmons417711 ай бұрын

  • Brilliant tips mate I starting to plan my own screenplay and these are very helpful, thanks.

    @josephlowry4320@josephlowry43202 жыл бұрын

    • Good luck with it!

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider2 жыл бұрын

  • I'm from ETHIOPIA, Thanks for your teaching and advice!

    @YadaChristLifeChurch@YadaChristLifeChurch Жыл бұрын

  • Very helpful! Thank you for this tutorial👍

    @Render-scribe@Render-scribe5 ай бұрын

    • 🎉 3:33

      @user-zn9lc2uu5s@user-zn9lc2uu5s4 ай бұрын

  • It's really really great, thank you for sharing...!!

    @abhinavshrivastava5544@abhinavshrivastava5544 Жыл бұрын

  • This is amazing, needs more views

    @pheonix9242@pheonix92423 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for detailed explanation of screenplay.....

    @suresh15697@suresh156972 жыл бұрын

    • You are most welcome

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider2 жыл бұрын

  • this was immensely helpful!!

    @siwill09@siwill09 Жыл бұрын

  • thank you for doing that video it really helped me

    @noname9041@noname90413 жыл бұрын

  • I think this reverse process is a great way to self-train in screenwriting. Very helpful, keep it up.

    @whovikrantsingh@whovikrantsingh2 жыл бұрын

    • Glad you think so!

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider2 жыл бұрын

  • I found this very useful. Thank you very much

    @Karahofficial@Karahofficial3 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing, love it 👍

    @TranskripFilm@TranskripFilm7 ай бұрын

  • The explanation is great 💯💪💪👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    @rudysantana678@rudysantana6787 ай бұрын

  • This will help man. Appreciate it

    @sheehannag1283@sheehannag1283 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you brother this will help me in building my web series

    @TheAyniro@TheAyniro Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for this helpful video and free software program suggestions.

    @michaelworsham2724@michaelworsham27242 жыл бұрын

    • You are welcome!

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider2 жыл бұрын

  • Explanation on White or Black board is much more understandably, you showed us with Examples which makes me so clear about it this give me more energetic to start even right now. it's fun

    @vfilmation2355@vfilmation23552 жыл бұрын

  • This is a good one I was really stressed out because we were taught this in class but didn't get it but I have gotten some ideas on where to start. Thank you very much

    @hildahjaruha@hildahjaruha Жыл бұрын

    • Good luck

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider Жыл бұрын

  • This is phenomenal. Thank you so much!!

    @malikisayev1546@malikisayev15462 жыл бұрын

    • Phenomenal? I'll take that - thank you!

      @TheMediaInsider@TheMediaInsider2 жыл бұрын

  • I wood love to learn more about how to producing films and scenes 😢!! I already write some films that I wrote it and invented myself!! I love your work so much ❤!

    @marryviomargush7917@marryviomargush79173 ай бұрын

  • Thank you so much!!

    @ebenezer9178@ebenezer9178 Жыл бұрын

  • Great information, thanks

    @DavidJonesImages@DavidJonesImages Жыл бұрын
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