I'll check it out. I was told to check this site out, from another place I posted my question:

Screenwriter's Utopia


I've signed up to post there, does anyone else know about this site?

Nope, but that doesn't mean much. Composition and editing have been my main contributions to indie horror films so far. I'm reformatting a few of my stories into actual working scripts at the moment though. Check your PM by the way, ml.
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classes to help you!
 

I recomend taking some telcom classes. you will learn everything you need. such as editing, lighting, camera skills, sound, and script work. all the telcom skill go into movie work. you will be pointed in the write (haha play on words) direction. i took years of telcom just to make my zombie movie (which i lost all material in a horrible experience!). look into www.telcomcayuga.org that's a good cheap school that has everything you need. i know i didn't really answer your question, but for real telcom is the way to go! learn all skills and make the whole damn thing yourself and cut out the number of mouths to feed once you do get paid by industry for your work!

Screen Writing Application
 

Check out Celtx for a free, open source script writing and script breakdown application.

Cheers,

spick

if you search on the web for www.mindstarprods.com/ you'll find a free script writer, just click on the script editor and away you go.

you can download for free!

thanks.
 

thanks, but i couldn't gget the link to work! maybe my computer is not working right? i'll search the web for it. i wanted a free script writing prog. need something that deals with camera shots and timing. i just draw all that up in notebooks.

hello again,
i tried searching for mindstar (script writer) as well couldn't get it, BUT if you look at either my previous thread or contact www.mindstarprods.com/ this should bring you there. good luck with the writing.

LOL!!

thanks
 

huh??? i think i missed something...

oh! and thanks for the link...

Best thing to get started is to read as many scripts online (or off) as you can; many writers have vastly different styles & there is no "right" way to write a screenplay (although there ARE many wong ways). Personally, Word works just fine for me; I'm just used to it & it isn't like the formatting is difficult. I'm sure the specific scriptwriting programs can be handy, but they're hardly essential...just start writing :)