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On Writing A Low Budget Screenplay
By Rodney Cannon
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Copyright 2013 by Rodney Cannon. All rightsreserved.
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The Digital World.
T he world of film making has changed dramatically during thelast five years. Calling it film making is something that is done out of habit.To be truly accurate it should be referred to as digital feature movie making.Most movies both big and small budget are being shot using digital cameras.
There are cameras that cost a few hundred thousand dollars.These massive digital video cameras are used by the major studios. There arecameras such as the Red series that cost between five and fifty thousanddollars. These cameras offer impressive image quality and are used by thefilmmaker on a modest budget.
Then there are the Dslr cameras. Consumer cameras like theCanon 5d mark II and the Canon 7d, the Canon T2i and T3i. The Panasonic Gh1 andGh2. These cameras that range in price from five hundred dollars to threethousand dollars offer image quality that can stand up to the cameras that costin the fifty thousand dollar range.
These advancements in technology have made it possible forlow to micro budget movies to be made.
This drop in the cost of the equipment used to make motionpictures has resulted in a new boom in the film making industry. More moviesboth large and small will be produced this year than in any previous year. Withonline venues and digital on demand existing as tools to market these filmsthere is a growing demand for film makers to provide quality material.
This is where you come in.
These film makers, perhaps you are one or hope to be one,need quality scripts that can be shot on a low to micro budget. Writing suchscripts is a skill that can be learned. There are basic rules andconsiderations that must be focused on to do this. In this book I will map outall that you will need to know to produce a screenplay that can be shot for betweenfive thousand and one hundred thousand dollars.
Understand you may get paid little or perhaps nothing upfront for your work, but back in profits can be had. If you are a low budgetfilm maker it is better to learn the skills needed to keep your budget to aminimum before you start writing your screenplay.
The Business Relationship.
Y ou must understand that you are entering into a businessrelationship when you produce a screenplay for a filmmaker or a productioncompany. You have been hired to do a job. Treat this as a job. If you are luckysomeday you will be able to treat it as a career. When you are asked what doyou do for a living you will proudly be able to say I am a screenwriter.
Unlike writing a novel screenwriting is a skill that can belearned. Sure some talent is required, but it is mostly technique. I am goingto try to teach you some of the things that you need to know about what goesinto writing a good script, but understand that this book will mostly involvelearning what it takes to keep your script focused and on budget. So that weunderstand each other completely the goal here will be to teach you how tocraft a screenplay that will cost no more than twenty thousand dollars toproduce.
Before we get to the basics of writing this screenplay weare going to need some tools.
Free Software.
S taying on budget with the tools that we will be using willkeep you focused on the bigger picture. Staying on or under budget at all cost.
The software that we will want for this job should be freeor as close to free to get as we can find.
We do not need anything fancy. We do not need all the bellsand whistles that come with software like Final Draft. A basic formatting toolwill get the job done. Besides I have found that the more expensive bits ofsoftware get in the way of writing quickly.
The first software solution is Celtx. Because of somepublishing guidelines I can not include links to any of the software that Iwill be telling you about, but you can find them all by using a simple Googlesearch. Celtx is a stand-alone piece of software that you can download forfree. There is a full version that cost about ten dollars. That versionincludes a full production suite. You even get the ability to storyboard with thatversion, but if your goal is writing a script then the free version will dofine.
The next solution is named Scripped. Many writers absolutelylove this online screen writing service. You get to write and save yourscreenplay on their site. The screenplay will always belong to you it is juststored on site and that can come in handy. I have lost work due to a computercrash so using this site offers great backup for your work in progress. You candownload and save your script to your computer anytime that you wish. Also youcan register it on site. So you do not have to use the writer's guild if you donot wish to. This site is growing bigger and bigger each year. They also offera lot of cool contest during the year and many production companies have usedthem to get new material. There is also the fact that you can access yourscreenplay from any computer. All you do is go to the site, log in and get towork.
Next is the most over looked piece of screen writingsoftware available.
It is titled Roughdraft. Just Google Roughdraftscreenwriting software and it will take you right to the download site. Itoffers a barebones basic screen writing and novel writing formatting solution.It is not fancy, but when I have to write a screenplay and do it quickly I goback to this little piece of software again and again. Try it and you may learnto love it.
The cool thing about free is that it is just that. You canand should use them all when you are starting out. Once you get use to them youwill automatically drift toward the one that you feel most comfortable with.
Okay now that you have your software it is time to talkabout writing.
We need to look at the basics of writing a qualityscreenplay.
Many have told you that it is all about three acts. I thinkthat it really comes down to four corners.
Four Corners.
H ere is a little advice I picked up from a well-knownJapanese director. When asked how he writes a script he would say that he wouldstart with a story board in the shape of a comic script. Four corners to tellthe whole story. He would draw the 4 most important images in the whole movieand then write toward those visual moments. Take some of the greatest movies ofall time and see if you can come up with four shots that tell the whole story.
Next, about the most important character.
The Antagonist.
Yeah, you heard me right.
Heroes are the characters that we love. They are our babiesand we treat them as such, but it is the villain who drives the tension of thestory. The antagonist is the one that makes drama possible. The great Bondmovies all had great villains. The bad guys made Sean Connery number one. Hehad villains who were fun to be around and to watch get it in the end. Treatthem; while they are on the page, as if they were the stars of the story. Alsofollowing a comic book rule here is not the worst thing you could do. The herois usually the mirror opposite of the villain.
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