How to Write a Documentary and Film Script

Contents: Preface. I. Documentary script: 1. Fade in: introduction. 2. Why writing for films and documentaries are different. 3. Short introduction to documentary styles. 4. Research, research, research you cant say it enough. 5. Essential script elements. 6. Putting a script together. 7. Writing a great script. II. Film Script: 1. Introduction: film screenplay. 2. Shooting script. 3. Scriptment. 4. Storyboard. 5. Motivation and ideas. 6. Research and development. 7. Story concept. 8. My movie story development. 9. What makes a good story?. 10. Understanding story and plot. 11. Character development. 12. Synopses, outlines and treatments. 13. Principles of scene writing. 14. Need for storytelling. 15. Short review: elements of film. 16. Troubleshooting. 17. Film Script terminology. References and notes. Index.

"A script can mean the difference of making a complete movie disaster and also making it big and win awards. If you want to be a script writer, you have to make a movie script that will catch the attention of movie goers. It should be able to entertain the audience and should contain all the necessary things in a movie. Script writing is not something that only a select few can do, it is something that a regular person with enough imagination can learn, apply and develop. There is even script writing schools available that can help you enhance your script writing skills. The ever growing demand for movies has made a marker for good scripts. If you like to write, you may want to consider writing a script. Script writing can truly be a very rewarding job. If you do it right, you can be sure that you can really make your dreams come true by just writing a script for a movie. If you are successful, you can be sure that you will be in constant demand by the movie industry.

So, if you have a sense of imagination, you can write a perfect script. Who knows, may be you can make it big in the movie industry.  May be someday, you might even win an award for writing a great script for a movie. Always remember that writing a script can also mean hard work. With patience, you will really see that all those hard work will pay off. Whether you are writing a script for drama, action, comedy, or a thriller movie, you should always remember that the key to writing a good script is by capturing the audience\'s imagination." (jacket)