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How To Write A Script
By Joshua Jenkins
How to write a script.
Learning how to write a script is really rewarding thing to do. Learning how to write a script requires a lot of creativity and a whole lot of time, apart from that it is expensive, tiring, mentally challenging and a drain on all of your resources. So learning how to write a script is not the easiest of tasks, but one that with some real concentration, is achievable. The first thing you should be thinking about when learning how to write a script is a premise. In other words to write a script you need an idea. There is no way of learning how to come up with an idea to write a script and so this part is up to you. Try thinking of something that you feel really strongly about, or that you feel will work as a story. Once you have a premise you should be thinking about characters, the main characters need to be prominent and the focus, minor characters are obviously less important but are nevertheless vital. If your script is for a movie you need to think about its' effect within that context and environment, likewise if you are learning how to write a script for the stage it needs to be effective in that setting.
Begin with your premise and characters, think about who you want to tell the story to, which characters appeal to what kind of people and who you are appealing to emotionally. It would be advisable to take a safe option and follow a generic method of story telling. That is that your story begins with relative harmony or normality, then as your characters develop there is some sort of event that disrupts the norm. As the story progresses your characters should be relating to each other and growing as they do so. As they deal with the issue there needs to be conflict, some sort of disharmony between the players. The audience will begin to relate to, and side with certain characters, and they will also shun others. Whilst this is happening there needs to be some sort of secret or mystery. The secret is vital for suspense, either the audience know something the characters don't or certain characters know something that others don't. This twisting of the plot and character roles, coupled with the theatrical suspense will ensure an interested audience.
Be sure to keep the story relatively obvious, it is one thing to keep the audience in suspense but something completely different to confuse them. Learning how to write a script includes learning how to be concise and utilize all of your artistic creativity. The correct balance of the character development, plot and themes will ensure you create a successful script. The dialogue plays a very important part in the script and thus should be dealt with very carefully. Include language that is familiar to the audience but also try and challenge them, adding an educational element to the entertainment.
If you follow the guidelines above and have a good story you will achieve your goal of learning how to write a script. It is a matter of personal motivation and drive. If you believe in your idea and have the ability to translate that into something tangible, there will be no problems. Remember that learning how to write a script is something that anyone can do. Utilize an effective plot, interesting characters and some form of mystery or suspense and you will write a good script.
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