Thursday, July 7, 2011

Pre-Production; Scripts in Film

      Creating a film takes a lot before, during and after the filming of the movie takes place!  During pre-production a lot goes on and the creating of a script is one important part of it!   Every movie starts with a script and the scripts are even available for you to read online.  A screenplay is a specialized version of a script.  This might include what types of shots are wanted etc.  A script in general however is a written work that is where the movements, actions, expressions and dialogues of the characters are narrated.

      Although the script is not always exactly followed by the director, it is a basic version of what the film is hoped and supposed to be like.

      The pay for a screenwriter is very subject to be different from one person to the next.  There are also different kinds of screenwriters.  Someone who writes a spec script (short for speculative) doesn't get paid for writing the actual script.  Once they have written a script for a movie, they try to sell it to filmmakers.  A pitch is where a writer writes a 5-20 minute long presentation of a prospective movie and presents it to possible buyers.  A feature assignment is where a writer writes the script on assignment when they have a contract with a studio or a production company or an individual.

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