These advice pages try to cover the main range of issues that first-time screenwriters need help with. Do have a browse here - worth doing even if you already think you know plenty about the strange art of writing pictures.
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Film advice pages
1. Getting Started
Advice on where to get formatting software, where to get scripts, how to self-edit, what to do next.
2. Books on film
There are hundreds of books on film. We pick out the ones we have found the most helpful. We strongly recommend that any writer serious about breaking into the industry invest in some reading material.
3. How to build character
Horribly neglected by far too many screenwriters - and lamentably undercovered in many screenwriting texts, which focus heavily on story at the expense of character. Good stories need strong characters! We offer serious advice on how to build & know your characters.
4. Other tips
A checklist. Worth running through before you send work in to us - or indeed to anyone at all. Some howlers are all too common in this game ...
