By Corin Metzger.  The premise in screenplay writing is the basic concept that drives the plot.  Ask yourself “What is my story about?”  A good premise.

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By Corin Metzger

 The premise in screenplay writing is the basic concept that drives the plot.  Ask yourself “What is my story about?”  A good premise is almost always derived from an emotion.  If your story doesn’t have a clear premise it will lack the focus and drive it needs.

The four main characters in Stand By Me  Every good script starts with a protagonist character.  The antagonist is the one against the protagonist.  All of your characters should have their own quality that set them apart from one another.  Create biographical information about your character before you begin your screenplay.

 After creating your basic storyline, you need to think about the obstacles that you want your protagonist to face.  The 3 act structure  Sub-plots used to be only for comic relief, but now they are used to advance the main plot.

A scene from the movie Milk  The first few pages of a screenplay are the most important.  Scenes should not run much more then two minutes (or two pages long)  The back story  A scene should end with a punch.

 There are many formatting rules.  Share with others when you are done your first draft.  Be open to suggestions and criticism when making your second draft.  Be prepared to write many more drafts before you write your last “the end”.

 I need to start thinking about what I will write next.

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