Six Points to Ponder When Writing Your Screenplay

According to Albert Lopez, a filmmaker based in San Francisco, there are six main things every aspiring screenwriter must keep in mind while working on a screenplay. They are the most important points because they are the most basic elements of any script. In no particular order, these are:
Know where you’re going.
Don’t use dialogue as a crutch.
Give characters playable actions.
Maintain structure/format.
Create obstacles for your main characters.
Second acts are hard to write.

Brandy Stoner (insert immature joke about her name here) at Absolute Write investigates further.

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Launch a Successful Social Media Campaign

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting this Thursday, February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Michael Brito (Edelman Digital), and Tim Devane (bitly). Register now.