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SCRIPT SECRETS: Low-Budget Screenwriting, Part 1

What exactly is low budget? Does it mean no explosions? Just a small drama? Definitely not science fiction! And no special effects or spaceship battles! But writing for budget is more complicated than that, and a small drama about a family trying to save their farm might be more expensive than a science-fiction screenplay with a giant spaceship battle.

William C. MartellPublished Sep 17, 2020 1:54 PM PDT

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