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Screenplay Formatting

ASK DR. FORMAT: Directing the Camera Without Using Camera Directions

By Dave TrottierJun 22, 2021
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Screenplay Formatting

ASK DR. FORMAT: The Camera as a Character

By Dave TrottierApr 27, 2021
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Screenplay Feedback Notes

Speed-the-Read: Using White Space and Typography to Make Your Script a Map for the Eye

By Peter HanrahanNov 7, 2020
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Screenplay Formatting

ASK DR. FORMAT: How to Format a Zoom Conversation

By Dave TrottierJul 23, 2020
ASK DR. FORMAT_ A Crash Course in Scene Headings
Screenplay Formatting

ASK DR. FORMAT: A Crash Course in Scene Headings

By Dave TrottierJan 23, 2020
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How to Write a Screenplay

BREAKING & ENTERING: What Every Aspiring Writer Ought to Know

By Barri EvinsDec 19, 2019
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ASK DR. FORMAT: Off Screen and Voice Over, Everything You Want to Know

By Dave TrottierSep 23, 2019
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

ASK DR. FORMAT: Slugging Out Slug Lines

By Dave TrottierJun 2, 2019
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

ASK DR. FORMAT: How to Get More White on the Page

By Dave TrottierMay 9, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

ASK DR. FORMAT: Formatting Voiceover, Prelap and Chyron

By Dave TrottierApr 4, 2017
ASK DR. FORMAT: Is Formatting the Cause of Insanity in Screenwriters? by Dave Trottier | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

ASK DR. FORMAT: Is Formatting the Cause of Insanity in Screenwriters?

By Dave TrottierDec 6, 2016
ASK DR. FORMAT: Is Formatting the Cause of Insanity in Screenwriters? by Dave Trottier | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCREENPLAY FORMAT: The Most Common Formatting Mistake

By Dave TrottierJan 26, 2016
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCREENPLAY FORMAT: Dr. Format Answers Your Questions

By Dave TrottierOct 23, 2015
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

The Importance of Screenplay Formatting

By Script MagazineJun 25, 2015
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCREENPLAY FORMAT: Why Not Use Camera Directions For Screenplays?

By Dave TrottierJun 15, 2015
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Breaking In: Abraham Lincoln, Verbosity Hunter

By Staton RabinAug 27, 2014
Editing your script should not just be limited to technical stuff, but how you use words too.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Submissions Insanity # 6: Writing Rules - The Least You Can Do

By Lucy V. HayNov 5, 2013
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Why Spec Scripts Fail: Screenwriting Format - Details vs. ‘Detailitus’ Part 1

By Stewart FarquharOct 17, 2013
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Submissions Insanity #4: Screenwriting Contests

By Lucy V. HaySep 3, 2013
The dreaded 'we see'
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Specs & The City: "We see..." and 'Heat' & 'The Breakfast Club'

By Brad JohnsonAug 28, 2013
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Why Spec Scripts Fail: No Backstory thru Subtext, Part 1

By Stewart FarquharJul 19, 2013
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Breaking & Entering: It's Not Easy Being Green - Being a Screenwriting Amateur is Child's Play

By Barri EvinsJul 18, 2013
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Screenwriter's Guidepost: How Much Does Screenplay Format Really Matter?

By Mario O. MorenoJul 9, 2013
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Just Effing Ask Julie Gray: Action Lines - Less is More

By Julie GrayJan 29, 2013