The First Five Pages
Your first five pages will make or break your script. That cool, awesome, amazing little detail or set piece you've imagined for your script?
Put it up front.
You never know if anyone will read past the first five if it isn't compelling.
Likewise, if you're creating a new TV series, don't save your best stuff for the show bible or season two. All that's going to be read is the pilot -- so put your heart, soul, and kitchen sink into it.
Put it up front.
You never know if anyone will read past the first five if it isn't compelling.
Likewise, if you're creating a new TV series, don't save your best stuff for the show bible or season two. All that's going to be read is the pilot -- so put your heart, soul, and kitchen sink into it.
"To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing
a script, one of the first things I do is find the music
I'm going to play for the opening sequence."
a script, one of the first things I do is find the music
I'm going to play for the opening sequence."
-Quentin Tarantino
A former Hollywood Lit Manager, Michael Ferris started ScriptAWish.com as a way to help other writers get their foot in the door and has helped several writers sell their scripts (like Travis Beacham of PACIFIC RIM) and set up projects with producers like Academy Award Winner Arnold Kopelson. The mission of ScriptAWish.com is to help aspiring writers get their scripts into shape and then get their foot in the door. His new venture is a collaboration with several professional screenwriters called StudioGhostwriters.com and is intended to help producers get their movie ideas on paper or their drafts polished for production.
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