The 3 Types and 5 Rules of Screenwriting
Main Topic: 5 Rules of Screen-Writing (starts at 18:23)
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Action (Erick sits at his computer, talking into a microphone, recording a podcast.)
Character (ERICK: dialogue)
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3 kinds of screenplays
On Spec: rough draft/outline
Producer changes it to Shooting screenplay (adds relevance and his "stamp" on it, adds over-shoulder camera angle, etc)
Production draft (cuts, fades)
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1- only write what you can see or is relevant to action. (No thoughts.)
2 - never direct on the page of a spec script. (The art is to plant the seed of what you want.)
3 - one page = one minute of screen time (approximate); no action or dialogue no longer than 3 lines
4 - arrive late and leave early; start a beat before the action and end on motion
5 - All rules can be broken. (Big sin directing on the the page.)
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