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10 Basic Rules of Screenwriting

1. Feature film script should be between 95 and 120 pages in length. Never longer. A script over 120 pages needs editing. Never shorter. A script shorter than 90 pages is too short. The perfect length is 100 pages for comedies, 110 for dramas. Cheat your margins if you have to, but better yet write and cut to the correct length. 2. Do NOT use camera directions. Ever. (Note: Historically, writers used to employ camera directions, but the… Continue

Added by Gary W. Goldstein on January 31, 2009 at 9:05pm — 1 Comment

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