Not that I’m pointing fingers, mind you…
In your genre script, you don’t have to worry about explaining each and every little detail.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #165
And it’s Worth Every Penny!
It’s easy to think you don’t need a script, or that a script is a pain to deal with, or that writing is easy. None of that is true.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #141
Nobody likes a Chatty-Cathy
Storytelling and dialogue are not the same thing. If no one gets the story, it’s not because there isn’t enough dialogue — it’s because the story doesn’t make sense. In fact, if you think you might need more dialogue, you probably need less.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #131
Your mom always loves your work.
It’s okay to run a script by a buddy or two, but don’t go overboard.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #127
No one likes feeling dumb.
Never underestimate the audience — they are smarter than you think, and they will get the joke.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #103
“…This one’s eating my popcorn!”
Punchlines work best at the end of the joke. This goes for a verbal punchline, a visual punchline, a story punchline, whatever. Set it up with the audience, let them build up a little interest in the Anticipation Bank, and then deliver the punchline.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #98
Or buy a typewriter, ya pansy!
You don’t need fancy software to write a script — any word processor will do. The thing to remember is that no matter how much you spend on software and learning curve time, you’re basically producing a document that’s supposed to look like it came out of a 1920’s typewriter.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #79
Bingo! A spiny pee fish!
Please don’t ever have a character say “We’ve got company” to announce the arrival of monsters, bad guys, or other undesirables. You can do better. Likewise, “Bingo!” should probably never be used outside of the actual bingo parlor context.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #72
Don’t Blow It!
If you’ve got scene cards, but you haven’t written the script yet, please number the scene cards.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #63
Not to be confused with “hobo glue,” which is something completely different.
The same technique that will help you write a script will help you complete a movie: bum glue.
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