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Tips On Just How To Rewrite A Screenplay To Make It More Interesting
Okay, so you're all done with your epic screenplay about dangerous vampires in Boston and now it's time to start pitching that script to managers as well as agents in Hollywood. (All of whom have a lot more in common with a vampire than you might realize.)
But before you decide to place that script in an envelope, and believe you're done learning how to write a screenplay, here are a few tips to help you rewrite your screenplay to make it professional, marketable as well as the best script it can be.
Tip 1 Don't do anything
I know. You've just typed "fade out" and you're good to go. But I would provide it's good to wait a month, or at least two weeks, before you start rewriting.
Why? Because you're too close to the material. You'll be focusing on the minor things-grammar, dialogue-when you should be working on making emotion and conflict. Therefore take a break, and put the script in the drawer for awhile.
Tip 2 Cut the first 5 pages
But you need those pages, right? They are important to setting character as well as setting and...blah blah blah.
I will bet you five dollars you don't need it. Don't trust me...give the script out, without the first five pages. If nobody notices, you don't need it. (It's one of the biggest mistakes writers make when learning how to write a screenplay.)
The the reality is most writers conduct a lot of "throat clearing" in those beginning pages. Get right to the point. (Keep in mind, readers want to know what's going on. So let them do a little sleuthing.)
Tip 3 Focused Drafts
Other than rewriting from fade in to fade out, I like to take a pass at the script countless times-but with a very focused purpose on each rewrite. (It's one of the hardest things I had to get when learning how to write a screenplay.)
So...maybe I'll conduct a rewrite where I center on nothing but spelling. Another...scene description. Maybe another will be pushing confrontation. While another handles dialogue.
Then I'll do a rewrite for each major character. Maybe I'll try to add a few symbolic images subtly.
After doing 10-20 of these-with very clear goals-it can certainly help me stay on track, and make sure I cover everything.
I guarantee if you follow these 3 steps, you'll have a tight, focused, and much better script. (Even if it's about mutant vampires.)
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