How-To Guides

Framing Scenes for Maximum Impact – Lessons from BEGINNERS

March 15, 2019November 29, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

Framing scenes in BEGINNERS starring Ewan McGregor

Fertile stories and multi-faceted characters will only take a script so far if the writer cannot repeatedly craft memorable and compelling framing scenes. Industrial Scripts looks at Ewan McGregor …

Screenwriting Lessons from Midnight Cowboy

March 15, 2019November 28, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

Mastering the basics is an essential step in any screenwriter’s career progression – and yet many aspiring screenwriters forego very simple script choices which would make their projects stand out from the swirling mass of unfilmable spec scripts.

Twitter Screenwriting Accounts Screenwriters Must Follow

March 15, 2019November 21, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

As our article on Jeffrey Katzenberg highlighted, gathering industry intel is vital for making it in this business. Industrial Scripts looks to the best Twitter Screenwriting resources – from box office numbers, to job opportunities and just plain amusing screenwriters given a voice. Of course, there’s also our own @Indust_Scripts account to follow…

Jeffrey Katzenberg – 10 Lessons For Screenwriters

March 5, 2019October 22, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

Jeffrey Katzanberg From bringing STAR TREK to the big screen, reviving Disney’s fortunes in the 80s and 90s, to being the K in Dreamworks SKG, Jeffrey Katzenberg has been a …

10 Common Film Industry Excuses – and how to Avoid Making Them

March 15, 2019October 14, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

Typewriter - Avoid Making Common Film Industry Excuses

“You can make the movie or you can make excuses”

The path from script to screen is often torturous – but made longer when excuse making and defeatism set in. Industrial Scripts looks at common film industry excuses and defences no writer should be making – and how to overcome the seeming obstacles.

10 Unique Character Jobs In Movies

April 13, 2015September 30, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

Walter White - Unique Character Job In Movie

“I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills …

10 Great Quadrant Movies Screenwriters Can Learn From

March 15, 2019September 28, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

With the box office increasingly dominated by big budget ‘Four Quadrant’ movies, squeezing out mid-budget releases, Industrial Scripts looks at the recipe for quadrant movies’ success in that seemingly …

How Much do UK Screenwriters Earn?

January 9, 2019September 24, 2013 by Industrial Scripts

In America, screenwriters can earn an average annual wage of $77,260. At least, that’s what the Bureau of Labour Statistics tells us. The evidence is there: Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio earned …

How Not to Approach a Screenplay Agent

October 29, 2015November 4, 2012 by Industrial Scripts

This is a brilliant page from the Knight Hall Literary Agency – one of the UK’s leading screenplay agent company who are representing screenwriters, directors and authors.

It’s essential reading for screenwriters in particular, and while there are some extreme (true life!) examples below, general etiquette and knowing how to deal with a screenplay agent and industry people in such a way that they think “wow, I could really work with that person” is incredibly important.