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April 15, 2011
The First Act: Starting Strong
This quick article from FilmScriptWriting.com is a useful tool for planning out your first act. These basic guidelines are hardly hard and fast rules, but they are the tried and true standards for getting your story rolling:
In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. He did this in the dark, which makes it even more impressive. As a scriptwriter you need to make an equally impressive start to your writing project if you want to create a masterpiece.
In Act I you begin with a main character whose life is about to be turned upside down, and who’s going to be pushed harder than ever before. Pushed so hard that his outlook on life will change forever.
The Ten Most Important Pages of Your Script
The first ten pages you write in your script are without doubt the most important. You need to grab the reader there and then or else they will put your script down and move onto the next script in the pile.
Elements of the First Ten Pages
In the first ten pages you will want to setup the following:
The Main Character
Exactly who is your main character? What are his strengths? What are his weaknesses? Does he live a jet setting lifestyle or does he life revolve around his desk job? Whatever sense of normality your main character has is about to be torn apart.
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