One of the most important necessities to make a good movie is not the graphic effects you see. You have to know that there have been movies done without much special effects and still won awards and really entertained people. You have to consider that fact that actors, directors, and even producers have been successful because of one thing. They have been successful because they had a good script to follow. A script can mean the difference of making a complete movie disaster and also making it big and win awards. If you want to be a script writer, you have to make a movie script that will catch the attention of movie goers. It should be able to entertain the audience and should contain all the necessary things in a movie. Script writing is not something that only a select few can do, it is something that a regular person with enough imagination can learn, apply and develop. There is even script writing schools available that can help you enhance your script writing skills. The ever growing demand for movies has made a market for good scripts. If you like to write, you may want to consider writing a script. Script writing can truly be a very rewarding job. If you do it right, you can be sure that you can really make your dreams come true by just writing a script for a movie. If you are successful, you can be sure that you will be in constant demand by the movie industry. .. how ever .. one should take up a professional course to understand the dynamics of good writing ...

I'm not sure I agree that one needs to take a professional course to understand the dynamics of good writing.

It is true that most people out there are just talentless... But in their case, I'm not sure a course would help. (Instructors of these courses would disagree, of course, because they need to make a living.) I mean, if a class could fix people, then a how-to book probably would too.

I myself think that reading amazing scripts is the way to reach that advanced level. The basics is readily available for anyone with internet. Budding writers have no excuse not to know what is meant by theme, 3-act structure, or character arc. Many websites out there teach the basics: Elements of Cinema.

But these online lessons only teach so much. A serious writer really needs to take the time to read professionally written screenplays over and over and over. These readings will teach the right away to format, structure, and word a script. What is acceptable? What isn't?

But I agree with you jasher, the screenplay is the soul of a movie. Oftentimes, students forget that.

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