4 Minute Film School - Writing a Script

Yeah I've had Celtx ever since 2005. It's amazing. It makes all your work look incredibly profesional. I also gained a book named STORY by Robert McKee. I'm not bashing on aristotle cause he is incredibly insightful but McKee has a way of writing his book that makes you very excited and passionate about writing even when you already are. And its a great recommendation for writers block.

Dude thanks celtx looks really good! :0

If you want to be in a video, comment on my website!

If you want to be in my movie I will show you my script. THERE'S NOT MUCH TALKING THOUGH BECAUSE BASICALLY, IT'S PEOPLE DYING. OR DIEING.

Greetings! Here's what I came up with utilizing much of what you spoke about: http://revver.com/video/403910/catching-faith/ Having a great idea, working with a basic 3-Act structure, and being willing to pour yourself into your project from script to screen will you better and better. Hope you like it!

poor weekend extra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love metropolis!

nice. i like. my script writing program is either Microsoft word or Jarte

that's all right about weekend extra dying...it really was the creepy uncle of the indy mogul family....

thanks that help a lot my scripts suck know one know where or when to goor say there lines

wow, good job, if you want to make movies you atleast have to know something about scripts to bad you guys didnt came up with this 2 weeks ago, because i needed to write a script for school keep it up, and bring us more of this stuff ^^

OK, my previous comment was posted before I've seen the video. Now I think that it covered some basics only. There should be Idontknow An 8 minute film High school for everything mentioned. 8 mins for inspiration, 8 mins for format, 8 mins for "trying to sell the script"...

YES! FINALLY! I told you so! MAKE MORE LIKE THIS! 4 minutes is not enough. These are very important things.

I'm certainly interested to see more of this 4-Minute Film School approach. Who can contribute and how do we do it? Oh yeah. Plz do your best to keep the submission clearance questions simple/simpler? (What year is it?) I'm usually looking at this site on the weekends ... and I almost missed that one.

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Y'know, the program is not bad... but it seems a bit too flip to me. I don't care if you're writing a sequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes or the next incarnation of Titanic, you need to take the writing seriously. Taking yourself seriously, that's another matter...

While I'll miss Weekend Extra, this was a great change!

Bring back weekend extra

RIP Weekend extra RIP IndyMogul Indymogul died Friday 15th febuary 2008

NOT YOU NOT STEVE NELSON!!!!

i realy like the 4 min. classes it's realy helpful. Keep up the good work.

FU*K HOLLYWOOD =D THESE ARE SOME GOOD SCREEN WRITING TIPS

AWESOME!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

hells yes f@*k hollywood

"It's just so cute!" That probably pops up in a lot of films today..=) Thanks for the tips you guys! And no, I am not human. I am a potato.

congrats guys!!!!!!!!!! you got interviewed for the from page of yahoo!! i screamed when i saw it!!! great job indy mogul!!

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http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9781580650151&z=y How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make This is the best book I've read as a Film School Student. I write screenplay form naturally now, and this book pretty much tells you all that little stuff you keep forgetting, as well as giving you examples from movies you know (hopefully) like Alien and Lethal Weapon. -Nintern

This was a cool video. I just became a professional screenwirter in 4 minutes. Check out my blog: Sports Discussion: www.sports--today.blogspot.com

This is very good. Writing a script is very important having a remotely good film. Alot of younger filmmakers dont write scripts or dont write them correctly, and then they fail.

Congratulations, Erik and Indy Mogul. Erik got coined "MacGyver of no-budget movies!" by Yahoo! Keep going with what you do best. I hope to see more from you guys, it's really inspiring. Thanks guys!

nice! but that was a screenplay not a scrips lol. w/e screenplays are better

thats stupid why did you take weekend extra away i liked it

hey! i made the best movie in the world not carlen altman - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Ysisv7wiI

Also Steve Nelson left out that the story needs to have a Protagonist and an Antagonist. A Lead character who is trying to accomplish something and a character who is preventing him from trying to accomplish that goal. but again this isn't a LAW just rather a guideline but in about 99% of the case any movie you watched and liked had a protagonist and an antagonist. I love the new concept. Weekend extra was okay but I would have to say I am more game for the 4 minute film school. An absolutely true quote from a screen writer I know.. "You can always make a good script into a bad movie, but you cant ever make a bad script into a good movie"

Great Job Steve and thanks for the tip about the program.

When you do new drafts do you actually start writing all over again, or can you just go back to the original and heavily edit it?

Well... Its a great episode... But i miss Weekend Extra. - But it nice to know about Script... I needed very much...

I'd just like to throw out there that some of us actors hate having all that silly stage direction. Most scripts I see now have so many stage directions that there is really no need for a director. Let the actors and the director do their part! Bring back the Shakespeareian style of NO stage direction. You can interpret everything however you want! (See!!! Not all of us actors are brainless readers of text. ;) I like to do the creative work!)

Bring back Weekend Extra!

F**K HOLLYWOOD! YEAH! ...great episode, though. well worth the wait.

That was great steve. Really informative!

It was kinda scary when Steve said Weekend Extra was never coming back but I must say that I really liked the show and I look forward to seeing more. I'm really glad that Indy Mogul is doing a bit more on actual film-making instead of what seemed like just special effects all week long. Yaaaay!

I liked this film school a lot and I love how Indy Mogul finally said something about linking all of the zombies, aliens and guns together. The parts that I did not feel was framing Steve to the right with the timer to the left. I don't want to see the timer. It was distracting. I guess another problem is that this series is titled "4 minutes" so it may have to stay.

It's a great new show, plus, it still has Steve Nelson! :D

LEET! it gaved me some pretty cool ideas!

Erik, how'd that cigar taste? =P

lol, this is my writer's block: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CMmEW5K6w-s

Great Job Steve, NOW GO TO SLEEP!

Night of the Hunter does have a really cool look to it. it's a strange flick. i think i'll do my own 4-minute film school. i did a weekend extra i never sent in. i think i'll redo and refine it and send it in =D any idea where i can find a good counter to put on my video?

Metropolis RULLES

I forgot to ask. Was the little thing at 23 seconds an bumper. I made the intro comment because I thought it was a bumper. A longer intro would be cool. Kind of BFX's length.

Yeah, it was a really good episode. I watched it twice. I would just say that you probably need an intro of some sort. But other than that it was really good.

wow this is cool but i miss weekend extra

Very nice and informative and enertaining and awesome and new and different! A great start to the new show! Keep it up!

Cool nice episode

first!!!!