Writing a movie Script?.. also question about baseball?

Question

I've just started writing a movie script...it's just the start..but i need an example....( what a script looks like) but the only script i've seen is 1950's Sunset Boulevard starring: Gloria Swanson,William Holden & Eric Von Stroheim,, ( it was on the dvd)...is that a good enough example of a script..another thing when i see them talking in my mind ( the movie /story script i'm writing) i can picture everything from what they're saying and what the place looks like.

( Don't say i'm crazy cause i know what the characters are saying as i write the script....)

Also...i've got another story but the thing is it's about baseball...how will i write this down cause i've never went to baseball game (cause they don't do that in Scotland) I'm talking about the hit ball and run part ya know..plus how many rounds are there in the game until the whole game is done...

I'm need a little help...I would go to college but they say they don't do that sort of thing ( i know it's a crap college)..

If anyone is out there please help me out.

Answer 1

Hi,



If you want to read movie scripts go to - www.script-o-rama.com

It has loads of scripts to download from movies. You could get scripts from baseball films like Bull Durham or For love of the game.



As for the baseball question, sorry I live in UK so don't really know, hopefully someone else can help.





emjob rightly said you should get script writing software. Final Draft is the number one but is expensive, I would recommend Celtx. It is free, as you type the software will automatically format it for you.



You can download it here - www.celtx.com

Answer 2

You can download or look at scripts online. Just have a look on google. There are also many websites which give a step-by-step guide to writing a script including infomation on layout and do's and don't's etc.



It's quite important to read some scripts if you can, they give some good ideas. They're also cheap to buy on Ebay in book format (99p etc)



Final Draft is a good program you can use on a laptop - it lays out the script for you.



Baseball I have no idea on! But wikipedia should be able to give you the rules. Good luck :)

Answer 3

I highly reccommend the books of Syd Field for learning about screenwriting. Hopefully you can find them on Amazon UK.



Now, baseball a pretty easy game to follow. (as opposed to American football, which is a little bit more compicated in the scoring).



There are two teams, each with nine players. It is played on a diamond with a 1st plate, 2nd plate, 3rd plate and home. The purpose of the game is for players on the "batting" team to bat the ball out (thrown by the pitcher, who is on the "fielding" team) of the range of the fielding team so you can make the full round of the plates and get back to "home". Getting home safely is how the team scores. Players may often only be able to make it to the next plate.Only one can be on a plate at once, so with each hit, they can go to the next plate. The ideal situation is to have the bases "loaded" (full), and have the next batter hit a home run - meaning he is able to make it all the way home without the other team putting him "out".



The fielding team tries to get the hitters "out". There are a few ways this can happen, but it is usually by catching the ball and passing it to the player at the plate that one of the batters is running to.



There are some other situations, such as "walking" to the base when the UMPIRE calls four "balls" (a ball that the pitcher fails to pitch through the "strike zone" - between shoulders and top of pants of hitter).



There are nine innings. Each team takes turns at batting and fielding. Most runs wins.

Answer 4

As a fellow author, my advice is to write about what you know. If you don't know anything about baseball, don't write about baseball unless you're prepared to research it thoroughly. There are lots of intricacies, and a fan is going to see right through you. Choose something like rugby instead or something you know more about.



I know a ton about baseball, but explaining it is pretty much pointless without specific questions. Go to the library and check out a book on baseball, or look in Wikipedia, or watch baseball movies (which will help with visualizing it). Google is your friend :)

Answer 5

One of the first rules of writing is to write what you know. Baseball probably is not a good choice for you. Perhaps you can change the sport to something you know, like haggis eating contests or soccer (football as you call it).

As for the technical aspects of writing: there must be many books about writing scripts. I would start with those if I were you. Good luck.

Answer 6

Read screenplays. You can find many here:



www.script-o-rama.com

www.simplyscripts.com

www.imsdb.com



Get a copy of Celtx, it's a screenplay formatting software package that you can download from here:



www.celtx.com



If you don't know baseball, don't write baseball.