Harsh Advice for Beginning Screenwriters

Screenwriting is hard enough without making it more difficult on yourself. So here's some screenwriting advice for beginning screenwriters.

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0:00 Encourage, Not Discourage
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7:31 An Opportunity

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[liannapim]

As someone who's been on the other side, in distribution and in script development and is now trying to start out as a writer all of this is so true. Thank you! Very interesting about not looking for representation. I think you're dead right! Thanks again.

[film_magician]

This is great. Not harsh at all -- just truth. I also ask "what kind of writer can I be for a rep that makes me invaluable"

[briannk]

It’s not you it’s the work .. great advice

[stevenbaer]

Harsh but fair. This is an honorable Youtube channel!

[AdadWarda]

Excellent advice told in a very supporting, encouraging and clear way. Thank you.

[x_tugalife_x]

Thank u so much for this video there were some points that i rlly needed to hear from someone other then my friends to rlly understand what they mean so thank u for that. Ill be checking out ur couses and i will def come back for more advice.
Keep doing your thing youre helping out a lot of ppl.

[commercialand]

Could I throw page one at you with a logline?

I got the crap beat out of me my first year on my feature screenplay, but I always took it as constructive criticism and mauled through notes until I felt it starting to iron out. Worked hard for 3 years on this one.

Three years later after two script consultants and recently another who edited my grammar issues, I now feel its presentable to put out there.

I have a feature on Amazon Prime, "Chasing Jeffrey" that I shot, directed and edited myself along with three shorts I did, but I never took the time to think those scripts through.

I'm now looking into coverage but cannot afford after 3k on this new one. Did you mention that there were free contests with free coverage, and are the free ones sufficient to send to directors? I have one now who is recommending coverage.

Anyway, feedback on page 1 would be great if you have a free moment!, thanks!

[michaelsix]

hardest thing is doing rewriting esp. when you get coverage notes back

[michaelsix]

learn to do outlines, this is has been my biggest problem, expect lots of rejection, plan on rewriting

[j.goebbels]

Nice setup: "You will probably disagree because you are wrong and I am right." Only a thwarted writer turned pretend guru concocts that syllogism.

[kelvinkagambo]

Thanks. I liked your tips. But please don't spend too much time opening. Just go straight to the point