What does a screenplay for an animated feature look like? Not that different from live action! Generally, animation scripts have more description of imagery, even camera directions. Studio Binder has a collection of sample scripts on their website.
Visit the site here:
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/animation-scripts/
What a treasure trove of pitch and bible documents! Sometimes writing is writing ABOUT writing. See what many TV show producers and writers have put together in the past on the Shore Scripts website.
Visit the site here:
https://www.shorescripts.com/tv-series-bibles/
Part of writing is producing sales copy for your work! How can you summarize your story in just a page? Check out this article from Screencraft. Includes a sample summary of Jurassic Park.
Read the full article here:
https://screencraft.org/blog/how-to-write-an-effective-one-page-pitch/
The Story Breakdown blog has some in-depth articles on screenwriting. Here’s one that analyzes all the ways a film can begin.
Read the full article here:
https://www.storybreakdown.com/writing-great-opening-scenes/
The “Writers Write” blog shared these negative and positive traits to think of when designing your characters. I’ll include the lists here, but follow the link to see how to implement these traits.
Read the full article here:
https://www.writerswrite.co.za/a-fabulous-resource-for-writers-350-character-traits/
The “Writing for Screens” channel presents the most important questions for figuring out how to turn a chaos of ideas and feelings into a dramatic story.
Filmmaker Shane Stanley has a lot to say about writing for action and writing for budget. He touches on the benefits of table reads and over-writing.
Read the article at
https://www.stage32.com/blog/fall-in-love-with-filmmaking-again-the-key-to-writing-action-3406
Don’t write a feature without getting to know your characters first! Perhaps you have a unique idea for a plot or situation, but the characters and their emotional journey are just as important. Take a look at this article on Stage 32 by Shannon K. Valenzuela to find out more.
https://www.stage32.com/blog/character-outlining-gets-a-makeover-2624
Here’s a good discussion from episode 590 of Scriptnotes. John and Craig twirl their mustaches and discuss what motivates our villains. Why does past trauma lead some characters to become villains, while others become heroes? What separates good and evil, and what makes a villain great?
Craig and John are joined by writer/comedian/actor Patton Oswalt in episode 589 of the Scriptnotes podcast. It’s fascinating to hear them break down the writing in one of Patton’s routines, beat by beat.