Horror Screenwriting

What is Screenwriting and what are some good Colleges and Universities for it?

I’m in my second year of college and I need to start really deciding what I want to major in and for awhile I’ve been thinking of careers in writing and film. I love writing, its one thing I have always been really great it. I don’t have experience in film, I was going to take a film course in high school but there were too many kids already enrolled in the class so I wasn’t able to. I love movies though, love them, especially horror movies. So I was thinking, of going into screenwriting. I think it would be rewarding and fun, but I’m not sure exactly all of the requirements a screenwriter does. So I wanted to know if anyone could tell me all the tasks screenwriters do and some good colleges and universities for it? Thank you so much !

Screenwriting is a form of writing done in a specific style.

You’re already too far into college if you were planning on a career in screenwriting.

If you want to be a screenwriter, you write. You write every day. Writing is a passion and a discipline. You have to want to write. It is a solitary vocation. You need dedication and – more importantly – you need an imagination. An imagination, a thick skin, and the inability to take ‘no’ for an answer.

There are screenwriting classes offered at technical schools. I always recommend that someone that’s never taken a screenwriting class take one. Then drop out. You’ll have learned everything you can possibly learn in one semester.

You have to understand formatting. Read screenplays. They’re available online here:

www.script-o-rama.com
www.simplyscripts.com
www.imsdb.com

Pick up a copy of the Screenwriters Bible by David Trottier, it’ll answer the questions you have.

Learn the Monomyth. It’s the basis of virtually every story ever written, and was extensively written about in The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. There are two ways to shortcut HWATF: read the Vogler memo here:

www.skepticfiles.org/atheist2/hero.htm

And get a copy of Chris Vogler’s book A Writers Journey. You’ll learn story arc, and start to get a handle on pacing.

I’d recommend getting a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter. It’s the de-facto standard software package for formatting screenplays. It’s also pricey. If you’re not ready to make the few hundred dollar leap, then get a copy of celtx, it’s free and it’s a pretty good package. You can get it here:

www.celtx.com

You now have all the tools you need to be a screenwriter: you know format, you know Monomyth, you know pacing, and you’ve got the software to help you get everything down on paper.

A screenplay is between 90 and 120 pages.

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