Hi everyone my name is Peter Butler. First off I want to say how much I love Stage32, it's great to be able to connect directly with such talented people within the industry which is one of the reason I'm posting this here. If you're wondering why the strange title for my post it's because I'm in a...
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I would like to write my true story in form of a series as there are a lot of events. How do I start? . I'm new to screen writing. Shall I just write my story first as I remember it in chronological o...
Expand commentI would like to write my true story in form of a series as there are a lot of events. How do I start? . I'm new to screen writing. Shall I just write my story first as I remember it in chronological order? And then what? How do I put it together for pitching so that my story can be made into film?
Neat, very cool
You are amazing Peter Butler ! Happy for you!!
lol great work! I can relate to the bag straps slapping him the eyes haha.
Anita, normally for a series, you would just write a pilot episode and a series bible, which would give the basic storyline of each remaining episode and then pitch it that way. Normally one would not...
Expand commentAnita, normally for a series, you would just write a pilot episode and a series bible, which would give the basic storyline of each remaining episode and then pitch it that way. Normally one would not write the entire season until it gets picked up. Strongly suggest learning the structure using something like Save the Cat or similar beat sheet to help you plot it out. Even with true stories, there's an expected story structure that needs to be adhered to in order to make a show enjoyable, it should be more than just a retelling of something that happened.