by Trevor Mayes | Apr 10, 2019 | Dialogue, Modern Craft, Writing
What and When? For some reason, the different initials that can appear after dialogue cues trip up a lot of screenwriters. Let’s have a look at what each one means and when the appropriate time is to use them. O.S. (Off Screen) O.S. is used when a character is...
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 14, 2019 | Quick Screenwriting Tips, Writing
Breaking Bad It’s bad form to force a page break mid-sentence. That goes for dialogue and action lines. Some of the better screenwriting software programs will not even allow you to do this. They’ll automatically force a page break after the completion of...
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 11, 2019 | Modern Craft, Writing
You might be a U.K. screenwriter if… We have to cut the British some slack because their accents are dead sexy and they… well, invented English. But even so, when it comes to breaking into Hollywood — where living too far away from Los Angeles can be...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 23, 2019 | Script Proofreading
Achievement Unlocked I’ve always been worried about becoming too bogged down with Scriptwrecked business to pursue my own screenwriting and filmmaking projects. As such, I’ve been secretly hiding a number services that I only provide to clients who...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 19, 2019 | Dialogue, Modern Craft, Parentheticals, Writing
(beat) it Sometimes you need your actors to pause in your script. One of the common ways to convey this action… or rather, inaction, is to use the word “beat.” Here are three ways that people typically misuse BEAT: 3. At the beginning of a dialogue...
