Alright, everybody. Welcome to a quick screenwriting workshop. Today, we're talking about the most important part of your script: the first five pages.This is the first impression, the moment you convince someone to care.Let's be real, the people who read your scripts, whether for a contest, at a production company, or as an exec, probably have like a dozen other ones to do before lunch. They're looking for an excuse to put your script down and pick up the next one.Our job is not to give them that excuse.So how can you make the first few pages hook the reader in a way that keeps the pages turning as they dive in?Check out the video below and let's dive in. Page 1: The HookSo, Page One. Think of this as your thesis statement for the whole movie. What is it about, and why does that matter? Its only job is to ask a question that the reader needs to have answered.This is not the time for long, poetic descriptions of the landscape or the "wispy morning fog." We'll get to that. I want an image. I want action. I want something to make me care. Think about The Dark Knight. We're not with Bruce Wayne in his mansion. We're in the middle of a bank heist with a crew of clowns. It's tense, it's visual, and we immediately ask, "What is going on here? Who are these guys?"That's your goal. You don't need a car crash (though it can help)....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - 2 days ago