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About The Collection. There are currently 419 movie scripts available on Screenplay DB. More will be added pretty much daily, so keep checking back! All Film Scripts - Page 10. Digital PDF Format February 14, 2008 Numbered Script IMDB. The Unbelievable Truth. There are currently 419 movie scripts available.
Ticker by Paul B. Margolis
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November 10, 1997 Original Draft
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November 10, 1997 Original Draft
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
Download | 115 pages | 271 Kb | Digital PDF Format
Undated Unspecified Draft
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Titanic by James Cameron
Download | 173 pages | 446 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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TMNT by Kevin Munroe
Download | 98 pages | 159 Kb | Digital PDF Format
August 5, 2005 Second Revised First Draft Polish
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August 5, 2005 Second Revised First Draft Polish
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Horton Foote
1963 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Download | 147 pages | 252 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 8, 1962 Final Screenplay
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1963 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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February 8, 1962 Final Screenplay
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Towelhead by Alan Ball
Download | 131 pages | 223 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 7, 2006 Unspecified Draft
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February 7, 2006 Unspecified Draft
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The Town by Peter Craig, Chuck Hogan, Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard
Download | 122 pages | 322 Kb | Digital PDF Format
January 5, 2009 Revisions
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January 5, 2009 Revisions
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Toy Story by Joss Whedon & Andrew Stanton & Joel Cohen
Download | 138 pages | 568 Kb | Digital PDF Format
November 1995 Final Draft
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November 1995 Final Draft
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Toy Story 3 by Michael Arndt
Download | 130 pages | 263 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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Training Day by David Ayer
Download | 122 pages | 230 Kb | Digital PDF Format
April 2001 Draft
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April 2001 Draft
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True Crime by Stephen Schiff
Download | 137 pages | 283 Kb | Digital PDF Format
May 11, 1998 First Revision
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May 11, 1998 First Revision
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True Romance by Quentin Tarantino
Download | 132 pages | 228 Kb | Digital PDF Format
August 1992 Early Draft
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August 1992 Early Draft
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Twilight by Melissa Rosenberg
Download | 109 pages | 448 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 11, 2008 Blue Revised Shooting Draft
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February 11, 2008 Blue Revised Shooting Draft
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The Ugly Truth by Nicole Eastman and Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith
Download | 119 pages | 278 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 14, 2008 Numbered Script
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The Unbelievable Truth by Hal Hartley
Download | 112 pages | 117 Kb | Digital PDF Format
1989 Shooting Script
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1989 Shooting Script
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The Unborn by David Goyer
Download | 107 pages | 248 Kb | Digital PDF Format
November 4, 2007 Unspecified Draft
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November 4, 2007 Unspecified Draft
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Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan
Download | 108 pages | 172 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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Unforgiven by David Webb Peoples
Download | 121 pages | 139 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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Untraceable by Robert Fyvolent & Mark R. Brinker
Download | 115 pages | 183 Kb | Digital PDF Format
June 5, 2006 Unspecified Draft
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Up in the Air by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Download | 114 pages | 213 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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Urban Cowboy by Aaron Latham and James Bridges
Download | 135 pages | 385 Kb | Digital PDF Format
May 7, 1979 Unspecified Draft
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May 7, 1979 Unspecified Draft
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The Usual Suspects by Christopher McQuarrie
1996 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Download | 140 pages | 198 Kb | Digital PDF Format
June 11, 1994 Yellow Revisions
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1996 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Download | 140 pages | 198 Kb | Digital PDF Format
June 11, 1994 Yellow Revisions
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Vacancy by Mark L. Smith
Download | 97 pages | 154 Kb | Digital PDF Format
March 23, 2006 Unspecified Draft
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March 23, 2006 Unspecified Draft
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Valentine's Day by Katherine Fugate
Download | 118 pages | 232 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 18, 2009 Unspecified Draft
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Valkyrie by Christopher McQuarrie & Nathan Alexander
Download | 116 pages | 233 Kb | Digital PDF Format
January 8, 2007 Unspecified Draft
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January 8, 2007 Unspecified Draft
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Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj by David Drew Gallagher
Download | 147 pages | 248 Kb | Digital PDF Format
September 29, 2005 QT Revisions
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September 29, 2005 QT Revisions
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Vantage Point by Barry L. Levy
Download | 108 pages | 164 Kb | Digital PDF Format
November 4, 2005 Third Draft
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November 4, 2005 Third Draft
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Venus by Hanif Kureishi
Download | 93 pages | 208 Kb | Digital PDF Format
Undated Final Shooting Script
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Undated Final Shooting Script
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona by Woody Allen
Download | 141 pages | 210 Kb | Digital PDF Format
Undated Unspecified Draft
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Virtuosity by Eric Bernt
Download | 125 pages | 201 Kb | Digital PDF Format
August 24, 1994 Fourth Revision
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August 24, 1994 Fourth Revision
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The Visitor by Thomas McCarthy
Download | 106 pages | 153 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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Wadjda by Haifaa Al Mansour
Download | 98 pages | 189 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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A Walk to Remember by Karen Janszen
Download | 123 pages | 222 Kb | Digital PDF Format
July 27, 2000 Unspecified Draft
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July 27, 2000 Unspecified Draft
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WALL-E by Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon
Download | 95 pages | 376 Kb | Digital PDF Format
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Wanted by Michael Brandt & Derek Haas
Download | 106 pages | 208 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 23, 2007 Unspecified Draft
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February 23, 2007 Unspecified Draft
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War, Inc. by Mark Leyner & Jeremy Pikser & John Cusack
Download | 107 pages | 120 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 14, 2006 Draft
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February 14, 2006 Draft
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Watching the Detectives by Paul Soter
Download | 99 pages | 149 Kb | Digital PDF Format
August 7, 2005 Fourth Draft
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August 7, 2005 Fourth Draft
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The Way Way Back by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Download | 104 pages | 672 Kb | Digital PDF Format
Undated Unspecified Draft
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We Are Marshall by Jamie Linden
Download | 111 pages | 184 Kb | Digital PDF Format
February 22, 2006 Unspecified Draft
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February 22, 2006 Unspecified Draft
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The Wedding Date by Dana Fox
Download | 106 pages | 164 Kb | Digital PDF Format
April 22, 2003 First Revision
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April 22, 2003 First Revision
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Writing a screenplay is an extremely rewarding process, but it’s not an easy task. It takes a serious amount of time and dedication to develop a good screenplay, and if your goal is to sell it, completing a first draft is only the beginning. You’ll have to refine the story, often with several more drafts, get an agent, submit your script to studios and producers, and have someone like it enough to risk a substantial amount of money to buy it. Unless, of course, you’re planning to finance and produce it yourself.
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Each year, the major Hollywood studios purchase a combined 100-200 original screenplays. When you consider that somewhere between 25,000 and 50,000 new screenplays are registered with the WGA every year, it’s easy to see how difficult the task actually is. But, don’t be discouraged. Most people don’t invest enough time learning how to develop a good screenplay; they just try and write one. By dedicating yourself to the craft, your screenplays will start out well ahead of the pack. There are a few steps to follow when developing and writing your screenplay. Remember, though, there are no real rules, so they can happen in any order, or not at all. It’s up to the story, and ultimately you.
Related PostStorytelling 101: The 6 Elements of Every Complete NarrativeStep 1: Craft a Logline
A logline is a brief summary of your story, usually no more than a single sentence, that describes the protagonists and their goal, as well as the antagonists and their conflict. The protagonist is the hero/main character of the story, while the antagonist is the villain/bad guy/opposing force. The goal of a logline is to convey both the premise of your story and its emotional undertones. What is the story about? What is the style? How does it feel?
In the old days, the logline was printed on the spine of the screenplay. This allowed producers to get a quick feel for the story, so they could decide whether to invest the time into reading it or not. Today, the logline serves the same purpose, although it’s usually communicated verbally, or included with a treatment.
Writer at Work by by Iakovenko
Step 2: Write a Treatment
A treatment is a longer 2-5 page summary that includes the title of your screenplay, the logline, a list of main characters, and a short synopsis. Like loglines, treatments are mostly used for marketing purposes. A producer may read a treatment first before deciding if the script is worth their time.
The synopsis should highlight the main beats and turning points of your story. Anyone who reads it should get a very good idea of the story, the characters, and the style. They should learn enough to feel empathy for the characters and want to follow them on their journey to see how it plays out. Writing a treatment also gives you the opportunity to view your story as a whole and see how it reads on the page, and it can help you understand what’s working versus what needs work before you dive into the details of writing each scene. Since your treatment will be used to market your screenplay, be sure to include your name and contact info, too.
Step 3: Develop Your Characters
Think about the story you want to tell. What’s it about? Do you know the theme yet? Create characters who will contrast the central question, and who will have to undergo a major transformation to answer it. There are plenty of character profile worksheets online that can be helpful in bringing your characters personalities to life. Two that I’ve found to be helpful are here and here.
The most important thing when developing your characters is that you make them empathetic and interesting. Even the bad guy should have a reason he’s bad, although it may be unjustified.
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Step 4: Plot and Outline
Break your story down into its narrative-arc components and map out every scene beat by beat. I know a number of writers who use flash cards or notebooks for this. Personally, I use Trello for outlining my screenplays. I create a board for each script, then I make a list for each of the narrative-arc components, with a card for each scene. On each card, I make a checklist of the story beats and write notes about the characters or plot.
Do whatever works for you. The goal is to plot out your story. The more detailed you make your outline, the less time you’ll waste down the road. As you plot, keep in mind that tension drives a story. Building and releasing tension is key to keeping the audience engaged and driving the story forward. When hope is faced with fear, tension is created. This is what forces the hero to change.
Step 5: Write a First Draft
Using your outline as a map, write your script scene by scene, including the dialogue and descriptive action. The first ten pages of a screenplay are the most critical. A reader or producer usually has a ton of scripts flying across their desk and they don’t have time to read them all. They’ll give a screenplay ten pages to pull them in. If the script has interesting characters and the proper structure elements, they’ll likely continue reading. If not, it’s going in the trash.
The screenplay is a unique format of writing. While it’s true that there are a number of elements common to any story regardless of medium, screenwriting is different in that every word of descriptive action must be written in present tense and describe something the audience can see or hear.
Although typewriters and word processors work just fine, I suggest investing in software that will do the formatting for you. Hollywood follows a fairly strict format when it comes to screenplays. While this can cause quite a bit of confusion, it was more of a problem in the past. Modern screenwriting software makes it a very easy process. The most commonly used apps include Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and Adobe Story.
Writer’s Work Desk by NARstudio
Don’t stop and go back to fix dialogue or update action description until you’ve written the screenplay all the way through. Then you can go back through it, tear it apart, and rebuild it. Don’t be too self-critical during the first draft. Just write.
Step 6: Step Back and Take a Break
Once you finish a first draft, it’s a great idea to relax a bit and take your mind off of it. That way when you finally do come back to it, you can read it with a fresh set of eyes.
Step 7: Rewrite
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Now that you have a completed draft, you have a much better picture of your story as a whole. Go back and refine the action, tighten the dialogue, and edit the script. Chances are you will have to do this more than once. When creating a final version, using more white space on your pages is better. It’s easier to read and seems quicker to get through. When a producer has to read multiple scripts a day, it’s discouraging to see a script filled with pages of dense action description and long monologues.
Overall, writing a screenplay is a difficult task — one that takes sacrifice and a dedication to the craft. In the end, it’s a rewarding process, in which you get to create characters and watch them come to life as they make choices to navigate the obstacle course you’ve placed before them. Take some time to study the craft, and your script will be done in no time.
For more in-depth tips on learning to write a screenplay, there are a handful of books considered by most industry professionals to be must-reads for any aspiring screenwriter. Each one offers valuable insight into a different aspect of developing a story, creating interesting characters, and crafting a thoughtfully motivated screenplay. These include Screenplay by Syd Field, Story by Robert McKee, The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri, and Save the Cat by Blake Snyder.
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