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You Gotta WRITE A Script!
You Gotta WRITE A Script!
But I don’t want to read from a script!
A script is not meant to limit what you say on film nor is it meant for you to read from. A script is a plan for your video and will save you a lot of time during filming and post-production!
"While a script isn’t as flashy as the visuals, it’s the gas that will power your video’s audio and visuals. Without a great script, you can’t have a great video." From eGeeking
I use a script to both outline what I want to say and storyboard what I want to happen on screen.
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90 Second Video Guide to Scripting
90 Second Video Guide to Scripting
Formatting a script
Formatting a script
There are specific ways of formatting a professional script (say if you were submitting a screenplay to a producer) but you can format YOUR video script however it makes sense to you.
I like to:
- use all caps for character names and for major scene changes
- use italics for all scene directions
- indent and double space to add as much white space as possible, this makes it easier to read during filming and gives you space to write notations and changes
Some people like to use tables to organize all the information too. See below for a couple of examples and feel free to use these as templates.
TIP: One page of script typed in 12 pt Calibri font, double spaced and indented is about 1 minute of film.
TIP: One page of script typed in 12 pt Calibri font, double spaced and indented is about 1 minute of film.
Example of a script:
Example of a script:
Sample scripts
Sample scripts
Here are a few formats that you can use to script/storyboard your video:
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