By James N West
We have all known the feeling of sitting down in front of the TV waiting for the show to start. But before long we can’t take anymore of the terrible plot, unrealistic events, confusing dialog and terrible direction. So take the plunge and write an award winning script by yourself, sure this is a huge task that requires a lot of thought and work. But if you arm yourself first with the essential script prose guide you will have no troubles. So I’m going to give you some hot tips on how to write TV script successfully.
TV Script Format
• A very large percentage of prose is in fact what not to write, in 90% in fact
• Keep it clean and simple, avoid too much filler.
• Find your centres of action? In prose TV script don’t focus on a whole group of people, this becomes very confusing.
• Centers of action, have only 2 or 3. This keeps the TV script simple.
Plot Characters
• Are they larger than life yet still recognisably from life?
• Cliches or Archetypes?
• Reveal your characters and their tale through the action as well as through the dialogue
Script Plot
• What keeps you hooked in to a show? What makes you lose interest?
• Open the show as dynamically as you can, too long a build up will cause viewer to thrash off. Get the viewer hooked ASAP and they will stay tuned to the end.
• Too much narration can bog the show down; remember the TV remote off button is only a finger tip away.
• Is there sufficient action, drama, or comedy?
• Keep a strong sense of character; this will carry the audience to the end.
These are just a small part of the vital tips and tricks of that you will need to succeed in this area, there are many people who try and give up because they approach prose TV script in the incorrect way. Don’t be one of those people.
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