Free Screenwriting Resource: 30 Days of Screenplays
Reading scripts. One of the single most important things you can do to learn the craft of screenwriting. And in my experience, this is one area many aspiring screenwriters fail to embrace. At bare minimum, you should be reading one script per week.
But if you really want a jump-start, why not read a script per day for an extended period of time? That way, you not only get the benefit of what you learn in each script, you also absorb things on a macro level: style, pace, scene construction, character, dialogue, and much more. This deep immersion into reading scripts on a daily basis over a significant length of time offers a unique kind of learning.
In the past, I’ve run two series precisely with this approach:
Each post provides background on the script, some analysis and a link where you can download a PDF.
Once the studios begin posting PDFs of their scripts as part of the For Your Consideration campaigns beginning in December, I’m sure we’ll run another series in 2015.
Be honest with yourself: You should be reading more scripts. Here you have two resources to help you do that.
Go here to access links to all of the select group of Free Screenwriting Resources from Go Into The Story.
Each day in August, I’m going to highlight a screenwriting resource available on the blog. Why? Because with over 15,000 posts and 70+ archive topics, I want to make sure readers are aware of the many, many assets available here for reading and research. And they are all free!