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Posted: 16 Feb 2010 at 12:22pm

Do any of you cross over between screen writing and short story writing? I've entered the short story competition twice and am considering the screen writing competition, but am unsure about format and other requirements since I haven't really written a screen play before.

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Posted: 21 Mar 2010 at 4:31pm

I write a lot of different things in many formats. I just competed in the short story contest and have already signed up for the screenwriter's challenge.

You can find the format in the rules. Basically, you single space lines of dialog and action, but you double space between a character's name and the dialog. You also capitalize character's names. For example:

LAUREN walks into the kitchen.

JASON

Hey.

LAUREN

Hello.

I hope that helps, I'd love to see you in the screenwriter's challenge! It's my first time, too, but I've done some screenwriting before.

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Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 10:54am

Ive entered both as well. I wrote in the screenplay comp last year for the first time. The formatting is relatively easy to get mostly right, someone will always pick you up on some small details. I read lots of websites that detail Spec-script formats, and also just copied the formatting from scripts i had read from earlier year competitions on this site.

Hope to see you in there!

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Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 1:46am

I think you should give it a try. I am in the same spot and plan to. I can share some info with you,

Edited by Mari - 09 Apr 2010 at 1:49am

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	Do any of you cross over between screen writing and short story writing? I've entered the short story competition twice and am considering the screen writing competition, but am unsure about format and other requirements since I haven't really written a screen play before.
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	I write a lot of different things in many formats. I just competed in the short story contest and have already signed up for the screenwriter's challenge. You can find the format in the rules. Basically, you single space lines of dialog and action, but you double space between a character's name and the dialog. You also capitalize character's names. For example: LAUREN walks into the kitchen. JASON Hey. LAUREN Hello. I hope that helps, I'd love to see you in the screenwriter's challenge! It's my first time, too, but I've done some screenwriting before.

jimiflan2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2767	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimiflan2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 10:54am
	Ive entered both as well. I wrote in the screenplay comp last year for the first time. The formatting is relatively easy to get mostly right, someone will always pick you up on some small details. I read lots of websites that detail Spec-script formats, and also just copied the formatting from scripts i had read from earlier year competitions on this site. Hope to see you in there! jimiflan
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Mari Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Addict Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1024	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mari Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 2010 at 1:46am
	I think you should give it a try. I am in the same spot and plan to. I can share some info with you, Edited by Mari - 09 Apr 2010 at 1:49am