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In filmmaking, a pitch is a concise verbal (and sometimes visual) presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or film director to a film producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the writing of a screenplay. [1] The expression is borrowed from "sales pitch". [2]
Presentation treatments are used to show how the production notes have been incorporated into the screenplay for the director and production executives to look over, or to leave behind as a presentation note after a sales pitch. [3] The presentation treatment is the appropriate treatment to submit if a script submission requires one.
Rewriting: The writer rewrites someone else's script for pay. The writer pitches their "take", much like they would an original pitch. Spec script: Short for "speculative" or "on speculation" as in; "She wrote her script on spec". The writer writes the script (original or someone else's idea) without being paid, and, subsequently, tries to sell it.
[19] [20] Plot point I occurs at the end of Act 1; plot point II at the end of Act 2. [16] Plot point I is also called the key incident because it is the true beginning of the story [21] and, in part, what the story is about. [22] In a 120-page screenplay, Act 2 is about sixty pages in length, twice the length of Acts 1 and 3. [23]
[2] Other bibles are used as sales documents to help a television network or studio understand a series, and are sometimes given to new writers when they join the writing staff for the same reason. [2] These types of bibles discuss the backstories of the main characters and the history of the series' fictional universe. [2]
While add-ins and macros for word processors, such as Script Wizard [1] for Microsoft Word, can be used to write screenplays, the need for dedicated screenwriting programs arises from the presence of certain peculiarities in standard screenplay format which are not handled well by generic word processors such as page-break constraints imposed by standard screenplay format.
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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting ("A Step-by-Step Guide from Concept to Finished Script") is a non-fiction book and filmmaking guide written by Syd Field. First published in 1979, Screenplay covers the art and craft of screenwriting. Considered a bestseller shortly after its release, to date it has sold millions of copies.