If you’re an absolute beginner, getting started in screenwriting can be intimidating.

By following the 10 articles in The Beginners’ Guide to Screenwriting, you’ll cover all the basics of screenwriting.

Each article covers a different topic, with reference to well-known Hollywood screenplays to highlight key points.

You’ll also find a handy “Tip of the day” with each article, and links to other useful sources of information.

If you’re a beginner, start at number one and work your way through. By the end it will all seem a little less daunting.

More advanced screenwriters can dip in and out of the articles and take whatever you can out of each one.

Note: This section is still in development - the third party site that was carrying these articles shut down! As soon as they are back online I’ll insert the links.

1. Introduction: What is a screenplay?

2. High Concept Ideas: Hollywood’s Holy Grail

3. Outline

4. Characters

5. Scene Structure

6. Sub-text

7. Dialogue

8. The Big Finish

9. Dramatic Openings

10. The Re-write