Script

• Screenplay Format
• Traditional A/V Script

Articles

• The Writer
  October, 1990
  by Rick Cook
• The Write Stuff
  April, 1991
  by Elaine Dale
• Creating Characters
  April, 2008
  by Brian Peterson
  Getting the Most Out of Your Actors or Subjects
• The Perfect Plan: Storyboard and Shot List Creation
  July, 2010
  by Julia Camenisch
  The production process is incredible - you transform inanimate words on paper into color, emotion and life on the screen. But producing a script isn't an easy endeavor.
• A Production Value Primer: Big Looks for Small Bucks
  February, 1996
  by Mark Bosko
  Gaining production value on a project doesn't instantly mean spending money. Here's how to improve the quality of your videos with such simple tools as…
• How to Write a Script: Putting Words to Work in Your Videos
  September, 1995
  by Wynn Ponder
  Even if you're just taping your family outings to the Grand Canyon, your video projects could benefit from a script of some sort. In this article, we'll take a…

Streaming Videos

• Tutorials - How to Find the Story in Your Documentary
  November, 2010
  Finding the right angle on a story can be as hard as finding a needle in a haystack. However, knowing your limitations and some factors that affect their…
• Tutorials - What to Research In Order to Make a Great Documentary
  October, 2010
  Research is an integral part to making a story deep, credible, and accurate. As such, we will show you both how to form revealing questions and what sources…
• Tutorials - The Different Styles of Documentary Storytelling
  October, 2010
  There are many ways to tell a story. Whether you are planning to participate in your documentary, motivate people to act on a cause, or merely allow your…
• Tutorials - Structuring your Documentary Story into Shots, Scenes, & Acts
  October, 2010
  Structure is the spine that gives a documentary organization and meaning. We will help you start off on the right foot by showing you some common ways to make…
• Tutorials - Interesting Storytelling Techniques for Documentaries
  September, 2010
  No matter what part you have in a documentary, good storytelling is key as it connects everything together. We will show you how Story Basics work together in…
• Tips and Techniques - Power management for lighting. Secrets of story telling.
  November, 2006
  In our News & Technology segment, Derek and Mark look at a couple of "Off Shore Sightings" from Japan... JVC has a new Everio prototype while Panasonic is…

User Submitted Videos

• How to Write a Screenplay : Spacing & Margin Tips for Screenplays
  December, 2010
  by
  Learn how to format your script manually, without the assistance of scriptwriting software.
• Celtx Free Screenplay Writing Software
  November, 2010
  by
  This video tutorial explains the scriptwriting process while taking you through the scriptwriting software, Celtx.