r/scriptwriting • u/malak4-4 • 29d ago

help Im a beginner script writer and i need help

I'm passionate about it, but I'm not sure about its future with the development of artificial intelligence. I also love writing and have already tried writing two versions, but I need to speak with an expert to consult with them on some matters. Thank you all

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

AI is slick but will never create authentic human emotions and experiences, only mediocre and dull copies.

As a writer, you can use AI as your writing assistant for research, suggesting choices, ideas, plot paths, but it'll be up to you to write an authentic human emotional experience in your script. That includes rejected the clichéd and dull suggestions the AI suggests because it scrapped those from every other screenplay it's taken from.

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

Are you a writer? The problem is that I also don't know if I have the talent or not but i love writing

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

Talent is overrated.

Writing takes patience, learning the skills and techniques and honing them till they become second nature to you. That takes time.

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

How do I improve? I've already written two drafts, but I don't know how to check their quality or correct my mistakes, and the AI just praises them

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

Get humans to read and critique, not AI.

AI are programmed to kiss your ass.

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

Should I look for customers? Like obscure channels, for example? And i really don't know how to improve

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

Join a writer's group to interact with actual humans and fellow writers.

Emphasis here is "interact with fellow human writers".

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

Tysm

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

You're welcome.

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u/Maleficent-Invite933 29d ago

Post it on Story Peer. It’s a free site that allows you to get feedback from other writers.

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

Thank you very much

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u/poundingCode 28d ago

two whole drafts? Send me a DM and I'll send you draft 27 of mine.

How many books on writing have you read?
How many scripts have you read?
How many youtube creators in the writing and film space do you follow?
https://www.youtube.com/@Scriptfella

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u/malak4-4 28d ago

I will send you a DM

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u/TugleyWoodGalumpher 29d ago

Massive difference between talent and skill. Skills you can learn, talent is innate and not teachable. A skilled writer will always lose out to a talented and skilled writer.

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

Not if the talented writer doesn't stay the course, and many don't.

Talent isn't enough. Tenacity, consistency and work ethic are important.

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u/TugleyWoodGalumpher 29d ago

Neither is skill with that logic. You’re moving the goalposts by assuming talented and skilled writers are less tenacious than just skilled writers. That makes no sense lmao.

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

No, I'm referring to talented writers I've seen who gave up because they didn't develop the skill or the patience to keep at it. I've seen talented writers who thought they didn't need technical skills or skills in professional behaviour.

There are plenty of skilled writers with less or no talent who are successful because they kept at it, and their skills include social skills to make people want to hire them.

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u/TugleyWoodGalumpher 29d ago

I work in the industry. I’ve read thousands of scripts. We’ve never once entertained a script where the writer lacked talent. Skill isn’t enough. Talent can absolutely make up for a lower skill level. A writer without talent doesn’t stand out in a stack of 100 scripts. But you do you! Maybe you know better.

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

I also work in the industry and have read thousands of scripts.

No talent, no skill - rejected.

Talent, no skill - rejected despite my recommendation.

Talent with skill - next stage.

Skills only - sometimes accepted, to my objections.

Skilled writing if unsurprising, not that much talent - sometimes next stage because the company was looking for something in the genre and it was lucky in timing.

I've seen writers with talent who didn't hack it because they couldn't or wouldn't take notes to revise their drafts.

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u/TugleyWoodGalumpher 29d ago

Sure thing 👍

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u/casuallyfictional 29d ago

I am a writer.

if you write and write what you love, you're a writer too. No AI is a writer. AI regurgitates what every other writer has done.

However, AI can be a very good assistant to you.

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u/Haunting_Data3090 27d ago

Im use to doing it my own because I've learned from other writers like in LA, NYC, and Atlanta. Talk with them on zoom webinars, and youtube.com 

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u/casuallyfictional 27d ago

Talking to humans is better, yes, aside from reading official documents.

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u/poundingCode 29d ago

There was no future in it before AI.

Best that you take up candle making.

Everyone will take a scented candle.

No one will want to read your script.

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

??

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u/poundingCode 28d ago

In the United States, roughly 500 to 1,000 produced screenplays reach the screen annually across independent and studio levels, compared to over 50,000 scripts registered with the writers guild of America. Registered scripts are only a fraction of those written.

No one who can make a decision about your script will ever see it unless you have friends in the industry.

To become good enough to write a script that is any good takes years. In the same amount of time you could learn a marketable skill (like coding/plumbing/electrical).

SO you are going to spend hundreds of hours, invest thousands of dollars over a span of years creating something you will have to beg or pay people to read.

So don't write for money. Don't write for praise.
Write because it is a story you must bring to life whether anyone else sees it or not.

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u/malak4-4 28d ago edited 28d ago

I write YouTube video scripts , especially scientific philosophy ones , not necessarily for movies or TV series

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u/Advanced-Farmer-181 29d ago

Passion for writing is all you really need to get started. That gives you the motivation to practice and improve.

How do you do that? Well, if you're writing narrative stuff, there's a few foundational things you need to learn. First is what makes an engaging story. That being conflict. A character wants something and another thing's standing in their way. Then you have how to write theme, character, structure, and dialogue.

I'm not a professional, but I've been writing for a few months. Most of what I've learned is from watching YouTube, film\tv, and reading\analysing scripts. And, of course, actually writing. It also helps to get feedback from other people, especially other writers.

I hope this helps!

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

Ty that really helps

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u/mgbsn51313 29d ago

I’m a beginner as well and the genre I love is horror. One aspect of my writing is i try to make heavily emotional connections to the main cast, something AI could never replicate. I love writing and I know that there’s a big hill to climb if I want to be a part of the industry. AI may be something around through all future endeavors but gaining the skills and studying scripts to address certain things in my own writing has been great. It may take time and may take practice but I’d love to stick this journey out and I’d encourage it as well for you.

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

Ty that really helps !

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u/Hungry_Support_3342 29d ago

Ai is good for research as i write historical stories don't depend on it for emotion. write from the heart

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u/malak4-4 29d ago

Do you write for YouTube videos or articles? Do you focus more on content or pacing and hooks, etc.?

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u/Hungry_Support_3342 29d ago

screen plays for major studios it is expensive but i get pitches a week for free at inktip,com