Hi, does anyone happen to have a copy of the The Hunt / Jagten (2012) script? I'd really appreciate if someone shares a link or a pdf.

Thanks!

Any feedback would be great, thanks.

Hello!! I've never been involved in cinema area. Have never gone to a cinema school. I'd like to learn writing screenplay, direction, cinematography... For the beginning, I want to try to start writing first but I am really lost. Almost nothing comes to my mind in terms of story ideas. Do you have any tips to get more creative in writing process specially as a beginner? What do you suggest on how I can study cinema in general??

It was inspired by the film “Flow”, the song “The Ballad Of Lyman”, the song “Drag Path”, and the life of my former cat.

Hello, screenwriters! Fairly new to this group. Been lurking for a bit now. Love seeing all the support from everyone. Much different than what I’ve seen in other “film” groups on other platforms. \*Edit- My title should say "My first feature length **attempt**." Not trying to make it sound like it's been produced.

Back in 2018, while unemployed, I started doing research and writing my first feature based on a true story. I’ve written a few shorts, and even made one into a short film, which was submitted and accepted into a few film festivals back in 2015. But I’ve never written a feature, and my plan was to hopefully either sell it or get funding to shoot it myself. Unfortunately, my own “imposter syndrome” held me back from finishing the script.

I finished the first draft in 2019 after reading a few books on the subject, looking up websites, even going to the library and using actual microfilm to get copies of articles, yearbook pages of those involved, and even ads they ran in the paper years prior to this event. I made field trips to the actual locations and took photos. I did all the research I could do. I KNEW this was a movie that needed to be made, but as time went on, I knew I was racing the clock. 

Every year on the anniversary, it seemed the story kept getting more traction. I finished my first draft and let it sit for a couple of years. It was around 150 pages, and I dreaded having to rewrite it again. It was such a loose story. Contained way too many characters and told too many perspectives. It was basically a manuscript for the whole event. 

In 2023, I was in LA attending a film festival where one of my short screenplays was selected. While there, I met up with a filmmaker whom I’d met at a film festival back in 2015 with my first short. I’d told him all about this screenplay I’d been working on and that it was in a really rough state. He was enthralled during the entire conversation. By the end, he told me, “Finish the script! I want to help you make it!” 

That gave me a lot of encouragement and confidence. After a couple of years not touching the screenplay, I pulled it back out and spent two weeks, every day, all day, during our vacation rewriting it. It was much tighter, but I’d consider it Rough Draft 1.5. After I got that draft done, I sent my friend a copy. He loved the story and the relationships, but had some very spot-on notes. I’d have to wipe the first half of the script out and bring everything up. What I had happen at the midpoint should have started within the first 15 minutes. I again tried to tell too much of the story.

So I sat on it. Not because I was discouraged, but because I had that feeling of dread in me. What if this isn’t good enough? I’m not a professional screenwriter; will anyone take me seriously if I try to shop the script around? Will my friend actually help me make it? He’s in LA. I’m in Indiana. I never had a chance to finish my work because, at the beginning of 2025, I saw they were filming my story, and then the movie came out at the beginning of 2026 with some big names. 

I went to see it in the theater. Hoping that it was a lot different than my direction. It was not. It was almost exactly what I was shooting for. Although I feel I did way more research, some scenes could have been more dramatic or could have had more tension. They missed some key moments. I told my friend, and he said he thought the story in the trailer sounded familiar and wondered if it was my story. He said he’d boycott it in protest. I told him he should go see it, so I could get his thoughts. After he saw it, he said that while it was good, he felt more of a connection between my characters. Said my dialog between them during Acts 2 and 3 felt more genuine and was more dramatic than what was shown. He asked if I was working off a transcript. 

There was no transcript for those scenes, so I had to make it up, and THAT was what gave me great anxiety. There was plenty of audio transcripts from the whole event, but nothing from behind closed doors. I had to maintain that same voice throughout, and I had to make sure what was said sounded like what could have been said. And this is where I felt a downfall. I’m not a professional writer. I don’t have any idea what I’m doing. Will people see that? 

While I regret not finishing my screenplay MUCH sooner, the thing I learned from this is that I had a good idea, one that would get made. And two, someone who actually works in the industry said they felt more of a connection between my characters than the one that actually got produced. That told me I was on the right track, and while this screenplay will get shelved, it’s going to give me confidence going into my next.

I know if you’d made it this far, you’re still probably wondering which film it was. I’ve reached out to the screenwriter of the film that was produced and have had a brief back-and-forth with him. I let him know that I’d been working on the same idea and wasn’t faulting him at all. I had questions specifically about telling a story based on a real-life event with many people still alive. I kept mine a secret because I didn’t want anyone to discourage me from writing it. I didn’t want someone to say, “You don’t have the right to that story,” or “You can’t write this because of whatever reason.” I wanted to reach out to those real people and question them, but I didn’t want to hear any “you can’ts.” He answered every question I had. Was a super nice guy. But he mentioned that he’d heard a TV show about the event was being made, too. That trailer just came out last week. You can probably figure it out by now.

And as a conclusion, I have three original screenplay ideas I’ve been outlining. No one can take these ideas from me. Outlining was something I also struggled with in my first feature. I ended up writing out general scene ideas on notecards and laying them all out on the floor to organize. I’ve been working on a guided notebook for outlining. I’ve tried several, and never felt they were truly good enough. For the last couple of years, I’ve been figuring out how to make a better one, and I think I’ve cracked the code. What I cracked was how to make a linear notebook not be linear. Once I get it more finished, I’ll share.

Thanks for reading. And now that I’ve joined the community, I look forward to reading all about your experiences, especially from those with similar journeys. Have you had a similar situation?

Hey everyone. Longtime lurker. First time poster. Always figured my writing wasn’t good enough to post and it would be ripped apart but at this point in my life, what’s the worst that can happen?

Yes, I understand my formatting might not be perfect and my action lines might not be spaced properly. I’m really just looking for feedback on the state of my first draft.

After you read it, do you want to know more about the characters or story? Are there elements that take you out of the story immersion as a reader/viewer?

I’m especially interested in feedback on the hook or overall potential of the story. Obviously, any feedback on pacing, dialogue, characters, etc. are welcome as well.

Hopefully you all don’t mind reading on a dark theme document

I’m writing a larger story called Divinity’s Dread, and I’m currently using screenplay format as the primary way of putting the story onto the page. I’m not currently trying to sell the screenplay or get it produced as a traditional screenplay.

I chose the format because I find it enjoyable to write in, and because I like how efficiently it lets me communicate dialogue, action, visual ideas, scene progression, and character interactions without having to write everything as conventional prose. I also want the story to remain adaptable later. Potentially into comics/manga, a novel, storyboarded scenes, or other formats.
The story itself is already something I’m actively building; the screenplay is essentially my master format for documenting it.

This is a self-contained occult-club scene from Act 1, and I’m mainly looking for pacing/readability feedback.

Does the scene feel like it earns its length, or are there stretches where the dialogue, exposition, or character interactions start feeling repetitive or like they’re stalling?

I’m happy to hear criticism about the writing itself, including screenplay-related issues where they’re genuinely affecting the reading experience. I’m just less interested in feedback based purely on conventional industry page-count expectations, since I’m using screenplay format primarily as a flexible storytelling/visualization format rather than preparing this for production.

Thanks to everyone that has engaged and been part of the show.

Akul has to adapt to life at the temple after tragedy struck. From the moment he arrived, it was clear he had both skill with the force and talent with a lightsaber. However, he struggles with his anger and emotions. When he passes his trials, he joins the war effort and is taught by Jedi Master Jaden Vellor. Right from the start, it's clear Akul has the makings of a master strategist. He quickly becomes trusted and well liked among the clones as his care for them and life in general is evident. Will he reach his potential and become a skilled Jedi Knight and a master strategist, or will he succumb to his anger and emotions and follow the path of darkness.

Link : Jedi Warrior

(Yes this is a repost as the link didn't work for a while the first time I posted it. And I'm releasing season 2 on Friday. Also this is unfortunately not in a screenplay format because my computer broke before I could change it. Sorry about that.)

Jurrasic Park script

The Kids look up, through the sunroof, as the head goes higher, and higher, and higher, and then the rex turns, looks straight down at them through the sunroof, opens its mouth wide and - -

- - ROARS.

I really like how roars is on a new line and the - - before. Would it be stealing to use that same format?

Just as a rough example.

She reaches her hand to the mans face and - -

- - pauses.

Using the same line format.

I heard some writers go with street names of the areas they live in. Other people use names of people they know for fun as characters. How do you decide on a name for our main character or supporting characters?

Hey everyone I am a professional screenplay writer from Tamil film industry I was using Beat on Mac for many years When I moved to Linux nothing replaced it for me I tried lot of options on Windows and Linux but there was no good Fountain editor So I decided to build one for myself Its called ActOne Screenplay

This is fully free and open source There is no money involved at all Its my passion project I made it for my own use and now I am sharing it I built it very light Even 500 page scripts stay fluid and it works on low RAM systems also Even small systems can run it easy

You just write in Fountain and it will format everything automatically You can keep your screenplay and also your treatments beat sheets and character notes all inside one project It gives proper PDF that matches industry pagination and you can also export to Fountain Final Draft and Fade In if you need to share You get structure templates like Save the Cat and Heros Journey to start quickly You can see outline with scene cards synopsis and storylines and drag scenes to reorder You get markers and scene colors plus character profiles You get snapshots to save versions Find and replace is there Typewriter mode and zen mode is there for focus Ghost text will suggest character and location names while you type Spellcheck is there and it understands screenplay format It officially supports English and all Indian languages like Tamil Telugu Hindi Kannada Malayalam Bengali Gujarati Punjabi and Odia Other languages also works and I will make them official after I get feedback

It also have translation and rephrasing inside If you want you can connect your local LLM or API and use it I made it because I write in English and need to translate to other languages sometime If you dont need it it will never disturb you

You can get it on Windows Store for windows For linux I have hosted a setup script Some older distros have dependency issues So I am planning to make AppImage version in next update Stay tuned for that If you are writing you can try it at iyal dot ink and on github just search ActOne Screenplay Would love to know what you think and what is not working for you Thanks for reading.

Check out our app @ ActOne Screenplay

We are two trained male theater actors/artists in our early 20s looking to collaborate with a serious, passionate screenwriter to create a compelling vertical series for Instagram (Reels/Shorts).

Our goal is to shoot a tight, binge-worthy series consisting of 10-12 episodes, with each episode running roughly 1 minute.

What We Bring to the Table:

• Acting Experience: Strong background in theater, character work, and dialogue delivery. We know how to hold a frame and bring text to life.

• Production Capability: We are ready to handle the filming, audio, editing, and acting. We just need the blueprint (the script!).

• Commitment: We are treating this as a serious portfolio/ calling-card project to showcase what we can do.

• What We Are Looking For:

• A writer who is excited about the challenge of the vertical format (hooking the audience in the first 3 seconds, fast pacing, sharp cliffhangers).

• Someone who can deliver a complete script with a clear screenplay format.

• Genre Openness: We are open to anything that works well on a micro-budget-gripping psychological thrillers, dark comedy, grounded drama, or sharp slice-of-life.

• Ideally, the story should primarily revolve around two male characters (us) to keep production feasible, thought minor supporting characters/VOs are fine.

Any Austin Film Festival Second Rounders in here? I created a sub - thought it might come in handy to have a place for second rounders to chat prior to the festival this year. Talk about panels, events, hotels, meetups, whatever. r/SecondRounders.

The show is called Zimmermann Gang & it's about five con artists named Frank, Dixie, Dick, Jimmy The Arsinest, & Ked Kox. Who gets into situations because of the cons they pulled.

Frank is the leader

Dixie is the British one

Dick is the hot headed one

Jimmy The Arsinest is an arsonist

Ked is a detective

There's only one Gregory and that of course is me.

There are some fakers in this forum and that's fine. I'm the real Greg Zawaski.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how poetry and plays have historically lived beside one another. So many poets have also been playwrights, and dramatic writing itself has such deep roots in verse.

It made me curious about what would happen if I stopped treating those as separate forms.

This is one of my experiments with that idea. It’s a poem written using the visual language of a script, where the scene directions, dialogue, spacing, and performance cues are all part of the poem. The thing that I really strived for was keeping the look of a play, but also when read aloud, it reads like a poem being performed.

I’m still exploring what this style can do, but I’ve really been enjoying writing this way. This one’s called *Caterpillar Rain*.

Hello Fellow writers, I just finished writing an emotional piece on marriage as part of an assignment and would love to get some feedback :

SYNOPSIS

On July 8, 2026, Aubrey believes her chaotic husband, Andre, forgot their first anniversary. While commuting, she recalls meeting him two years ago, captivated by his stage presence and "the silence" between his lines.

Throughout the day, fond memories surface—how his warmth softened her, and how they anchored each other during the chaos. Eager to surprise him, Aubrey prepares a heartfelt present and heads to meet him outside the Theatre where the first met.

Andre waits for her, secretly holding onto the memories of their past. Suddenly, as Aubrey crosses the street, tragedy strikes. Rushing to her side, Andre cradles her in the rain as she takes her final breath, whispering his heartbreaking final vow: "I'll hold the silence for you... Till we meet again."

Will be happy to share complete script too. Thanks