Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Seaworthy and more videos in the Film Production category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com The screenwriter Gene Fowler once said, “Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” Here’s how to make the process a little less painful. To complete this How-To you will need: A formatting and pagination guide A realistic sense of limitations Source material Script formatting software Step 1: Decide on source material Decide if you want to write a script from scratch, or adapt some other work, like a novel. Tip: For adaptations, you’ll need to secure rights to anything that’s not in the public domain. Be prepared to pay dearly for the rights to popular books. Step 2: Learn script formatting Learn how to format a script. This is very important—many studios won’t even look at a script if it doesn’t follow industry standard rules for spacing and style. Tip: There are many scriptwriting programs that will automatically format what you’re writing, as well as adapt previously written scripts to the standard style. Step 3: Brainstorm Come up with some ideas for a script. Everyone has his or her own creative process, but most people find that sitting down at a …