Training for Screenwriters
Screenwriting is a bit of an invisible profession. Most people who watch movies or television give very little thought to how the actors come to say what they say; but the fact of the matter is, aside from the occasional ad lib, everything film and television actors say is written for them by someone else. And the someone else who writes what film and television actors say is typically known as a screenwriter.
The rare person who does have some form of interest in screenwriting often hopes to be a screenwriter him or herself, presuming they aren’t one already. The fact of the matter is, there are a variety of ways for one to become a paid screenwriter. Notice the mention of the word paid. Virtually anyone has the capacity to write a screenplay. A small number of people have the ability to write a legitimately good screenplay. And some few