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Hello! You’ve joined The Script Mistress for Scene 15: 6 Opening Scenes to Start Your Script! I am your host, Amber Bosworth and I’m so excited to bring you this episode! It’s the first week of the new year and what a better time to talk about the best ways to open your screenplay.

How to open a screenplay

  1. Start with the protagonist.
  2. Start with the antagonist.
  3. Start with the end.
  4. Establish the world.
  5. Plant a red herring.
  6. Montage and other techniques.

Resources:

https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/screenplay-opening-scene-example/. Check out this blog to find some informative videos that go deeper into this topic.

Check out Studio Binder’s following blog: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/best-opening-scenes-in-movies/ That goes over 25 of the best opening scenes. This is an awesome blog.

If you’ve got amazing plans for this year with your writing, download the free Writing Goals for 2023 that I made for you last week. This will help you make plans to set your goals every month of this year. You can find that at www.thescriptmistress.com/goals.

WRITING ACTION: Download the FREE outline template and use it to focus on your opening scene. Choose one of these 6 opening scenes and use it to start a possible new project. Feel free to share this with the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/ink2screen or email me at amber@thescriptmistress.com to get extra help.

Ready to start 2023 off with a new script in your belt? Consider signing up for the next Ink 2 Screen Screenwriting Challenge. Winner gets $150. Every writer that submits a script gets an in depth coverage and feedback right on their script. Get help where you really need it. Check it all out at www.thescriptmistress.com/ink2screen.

Thank you for listening and or watching! I truly value any feedback. If you have an idea for a podcast that might help, you can email me at amber@thescriptmistress.com. Like and follow this show wherever you are listening. Talk soon, and until then, happy writing.