Welcome to WriteAScript.co.uk where we try to give you the best advice possible and provide helpful references that will guide you in creating a successful screenplay.

Whether you’re writing a screenplay for a short film, a blockbuster feature length film, or for the theatre you’re always going to follow similar principles for the layout and writing of your script.

However, deciding the scale and for what project your screenplay will be used for is the perfect starting point.

Let’s be honest, most of you probably want to write a script for the next blockbuster film. Who wouldn’t right? But let’s not get carried away while we are still learning.

All successful screenwriters have started out by writing short stories first. Start small and build from there.

Short screenplays are a great way to practice and test your screenwriting skills. Bear in mind you’re always going to redraft a project. Multiple drafts are key to writing the perfect script. So obviously redrafting a short screenplay is a lot easier than a long one while you’re still practising.

When writing a screenplay you will always follow a standard form. Understanding this form and how to stick to it is paramount, especially when you’re ready to give someone a script to read.

Let’s say you hand your script in to a big film company but haven’t stuck to the standard form. They’re going to throw your screenplay out before even reading the content.

You could have potentially written the next Oscar winning screenplay but because you didn’t stick to the standard principles of writing a script your big opportunity was missed!

That’s where WriteAScript.co.uk comes in. We want to give you, the screenwriters, the tools and references you need write a great script.

Our aim is to try and provide with as much knowledge as possible and we feel we can provide with just as much as you would learn attending a Film School. So forget those long, tedious screenwriting courses and take advantage of our screenplay tips.

We hope our site will appeal to the beginner aswell as the more experienced screenwriters.

Hopefully you’ll find our website simple and easy to follow. We’ve split our site into different areas of screenwriting to try and help you find what you need as fast as possible. So click into the relevant area via the links on the left and access our tools.

You don’t need to attend an expensive Film School to take a screenwriting course. Everything on WriteAScript.co.uk is free. We don’t charge a penny.

You could spend years on a screenwriting course but by using WriteAScript.co.uk you can read through our screenwriting resources as you write your screenplay.

So use and abuse the knowledge on our site as much you want. We’re here to help!

Go ahead and check out the screenwriting tutorials on WriteAScript.co.uk, we’ve tried to provide screenplay examples where possible and there’s even a cheap e-book on offer should you want to learn even more.