The success of a series depends on a good script. No director can film an exciting action if the actors have nothing to play and the plot twists are boring and predictable. To create a really interesting scenario, you need to follow some simple rules.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you start creating a script, try yourself in small literary forms. Write a short story with a fascinating plot, create a play on the topic of the day. Invite people you know to rate your talents so you can see how good you are at captivating your audience.
Step 2
Study manuals for students of script departments of creative universities. It details the various nuances that you should learn before you get started, so as not to waste creative energy.
Step 3
Decide on the genre of your creation. It can be a melodrama, an action movie, a family saga, etc. Don't try to grasp the immensity, keep within the genre. For example, you shouldn't go into the details of a gangster showdown if your goal is a script for a ladies' series in the spirit of Desperate Housewives.
Step 4
Before you think through the storylines in detail, compose the biographies of your characters. It is advisable to describe what you were dealing with. It is not forbidden to use your friends and acquaintances as prototypes. You must know everything about your characters, understand how they would behave in a given situation.
Step 5
Create a general scenario outline. According to the classical canons, it should have an outset, twists and turns and a denouement. As you twist the plot tightly, remember that any scenario has an end, and you are fully responsible for the fate of your characters, who should not suddenly die simply because the writer did not have enough imagination to complete their love dramas happily.
Step 6
Bring dialogue to life: Hear how people talk on the streets. Let the speech of your heroes not be tortured, literary. But do not deprive them of their individuality by forcing them to utter formal remarks. Come up with brand words for your characters, make their speech vivid and memorable.
Step 7
Take classic patterns as an example. Hundreds of TV series have been filmed in the world. Pick the one that you like and consider it from the point of view of the writer. Find out for yourself what scheme the plot is built on, what keeps the viewer in suspense. Use these findings in your work, then your debut will surely be successful.
