How to Write a Producible Script

Whether you’re submitting your script to buyers or producing it yourself, there is one question you should ask before going any further: Is my script producible?

How To Write A Producible Script will examine how each element of a screenplay can significantly impact its viability in surprising ways. You’ll learn why you should write like a writer but rewrite like a film crew.

Among the topics we’ll cover are:

• How the number of locations can wreak havoc on your schedule
• The hidden costs of too many continuity days
• How merging characters affects the budget
• Why combining or moving scenes can save the day
• How long speeches waste valuable time on a set
• Page count and how it dictates the pace of production

A copy of Final Draft with your current script open is suggested.

Writer/producer Charles Kipps has won an Emmy, Peabody, Humanitas Prize, and Mystery Writers Edgar Award. Among his credits are Exiled: A LAW & ORDER MOVIE which launched the LAW & ORDER franchise, and the 25th Anniversary Columbo special, A TRACE OF MURDER. His film credits include FAT ALBERT: THE MOVIE as well as independent films FRAME OF MIND, ZARRA’S LAW, and ANATOMY OF THE TIDE. He is currently in preproduction with SOMEDAY SOMETIME, a music driven romantic dramedy which he will also direct.

Kipps is the author of The Conor Bard Mysteries, which chronicle the days and nights of an NYPD Detective, and the Harvey Chatham Novels which center on a CIA psychiatrist who is drawn into the world of espionage. Kipps also wrote the nonfiction book Cop Without A Badge, which details the exploits of a confidential informant who worked with both local and federal law enforcement.

Contact him at charleskipps.com.