If you've been around screenwriters for longer than a day, you'll have heard the terms Spec and Shooting. So, what the heck is the difference? Speculative (or Spec) scripts are what we all write in the hopes that some studio will buy it and make us rich, or at least make us comfortable for a few months. Shooting scripts are what are used on set. I've attached one so you can see the differences. The scenes are numbered and there are camera shots added in. These won't be in a Spec script. I've not really done a shooting script but I've read a ton of them as I am sure a lot of you have. There are a plethora out there on the interwebs. The first script I ever wrote I put in camera angles and my instructor was like, "No. Take all of those out." Roger. It's tough when you're like "But I know that if there's this wide shot here and we pan and zoom in, then it would be so awesome!" If you've ever thought that, you need to go down to the local college and sign up for directing classes if they have them, because you might have a director hiding inside your noggin. And no, I'm not saying writers can't be directors, I'm saying be comfortable with one before you tackle the other.
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