What are 50 tips for screenwriters to get their scripts selected by
movie producers and screenwriting competitions?

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Clarification of Question by ck1syr-ga on 11 Jan 2006 20:05 PST

I am not looking for tips regarding structure, but more so what are
the intangibles that the judges and movie producers are looking for. 
Something beyond the basics found on websites, but what judges and
producers are actually saying about scripts.

Hi

Screenwriting Tips for Playwrights (15 tips with supporting text)
- http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/screentips.html

Daily screenwriting tips
- http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Tips/tips.html

ABC's and the Three P's of Screenwriting
- http://www.newenglandfilm.com/news/archives/98november/screenwritingtips.htm

Billy Wilder's 10 screenwriting tips
http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/270

Basic Screenplay Structure
- http://www.angelfire.com/movies/coolscreenwriter/structure.html

Also, there are books on the subject, eg
"Hollywood Script Writing", $19.95
- http://www.howtowritescripts.com/how2/buyebookinfo.htm

Screenplay : The Foundations of Screenwriting; A step-by-step guide
from concept to finished script (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0440576474/qid=1137002226/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-9804198-0360850?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

And software:
"Script Wizard"
http://www.howtowritescripts.com/screenwriting/A3B/A3B1.htm

(All prices in USD)

Hope this helps

Ratty