I'd say write out a list of shots you've came up with so far...(in that method you use above) then go through it and make a skeleton storyline. Once you've got that worked out then it's just a case of fleshing it out, i.e, turn it into the formet... INT. Hallway (m/s) Camera moves down hallway focuses on Villian...etc... From that, once it's complete and exactly the way you want it. I'd then add script to it...then you have a first draft of your movie Gohst.

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Thanks, so you think its pretty much a complete movie now? I mean, story?

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No, no, no...not just yet.

What I'm saying for you to do would be to write it all out and then go through it in your head; think of time (pacing); shots...and obviously the order in which they are arranged. You might find out you would rather have a shot in a different place later on in the development of the script.

That and your basic skeleton story needs more info in it...some more characters; and a few more scenes to flesh it out.

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wouldn't put in camera movements in script ...use we move down hallway until we see the Villian
or similar

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It's not for the script...

When devising how any of my ideas will plan out I make a separate "Screenplay" of exactly how each shot will look; as well as the working script. Just my methods.

This was what I was refering to...it saves me writing out medium shot/long/pan/crab...each time.

I just use m/s, c/s etc...

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okay fair enough everyone has their own ways ...would you be writing to direct them

normally a screenwriter wouldn't put in any camera details

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I'm a wannabe director, so I've sort of mixed in both roles when planning out ideas...so yeah I suppose I am writing them to direct them also.

I suppose also that I wouldn't trust many other people to direct what I write?

It's just that I believe myself to have a (well; overactive ) very streamed imagination...i.e I know exactly how to make whats on the paper look good (well in my opinion), yet I don't think that a lot of other people can imagine what I see in my head even if I described it in a very detailed manner.

So therefore everything I write is pretty much wrote so that I can carry it out...although one of my friends; Russell Kyle, who directs/writes with me is pretty good at interpreting what I am attempting to show in a shot.

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As Quinten Tarantino said "Its mine to ruin now"

Any way, what sort of extra scenes were you thinking of, to flesh it out?

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