Actors: Let's talk Script analysis! 

I'm so glad!

Hey Daniel! Glad you like the Fletch stuff. I watched it again recently, so it was on the brain :)

Glad it was helpful!

You bet!

Thanks, Brian!

Thanks for the input!

@@GetTaped personally I just try to make life easier for everyone. I don’t put needless obstacles in people’s way. I get others don’t think the same tho.

You’re welcome 😊

It’s true that you have to be vigilant. But much easier to catch those errors when you understand scriptwriting and the correct formatting.

Yeah in a perfect world we’d have lots of time and plenty of background information. Alas…

Interesting. I actually don't think I've ever seen a script using slashes, then. Thanks for the nugget of wisdom, Jayson!

Thanks for the question. Over the 3.5 years of the channel, we’ve posted some videos geared toward actors at the start of their careers, but you’re right that the bulk skew towards the issues that come up on a union project. Are there any specific topics you’d like to see discussed? I’d be happy to tailor a video if the issue is broad enough.

@@GetTaped Well, just a general video about navigating low budget non-union projects. Should an actor just take any speaking gig that they can get? I've been in 3 low budget productions. One production had terrible quality. I didn't get paid and the footage wouldn't be worth adding to a demo reel. The director/producer of the second project said the actors have to pay the editor $25 to get their footage. And third project, also unpaid, the filmmakers still didn't give me my footage. I had to screencap the portion I wanted from Tubi. My agent encourages me to apply to any projects I see on my own as well, but I don't see anything that's worthwhile. I'm not asking for much. If I don't get paid, then I should at least get decent footage and an IMDB credit...but majority of these projects don't even go on IMDB. What's the point?

These are great questions. And while I’ve sort of covered some of it scattered across previous videos, I’ll work on condensing those thoughts to address it more specifically. Stay tuned!

@@GetTaped can't wait!

In the meantime here's a video I did tailored to non-union productions: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KVjzPExBVjo.htmlsi=SiP3N66NEtd5w4jL

Ah, the old ___ 1&2. It’s very confusing when casting doesn’t make their preference clear. And in those cases, I’ll tend to just assume ownership over how I approach (combining lines, doing 1 take each, or ad libbing to make the combined version make more sense). To me, if casting doesn’t have the time or desire to clarify, they have no choice but to accept what we do with limited information.

Thank you

I don't own any specifically on formatting. I've learned it here and there throughout the years reading thousands of scripts, and writing a bunch myself. That said, a lot of people seem to recommend The Screenwriter's Bible. Another book, Dr. Format Tells All, looks intriguing for those "special case" formatting questions like text messaging. Hope that helps!

@@GetTaped Yes, thank you!

@@GetTaped Yes! thank you! it may speed up a few things 🙂 Knowledge wise 🙂

Hmmm... Interesting.

My pleasure!

Yes, it is, if it is emotional at the opening that can be great.