Screen Writing Big Brain Tests
Enjoy these Screen Writing Big Brain quizzes we've created for you, helping to test the Screen Writing knowledge you have.
Question 1
Regarding the main character’s goals within Hollywood screenplay structure…
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True Goal precedes False Goal |
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False Goal precedes True Goal |
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Goals are superfluous |
The false goal reels the main character along for the first half of the story, or so.
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Question 2
Only people who live in Southern California work as screenwriters.
Question 3
If you write screenplays but have not yet derived income from doing so, you are not a screenwriter. You are a hobbyist.
Question 4
After completing a screenplay’s first draft, you should…
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Start querying production companies and agents about it—right away |
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File it away and forget it |
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Edit it |
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Take a bath |
Remember, only professionals make it at screenwriting.
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Question 5
Spec scripts may be full of errors! My idea will sell itself.
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True |
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False |
Check hard for errors in your screenplay. Consider your competition!
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Question 6
The best advice for any writer in search of a story is…
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Write what you know |
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Make it up as you go along |
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Write what a mollusk knows |
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Nap—a lot! |
It might amaze some what a mollusk knows, but your story is surely more compelling--and a lot easier to research.
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