Identify the protagonist, then identify his or her main goal, then make up your mind whether or not by the end of the film you want the protagonist to achieve that goal.
Then, write the story. Write in prose if you wish, but write the entire story out as if you were writing the abridged version of a novel, be as detailed as you want. The remaining characters will either be born or develop during this process. Re-write this till you are satisfied.
Then separate that story into 3 acts and make sure each act serves its purpose well.
Then move to the screenplay format where you break this story out into scenes. Write the script outline, which basically means, write the scenes, without dialog.
Once this is done and you have re-written several times and are satisfied with the structure, begin writing in dialogues for each scene. From here on, the script can change on many levels with each re-write.
This is what I was taught in film school. Some writers will say, fuck this formula bullshit and some swear by it because you get to iron out story issues well before you enter screenplay form. I discussed this once with Nagesh Kukunoor who said...I dont know man. I just write.
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