If your dream is to write the next great movie or play, you need to know how to get started. More often than not, many people go into this practice blindly and become more confused and frustrated by the whole experience. Instead of floundering around and feeling like you’re not getting anywhere, maybe it’s time to start looking at a screenplay in a different way – like almost a research project that you are doing. In this kind of practice, you will be able to get from idea to finished project in a matter of weeks, rather than years.