20 Screenwriting Tips from Aaron Sorkin

Submit your Feature Screenplay here: Aaron Sorkin is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. Born in New York City, Sorkin developed a passion for writing at an early age. His works include the Broadway plays A Few Good Men, and To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as the television series Sports Night (1998–2000), The West Wing (1999–2006), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–07), and The Newsroom (2012–14). He wrote the film screenplay for the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), the comedy The American President (1995), and several biopics including Charlie Wilson’s War (2007), Moneyball (2011), and Steve Jobs (2015). For writing 2010’s The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. 0:00 - Intro