There's a classic example, I think it's from Aker's book, where a room is described as follows: A shitty room. Sometimes that's all you need.

Great example, pliny. Depending upon the genre, tone, style and Narrative Voice, that can work wonderfully well.

Scott, do you mind giving a hunch where to find spec scripts on the internet or somewhere else? Most the time I just find shooting drafts...

Turambar, finding spec scripts, particularly recent ones is a tricky business. First and foremost, we have to be about protecting the writers of those scripts, so if you manage to find a spec, you have to pledge not to go public with it, only for your eyes, educational purposes solely. Scripts go through development and whatever draft you may have landed may not reflect a finished project. Now as to how to get them? The old fashioned way was to move to LA, get a gig as an assistant, then you'd have access to virtually everything. Nowadays there are various boards and forums online, most of them subscription based, which make spec scripts available. How you feel about paying someone to host the dissemination of spec scripts is something to consider. You can join online writing boards, get to know writers, and quietly nose around about who has what scripts. That's probably how most writers do it, ad hoc and unofficial script exchange groups. One great thing the studios have been doing the last several years: They make many scripts available online during the awards season. I've taken to posting those links -- all legal downloads -- each year, so you can look for those this year. Shooting scripts, but valuable to read nonetheless. But basically you need to develop contacts with people who have access to scripts and are willing to share them with you - again agreeing not to go public with the scripts. Anybody else have suggestions?

Thanks.