I have been brainstorming and outlining ideas for my next script I'm getting ready to write and thought it'd be really fun and cool to make a post-credit scene. Is it normal and/or okay to write that into a script either for effect or maybe the possibility to lead into a sequel?
Screenwriting : Writing for a Post/Mid-Credit Scene by Trey Alessio
Writing for a Post/Mid-Credit Scene
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I'd advise against it. There are always exceptions though. If you do decide to include a post-credit scene it needs to have more significance than just it being "really fun and cool". It has to be story-relevant. If you're not 100% sure it is, then don't bother and focus your creative energy on making the main story as awesome as you can.
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Generally speaking, I would avoid it in a Spec and let it to the production version. If it's a Comedy, I believe it's acceptable as the last joke - and only if you have a perfect last joke-, but I wouldn't do it in any other genre. Another exception is if you're writing a Spec for a Marvel movie (or a for a parody). In that case, I believe that a post-credit and a Stan Lee appearance are mandatory...
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Teasers & tags are relatively common in the tv series world assembled by staff writers - but in the film spec market - NO!
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There's irony in a forum where writers who pose similar questions are told to "go for it," the perennial favorite "there are no rules" or "break the rules," "just write a great story," and other homilies ad nauseum. I recall an effective postscript scene in "Young Sherlock Holmes" where we learn the identity of Moriarity, and the hilarious wedding of Kip and Lafawnduh in "Napoleon Dynamite."
Solely to set up a sequel, probably not. Otherwise, why not. Just make it killer: a well motivated surprise or laugh.
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Marvel does it all the time.
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Great one in "LA Confidential" too.