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Screenwriting Workshop

Screenwriting Workshop. Film Festival Society. What makes a screenplay a screenplay ?. Format. Courier point 12 Underlining / italics / bold Structure Title page. Style. Opening sequence Grammar / Vocabulary The We Problem To we or not to we Dialogue

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Screenwriting Workshop

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  1. Screenwriting Workshop Film Festival Society

  2. Whatmakes a screenplay a screenplay?

  3. Format • Courier point 12 • Underlining / italics / bold • Structure • Title page

  4. Style • Openingsequence • Grammar / Vocabulary • The We Problem • Toweor not towe • Dialogue • Shouldsupportthe narrative • Parentheticals • Bewareofover-directing • Cameramovement • Visual Style

  5. DON‘T PUT TOO MUCH INFORMATION IN DESCRIPTIONS !

  6. Story • Story > Format • Care aboutit! • Genre • Emotion andMeaning

  7. Characters • Whatshouldyouknowabout a character?

  8. Character • Audienceknows 20% • Backstory • Desire • Change • Relationships • Characterizationis not character

  9. Little Miss Sunshine • Scene • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQLLWUp_0U

  10. Little Miss Sunshine • Desire • Conflict • Emotion • Meaning

  11. Celtx • Screenwriting Software – FREE • Nomoreworryingaboutformat :D • iPhone / iPadapps • Share itwithrestofproductioncrew

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