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SCREEN WRITING!

SCREEN WRITING!. How to start…. Guiding Questions . • What are the key features of a screenplay? • How can a screenwriter correctly write a screenplay that can be read by actors, directors , and producers ? Lets Look at an Example! . Screen Write Sample.

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SCREEN WRITING!

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  1. SCREEN WRITING! How to start…

  2. Guiding Questions • • What are the key features of a screenplay? • • How can a screenwriter correctly write a screenplay that can be read by actors, directors, and producers? • Lets Look at an Example!

  3. Screen Write Sample • http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/liarliar.pdf • Pg. 42

  4. Another Example! • NEWSIES • A Musical Feature Film

  5. Screen Write • http://home.online.no/~bhundlan/scripts/Newsies.pdf

  6. Revisions?! • REVISIONS: • 1st Blue 3/11/91 • 2nd Pink 3/28/91 • 3rd Yellow 4/08/91 • 4th Green 4/10/91 • 5th Goldenrod 4/12/91 • 6th Buff 4/12/91 (PM) • 7th Salmon 4/18/91 • 8th Cherry 4/19/91 • 9th Tan 4/22/91 • 10th Grey 4/25/91 • 11th Ivory 4/26/91 • 12th Blue (2) 5/1/91 • 13th Pink (2) 5/8/91 • 14th Yellow (2) 5/10/91 • 15th Green (2) 5/15/91

  7. Another … Example!

  8. Thoughts… • http://home.online.no/~bhundlan/scripts/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_First-Draft.txt • Dialogue? • Setting? • Music?

  9. Formatting • Do Screenplays Read like a book? • Screenplays are written using a specific format. People who write screenplays professionally use specific software, • Commonly used one: Movie Magic Screenwriter. • Screenwriting software =expensive • Do I need software to write a Screen write? • know how and a story to tell.

  10. Lets Practice (20 Mins.) • Step 1. The story • First, you need to choose your story. It can be a long chapter book or a shorter picture book you love. It can be a comic strip you like to read. It can be a story you made up. A good story will have strong characters and make you feel something for what’s going on. What story are you going to use? • In your group discuss and write down the following: • Story used (write details about story) • Characters (Who are they?)

  11. The concept (15 Mins.) • Step 2. The concept • Next, describe your story’s “high concept.” • Term used in Hollywood: main idea of your story. • Example: Put it in a “what if” format. For instance, think about the movie Mary Poppins. The “what if” statement would be “What if a nanny with magical powers came to take care of three children and changed their lives forever?” • Groups: Write your “what if” statement.

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