Film – Week 8 – Screenwriting

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“Ali film script” by Zadi Diaz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

“You can’t fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen.” – Howard Hawks

SUMMARY

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  • Only one to two sentences
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PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 30 minutes in this ‘room’

• Watch The Basics Tutorials

  • Welcome to Celtx
  • Account Creation and Verification
  • Starting a New Project
  • Episodic Projects
  • About Your Free Trial
• Create an account at Celtx.com

• Watch the Script Tutorials

  • Multi-Column AV Script Editor
  • Offline Mode
  • The Film & TV Script Editor
  • Two-Column AV Format
  • Import a Script
  • Title Page
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CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 60 minutes in this ‘room’
• Complete the Sneak on the Basic Filmmaking activity
  • Login to https://sneakonthelot.com/
  • Go to sneakonthelot.com/courses/basic-filmmaking
• Write a brief description of your work today
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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 15 minutes in this ‘room’
• Brain write as many things that you can think of that create tension for you with  the 15-minutes
  • Write as many little things, big things as you are comfortable sharing in your public blog
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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 30 minutes (TOTAL)
• Go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
  • One of the essential elements of a story is tension
  • Think of all the things that create tension in your life
• When you return set the timer for 15 more minutes
• Write as many one-sentence scenarios for a 3-5 minute short film as you can before the 15-minute timer goes off
• Each scenario should have:
  • A protagonist
  • An antagonist
  • And the desired outcome, (essentially a thing or state of being the protagonist is working toward)
  • Example: Someone fighting someone or something for some thing.
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STUDIO (FILMING)

• Set a timer
• Spend 15 minutes in this ‘room’
• How do we build a great story structure?
• Watch Every Story is the Same and find out!
  • Did you like this?
  • Investigate more of Mr. Le Duc’s Story Circle Resources
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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

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WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

• • Spend 3 minutes on this activity
  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
    • Fill in the Weekly Activity Evaluation
  • The data you submit helps you demonstrate 21st Century Employability Skills
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