Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Screenwriting

Sit down and read some scripts...

Go Into the Story--85 free, legal scripts for download

The Daily Script--a collection of movie scripts and screenplays to serve as a resource for writers and actors and those who simply enjoy reading movie scripts.

The more scripts/screenplays you read, the better you will be at writing them.

Everyone in class is required to write a 5-7 page screenplay. You have a choice of topics. Be sure to keep your screenplay simple so that your group can film it.

Main Character finds a magical object. What happens?

Main Character missed his/her curfew again and it's final exam time. What happens?

Main Character runs into his/her best friend and he/she is doing something very uncharacteristic. What is he/she doing and why? What happens?

Main Character is obsessed with orange soda. For whatever reason, orange soda is temporarily unavailable in Buffalo. To what lengths does the MC go in order to satisfy this obsession? What happens?

Main Character's best friend has just revealed an earth-shattering secret to him/her that changes everything about their friendship and may be pertinent to others as well. What is the secret? Does MC tell anyone? What happens?

Have fun. Be sure to write your script in script format with 12 pt. courier font.

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