1. WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
> GENRES
> BRAINSTORM > IDEA > STORY DEVT
> 1 SENTENCE PITCH
> 3 ACT STRUCTURE
2. CHARACTER STUDY
> ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER
> VOICE / DIALOGUE
> CREATING CHARACTERS & THEIR PROFILES
3. WRITING THE SCREENPLAY
> FORMAT
> DRAFT ONE
> EDITS & REWRITES
4. STORYBOARDS & PRESENTATION BOARDS
- AN OVERVIEW
5. CASE STUDIES
6. EX1 / EX2 / ASSIGNMENT
Ex1: wk1-4 Story1 based on a true story
Ex2: wk1-6 Story1 to Screenplay (max 5min) & Presentation board
Assignment: wk6-13 Story2 to Screenplay (max10min) & Presentation board
REF / READINGS:
- Screenwriting - Madeline Dimaggio
- Screenplay. Syd Fields.
- Story. Robert McKee
- Psychology for Screenwriters. William Indick, Ph.D
- Rewrite. Paul Chitlik
DM2281 - Screenplay & Storyboarding
wk4 Exercise 1 (15%) Story, Development, The Pitch
wk 6 Exercise 2 (20%) Screenplay1 – max 5min, English & Presentation board
wk8 Written Test (15%) MCQ
wk13 Assignment (50%) Screenplay2 – max 10min, English & Presentation board
*Brief to be downloaded, read & student to meet requirements of brief
*ALL EXERCISES & ASSIGNMENTS TO BE DONE USING THE TEMPLATE PROVIDED
SCREENPLAY & STORYBOARDING
jan 2012 - classes 2B / 2C / 2L
links:
my blog:
http://masterwriterz2.blogspot.com/
downloads:
https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads2
facebook:
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