Month: June 2020
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1 minuteReflection week 4
This week I watched two films, one from 1903 and the other from 1968 and looked out how the screenplays for each changed and evolved…
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1 minuteInspiration can take many shapes
The estate Kath lives on is vaguely based on where my dad lives in London, mixed with the block of flats I live in myself.…
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2 minutesScript formats and history
Le Voyage dans la Lune, 1902 The script documentation leaves a lot more room for creativity in costume and scenery. From watching the film, I…
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1 minuteReflection – Week 3
Studying the process of keeping and discarding ideas this week was paramount to my change of premise. At the start of the week I was…
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6 minutesTeachers Treatment.
Working Title: Teachers Genre: Drama Logline: A teacher finds an unconscious child on route to her first day back at work after the lockdown. She…
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3 minutesThe Treatment
We received a handy guide for how to separate our treatment into a three act synopsis and develop it from the outline. A Treatment should:…
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2 minutesThe Ideal Idea
Having changed my idea, this week’s reading was very poignant for me. ‘Ideas’ by Mukherjee was full of great pointers for whether my new idea…
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5 minutesA Change Of Mind
What is your process for keeping and discarding ideas? If my aim is to think of an idea to fit a specific project my process…
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2 minutesIn Search of Balance.
I find it so easy to write stereotypical characters because I see things in such extremes, but a regular, everyday person you can relate to…
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1 minuteReflection – Week 2
This week we thought about Auteur Theory as well as a script’s purpose – creation or blueprint? The script can encompass both creativity and structure,…
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6 minutesAuteur Theory
The theory that a film director can influence a film so much they can be ranked as the author, discussed by Steven Moras is an…
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2 minutesWriting a Premise
300 word premise ACT 1 World and tone Establish main protagonist and initial problem Introduce 2nd story Crisis leading to end of Act 1 Climax…
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2 minutesDefining the Screenplay
Is a screenplay a piece of literature or a technical document? Arguably, it is a bit of both. The style of writing and words used…
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2 minutesIn the Absence of Words
Video game comparison After watching the walkthrough for both ‘Journey’ and ‘Virginia’ I found it fascinating that whilst both lacked dialogue, I related much more…
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3 minutesRandom Ramblings through the Forest.
Tall Tales “Out of feeling comes structure, and out of structure communication.” Yorke. If telling stories is a way to seek control then it would…
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2 minutesReflection – Week 1
Whilst getting to grips with the online element of the course this week was slightly stressful for me, I feel that I have already gained…
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2 minutesWhat a Way to Learn.
Kolb’s Learning Cycle – David Kolb developed a four stage learning cycle. experiencing an event (concrete experience or feeling) stepping back and reflecting on that…
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3 minutesTask 1: Write a premise for a short story.
A premise is a short 1-3 sentence (40-50 word) statement that defines the thrust of the story in a way that captivates the heart of…
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2 minutesIn the Beginning.
I started a Masters degree in scriptwriting this week and my journey here has been a bit strange, but that’s in the past and this…
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3 minutesInto The Woods and Back Out Again
My Journey begins with a story, a story we’ve been telling ourselves for over 30.000 years. The story of who we are, what our purpose…