Author: Eva Wilshere

  • Script formats and history
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    Script 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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  • Reflection – Week 3
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    Reflection – 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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  • Teachers Treatment.
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    Teachers 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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  • The Treatment
    3 minutes

    The 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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  • The Ideal Idea
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    The 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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  • A Change Of Mind
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    A 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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  • In Search of Balance.
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    In 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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  • Reflection – Week 2
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    Reflection – 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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  • Auteur Theory
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    Auteur 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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  • Writing a Premise
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    Writing 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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  • Defining the Screenplay
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    Defining 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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  • In the Absence of Words
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    In 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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  • Random Ramblings through the Forest.
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    Random 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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  • Reflection – Week 1
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    Reflection – 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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  • What a Way to Learn.
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    What 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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  • Task 1: Write a premise for a short story.
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    Task 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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  • In the Beginning.
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    In 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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  • Into The Woods and Back Out Again
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    Into 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…

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