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LEARNING INTENTIONS
LEARNING INTENTIONS
To annotate a screenplay and identify elements of the detective fiction genre.
To annotate a screenplay and identify elements of the detective fiction genre.
To use scriptwriting features to compose a script for an imagined opening scene of a film.
To use scriptwriting features to compose a script for an imagined opening scene of a film.
What is a film script or screenplay?
What is a film script or screenplay?
Definition: the written story of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions.
Definition: the written story of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions.
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Features of a film script
Features of a film script
Scene heading or slugline including location
Description of the action
Character names and dialogue
Camera action
Transitions
The screenplay does not include instructions for the director; the production designer; the casting agent; the actor. It needs to allow all these people to do their job and interpret the story.
The screenplay does not include instructions for the director; the production designer; the casting agent; the actor. It needs to allow all these people to do their job and interpret the story.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
Annotate the film script of the opening scene of The Maltese Falcon. Make note of:
Annotate the film script of the opening scene of The Maltese Falcon. Make note of:
Scene heading or slugline including location
Description of the action
Character names and dialogue
Camera action
Transitions
What elements of the detective genre are evident in this opening scene?
What elements of the detective genre are evident in this opening scene?
Deadpool
Deadpool
Coco script analysis
Coco script analysis
The Avengers
The Avengers
A Table Read
A Table Read
A table read (also known as a read-through) is an organized reading of a script in which the speaking parts, stage directions, and scene headings are read out loud.
Choose one of these scripts to read as a class.
Choose one of these scripts to read as a class.
Graft 'n' Craft
Graft 'n' Craft
by Alexander Luis Rodriguez.
by Alexander Luis Rodriguez.
Never run with scissors. Always get an adult to help you. And never take Richard the Cameraman for a fool… 4 pages
Never run with scissors. Always get an adult to help you. And never take Richard the Cameraman for a fool… 4 pages
GraftnnnCraft.pdfOn Line
On Line
by Steve Burton.
by Steve Burton.
A small diverse group waits in an urban bus depot line to experience role reversals when the bus arrives. 8 pages
A small diverse group waits in an urban bus depot line to experience role reversals when the bus arrives. 8 pages
Online.pdfTurmoil
Turmoil
by Frank Popp.
by Frank Popp.
A demonic force is unleashed upon a family man while cleaning his late uncle's garage. Trapped inside, he'll have to fight through a small army of possessed power tools to save his family. 22 pages.
A demonic force is unleashed upon a family man while cleaning his late uncle's garage. Trapped inside, he'll have to fight through a small army of possessed power tools to save his family. 22 pages.
Turmoil.pdfSlayers: The Next Generation
Slayers: The Next Generation
by Elizabeth Johnson.
by Elizabeth Johnson.
A teenaged Zoe Wood, daughter of Faith and Robin, takes on her role as a Slayer and continues the fight against evil while trying her best to maintain a social life and carry on her family's legacy. 30 pages
A teenaged Zoe Wood, daughter of Faith and Robin, takes on her role as a Slayer and continues the fight against evil while trying her best to maintain a social life and carry on her family's legacy. 30 pages
Slayers_TheNextGeneration.pdfStab: Help! Ghostface!
Stab: Help! Ghostface!
by Vida Bojestig.
by Vida Bojestig.
Ghostface kills Lily's sister Julia. Later, Lily gets chased by Ghostface too. But she doesn't know who Ghostface is… 32 pages.
Ghostface kills Lily's sister Julia. Later, Lily gets chased by Ghostface too. But she doesn't know who Ghostface is… 32 pages.
Stab.pdfDead Filter
Dead Filter
by Luke Hunter.
by Luke Hunter.
A high-school vlogger is cursed with a phone filter that will kill her unless she sends it to kill her friends, one-by-one. 98 pages
A high-school vlogger is cursed with a phone filter that will kill her unless she sends it to kill her friends, one-by-one. 98 pages
DeadFilter-LukeHunter.pdfWriting Portfolio TASK 2.
Writing Portfolio TASK 2.
Use scriptwriting features to compose a script for an imagined opening scene of a film.
Use scriptwriting features to compose a script for an imagined opening scene of a film.
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