Screenplay

SCREENPLAY

Develop a screenplay. Your screenplay will include all dialogue and all shots (close-up, middle-shot, long-shot) for your film. It also needs to include all setting locations and set pieces as they appear or disappear. It will follow the formatting of the example screenplay that I give you. We will make copies of it so that every member of your group has a copy. You may choose to write a screenplay for your own pitch or for one of the two pitches voted on by the group. Each group member must turn in their own script.

Your Screenplay must include:
1) Title page (Title, name of work your screenplay is based on, theme it explores, date, word count)
2) Transition, camera effect, sound effect, or screen type (if applicable) These directions should be in a ALL CAPS.
3) Description of each setting/ character
4) All dialogue must be written out (no ad lib).
5) Stage directions.

We will be using these scripts next class to create a storyboard so do your best work!

Please use the script for North by Northwest as a jumping off point for style.

Terms to know:
MASTER SCENE- General location of the scene being shot
EXTERIOR-- Outside
INTERIOR-- Inside
L.S.-- Long Shot
E.L.S.-- Extreme Long Shot
M.S.-- Medium Shot
E.C.U.-- Extreme Close Up
P.O.V.-- Point of View