WRITE A SCREENPLAY (1-3 pages)
Your assignment is to write a script... A screenplay... Something we can FILM and then EDIT together. Your screenplay will be graded as follows:
THE FOUR QUESTIONS :
1. Who is the hero/protagonist/main character?
2. What do they want?
3. What is stopping them from getting what they want?
4. What is at stake? What happens is they don't get what they want?
REQUIRED FORMATTING:
FONT: Courier
FONT SIZE: 12-point LEFT MARGIN: 1.5 inches TOP/RIGHT/BOTTOM MARGIN: 1 inch PAGE NUMBERS: In Header, Top Right DIALOGUE:
SCENES: 2 Returns after each scene SCENE HEADINGS:
INT. = Interior (Inside) |
Formatting Practice Assignment:
Click here for a scene from Kubo and the Two Strings
Hollywood Examples...
Also, if you'd like to look at some Hollywood screenplays, check these out: