Writing journals

Preproduction & Theory                                                                                                                                                          6%

Throughout the next month we will have a variety of lessons of different aspects of screenwriting. Many of them will be tied to a writing exercise. These exercises will constitute your writing journal which will be submitted and evaluated in two major chunks – part 1 & part 2 each worth 3%.

The instructions for each task are on various handouts to come. But this handout reminds you of what the pieces are and how you will be evaluated

PART 1 [3%]                             DUE November 9^th

Task a: Rewrite task, tagline, one liner                   Oct 7

Task b: Writing For Character                               Oct 9

Task c:   Story Design; Principles of Antagonism  Oct 29

Task d: Conversation Snatch                                  Nov 4

Part 2 [3%]                   DUE November 27^tht

Task e: One story three genres                                   Nov 10

Task f: Deep Thoughts                                                Nov 12

Task g: Titles                                                               Nov 16

Task h: Non Linear Story                                            Nov 20

Evaluation:

Part 1:

·         Completion          1              2              3              4

·         Effort                   1              2              3              4

·         Detail                   1              2              3              4

Part 2:

·         Completion          1              2              3              4

·         Effort                   1              2              3              4

·         Detail                   1              2              3              4