Synopses & Reviews
This practical guide provides everything you need to introduce scriptwriting to your students, and establishes the basis for a high standard of coursework for Film or Media Studies. The guide demonstrates how scriptwriting, screenplays and storyboarding can be valuable both in the production context and as a way of engaging with key aspects of the media or film studies curriculum, with accessible reference to key critical and theoretical writing.
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Synopsis
This practical guide provides what you need to introduce scriptwriting to your students, and establishes the basis for coursework for film or media studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction: assessment context; why teach screenwriting and storyboards; how to use this guide; schemes of work; teaching tips.
Essential terms and concepts: terminology; screenplay format; the Three Act Story Structure.
Screenplay basics: story structure; story types; character; dialogue
Storyboard basics: format; shot types; sequencing.
Planning a project: planning, categorising and structuring a story; developing a treatment and pitch; sequencing a script and designing storyboard.