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In your groups, share story lines you would like to explore.
Decide which event you will write about.
There are three parts to a movie:
ACT I: THE SETUP
ACT II: THE CONFLICT
ACT III: THE RESOLUTION
ACT I: THE SETUP
Introduces the characters, the dramatic premise, the situation, and establishes the relationships between the main character and the other people who inhabit the landscape of his or her world.
ACT II: THE CONFLICT
During the second act, the main character encounters obstacle after obstacle that keeps him from achieving his or her dramatic need. What does he want to win, gain, get, or achieve during the screenplay? What drives him/her forward through the action? What does the main character want? What is standing in his way?
ACT III: THE RESOLUTION
What is the solution of the screenplay? Does your main character live or die? Succeed or fail? Marry the man or woman or not? Act III resolves the story but is not necessarily the ending.
CHARACTER is the essential foundation of your screenplay.
It is the heart of your story.
Who is the main character?
In your screenplay you must note how you are going to convey their personality.
How are they dressed?
How do they act?
How do they talk?
Are they confident or insecure?
Are they rich or poor?
How do we know that?
What do they do for a living?
How do we know that?
How do the other people see them?
What is their dramatic need?
THE SETTING of your screenplay becomes vital once you begin shooting it.
Think about the mood you want to set in that scene.
Is your scene supposed to be suspenseful? Romantic?
Where can you set your scene and shoot it with the least amount of distractions?
What are your limitations?
Begin working on your screenplay by creating a story board.
Your screenplay must reflect the time period in which they are set and must have elements of the time period. Remember that plays will be videotaped and; therefore, props and fashion should reflect the time period whenever possible.
Your screenplay must be typed and should include settings and stage directions.
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