Scriptwriting

In class, we have been looking at scriptwriting and how to write an effective screenplay. I will need to write a script for my groups opening sequence therefore this work will contribute a lot to achieving a good grade. I need to take 7 steps to make a powerful script as the dialogue can be a very important aspect to a film.

Step 1) Read and analyse screenplays for genre similar to my opening sequence and set a goal to complete my script.
Step 2)Choose a film title, a key theme, and formulate a premise.
Step 3) Develop the characters, create the character arc, where is the location, what is happening in the scene.
Step 4)Outline, write out the action that takes place, redraft outline a few times, get feedback on outline
Step 5) Write the script out, e.g 10 minutes each day
Step 6) Add dialogue into the script to make sure the narrative makes sense
Step 7) Redrafting: Ernest Hemingway 'The first draft of anything is S**t', they are usually overwritten or underdeveloped, get feedback, put it aside for a week then read back over it, look at each element separately, make sure its exactly what you want.

Quentin Tarantino is a good script writer, he wrote the script for pulp fiction, a good script to analyse for research. If I follow these steps to create our script, our opening sequence should hopefully be successful.