Questions about film
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QuestionsinWeek4.docxThis week you’ll begin writing your own screenplay pages. Pick TWO OPENING SCENES (first 1 to 5 minutes) that have NOT been used as examples in the course materials (or the Week 1 discussions). What are the first images? The first lines of dialogue? What happens in the scene? What do we learn about the characters?
(be concise as possible and treat these like bullet-point items)
MOVIE TITLE:
FIRST IMAGE (not just credits):
FIRST WORDS:
WHAT HAPPENS:
WHAT DO YOU LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS:
To write a great opening you must have a sense the movie’s ending. Remember -- the inciting incident asks the “question” of the movie that is answered in the climax. With that in mind, select ONE of your original movie ideas and tell us how it ends. MOVIE TITLE:
INCITING INCIDENT:
QUESTION OF THE MOVIE:
HOW DOES IT END?:
