Movie Making: Screenplays Storyboarding and Scriptwriting

What Is a Screenplay?

Screenplays contain:Storyboard which communicates via pictures: Actions Sound effects/ music Mood

Feeling Script which communicates via words : Character Descriptions Countries or Rooms Dialogue Camera Direction Special Effects

Storyboard: The root of the idea

What movie is this?

What movie is this?

An idea can be summed up in one picture or less.

Spiderman

Superman

Parts of a Screenplay

Scene DescriptionsAction DescriptionCamera Instructions“Fade in” and “cut to”Sound DirectionsCharacter SpeakingDialogueScene Number

What’s Your Story?

Script Writing EssentialsCharacter and SettingProblemClimaxResolution

StoryboardingStories in pictures

Point of View (POV)Close-up (CU)Pullback (PB)Cut to Fade outFade inDissolve

ActivityExample:

•Cinderella cannot got the ball (Dramatic conflict)•A fairy godmother waves her wand•The prince dances with Cinderella•Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind•The slipper fits Cinderella (Final Resolution)

1. Choose a fairytale.2. Get a blank piece of

paper. 3. Plan and draw a

storyboard of 5 pictures—No more.

4. When you have finished the pictures, write a caption for each.

5. Together the captions and the drawings will tell the story.

Storyboard Example

Cinderella cannot got the ball

A fairy godmother waves her wand

The prince dances with Cinderella

Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind

The slipper fits Cinderella

Other Examples:Jack and the Bean StalkRapunzelSleeping Beauty

Snow WhiteOther….

Sound:One more Layer

Example

•Cinderella dances with the Prince•Enchanting•I want the viewer to feel the dreamy romance of the moment•I want my music selection appeal mostly to children, but I know adults will also have to watch this so I will keep their entertainment in mind.•What do you think about an orchestral selection?

Setting the Mood1. Choose one board from your

storyboard.2. Think of the mood you want to

capture and write down the one word that best describes it, funny, sad, frightening etc..

3. Now think of how you want your viewer to feel

a) How do you want the listener to feel when they hear the music?

b) Do you want your music to appeal to adults or children, or both?

4. Talk about your thoughts when you have completed your task.

5. Add your mood thoughts to the third set of boxes and share.

Mood Setting

1. Cinderella cannot got the ball

1. A fairy godmother waves her wand

1. The prince dances with Cinderella

1. Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind

1. The slipper fits Cinderella

Storyboard Selection

Mood Viewer Feeling Adult/Child Appeal Sharing Thoughts

Cinderella dances with the Prince

Enchanted Dreamy Romance Both Orchestral Arrangement