6 STEPS TO WRITING A SCREENPLAY | 6. SCENE WORKSHOP
If you’ve made it this far from the start then congratulations, you’re at the last step!
I love that phrase “get it written, then get it right”. Well this step is all about that second part. Now it’s time to stress-test your scenes, and make them work as hard as possible to maximise emotion.
This episode is full of handy tips and workflows to find and fix problem scenes, and find interesting ways to deliver the unexpected for your audience.
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In this film we use examples from:
The Sixth Sense - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/...
Planet of the Apes - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063442/...
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080684/...
Barton Fink - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101410/...
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121765/...
The Room - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/...
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6 STEPS TO WRITING A SCREENPLAY is a quick-start guide to transforming your initial ideas into a fully developed story. Across the series we look at IDEAS, PLOT, RHYTHM, CHARACTER, DIALOGUE and SCENE WORKSHOP.
The ideas presented in this series are of course not my own, but rather my own collection of lessons that particularly resonated with me, which I’ve tried to organise in a way that feels practical. However I should give special mention to the following inspirational teachers and sources which have contributed tremendous amounts of material to what’s included in this series.
Robert McKee - https://mckeestory.com
Blake Snyder - https://savethecat.com
John August - https://johnaugust.com
Craig Mazin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_M...
Syd Field - https://sydfield.com
John Yorke - https://www.johnyorkestory.com
Bang2Write - https://bang2write.com
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