Well, you can’t script or storyboard a real documentary until you’ve shot footage. Run the cameras now and deal with narrative structure later. I love documentaries, though. Documentary is a fun genre, and fiction films often borrow documentary language. The result? I’ve written two scripts using very different documentary film …
Working Title of the Script: “Cut the Crowd” Party Short Film log line: In this party scene, a roomful of people compete for the attention of a successful, late-arriving VIP. How will the presence (or perception) of power change other people’s actions and options – for an hour, an evening, or indefinitely? …
Working Title of the Script: “I’m Game If You Are” Locations: 3 Casting: 2 actors, 3 actresses. 2 actors or actresses (these characters could be either gender). Logline: A screenwriter explains his newest idea to his shrink – a TV game show. Both become consumed in the game world. Film Synopsis: …
The Public Service Announcement (PSA) is a conventional format for conveying information. It can be cheap to film, with just a person delivering a monologue to a camera. The predictable conventions of the PSA are also ripe for parody, mockery, and comedy. And, in this case, gender politics go nicely …
How dialogue works in film – artistically speaking What’s good dialogue? Words that efficiently express character and plot, while also drawing people into the drama or comedy of the situation. Dialogue can be witty, erudite. Dialogue can reveal the subtext of motivations and desires for the characters. But at a …
The Short Film Done in One Single Take might seem like an academic or technical exercise. This also happens to be a fun story for low budget filmmaking. Some directors really love showing off their ability to make an effective scene without the use of editing. They choreograph the camera …