Thursday, January 12, 2017

TV Writing Assignment / TEST


Pre-Production for any movie or TV show requires writing for the TV audience. The documents to know about include the Treatment, the Script, the Storyboard, and the Proposal. 
Check out the TV Writing Workshop powerpoint here:

Writing for TV Powerpoint

Assignment: Write a one page Treatment and on a separate document, write a 2-3 page Script using camera shots and dialogue. Script out a scene that you already know or a scene that you make up on your own. 
DUE FRIDAY Jan 20th. 

TEST on Ch. 8 & Powerpoint content: Fri Jan. 20th

See example below: 


VIDEO
Audio
WS EXT: FRONT OF WHEELER HS - Morning

MS CARL - He gets out of his mom’s car; pauses

CU – He looks up


MS CARL’S MOM




LS CROWDED HALL; CARL GETS JOSTLED BY STRANGERS


MS CARL WALKS INTO CLASS



MS TEACHER LOOKS UP; SEES HIM, NODS


MS OF DWAYNE – CLASSMATE SITTING NEXT TO CARL


CU CARL

CU DWAYNE

CU CARL NODS


CU DWAYNE NODDING








MS OF CARL SMILING
(Nat Sound – car engines, birds, people)

(Car Engine)

(Car Engine fades away – single cello piece swells & fades)


Mom: I’ll see you after school. Good luck today.

Carl: Ok.


(Nat sound: loud hallway, laughter, etc)




(Bell Rings)





Dwayne (whispers): Hey. What’s up? What’s your name?



Carl: Uh.. Carl.

Dwayne: I’m Dwayne. Is this your first day here?

Carl: Yep. I hate it.

Dwayne:  What lunch do you have?

Carl: A lunch?

Dwayne: Aw, me too. Let’s chill later.

Carl: Cool.