{"id":480,"date":"2016-02-29T22:14:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T22:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/wp\/?page_id=480"},"modified":"2021-04-01T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T15:09:00","slug":"scriptwriting-structure-and-organization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/?page_id=480","title":{"rendered":"Scriptwriting Structure and Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gathering Material:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an overarching idea<\/li>\n<li>snippets of writing<\/li>\n<li>outline of the whole idea<\/li>\n<li>images\/objects that inform the project<\/li>\n<li>character sketches<\/li>\n<li>lots of details, ideas, people, images etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First Stage of Organizing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Treatment\/Spec :\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movieoutline.com\/articles\/how-to-write-a-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to write a treatment<\/a> &#8211; approach for traditional screen plays<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sloperama.com\/advice\/lesson13.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Design Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/feature\/3415\/artists_and_game_design_documents_.php?print=1\">Game Design Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bible:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screencraft.org\/2017\/05\/08\/create-perfect-show-bible\/\">Create the perfect series bible<\/a>: screencraft.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z56nxVKmwR8\">short video<\/a> from studio binders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Storyboarding:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/accad.osu.edu\/womenandtech\/Storyboard%20Resource\/\">womenandtechOSU method<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Flowcharting\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creately.com\/diagram\/example\/hosnlfoy\/Game%20Design\">creately<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Structuring Ideas with Cards:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/johnaugust.com\/2010\/10-hints-for-index-cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John August&#8217;s Hints<\/a> useful for plotting, long-forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Experimental artists\/Experimental Forms<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;Robert Wilson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatreartlife.com\/artistic\/robert-wilson-the-master-of-experimental-theater\/\">article in theater life<\/a> with Einstein on the Beach 8 min excerpt<\/li>\n<li>Meredith Monk &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/meredithmonk.org\/repertory\/cellular-songs\/\">cellular songs<\/a> with embedded videos<\/li>\n<li>Lorna Simpson &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lsimpsonstudio.com\/films\/31-2002\">31<\/a> &#8211; multichannel video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Script Formatting Conventions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisoatley.com\/how-to-write-a-comic-book-script\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graphic Novel\/Comic Books<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/eyesondeck.typepad.com\/scriptfaze\/2011\/01\/how-to-format-a-tv-script.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/penandthepad.com\/write-30minute-sitcom-script-4195.html\">30 minute sitcom tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.storybreakdown.com\/long-acts-pilot-data-analysis\/\">60 min pilot tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.storybreakdown.com\/structuring-your-half-hour-dramedy-pilot\/\">30 min dramedy tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Screen Play &#8211; look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyscript.com\/scripts\/three-kings_unproduced.html\">Three Kings Draft<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elementsofcinema.com\/screenwriting\/screenplay_format.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elements of cinema<\/a>&nbsp; advice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movieoutline.com\/articles\/screenplay-format-a-guide-to-industry-standard-script-formatting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movie outline<\/a> advice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/johnaugust.com\/2011\/writing-fight-scenes\">fight scene<\/a><\/li>\n<li>other scripts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyscript.com\/\">The Daily Script<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/downloads.bbc.co.uk\/writersroom\/scripts\/stageus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stage Play<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Interactive Text\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stormthecastle.com\/video-game-design\/writing-a-video-game-script.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storm Castle Advice <\/a>&#8211; writing a video game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Story Structures<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kurt Vonnegut on\n<ul>\n<li>the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=oP3c1h8v2ZQ|on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shape of Stories<\/a> &#8211; Vonnegut is describing the emotional arc of a story. 4 min video<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GOGru_4z1Vc\">17 min video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Syd Field, Robert McKee,&nbsp; et al.\n<ul>\n<li>Syd Field deconstructed the typical hollywood film and introduced his paradigm for structuring film (plot points etc).\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sydfield.com\/writers-tools\/the-paradigm-worksheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Paradigm Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This writing school is spoofed in the film,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adaptation_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ADAPTATION<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>McKee&#8217;s &#8220;Story:Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersstore.com\/structure-and-character-excerpted-with-permission-from-the-book-story-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKee On Character<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The setting &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g-SfvGUmr_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube <\/a>~5 mins<\/li>\n<li>Bad Writer&#8217;s Have Nothing to Say ~6 mins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qaDDKHFg3Tg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t Mistake Words for Writing ~6 mins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3IhX7f5IX44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Destructiveness of Formulaic Screenwriting ~3 mins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pGpHbIOg6V4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blakesnyder.com\/tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet<\/a> &#8211; in a similar hollywood film tradition<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lespagesauxfolles.ca\/index.phtml?pg=29&amp;chap=1063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive Story Structures <\/a>by Ira Nayman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dialog and Subtext<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writersedit.com\/fiction-writing\/5-golden-rules-for-writing-authentic-dialogue\/\">5 Golden Rules for Writing Authentic Dialog<\/a> &#8211; Writer&#8217;s Edit<\/li>\n<li>Chas Harris &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/chasharrisfootloose.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/16\/dialogue-with-subtext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subtext <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Penny Penniston &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writersstore.com\/subtext-speaks\/\">subtext speaks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Color<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-4-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Helen Mirren - The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RFRCazQPLbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GIVING FEEDBACK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Look for positives and negatives &#8211; feedback sandwich<\/li><li>Constructive but not TOO reconstructive<\/li><li>Ask questions.<\/li><li>Summarize &#8211; this is what I thought was going on.<\/li><li>What is writer trying to do? identify it &#8211; say it write it down<\/li><li>How successful is it?<\/li><li>What else is happening &#8211; out of writers control? <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>TAKING FEEDBACK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DO NOT DEFEND YOUR WORK<ul><li>you can answer direct questions but maybe just note them down.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Listen, take notes.<\/li><li>Later &#8211; determine whether it&#8217;s useful, or not.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Writing Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.writing.upenn.edu\/bernstein\/experiments.html\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Bernstein writing experiments.<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/01\/10\/best-creative-writing-exercises_n_805914.html#s220975&amp;title=New_Lyrics\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post<\/a> (best creative writing exercises)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/hollylisle.com\/dialogue-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dialog Workshop by Holly Lisle<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lespagesauxfolles.ca\/index.phtml?pg=29&amp;chap=1063\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Story Structures <\/a>by Ira Nayman<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eduguide.org\/library\/viewarticle\/211\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fifteen Fun Writing Exercises to Improve Writing Skills<\/a> by Pamela A. Zinkosky (for kids)<\/li><li>Interactive Story Software <ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.renpy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ren\u2019Py<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visualnovelty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Novelty<\/a> <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/andrew_stanton_the_clues_to_a_great_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED talk<\/a> Andrew Stanton, The Clues to a Great Story<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/2014\/01\/download-6-2014-oscar-nominated-screenplays-legally-free\/#more-74470\" target=\"_blank\">Online Screenplays<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.screenplaydb.com\/film\/scripts\/philomena.pdf\">Philomena Script<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sFQctZ-Mhc4\" target=\"_blank\">Philomena Trailer<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Prelim Poetics\/Mateas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>recap of Aristotelian principles via Brenda Laurel: explain\/define<ul><li> Enactment vs. Description  <\/li><li> Intensification vs. Extensification <\/li><li> Unity of Action vs. Episodic Structure <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Janet Murray&#8217;s categories for games: explain\/define<ul><li>agency<\/li><li>transformation<\/li><li>immersion<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Look at diagrams<ul><li>explain material\/formal cause<\/li><li>what has to be added, according to M, for interactive work<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Agency and Immersion\/Frasca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does Frasca mean by ideology and simulaton?<\/li><li>How does Frasca characterize Brecht\/Boal?<\/li><li>What can be brought to video game design\/play by Brecht\/Boal?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Provoking Thing\/Anstey, Pape<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What narrative\/dramatic strategies do they use to:<ul><li>build an AI agent\/actor<\/li><li>control\/constrain the user<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gathering Material: an overarching idea snippets of writing outline of the whole idea images\/objects that inform the project character sketches lots of details, ideas, people, images etc. First Stage of Organizing Treatment\/Spec : How to write a treatment &#8211; approach<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/?page_id=480\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":292,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-480","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=480"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3861,"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/480\/revisions\/3861"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephineanstey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}