Course details
All good films and dramas start with a script. Each story begins with an idea, which is then transformed into a script. A script combines all aural, visual, behavioural, and linguistic elements necessary to tell the story effectively, and is therefore one of the most imperative elements in every film or drama production.
This unit focuses on writing a narrative script for film and television drama. Participants will learn to develop a story idea and write a script that has… + Read More
Course details
All good films and dramas start with a script. Each story begins with an idea, which is then transformed into a script. A script combines all aural, visual, behavioural, and linguistic elements necessary to tell the story effectively, and is therefore one of the most imperative elements in every film or drama production.
This unit focuses on writing a narrative script for film and television drama. Participants will learn to develop a story idea and write a script that has commercial and/or artistic potential by identifying the theme of the story, developing creative plots and compelling characters. This unit will also have an emphasis on learning how to write evocative action and descriptors, develop effective and appropriate dialogue, as well as a suitable pace for the story.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Distinguish between the different types of film story genres and genre boundaries
- Understand the three-act structure used in storytelling and concepts
- Incorporate ways in conducting research to develop the story and characters
- Establish an appropriate point of view for the story
- Develop compelling characters, plot and sub-plots through action and control the pace of the narrative
- Write evocative action and descriptions
- Using a master scene script format
- Using present tense and active voice
- Develop appropriate and effective dialogue for characters
- Develop the scripts through various drafts
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Screenwriters (TV & Film), Staff Writers (Drama), Playwrights, Story Editors, Directors, Executive Producers, Show Runners
Updated on 08 November, 2015 - Read LessAbout Singapore Media Academy
At Singapore Media Academy, we aim to create a lifelong learning culture that continuously seek new innovation and challenges to the methods and ways of doing things: to cultivate our participants’ ability for lateral thinking in a conducive environment for fruitful exchange of ideas and applications, to provide opportunities for critical studies that will prepare participants with relevant applied knowledge in their engagement with their professional practice, and to instill in our participants with a global and multi-cultural perspective.
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