#18 SCREENPLAY & STORYBOARDING CLASS#1

SCREENPLAY & STORYBOARDING
DM2C 10 Jan 2013
DM2D 11 Jan 2013

LESSON #1:

CLASS EXERCISE
 Please note that your blogs will be graded

1. Set up a new post: LESSON #1

2. Write in your blog:
- What makes a good story? (in point form)

3. Note the meanings/definitions of these terms on your blog:
- Screenplay
- Storyboard
- Plagiarism
- Pitch
- Genre
- Conceptualize
- Logline
- Synopsis
- 3 Act Structure
- Set Up, Confrontation, Resolution
- Treatment
- Storyline
- Motive
- Conflict

4. CASE STUDIES FOR CLASS EXERCISE:  
Do these in your blogs...

1. Write the loglines for the following movies.
2. Identify the key character & his/her/their motives.
3. Outline the 3 Act Structure in point form
- Setup, Confrontation, Resolution, Conflict

Starship Troopers
http://youtu.be/Y07I_KER5fE

Home Alone
http://youtu.be/CK2Btk6Ybm0

Transporter2
http://youtu.be/p7Q-WLlZl-Y

Men in Black
http://youtu.be/zv35TyeRb9M

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EX2 - DUE Week2

5min GROUP PRESENTATION
- Show Movie Trailers
- title, logline,
- genre,
- target audience
- dominant issue (key message),
- synopsis
- 3 Act (point form)
- Storyboard for trailer - 6 to 8 frames
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EX2 - 2C GROUPS (TRAILER)

1. Zul, Barnabas, Khai, Martin
Hunger Games

2. Alvin, Tio, Yoshua, Nikita
Back to the Future

3. Hasanah, Soeun (Ab), Danielle, Wenting
Pirates of the Carribean 3 (At World's End)

4. Laura, Quinn, Vania, Karrina
Hellboy 2

5. Jason, Samuel (Ab), Kelvin, Cynthia, Pingting
The Avengers

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EX2 - 2D GROUPS (TRAILER)

1. Beatrice, Blanche, Hui Ling, Pro, Eldon 

Narnia 1 - The Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe

2. Rizky, Azim, Weng (Ab), Nell (Ab), Raymond

The Hobbit

3. Yosua, Ronnie, Jia Ling (Open House), Nadia, Yiyu

Hotel Transylvania

4. Kris, Bi Luan, Hui Cheng, Lay Zin

2012

5. Nithin (Ab)?

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Note Ex1, Ex2, Assignment Brief & Deadlines

work to submit: (use templates)
wk2 - Ex2   - (GROUP) presentation A - trailer

wk4 - Ex1   - (INDIVIDUAL) pitch
wk7 - Ex2   - (GROUP) presentation B - script/storyboard
week 8/9     - (INDIVIDUAL) written test
week 13      - (INDIVIDUAL) final assignment

note: please download and read the briefs.

Final Assignment - Deadlines:

week10 - draft (bb)

week10-12 - consult

week13 - Final Draft (print & bb)