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“Give an actor a good script and he’ll move the world”

“Give an actor a good script and he’ll move the world”. Paul Newman (1925-2008). NARRATIVE (Story). A narrative is a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space. Cause and Effect. Cause Why something happened; the event that made another event occur. Effect

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“Give an actor a good script and he’ll move the world”

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  1. “Give an actor a good script and he’ll move the world” Paul Newman (1925-2008)

  2. NARRATIVE (Story) A narrative is a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space.

  3. Cause and Effect Cause Why something happened; the event that made another event occur. Effect The event that happened because of the cause; the result.

  4. What’s the Effect? Take a few minutes to fill in the chart with events in your life where there was a cause and an effect. Example: Cause: When I was a child I would run carelessly in the backyard. Effect: I stepped on a nail and I had to go to the doctor.

  5. The Screenplay • Major Elements of the Screenplay • Font (Courier New), page number (upper right hand corner of page) • Title page with contact info • Slug lines (scene headings) • Action lines (tells the reader what is happening) • Parenthetical (describes character’s actions and dialogue)

  6. Title Page • Title and Author (centered) • Contact Info (lower right hand corner of page). • WGA Registration (if applicable)

  7. Slug Lines • Slug lines indicate the start of a new scene and is used one time per scene a the beginning. • INT. or EXT. (Interior or exterior) • LOCATION • TIME OF DAY (Day, night, dawn, etc)

  8. Slug Lines • Example: INT. RESTAURANT – DAY EXT. GARDEN - NIGHT

  9. Action Lines • Action lines: Describe the action of your characters or describe the location, mood, etc. • Make sure you speak in the active voice (less is more!) • The window was opened by Casey (passive) • Casey opened the window (active)

  10. Action Lines • Example: EXT. GARDEN – NIGHT A sprinkler starts watering the lawn. WALLY, sits on the porch, contemplating the moonlight. He cautiously takes a drink from his coffee mug. A gun shot goes off. Wally’s eyes open wide. The cup of coffee spills on the floor. Wally gasps for air as he puts pressure on his bleeding chest wound. Wally closes his eyes and lets his head fall back. The sprinkler continues to spit water rhythmically back and forth.

  11. Parenthetical • Use parentheticals to give actors directions. • Use sparingly. Don’t use them too often. GEORGE (accusing) What are you doing here?

  12. Example from Jaws (1975) Read the exert from Jaws (1975) and circle the following: Slug lines Action lines Dialogue Parentheticals

  13. Define the following • Narrative • Cause • Effect • Screenplay • Slug line • Action line • Parenthetical

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