Screenwriting workshop

o The Logline (useful for pitching / briefing) – 25 words or less…

e.g.

Gladiator A general who becomes a slave, who becomes a gladiator who kills an Emperor.

Alien – Jaws in Space.

Notting Hill - A London bookseller falls for a glamorous Hollywood star and finds himself out of his depth.

o The Synopsis – a one page outline that goes through exactly what happens. Objective and clear. The beginning, middle and end of the story.

o The Treatment – 3 pages or more where a great deal of depth is covered to give a real flavour of the style and content of the film. It may even be useful to write thumbnail sketches of the characters.

o The Script – think about how you set the scene; introduce your characters – an extremist moralist with a bottle of vodka just in shot behind him. A hero with a fear of heights – make sure he has to face this as he /she saves his / her friend. The bigger the journey, the greater the hero.