Screenwriting workshop

Terminology

o Logline – a brief (25 words or less summary of the story)

o Synopsis – a brief (one page) summary of the story

o Treatment – a detailed narrative

o Dramatic Irony – the audience knows more than the character in the scene. It usually builds tension.

o Editing – the process by which the producer, the director etc. add notes and suggestions to the screenplay.

o Foreshadowing – dropping hints / clues as to what is to come and making this (future) scene more believable.

o Template – the set format for a screenplay, see ‘Save the Cat!’

o Establishing Shot / Wide Shot – where are we? o ECU – Extreme Close Up o CU – Close Up