In Block 2, we’ll guide participants in continuing to develop and refine their story, the screenwriting process, writer’s rooms, script editing techniques, how to create dialogue, how to write action, and much more. The script will be 6 pages long, 2 characters maximum and one location.
Block 2 milestone:
By Week 5 in Block 2, the first draft script is submitted to our Head of Screen: dianna@busstopfilm.com.au
By Week 10 in Block 2, the final script is submitted.
Your guide Start here! Block 2
These templates and guides have been designed to help you craft or tweak your own workshop plans. The resources have been created to support these particular templates or your own ideas.
Each theme and workshop plan comes with a proposed workshop lesson and a powerpoint slide.
Theme 1: Writing the script and starting the ideation process
Script editing and writing the second draft
Script editing and writing the second draft
Theme 2: Preproduction
Preproduction and budgeting our film
Preproduction and budgeting our film
Theme 3: Working with the Crew
Briefing production, costume, and hair and make up
Briefing production, costume, and hair and make up
Resources for Block 2 are meant to provide a guide on how to think about creating your Program script and how to bring together all of the competing ideas whilst still meeting the film project brief.
Theme 1: Writing the script and starting the ideation process
Screenwriting Glossary – Portal
Writer’s Room Role Placards – Print on card and fold
6 Page script – This must be love
Theme 2: Preproduction
Budget activity resource – totals
Budget activity resource – costs
Budget activity resource – blank
Theme 3: Working with the Crew
Storyboard and Shot List Template
Camera angles resource – Boards