“…You close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down.”
—Salman Rushdie
Screenwriting is simply describing what is happening and being said on screen. The screen in your mind, that is. Unlike a novel, screenwriting has to “show” only what is on the screen. It can’t “tell” what the characters think or feel. It simply describes their actions and words, which in turn will portray what they think and feel.
The screenwriter must visualize as much detail in the mind as possible. Only then will the flavor and context appear onto the page for others to enjoy and interpret.
Loglines have to make the reader VISUALIZE the film in their imagination.
It has to present visual intrigue and opportunity.
ASSIGNMENT:
Look at the loglines you've created (in lesson 1)
—Salman Rushdie
Screenwriting is simply describing what is happening and being said on screen. The screen in your mind, that is. Unlike a novel, screenwriting has to “show” only what is on the screen. It can’t “tell” what the characters think or feel. It simply describes their actions and words, which in turn will portray what they think and feel.
The screenwriter must visualize as much detail in the mind as possible. Only then will the flavor and context appear onto the page for others to enjoy and interpret.
Loglines have to make the reader VISUALIZE the film in their imagination.
It has to present visual intrigue and opportunity.
ASSIGNMENT:
Look at the loglines you've created (in lesson 1)
- Is the language visual?
- Make note of what you want them to visualize
- Make note of what they'll be thinking (seeing) and feeling
- Can the reader get a sense for the genre?
- Does it have - WHO does WHAT or else WHAT? Submit answers to this question below