TV Script Project: Day 6

Please get together in your groups and discuss how your scripts are coming along. After checking in, go back to your projects and write. Aim to complete your scripts by Wednesday, March 21.

You should, hopefully, be moving in to your 3rd act today. A general breakdown of your script might look like this:

• Page 1: Teaser & titles or Act 1 (inciting incident)
• Page 2: Act One: status quo, major decision as protagonists involve themselves with the inciting incident.
• Page 3: Introduction to the subplot.
• Page 4: Problem arising (rising action & complication), end of Act 1
• Page 5: Act II: dealing with or solving the complication
• Page 6: Development of the subplot.
• Page 7: Turning point or crisis involving main plot (dark moment)
• Page 8: Act III: Dark moment & enlightenment (moment of clarity)
• Page 9: Climax and Conclusion of the subplot
• Page 10: Climax of the main plot (con't.)
• Page 11 or 12: Resolution, end of episode; reestablishment of the status quo

As you can see, you may need to fudge the pages a bit, but overall, your structure (in a 10-12 page script) should be somewhat similar. There's not a lot of time for extraneous or unnecessary dialogue. Remember that TV and Film are generally visual mediums. Use vivid description to convey a story!

See "The Adventure Time" script sample for a model.

Script Rubric:

• Episode is creative and well written
• Episode is in correct TV script format
• Episode contains few or no grammar mistakes
• Episode includes a "developed" main plot
• Episode includes a "developed" subplot
• Episode script is between 10-15 (or more) pages in length
• Author illustrates various plot techniques in script (inciting incident, rising action, turning point/crisis/dark moment, enlightenment, climax, resolution, etc.)
• Script includes a title page with author's name (list of characters optional)
• Project turned in complete on time
• Writer used their time productively in class (during lab)

HOMEWORK: Due Friday, March 23: please read and answer the ?'s about film. Note that the last question is a blog post on YOUR blog. See handout for details.