Big Picture
The central thesis your film is aiming to impart to the audience.
What is the Theme
This man is the head of the Directing Department. He's known for directing big names like Michael Jackson and Will Smith during the Music Video renaissance.
Who is Bob Giraldi
These are assumed negative consequences a character will suffer if they don't get what they want.
What are stakes
This “bolt from the blue” event shakes the protagonist out of their comfort zone, gives them a "want" and stakes, and begins them on their journey.
What is the Inciting Incident?
The number of pages your short film is ideally written.
What is 12?
This 1 to 2 sentence summary of your film helps quickly convey what it's about.
What is a logline?
The department owns two of this camera type, known by the same name as a very popular Amazon product.
What is Alexa?
These stand in the way of the goals of characters.
What are obstacles?
(DAILY DOUBLE!)
The detailed plotting of events that build a character's journey in the story.
What is Story Structure
These are the lines of the screenplay that tell the reader what action the audience is seeing.
What are screen directions?
Every story begins with one of these in the author's mind...
What is an idea
This class tragically replaces your Thursday night screenwriting classes in Spring 2024
What is Editing?
A character whose actions create opposition for your protagonist.
Who is an antagonist?
This is the pinnacle of dramatic action, the turning point, the aha moment!
What is The Climax?
The name of the line in a screenplay that indicates the location, time of day, and whether it takes place indoor or outdoor.
What is a slugline?
This is the main question posed in the viewers mind as they watch a story.
This is the advanced degree you are pursuing, abbreviated as MPS.
What is Masters in Professional Studies?
This is a physical object the main character pursues throughout the story.
What is an Objective (or Want)?
The conclusion of the narrative, sometimes neatly tied in a bow and in other cases more open.
What is the ending, denouement, or resolution?
This screenplay formatting software is the industry standard for most professional screenplays.
What is Final Draft?
This narrative device gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The name of the murder victim in Natasha’s and Jake’s learning film, Jury of Your Peers.
Who is James Corbette?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This is what happens when 2 character’s different world views come into contact and prevent one or each of them from getting what they want.
What is conflict?
When the narrative events are shown in an order that is not chronological.
What is non-linear storytelling?
Your screenplay should start with this, and is the place where the writer or writers are properly credited.
What is a title page?