Screenwriting 101
A screenplay must always be written in this tense.
What is present tense?
This 2016 film tells the story of three brilliant black women working at NASA whose work launched John Glenn into orbit.
BONUS 200: Name these three historic women.
What is Hidden Figures?
BONUS 200: Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson?
This Watchmen star is projected to be the second black woman to be nominated for best director in the history of the Oscars.
Who is Regina King?
This video sharing platform has been getting most of us through quarantine tbh.
What is Tiktok?
If you're trying to indicate how a piece of dialogue should be delivered (the tone, the emotion, to whom it should specifically be said to), you should use these, directly under the character's name, and above the dialogue.
What are parentheses?
This new release tells the story of the betrayal of Black Panther leader, Fred Hampton, by FBI informant, William O'Neal.
What is Judas and the Black Messiah?
This director was snubbed by the Oscars in 1990. In 2019, he finally won for his screenplay, BlacKkKlansman.
BONUS 200: Name this director's 1990 film that was shamefully overlooked by the Academy.
Who is Spike Lee?
BONUS 200: What is Do the Right Thing?
Although it's last season aired in early 2020, this comedy sitcom about a down on their luck family remains a popular quarantine binge.
When writing a character in a scene, you need to be mindful of these three things.
What are motivation, objective, and super-objective?
The Netflix series Self-Made starring Octavia Spencer details the life of this famed black entrepreneur who was the first female self-made millionaire in America.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
Although often relying on stereotypical characterizations, this late '60s-70s film genre promoted black empowerment by featuring heroic black leads fighting against white oppression.
What is Blaxploitation?
Ms. Amelia and Ms. Karnes have A LOT of opinions about this Shonda Rhimes period piece.
According to David Mamet (and Ms. Amelia), a film tells its story through the juxtaposition of these.
What are images?
Who are Malcolm X, Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali), Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke?
In 2018, this man became the first black screenwriter to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
BONUS: He won for this film.
Who is Jordan Peele?
BONUS: What is Get Out?
Recently, Netflix released the third installment of this popular film series which began with a collection of love letters.
BONUS 100: Name the title of the newest installment.
What is To All the Boys I Loved Before?
BONUS 100: What is To All the Boys: Always and Forever
What are all character names when they're first introduced, all props when they're first introduced, and all sound effects?
This 1991 film, whose imagery was referenced years later in Beyonce's Lemonade, brought attention to the Gullah Geechee culture, language, history, and narrative style.
What is Daughters of the Dust?
Ignited by the Watts riots and subsequent unrest and oppressions, this UCLA-based film movement launched revolutionized black cinema and attempted to decolonize Hollywood.
What is the L.A. Rebellion?
(aka the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers or the UCLA Rebellion).
In an ode to Ms. Amelia's macabre streaming practices, name two true crime series that came out in the last year.