1. Movie Making: Screenplays Storyboarding and Scriptwriting

2. What Is a Screenplay? Screenplays contain: Storyboard which communicates via pictures: Actions Sound effects/ music Mood Feeling Script which communicates via words : Character Descriptions Countries or Rooms Dialogue Camera Direction Special Effects

3. Storyboard: The root of the idea What movie is this?

4. An idea can be summed up in one picture or less. Spiderman Superman

5. Parts of a Screenplay Scene Descriptions Action Description Camera Instructions “Fade in” and “cut to” Sound Directions Character Speaking Dialogue Scene Number

6. What’s Your Story? Script Writing Essentials Character and Setting Problem Climax Resolution

7. Storyboarding Stories in pictures Point of View (POV) Close-up (CU) Pullback (PB) Cut to Fade out Fade in Dissolve

8. Activity Example: Cinderella cannot got the ball (Dramatic conflict) A fairy godmother waves her wand The prince dances with Cinderella Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind The slipper fits Cinderella (Final Resolution) 1. Choose a fairytale. 2. Get a blank piece of paper. 3. Plan and draw a storyboard of 5 pictures—No more. 4. When you have finished the pictures, write a caption for each. 5. Together the captions and the drawings will tell the story.

9. Storyboard Example Cinderella cannot got the ball A fairy godmother waves her wand The prince dances with Cinderella Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind The slipper fits Cinderella Other Examples: Jack and the Bean Stalk Rapunzel Sleeping Beauty Snow White Other….

10. Sound: One more Layer Example Cinderella dances with the Prince Enchanting I want the viewer to feel the dreamy romance of the moment I want my music selection appeal mostly to children, but I know adults will also have to watch this so I will keep their entertainment in mind. What do you think about an orchestral selection? Setting the Mood 1. Choose one board from your storyboard. 2. Think of the mood you want to capture and write down the one word that best describes it, funny, sad, frightening etc.. 3. Now think of how you want your viewer to feel a)How do you want the listener to feel when they hear the music? b)Do you want your music to appeal to adults or children, or both? 4. Talk about your thoughts when you have completed your task. 5. Add your mood thoughts to the third set of boxes and share.

11. Mood Setting 1.Cinderella cannot got the ball 1.A fairy godmother waves her wand 1. The prince dances with Cinderella 1. Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind 1.The slipper fits Cinderella Storyboard Selection MoodViewer FeelingAdult/Child AppealSharing Thoughts Cinderella dances with the Prince EnchantedDreamy RomanceBothOrchestral Arrangement