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SUMMARY

Role

Screenwriter

Intention (SMART Goal)

By February 24, I will show evidence of

PRE-PRODUCTION – Screenwriter Journal

Summary

I’m using screenwriting beats that end in therefore or but to raise the tension and storytelling elements.

Cinematic Storytelling elements (Cinematic Storytelling by Jennifer Van Sijll)

26. Expanding Time through Pacing- used to slow down time and make the protagonist anxious.

34. Visual Foreshadowing- a visual symbol planted early that suggests an action that will take place later in the film. The periwinkle envelope.

87. Props (Externalizing Character)- Sophie goes to the lake early in the film and jumps in the water. In the end, Sophie gets killed and thrown into the water. the same splashing sounds.

93. Contrast of Wardrobe- The killer wears all black and the victims wear white or other light colors to show the contrast in the wardrobe between all the characters.

https://www.celtx.com/auth/public/resource/yaqldsyn

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Spike Lee. He wrote the films Do the Right Thing, He Got Game, She’s Gotta Have It, Jungle Fever, and Mo Better Blues. 

Michael Kennedy. He wrote Freaky and Bordertown. He specializes in writing horror movies. I will be looking at his writing and seeing what I can incorporate into my group film.

Training Source(s)

• ‘Freaky’ Writer Michael Kennedy Tells Us How to Balance Horror and Comedy
• 10 Tips from Spike Lee for Screenwriters and Filmmakers
  • write about what you know
  • have drama
• The Comedy Horror Movie: The KEYS to Both Laughs and Scares
  • “Screenwriters and filmmakers use visceral cinematic techniques and dark, disturbing subjects to provoke psychological reactions in us. They want us to feel as uncomfortable and emotionally heightened as possible.”
  • set the tone of horror
  • “These types of comedies don’t usually have happy endings like straight comedies. But it doesn’t matter: the audience knows they are somewhat shielded from their fears via their ability to laugh in the face of such fears.”
  • “In a comedy horror, dark humor may manifest in the characters’ deadpan reactions to the horrific goings-on. For example, in Shaun of the Dead, some of the most grotesque and violent moments are coupled with nonchalant reactions or even just plain ignorance from the characters.”

Project Timeline

From December 9th to February 24th.

Proposed Budget

??

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Skills Commentary

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Reactions to the Final Version

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Grammar and Spelling

Editor