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My book is available on Amazon as a paperback or for Kindle Free resources and articles from clivefrayne.co.uk Follow me on Twitter @clivefrayne DIY SCRIPT We all know scripts will need multiple rewrites. But are we doing too many? DOCTORING

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My book is available on Amazon as a paperback or for Kindle Free resources and articles from clivefrayne.co.uk Follow me on Twitter @clivefrayne

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Can we improve the script development process? Can we understand the building blocks of a story? Can we create objective tools to analyse and develop scripts? We all know scripts will need multiple rewrites. But are we doing too many? Are reader’s opinions always useful in our script’s development

DIY SCRIPT DOCTORING

with

Clive Frayne

YES YES YES YES NO

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The simple

verview

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THIS SCRIPT SUCKS! WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE! THE PROBLEM WITH OPINIONS BEST SCRIPT EVER!

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A lot of traditional script analysis is done by comparing the story shape to traditional story structure

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A STORY IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHARACTER/GROUP OF CHARACTERS ARE FORCED TO

OVERCOME A SERIES OF CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES

CHARACTER PLOT WHAT IS A STORY?

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IRON MAN SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

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COLOUR CODED SPREADSHEET (PLOT)

These three tools are the key to DIY Script Analysis

COLOUR CODED SCRIPT OVERVIEW SIMPLE YES/NO COLOURED CODED SPREADSHEET (CHARACTER)

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What do we learn about Helena, Yuri and Baker?

Yuri is a rich, chilled, Euro-hottie
Helena runs a porn empire
Baker is a powerful media mogul
Baker originates from Florida (accents

matter)

Baker is impatient and has a temper
Helena isn’t intimidated by Baker
Helena understands her business

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Spreadsheet Plot Analysis Analysis

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The simple

verview

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The process-driven script development cycle

IDEA THEME COMPASS LOGLINE

FICTIONAL WORLD

CHARACTERS

PLOTTING WRITING

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HOW MUCH OF THE SCRIPT SHOULD WE REWRITE?

IDEA THEME

COMPASS LOGLINE

FICTIONAL WORLD CHARACTERS

PLOTTING

WRITING

BLANK PAGE REWRITE

REWRITE FROM 1ST MAJOR CHANGE

FIX EXISTING SCENES

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FOUR DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS

Q1. What is your story about? THEME Q2. What idea is your film selling to the audience? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE THEME Q3. How is your protagonist’s vulnerability exposed? DOES THE PLOT TEST YOUR PROTAGONIST/S? Q4. Is this story unique to these characters, this time, and this place? IS THIS A REAL STORY OR JUST A PLOT?

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HOW DO WE SELF- ANALYSE A SCRIPT? ASK… WHAT DO I LEARN ON THIS PAGE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS? ASK… WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS PAGE? ASK… WHAT LEVEL OF PROBLEM IS THIS? ASK… WHAT DO THE PATTERNS TELL ME?

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