Taking Script Analysis has been a really rewarding experience. I felt that the course was very beneficial and really taught me alot about how the industry works. Rather than just going to class and watching a movie; I enjoyed the in depth discussions we had about the various screenplays we read. Although the quizzes and scene analyses were challenging, they made me focus on more details for the next screenplay I read. I also liked the film we watched about the various screenwriters trying to get their movies made. I especially liked working on the group project. I thought we all worked well together and bounced great ideas off eachother. Working together in class even inspired us to make a short film as a team in campus movie fest! All in all, I definitely enjoyed this class. From now on, I will notice more details about a film when I watch it and will continue to read various screenplays for fun.
-Laurie Devaney
Discussion Questions
1. Out of all of the texts, which did you feel was most beneficial?
2. Which was your favorite script to read and why?
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William Goldman. I thought his style of writing was the most beneficial in accurately writing what i would consider to be a top of the line screenplay.
Selecting text that was the most advantageous is very difficult. Each author approached script analysis at very different angles. Sternberg is great as reference material, but as a casual edification it is ludicrous. McKee and Weston are too similar, in what they want to say, to favor one over the other. It really depends on what you want to do in the film industry.
I think the most beneficial thing was the variety of the texts which we read. It gave us a chance to see several different styles and points of view, which allowed us to pick and choose what we did and not like. As for my favorite screenplay, I would say The Princess Bride.
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