When you start shooting you will have to be familiar with the various types of shots. The
following is a list of the shots and the abbreviations that are used on shot sheets.
EWS – Extreme Wide Shot
Shot so wide the subject can’t even be seen. This is also used as an establishing shot
which is used in [...]
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Camera Shot Terminology
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Pulp Fiction Script | Example Screenplay
An Example script by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary to help those creative juices flowing. Credit to IMSB.com for the script.
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“PULP FICTION”
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Writing Your Movie – Act 1
Act 1: The Beginning
This should be approximately 30 pages long (or 1/4 of your script)
As a writer you need to hook the audience enough to get them interested. Most of the people who read your script will decide in the first 5 pages if they like it. This makes it very important indeed!
In Act I [...]
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Making the Perfect Character
You should know your characters inside and out, just as they were real.
Before writing your script I advise you to complete this checklist. It will really help with building your character in to a 3dimensional being .
General details
Full name:
Age:
Star Sign:
hair type:
hair colour:
eye colour:
maritial status:
personality:
medical conditions:
fashion style:
Education and work
School:
College:
University:
Training:
Place of work:
Favourite
Food:
Drink:
Film:
Song:
Tv show:
sport:
See the rest in the [...]
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