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 * Sunspring**
 * [|Sunspring Script PDF]**

Watch Friday Night Lights opening sequence. Work with a partner to identify ALL the things the writers are trying to accomplish in this opening. Watch again on your computer as needed. Here are the domains you should take notes on. Plot Theme Setting Character Conflict Tone Discuss how FNL establishes these elements.
 * Monday, January 25**
 * About this course.**
 * Homework = watch the rest of FNL.**

FNL continued. Rematch the opening of FNL and pause to discuss how they establish.
 * Tuesday, January 26**

Plot Theme Setting Character Conflict Tone

[|The Elements of a screenplay.] Writerduet. Introduce [|Writerduet.] Make an account. Writer Duets sample is really good. USE IT.

Reverse engineer a scene from FNL.
 * Wednesday, January 27**

See how we did reverse engineering scenes. What's a scene? What are the goals of your scene (Theme/Setting/Character/Plot/Conflict/Tone)? You purge your scenes of all elements that don't advance scene goals.
 * Thursday, January 28th**

Talia's FNL scene. [|John August's Amazing How To Write A Scene.] Now let's write a scene. Characters: Tom,17, nerdy, the older brother/ likes his younger sister's best friend, Ella. Jane, 15, younger sister, cool, embarrassed by her brother, wants him to leave her friend alone. Mom, socially savvy, sees that Tom has no hope with Ella but doesn't want to have his feelings hurt. Dad, nice, clueless about the social dynamics. Doesn't know Tom likes Ella or that Ella would never like Tom.
 * Monday, February 1**

Setting: Family Kitchen, Friday morning. They are grabbing a family grabbing breakfast in the morning and discussing plans for the weekend:

the scene opens like this:

As Tom is pouring milk, he sees a text flash on a phone screen. Tom

(to Jane) Jane's texting.

Tom leans in to read the text.

Tom Wait, is she sleeping over tonight?

Now you finish the scene. Make sure all four characters speak.

Keep working on our scenes. Review, share and discuss the scene.
 * Tuesday, February 2nd**

Breakdown our scenes from yesterday.
 * Wednesday, February 3rd**

3 page challenge!
 * Thursday, February 4th**

Freaks and Geeks---[|Here's the series Bible.]
 * Monday, February 8th**

Writing Day! If you feel that way, why did you come? More writing? Or more F and G?
 * Tuesday, February 9th**
 * Wednesday, February 10th**

3 page challenge!
 * Thursday, February 11th**

__[|Sexist Screenplay Descriptions]__ Story Structure [|Guide to Loglines with examples. Use this.]
 * Monday, February 22nd**

[|Loglines examples, good and bad.] [|And more examples with industry pros, breaking them down.]
 * [|What's a logline and what goes into one.]**

Writing Tuesday! Write 5 log lines.
 * Tuesday, February 23rd**

3 Act Structure. Presto! Read Screenwriting 101.
 * Wednesday, February 24th**

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Continue breaking down Presto using Hicks 10 parts of a screenplay.
 * Thursday, February 25th**

Adventureland---in what ways does it follow Hicks' 10 part structure, and in what ways does it depart from his structure?
 * Monday, February 29**

Here's the Adventureland script http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/Adventureland.pdf

Adventureland---in what ways does it follow Hicks' 10 part structure, and in what ways does it depart from his structure?
 * Tuesday, March 1**

Adventureland---in what ways does it follow Hicks' 10 part structure, and in what ways does it depart from his structure? Adventureland- and script analysis of[| Adventureland script] Find six interesting things in the script. Good, bad, don't understand.
 * Wednesday, March 2**

Writing Thursday. Dialogue! http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/screenplay-subtext-how-to-write-effective-movie-script-dialogue.html
 * Thursday March 3**

[|Good site for process of writing dialogue]