The Screenplay Project—Due on Friday___May 30th

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Important Note: The finished, typed screenplay must be ready to turn in when class starts on Friday or you lose 20 points off the top!

One day late (or more) is ½ credit.

1) Work individually or with a partner.

2) The final script will be 20 pages typed. Don’t panic! There is a lot of white space in a script. Your script must follow the screenplay style and format as seen in other screenplays and from screenwriting assignments: Single spaced with double spacing between character speaking parts. Use the downloadable CELTX screenwriting program to help guide you.

3) Extra Credit Videos (20 pts): If you make an extra credit video of part or of all of your screenplay, the video is due on Monday, June 2nd for previewing by the teacher. No videos will be shown to class without it first being previewed by the teacher. The teacher also reserves the right to not show your video to the class even after previewing.

4) The final screenplay must be original writing and not plagiarized from another movie or TV show. Please keep your screenplays appropriate. No racism, sexism, homophobia, illegal drug references, extreme violence or explicit sexual scenes.

5) Your screenplay should have a beginning, middle, and end. You must have natural sounding dialogue, a good storyline, conflict, and a resolution or some type of ending for the script.

6) Some class time will be dedicated to the screenplay writing and outlining, but plan on writing the bulk of the screenplay on your own time.

7) When planning your screenplay, make sure you consider a setting, characters, plot and resolution that are different or alternative to the usual Hollywood movies.

8) A 20 page screenplay is about a 20 minute movie since each page roughly equals one minute of movie time.

9) You may also write an original TV show episode or a musical screenplay.

10) Have fun! Don’t procrastinate!