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Module1IntroductionTonavigateeachmodule,clickthenextbuttontogotothenextsessionor,clickthebackbuttontoreturntotheprevioussession.Eachmodulemayhavemultiplesessions.Thebestfameisawriter'sfame.It'senoughtogetatableatagoodrestaurant,butnotenoughtogettointerruptedwhenyoueat.—FranLebowitz▪ScreenwritingI:PrimingthePump▪Introductiontotheinstructor▪Adefinitionofstorytelling▪Whatisascreenplay?▪ThefivepillarsofscreenwritingAssignmentsLastpageoftheModule.Discussionarea(HotTub)Thediscussionareaisanextensionoftheclassroom,wherecollaborativelearningcantakeplace.Inotherwords,theinstructorshouldnotbetheonlyonecontributingtothediscussion.Participationismandatoryandwillbe30%ofyourgrade,soyouneedtologon,often.Youalsoneedtospell-checkandproof-readyourworkbeforeposting.Writingforperformanceisaveryphysicalactivity;eachmoduleissimilartoaworkoutinthegym.IntheHotTub(classdiscussion),you'llhavechancetosootheyourwritingmuscles,andshareyourexperienceswithothersinthesameposition.ThelastpageofeveryModuleincludesassigneddiscussionquestionswithdirectlinkstothespecificdiscussiontopicwithintheconferencingsectionoftheclass.DaHui(classdiscussion):DaHui(HawaiianPidginforgrouporsociety)isyourareatofindoutabouteachother,todiscussthescreenplayyou'vereadeachModule,andtonetworkideasabouttheindustry,notjustconnectedtoscreenwriting.Kokua:(Hawaiianforadviceorhelp)aresidebarswithintheSessions.Theycontainquotationsand/orprofessionaltipsaboutthescreenwritingprocess.InternetResourcesIneachModule,I'llbegivingyouaneclecticlistofwebsitesIthinkyou'llfindbeneficial.PleasefeelfreetoaddtolistbypostinginDaHui.▪▪’squizcanbefoundontheOutline.Pleasetakethequizonlyafteryouhavecompletedallofthesessionsinthismodule.e·piph·a·nyNoun.epiphany—adivinemanifestationmanifestation—aclearappearance;amanifestationofgreatemotionEncarta®WorldEnglishDictionary©1999MicrosoftCorporation.Allrightsreserved.DevelopedforMicrosoftbyBloomsburyPublishingPlc.NowwatchtheDemo:DemoVideos:WatchthevideoJulie'sEpiphanyinconjunctionwithreadingthisSession.Hopefullythisclipwillrevealalittlebitaboutmyself,aswellasreinforcemycredibilityandaddtoyourtrustintheprocessI'mgoingtoleadyouthrough(sometimeskickingandscreaming)overthenext15Modules.ScreenwritingI:PrimingthePumpOliverStoneYoucanmakeabadmoviefromagoodscript,butyoucan'tmakeagoodmoviefromabadscript.—OliverStoneNow,Olliehasbeenknowntosaysomecrazyshitinhistime,andheseemstopridehimselfonit,butthisisn'tcrazy.Icouldn'tagreemorewiththesesentiments.Soasyoustepintothisclassyoushouldrememberthatit'swrittenbyascreenwriter.Aworking,sweating,despairing,downtroddenbreedofhuman(sometimes,yeah),butfrequentlyinvigorated,catharticallycreative,annoyinglypersistent,andprescient.Thisisamandatoryclass,andhellyes,itshouldbe.Forallfilmmakers,cinematographers,editors,directors,craft-servicedivas,aswellaswriters!Everyoneevenremotelyinterestedinthefilmmakingprocess—orinterestedinknowingsomeoneinterestedinthefilmmakingprocess—shouldtakeascreenwritingclass.I'vealreadyadmittedwhatIam—howeveronceyoustartyourprofessionalcareereveryoneyoumeetwillsaytheyknowaboutwriting.I'dneversayscreenwritingisbrainsurgeryornuclearphysics,butnotalloftheseeveryonesreallydoknowaboutwriting,soyou'llneedtoprovethatyoudo—becauseyou'llbecompetingagainstthem.Thisisastuffed-to-the-max,crammed-to-the-gills,packed-like-sardinesclass.There'stoomuchinformationinhere,seepingoutofeveryModuleandpokingoutofeachSession.Youwon'tneedallofitimmediately,ormaybeevenever,howeverbecausethisistheonlymandatoryscreenwritingclassattheAAU,IhavetomakesureyoutakeawayenoughtoknowhowtonotcreatethatbadscriptOllieistalkingabout.There'sasayingaboutpickingyourbattlescarefully;wellIsuggestyouthinkaboutthewaryou'dliketowinoverthenext15Modules.Itmightbeaninnerconflict—perhapsyoudidn'tlikewritingessaysinhighschool,perhapsyouknowyoucan'tspell,perhapsyouthinkyoudon'thaveanythingtowriteabout—ormaybeyourwarisagainstthecineplexes,distributioncompanies,andfiscally-fuelledproducers.Orperchance,you'vejustreturnedfromyourlocalvideostoreandtheonlythingtorentwassomethingaboutgirlsgonewildonMars...thethirdinstallment!Soyou'vedecidedit'stimesomeonewrotesomethingbetter,moreerudite,withmorelaughs,moresubtext,andmoretrue-to-life!Andhey,whyshouldn'tthatsomeonebeyou?Soyou...getreadytotearitup,letitrip,struggle,sweat,andbeelated.Ihatewriting;Ilovehavingwritten...butevenduringthosetimes—usuallyatfourinthemorning,whenI'magonizingoveraplotpoint(moreaboutthemlater),there'snothingthatfillsmysoulwithsuchsolaceaswriting.Ifyoucouldcatchdiseasesofftheinternet,thisisthediseaseIwishyoucouldbeinfectedwithduringthenextfifteenModules.Butpleasedon'tjusttakemywordforit...youprobablyalreadyknowhowdifficult,competitive,andruthlessitisoutthere.ReadthenextSession.It'sanarticlefromCreativeScreenwritingbyDavidMichaelWharten.KOKUA:Formanyyears,writershavebeentakenforgrantedorignoredintheHollywoodfilmprocess.Itwasalwaysadirector'smedium,AFilmBy,asifthedirectorhadrealizedtheentireprojectonhisorherown.Finally,dueinlargeparttotheWGA