GENERALLY
There are probably as many ways
to map out / organize your story,
as there are people in the world -
- it is highly individualistic.
There are many ways to convey your ideas -
- relaying them to yourself,
if you are working alone, or,
- to other people,
who are working with you on the project.
Some of these ways include –
Visual –
- Storyboarding
- Drawings of sets, costumes etc.
- Photographs of existing situations
that apply to the idea
Conversation –
- Talking out aloud to yourself
- Collaboration with others –
Backwards and forwards with ideas
until agreement is reached
Mimicking actions –
- Carrying out the action in front of a mirror
to yourself
- Carrying out the action in front of someone else
to show them what you mean
And,
The written word -
- Which can be in a form -
From Informal and unstructured –
Such as a handwritten note
To Formal and highly structured -
Such as a script or screenplay
All these things, and more, happen on a regular basis, in life,
and in all areas, when developing a story.
Whether the project is a small one,
that you are doing by yourself,
or, a large one,
involving hundreds of people.
The adapted screenplay for “Khaki Town”,
sits at the far end of the scale,
as a highly structured written work,
for a full-length feature film, of 3+ hours duration,
and, by no means the only way
to set up a screenplay.
There are many elements in this screenplay.
Use some, or all of them,
depending on what you need to express,
and, if working with others,
what they need to know.
So, it would help
if you are working with others,
to find out what they need to know,
such as, camera direction, dialogue etc.
COLOURED DRAFTS
Essentially, your completed written work,
ready for use,
is classified as a “White Draft”.
This is because,
it is the foundation work,
written on white paper,
with a white cover.
Revisions of pages, or the whole of your work,
carried out by other people,
with or without your input,
will be either printed on specified coloured paper,
or marked as such at the top (in PDF form).
See
KHAKI TOWN
There are two parts to this screenplay –
(A Screenplay is a script with added elements,
such as the lists that I have included for crew)
1. SCRIPT
and 2. LISTS FOR THE CREW
There are two parts to this screenplay –
(A Screenplay is a script with added elements,
such as the lists that I have included for crew)
1. SCRIPT
and 2. LISTS FOR THE CREW
I wrote this screenplay on the computer,
and, indicated that it was a “White Draft”,
in two places -
TITLE PAGE of SCRIPT
of LISTS
HEADER of SCRIPT
of LISTS
And when I printed the master copy out for myself,
I did so on white paper for the pages, and,
lightweight white card (200gsm) for the title page.
Binding the hard-copy manuscript,
is normally done using split pins, as far as I know,
through punched holes along the spine.
But, I put the loose pages
in a plastic document button wallet (envelope for A4)
.
See - Following posts for methods
See - Following posts for methods
(c) Katherine Stuart 2021
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