The Synopsis is a brief description of
the story.
Which is designed to give a quick overview of what it is about,
to anyone
that you approach, or involve, in the making of the film etc,
It is probably best to use only one
page, as this will be easy to read.
eg.
To make the Synopsis, follow these
steps –
3. SYNOPSIS
- OPEN the File
0-1-NAME-SYNOPSIS
- I have used a HEADING
with NO NUMBER
This is
because this File is also, more of a conversational type
in the
group of Files that form an Overview of the Screenplay,
before
the Script.
eg.
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Khaki Town – White Draft – 18 Nov 2019
SYNOPSIS
__________________________________________________________________________
- On the
3rd LINE UNDER the
HEADING,
TYPE IN
the words describing the Original Work -
NAME
OF STORY by AUTHOR / PLAYWRIGHT
If it is your Original
Work, then that is all that is needed.
If
it is an adaption of someone else’s Original Work –
- On the
NEXT LINE,
TYPE IN
the words –
Adapted
Screenplay / Script by Your Name
eg.
__________________________________________________________________________
KHAKI TOWN
by JUDY NUNN
Adapted Screenplay
by Katherine Stuart
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DESCRIPTION OF STORY
- PRESS ENTER
6 TIMES
Making
5 SPACE LINES
- TYPE IN
the SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE
STORY
eg.
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The President of the United States, Lyndon Baines
Johnson (LBJ), is reflecting on past events, in the Oval Office (The White
House, Washington DC). He is about to sign the final version of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, inviting Robert Kennedy to be present, as it will
become law on the morrow.
This prompts him to relate to Robert, an event that he
was involved in during WW2.
US troops were offered to Australia to help with the
war effort, and Negroes were included.
Australia, however, had then and now (1964), their White
Australia Policy and didn’t want the Negroes. However, President Franklin
D. Roosevelt said,
“We said if no black troops,
then no US troops! Period!”
Set in the first half of 1942, against the backdrop of
the imminent Japanese invasion of Australia, the following story, based on
fact, traces the build-up and explosive conclusions to the presence of Negroes
in Townsville, Qld. Involving in particular, a group of Company A & C
soldiers of the 96th Battalion, US Army Corps of Engineers, who led
a mutiny against their white US officers.
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IMPORTANT POINTS
I have also included an important point
in relation to this particular story,
which I’ve added below, but separate
to, the description.
If
you have any relevant Important Points –
- PRESS ENTER
8 TIMES
This gives
7 SPACE LINES
- TYPE IN
the IMPORTANT POINT / S
eg.
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At the time, the incidents were buried, and have only
come to light recently through the research activities of a James Cook
University’s (Townsville) historian, Mr Ray Holyoak (2012).
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This is all that I have included in the
File 0-1-NAME-SYNOPSIS
© Katherine Stuart 2022
Dochas Books Film
