2. WHAT IS A SCRIPT? A written work that is made especially for film Includes dialogue and description of character and set Screenplay
3. FILM It is crucial to keep in mind that film is a visual medium You don’t want to tell the audience a story, you want to show them a story
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6. Conflict (person vs. person, person vs. self, etc.) Obstacles that stand in the character’s way Conflict and obstacles can be physical or emotional OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS
7. Scripts have to look a certain way 12 pt font, Courier New Character names over dialogue always in CAPS PROPER SCRIPT FORMAT
9. Serious presentation that deals with real-life issues Themes include drugs, poverty, mental illness, political corruption, social injustice, sexual inequality, etc. DRAMA FILM
