Assignment_5: Refine Your Scene Analysis.
Due: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Copies: One for faculty, one for you, and enough additional copies to be easily read in peer groups.
Please organize your refined analysis according to the McKee’s 5 steps (see Story, page 257) listing each step number and heading. Papers should include your name, the name of the [...]
Assignment_4: Scene Analysis
Due: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Copies: One—for you
Analyze a key scene from your screenplay using the five-step process described by McKee beginning on page 257 in Story.
Step 1. Define the Conflict.
Step 2. Note the Opening Value.
Step 3. Break the Scene into Beats. (exchange of action/reaction)
Step 4. Note the Closing Value and Compare with Opening [...]
Due: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Copies: Please make a copy for each character plus one for yourself and one for faculty. So, if your scene has three characters, bring 5 copies. Typed or word-processed.
Rewrite & Shorten Your Scene
For this assignment, use the following guidelines:
Cut the length of your scene by half.
Clarify your protagonist and what [...]
As a student enrolled in Writing Matters you are required to prepare and submit a short piece of writing for admittance to each seminar. You are expected to write about concepts presented in weekly reading assignments, elaborating on those of greatest interest to you. You should express why the ideas stand out for you and [...]