Welcome to Week 2 of the Screenwriting Challenge!This week, you will be creating a basic outline for

Welcome to Week 2 of the Screenwriting Challenge!This week, you will be creating a basic outline for your favorite of your five pitches.Now that you’ve made a list of concepts (and gotten feedback), it’s time to pick one of your ideas and begin developing it into a fully-realized story with a beginning, middle, and end.This week, we will be focusing on the main characters and basic plotline of your film. (Although most features have one or two subplots, we won’t be focusing on those for this challenge. However, if you can include these or want to jot down any ideas for subplots, this is a great week to do so!)Typical Hollywood structure includes the following plot points:Hook - A quick image or scene (no more than a few pages) that sets the tone of your film and draws in the audience. An introduction to your world and/or characters that grabs your audience’s attention.Inciting Incident - the event that starts the story and introduces the conflict.First Act Turning Point - the moment your protagonists begins their journey/gets involved with the conflict. By this point, we should know the protagonist, the major characters, and the main goal of the story.Midpoint - an event that spins the story in a different direction. This is a great moment to keep the longer second act from feeling repetitive or slow, as it adds a new complication to the situation.2nd Act Turning Point - traditionally this is the “all hope is lost” moment when your protagonist is at their lowest point. By the 2nd act turning point, the protagonist has either failed or succeeded to accomplish the goal established in the First act and realize they need to take a new course of action.Climax - the final face-off between the protagonist and their oppositionResolution - the result of the climax. This is where you tie up any loose ends.You will also start developing your main characters. You should have the basic information for your protagonist, antagonist (if there is one), and any other major characters. You will expand this later, but the more information you write this week, the less you have to complete next week. For your character descriptions you should, at minimum, include the following:Age and genderStrengths and weaknessesWants, needs, and/or goal(s)Important backstory informationFor your protagonist, you should fill out the Character Brainstorming List found in the resource drive. It has multiple sections, including a basic info questionnaire, backstory information, and four writing exercises to help you get into the mind of your character. While you don’t have to fill out the entire sheet, you do have to complete all of the writing exercises.I also encourage you to use the sheet for your other major characters.By next week, July 14, 11:59pm (PST), complete and submit the following:Revise the logline for the story you chose to write.Outline the seven plot points of your story. (You don’t have to have a hook). Clearly indicate each of the major plot points, but you may use any outlining format and as much detail as you would like. The more detailed you outline is, the easier it will be later.Fill out the Character Brainstorming List for your protagonist. You must complete all of the writing exercises and as much key information as you can for the other questions. I don’t expect you to complete every question, but the more you can answer, the better.Create short character biographies for all your main characters (min. 1 paragraph). The biographies should include general identifying information such as gender and age, personality traits, and their personal goals and motivation in the story. You will expand on these bios in the treatment so the more detailed they are now, the less you have to do next week.Resources for this week:Coffee Shop Critiques Workshopping GroupChallenge MasterlistPrevious challenge postCharacter Brainstorming List (in Drive, under “Templates and Samples”)Outline and Character Breakdown Example (in Drive, under “Screenplay Challenge”)Writing Relatable VillainsCreating Dynamic CharactersIf you would like feedback, just ask or join us on discord. If you have any questions, message me or put it in the ask box!Happy Writing!Jules -- source link

More pics about