1. October 26 and 27 Today’s Objective
SWBAT: Create a storyboard to demonstrate their understanding of how a director interprets film scripts.

2. Elements of Script Scene heading is called a slugline.
In the slugline:
INT=INTERIOR (scene is indoors)
EXT=EXTERIOR (scene is outdoors)
Scripts use present tense
Script has a simple structure with
only very basic descriptions. Why?
Have students identify examples

3. Now it’s your turn to show your understanding of film scripts...
-Group Practice: On your “Singing in the Rain” script worksheet…
A) underline the slugline
B) circle the sentences containing narrative action
C) draw a box around the characters’ spoken dialogue

4. Individual practice: Storyboard the scene!
Pretend that you are a director storyboarding the “Singing in the Rain” scene. You have the freedom to choose shot types and creatively imagine how the scene will look in your film.
Use your own imagination to
create a 5-frame storyboard
that follows the script.

6. Now let’s see how other directors have interpreted this script scene...
Original Film
Re-make
Side-by-side Comparison

7. Journal Reflection
What has today’s lesson taught you about the process of storyboarding and imagining a scripted film scene?

8. Homework: On a sheet of loose-leaf paper, explain…
A) how a film script instructs the director how to shoot a scene.
B) how a film script allows the director to have creative freedom in shooting a scene.