P1. SCREENPLAY FIRST DRAFT

In the original X-Men screenplay the scene we analysed today is described as follows:

EXT. THE X-MANSION - LATER THAT AFTERNOON
We witness the daily events at Xavier' School for the Gifted: 
Students study, play sports with their powers, etc. 
A MONTAGE OF SCENES THEN FOLLOW...
Your script will need to have much more detail than this! For Friday, ensure that you have a draft two-page screenplay ready to show the rest of your team. Use the screenplay guidance handouts to help you as well as this:




P1. X-MEN SOUND TIMELINE


HOMEWORK TASKS

1. Post your sound timeline to your blog and describe in as much detail as you can how the music, voice-over, dialogue and sound effects work within the sequence to help establish the mood and tone of the setting.

2. Using the links on the left visit the blogs of the other members of your team and read their story pitches. In the comments section of the story post leave a comment, providing constructive feedback 

P1. SHORT STORY

TASK

A . Using the extract from the short story above as your starting point, imagine what a film based on this passage might be like. 

On your blog, write a 250-word pitch for your movie idea.

STORY PITCH

Keep it simple – hit the basic beats of the story:

1)     HERO - Who are you rooting for – who is the hero/protagonist(s)?

2)     SITUATION - What situation are they in at the beginning of the story?

3)     NEW OPPORTUNITY -What new opportunity presented to them (kicks story into gear) ?

4)     GOAL - What ultimate goal/visible finish line are they trying to pursue by the end? 

5)     CONFLICT - What is the conflict – what makes achieving that goal impossible? 

You can adapt the story as faithfully or as loosely as you like, although there should be at least some links with your pitch and the original extract.

B . #TWEETPITCH - distill your idea down into a 140 character tweet and post that to your blog also!