Acting for Film () by Cathy Haase

Author:Cathy Haase
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781621536659
Publisher: Allworth
Published: 2018-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF SCREENPLAY FORMAT FOR THE ACTOR

A screenplay is an ever-evolving written form that changes many times in its life. The first form that could possibly come into the actor’s hands is a spec script. A spec script is what writers use as a selling tool to agents, producers, star actors, directors, etc., anyone who will possibly be influential in buying the script and making the movie. Directors who write their own material also do spec scripts because they are easier to read and include much descriptive information that will be excluded from the production or shooting script.

A spec script is more about the story and the actors; a shooting script is more about the visuals and the camera. The shooting script will have scene numbers, camera angles, and what we see; it will have less description of the characters. A shooting script usually has less dialogue, as well; there is no need to repeat in words what has already been made clear in pictures. Once a director has started to visualize the story, his vision will be incorporated into the wording of all the elements of the script. The script gives you the characters, dialogue, plot, and structure, and the director decides how to put them on the screen. So let’s take a look at the elements of the screenplay format and what they mean to the actor.

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