The Three Stages of Screenwriting by Douglas J. Eboch

Author:Douglas J. Eboch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: writing, movies, screenwriting, film, writing a screenplay, sweet home alabama
Publisher: Rhino Warrior Press

Tone

Tone is a tricky concept. It’s something we all sense, but when we try to define it, it can get slippery. Most screenwriters approach it on an instinctive level. But sometimes that can cause problems.

Imagine a movie that followed a gritty, violent scene with a sentimental comedic scene. It would be jarring and distancing to the audience. It might even strain suspension of disbelief. On the other hand, you don’t want to be too one-note. A relentlessly depressing or relentlessly cheerful film will become tedious and wear on the audience. It’s best to stake out a tonal landscape where your story will live. This will put your audience in a specific mood, which will help the genre elements in your story pay off.

I divide tone into three axes: Comedic to Dramatic, Light to Dark, and Fantastic to Realistic. Each is a range. Your story will probably fall toward one end or the other of each. You can visualize them as a three dimensional graph.

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