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Anatomy of a Scene

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Casting, setting, context, frame, camera angle, lighting, soundtrack. Every choice a writer or director makes is conscious. Here's a worksheet that asks readers/viewers to examine these choices and consider how they are used to to create meaning.

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Instructional Ideas
  • For each question ask participants to consider how the meaning would differ if the element was changed, i.e., what would be the effect of the scene if it was a wide-angle shot rather than a close-up?
  • Give the worksheet to writers to use as a guide before they craft a script
Pros
  • The questions cause viewers to examine closely specific elements in a scene
  • The worksheet can be used as both a writer's guide and as a review tool
Cons
  • None