Chapter 21Advanced Research
The guidelines that follow will help you prepare most film subjects, but you might want to review the fundamentals in Chapter 7, Research. Most films stand or fall depending on the depth of thought that has gone into their conception. The rest of this chapter expands key aspects of research, but don’t treat them as holy writ. Adapt them to your tasks and treat them as a guide, not a straitjacket.
Help yourself during research by using Project 2-DP-1 Dramatic Content Helper to flush out what your story may still need.
Overview of Steps
Initial Stages
- Make a working hypothesis.
- Begin site research; that is, familiarize ...
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