Chapter 6
Something to Talk About: Communicating Your Story
In This Chapter
• Two common script formats: master scene and split script
• Why loglines are important
• Sending out query letters to gauge interest
• How to successfully pitch your idea
By writing our film concept out in a several different ways—as a source story in Chapter 4 and as a story outline in Chapter 5—we have developed our initial idea into a viable story that we can share with others to solicit their help. The most common way to show this story to actors, potential crewmembers, and colleagues is as a script.
Getting people to read the script often depends on your ability to communicate both in writing and verbally. This chapter will provide some tips that will help you in ...
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