August GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Juno”
Our script to read and analyze this month is Juno (2007). Screenwriter Diablo Cody won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
You may download a February 6, 2007 PDF of the script here.
Our schedule for discussion:
Monday, August 27: General comments
Tuesday, August 28: Structure
Wednesday, August 29: Characters
Thursday, August 30: Themes
Friday, August 31: Dialogue
We will have another live TweetCast on Wednesday, August 29th at 8PM Pacific. What’s a TweetCast? Everybody lines up a DVD, Netflix, or whatever of the movie, then hits play at precisely the top of the hour. While the movie plays, we comment on it real time on Twitter. Check out the transcripts of some of the past TweetCasts:
We generally have a group of professional screenwriters participate including Tom Benedek, Scott Frazier, John Gary and myself, and anyone is invited to drop by. It’s a lot of fun, but as you can see from the transcripts, also a great way to break down and analyze a movie. Hashtag: #junotc.
So download Juno and read it this weekend. Remember: Reading scripts is one of the most important single things you can do to enhance your understanding of the craft of screenwriting.
Here is a trailer for the movie:
Also if you source any video or written interviews or behind-the-scenes features about Juno, especially anything focusing on Diablo Cody and the script, please post in comments.
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