GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Cloverfield” — Structure

This week we are analyzing the screenplay for the 2008 movie Cloverfield.

You may access the 2007–06–08 draft [written by Drew Goddard] here.

Today we discuss the script’s structure.

Three-act structure? A scene-by-scene breakdown? Major plot points? Sequences? Here is your chance to use your analytical muscles.

See you in comments!

For Day 1 of our analysis of Cloverfield, go here.

Here’s an interview with the film’s director Matt Reeves in which he talks about how the limitations of a found footage narrative device actually translate into a positive in terms of entertainment value:

The last script for 2011 is Buried [Contained Thriller] for December 12–16 [which you can download here].

NOTE: THIS SERIES AND THE USE OF SCRIPTS IS STRICTLY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES!

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