GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Panic Room”

Welcome to Week 12 of the GITS Script Reading & Analysis series. This week we will be analyzing the screenplay for the 2002 movie Panic Room.

You may access the 2000–02–23 version of the script [written by David Koepp] here.

Let’s use this post today for your general reactions to the script.

Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?

What are the script’s strengths? Are there areas you felt were strengthened in the movie version?

What takeaway can we glean from the script for our own writing?

Note: David Koepp is one of Hollywood’s most successful screenwriters with a long list of credits including Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible, Spider-Man, and many others.

On the official Panic Room website, there are some interesting special features including one called “Script To Screen” where you see the transition of the movie from storyboards, conceptual designs, digital storyboards, then finished scenes. Kudos to Anna Kelian for finding this resource.

Our schedule for discussion this week:

Monday, November 28: General Comments

Tuesday, November 29: Structure

Wednesday, November 30: Characters

Thursday, December 1: Themes

Friday, December 2: Dialogue

See you in comments!

The last two scripts for 2011: Cloverfield [Found Footage] for December 5–9 [which you can download here] and 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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