GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “The Social Network” — Structure

This week we will be analyzing the screenplay for the 2010 movie The Social Network[screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, book by Ben Mezrich]. It won an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.

You may download the shooting script here. It is 163 pages long.

Here is a scene from the movie:

Today we discuss the script’s structure. How would you break down the story’s plot? What do you think are the major Plotline points? Did the story sustain narrative drive? How do you think it did that?

Here is a featurette on the making of The Social Network:

Also note we will have a live Tweet-Cast on Wednesday, July 25 at 8PM Pacific. You are invited to get your DVD or Netflix set to play the movie at precisely 8PM, then join professional screenwriters Tom Benedek [@TomBenedek], F. Scott Frazier [@ScreenWritten], John Gary [@johngary], and myself on Twitter for live commentary. This interactive approach to analyzing a movie in real-time is a lot of fun and has led to some great insights into the films we have reviewed. Hashtag: #TSOCIALN.

Also if you know of any more interviews or behind-the-scene videos related to the movie, please let me know.

For For Day 1 of our analysis, go here.

See you in comments to discuss The Social Network.

NOTE: THE USE OF THE SCREENPLAY IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

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