Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: Whiplash
This week, we read and analyzed the script for the movie Whiplash, written by Damien Chazzelle.
IMDb plot summary: A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential.
Links to the entire series:
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Major Plot Points
Sequences
Psychological Journey
Takeaways
For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.
Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.
Cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.
Beginning March 9, our next movie script read and analysis will be The Social Network. You may download the script here.