Go On Your Own Quest — Week 6: Scene

“The Quest” has entered Week 6! And so did Go On Your Own Quest, an opportunity for anyone to follow the structure of “The Quest” to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write a first draft [Pages — 10 weeks]. It’s a 24-week immersion in the screenwriting process and you can do it here — for free!

This week, we are reflecting on the subject of Scene, mirroring the content the Questers are engaged with in Core VI: Scene. They are working through six lectures I have written building off the 6th Essential Screenwriting Principle: Scene = Point.

For those of you who plan to Go On Your Own Quest, we began our week-long discussion on scene Monday with this question: What is a scene? You can read the discussion here. Tuesday’s question: What narrative elements contribute to a compelling scene? Discussion here. Wednesday’s question: Why is “enter late / exit early” relevant to scene-writing? Discussion here. Today another question:

* What different types of scenes are there?

This week, you can do some serious reflection about the nature and importance of scenes. If members of the GITS community really engage in a wide-ranging conversation about the subject, there’s no telling what insight each individual can gain, perhaps even a critical key to unlocking your understanding of the subject.

I strongly encourage you to Go On Your Own Quest. First off, you can’t sell a script unless you write it. Second, you can’t get better as a writer unless you write. Third, if you don’t write that script now, when are you going to write it?

So consider this your very own Call To Adventure. Will you heed the call?

I will be teaching the 1-week online writing course Core VI: Scene beginning October 8.

For background on “Go Into The Story: The Quest,” go here and here.

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