October GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Black Swan”
By general consensus, the script we will read and analyze this month is Black Swan (2010), screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andrés Heinz and John J. McLaughlin, story by Andrés Heinz. The movie was nominated for the WGA Best Original Screenplay Award.
You may download an October 5, 2009 version of the shooting script here.
Our schedule for discussion:
Monday, October 22: General comments
Tuesday, October 23: Structure
Wednesday, October 24: Characters
Thursday, October 25: Themes
Friday, October 26: Dialogue
We will have another live TweetCast on Wednesday, October 24 at 8PM Pacific. What’s a TweetCast? Everybody lines up a DVD, Netflix, or whatever of the movie, then hits play at precisely the top of the hour. While the movie plays, we comment on it real time on Twitter. Check out the transcripts of some of the past TweetCasts:
We generally have a group of professional screenwriters participate including Tom Benedek, Scott Frazier, John Gary and myself, and anyone is invited to drop by. It’s a lot of fun, but as you can see from the transcripts, also a great way to break down and analyze a movie. Hashtag: #swantc.
So download Black Swan and read it within the next 10 days. Remember: Reading scripts is one of the most important single things you can do to enhance your understanding of the craft of screenwriting.
Here is a trailer for the movie:
Also if you source any video or written interviews or behind-the-scenes features about Black Swan, especially anything focusing on the script, please post in comments.
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