Scene-Writing Exercises [2014]

Here are 20 scene-writing prompts.

At a fundamental level, screenwriting is scene-writing. Here are prompts for the 2nd annual series GITS Scene-Writing Challenge. Use these to improve your scene-writing chops.

A character disobeys an order

A character has to say goodbye to a good friend without actually saying s/he is leaving and won’t be back

A character says “I love you”… without using the words “I love you”

A fight scene involving actual physical violence

A lovers quarrel where something gets broken

A scene between a senior citizen and a child

A scene inspired by this photograph

A scene in which a character uses a computer

A scene in which a gesture plays a key part

A scene in which an animal plays a key role

A scene using voice-over narration

A scene that features a monologue

A scene where no words are spoken… but something important gets communicated

A scene where something gets stolen

A scene with a cliffhanger

A scene with a flashback

An apology

An interrogation scene

Someone talking to a gravestone

The first line of dialogue: “That’s the guy, right there”

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