Tuesday, March 9, 2010

screenplay, a science chapter 2

Before going into screenplay writing, I just want to throw some light on what writing by it self and how screenplay writing is different from other forms of writing.

Why do we write ? the fundamental reason is to express oneself.

It can be in any form from a essay of 200 words to a novel of 2000 pages.

The reason might be all same but the purpose of writing might differ. Like, some one writes a novel, the purpose is to read it, similarly some one might a poem so on.
When some one writes a novel or poem, a third person reads it, there is a lot of room to imagine things. The challenge might be, how close is the writer thought and the readers understanding, or some times the writer might want the reader to take things in his own way. In this case when a writer writes some thing as a novel or a poem and a reader reads, the purpose is complete.

But in case of screenplay it's not so, It's the first step in the production, or the first step towards the purpose. Then every one involved understands it and produce a film. So here in case of screenplay the gap between the writers thought and the readers understanding should be as minimal as possible, that's the biggest challenge.

Monday, March 8, 2010

screenplay, a science chapter 1

what is a screenplay ?

There is a lot of confusion among the new film makers and the so called established film makers on what a screenplay is.

It is nothing but a paper work for the film which you want to make.

Will it have all details about the scene ?
will it contain even the camera angels ?
will it have this ? and will it contain that ?

Answer is, a screenplay is the paper work which contains the details and content which can be read and under stood by any one.
Its a film made on paper work.

Example case study 1:

A screen writer writes a screenplay, the production starts and money is invested, exactly on the third day of the shoot the screen writer dies in a car accident.
What happens to the project if he has the screenplay in a format which, only he understands, or in a language only which he knows, the production unit should know what he has written in order to produce the film. In this case the production will stop if the screenplay is in a form which no one other than him understands.

Screenplay is not some sort of a secret code.

So how can every one understand a screenplay, we all from different background and different departments ?

a shoes flower is called kuchi bu in africa,senbaruthi in Tamil Nadu (India), bacjuka in antartica and it has many other names in many other places but its botanical name is Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (its a scientific name which is common all over the world, so that every one can understand).

Similarly over the years people all over the world developed different formats to write a screenplay, but there is a standard format which prescribed all over the world which is followed as the standard format for screenplay.

Next chapter will be on what the format is

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Journal, how iam going to slim down

One of my freind Mr. karthik told me that he has grown fat, he is 56 KGs, i told him i was 56 when i was in class 6 in school.

That was a joke two years back because back then i was thin ( not axactly thin as you tink, being 75 kg is thin for me). But now i have grown real fat, really fat. I will blow and blast in 456 hrs if i grow fat in this rate, so i have decided to thin down like i was. Ever one asked me if its possible to do so, i say yes. Guys, girls and aunties and uncles and patties(grand mothers). Here comes the challeging 90 days :)

This is just to keep a record of my thining down schedule......... the day of the jackal is June 3rd .

I will update you guys don worry