Introduction to Screenwriting for Film
How to watch a movie analytically
A course by Daniel Monedero , Screenwriter and Author
About the video: How to watch a movie analytically
Overview
“As future screenwriters, we are going to look at films analytically to extract from them their premise, their basic structure and how the writer has used their narrative tools.”
In this video lesson Daniel Monedero addresses the topic: How to watch a movie analytically, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Screenwriting for Film. Learn to write a professional screenplay for your next movie project, from the initial idea to its synopsis and characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to watch a movie analytically In this lesson we are going to watch a movie to analyze it as future screenwriters, trying to extract from it its main structure and some narrative elements. Let's extract the main skeleton from it. The first act, the second act and the third act or what is the same, the beginning, the middle and the end, with the two turning points marking the act changes. Sole Witness is a 1985 film directed by Peter Weir. and I selected it because it has a script with a very classic structure, a script very studied by many scriptwriters and that is a great example of how...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Screenwriting for Film
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Film, Video & TV, Script, Writing
Daniel Monedero
A course by Daniel Monedero
Daniel Monedero began his career working on some of the most successful and long-running TV shows in Spain, such as Siete Vidas and Aída. Since then, he has also collaborated as a freelance screenwriter on other series, including Buscando el Norte and Pequeñas Coincidencias, and has written screenplays for films such as Perdiendo el Este and La pequeña Suiza. His most recent film, A mil kilómetros de la Navidad, was released in over 50 countries on Netflix in 2021, ranking among the top five most-watched movies on the platform globally that same year.
In addition to his screenplays, Daniel has written short story collections like Manual de jardinería (para gente sin jardín) and Volar a casa, and has published more than a dozen children's books, some of which, most notably Hipólito el Hipnotizador, have also been published in Mexico. When he's not writing, he shares his knowledge and expertise by teaching narrative and screenwriting workshops.
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