Introduction to Screenwriting for Film
The idea
A course by Daniel Monedero , Screenwriter and Author
About the video: The idea
Overview
“We started looking for the idea of our film to arrive at a clear, concise and working definition of it. In this lesson I will show you the way to find it.”
In this video lesson Daniel Monedero addresses the topic: The idea, 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
“The idea What if a writer wants to create a story where not much happens? Where people do not change or have revelations. They fight, they get frustrated and nothing is resolved. More like in the real world. The real world? Yes sir. The damn real world. First of all, write a script without conflict or crisis and your audience will die of boredom. As you saw in this snippet of "Adaptation", Robert McKee, who is one of the script gurus, perhaps the one who wrote the most important book on the script, literally called "The Script", tells how we have to approach the story of a movie. Must have ...”
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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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