Post-It Notes make good alternative index cards. Consider a letter code for which characters are featured in the sequence. WW could be used for Willy Wonka.
CH could be used for Charlie. Once again, index cards are all about labeling things with ease. Most movies can be summarized in less than 50 cards. Cards are cheap. Consider a second color for action sequences. Helps show the pacing. Write big. You want to be able to read them from a distance. Some people outline. Others opt to instead use bullet point documents that are easier to edit.
Facebook Comments. Free Download! Screenwriting Resources:. On Sale! Recent Posts. What the Writers of 'The Mitchells vs. Select Entry Type. Colors can be used for visualizing how scenes work emotionally, how they work tonally, which characters are featured in which scenes, scene locations, time of day, or for tracking any other variable element.
In a blog post , screenwriter John August offers these index card tips:. A card represents a story point, be it a scene or a sequence. Keep cards general enough that they can be rearranged. Consider a letter code for which characters are featured in the sequence. Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Search. In a New York Times interview , film maker David Lynch talks about regular visits to Bob's Big Boy, where he would drink chocolate shakes and coffee with lots of sugar, and then on his sugar high, he would write his movie ideas on paper napkins.
In the same interview, David Lynch recommended the use of index cards as a screenwriting tool, a technique he learned when he studied with the Czech film maker Frank Daniel. Put them on 3-by-5 cards," Lynch explained.
The Mini Treatment involves quickly writing out the movie's story in pages, divided into three acts. The Mini Treatment does not go into detail -- it is just a "this happens, and then this happens" summary. Then Christopher Keane gets out the old 3-by-5 index cards to break the story into scenes.
Like David Lynch, he uses one card for each scene, and he jots down the main points of the scene in just a few sentences. Before you start to suspect that I have just invested my life savings in the 3-by-5 index card industry, I will mention that there are a number of writing softwares which reproduce the notecard thing in a virtual form, with added bells and whistles besides.
Scrivener and Writer's Blocks are two such softwares which currently both offer free trials so you can have a look and see if they're for you. A better bet would be to write up an outline or a treatment that lets you get a sense of the feel of the movie, not just the big beats.
Whatever technique you use, remember that scripts develop their own logic. Use the cards or the outline as a map, not a Bible.
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