This document summarizes key elements of a film script, including that a script is a written work made for film that includes dialogue and character/set descriptions. It notes that film is a visual medium where the story is shown rather than told. The sample script presented is for a drama film called "And Then There Were Three" that follows a family coping with loss and a daughter's efforts to reunite them. Important aspects of a good script discussed are memorable characters, plot, dialogue, pacing, conflict, and obstacles.

1. FILM SCRIPTBy Chloë Grande

2. WHAT IS A SCRIPT?A written work that is made especially for filmIncludes dialogue and description of character and setScreenplay

3. FILMIt is crucial to keep in mind that film is a visual mediumYou don’t want to tell the audience a story, you want to show them a story

4. PLOT OVERVIEWAnd Then There Were Three is a drama that follows the story of a family coping with the death of the father/husband

5. Isabelle, the youngest daughter, is determined to piece her family back togetherMemorable charactersUnderlying themeDialogue PacingCharacter arcWHAT MAKES A GOOD SCRIPT?

6. Conflict (person vs. person, person vs. self, etc.)Obstacles that stand in the character’s wayConflict and obstacles can be physical or emotionalOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS

7. Scripts have to look a certain way12 pt font, Courier NewCharacter names over dialogue always in CAPSPROPER SCRIPT FORMAT

8. SAMPLE SCRIPT

9. Serious presentation that deals with real-life issuesThemes include drugs, poverty, mental illness, political corruption, social injustice, sexual inequality, etc. DRAMA FILM

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