Overview
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Learn how to write a script for a corporate project, documentary film, or any other nonfiction video project.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- Why and how do nonfiction stories engage?
- Motivating viewers
- The benefits of scripting before you shoot
- Who cares about this story and why?
- Defining success measures
- How goal and style connect
- Writing within an existing brand architecture
- Developing primary and secondary characters
- The role of setting
- Defining point of view
- Determining style
- Developing a hook
- The role of exposition
- Defining a challenge
- Defining a climax
- Conclusion, conflict resolution, or call to action
- The outline
- The script treatment
- The shooting script
- The editing script
- Interview transcript workflow
- The script workflow checklist and tips
- Assessing opportunities and threats
- Involving decision makers
- Writing before interviews have occurred
- Throwing out your script
- Hollywood screenplay format and software
- Multicolumn format and software
- Creating a script template
- Helpful tools
- Using storyboards
- Managing reviews
- Planning to multipurpose your content
- Future proofing
- Goodbye
