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Just Practice

Category: Scenes

Take a moment to practice. Your Task: Identify that last 3 people you’ve seen. Now, write a 2-page scene that involves all of them!

Opening Scenes

Category: Scenes

It’s repeatedly said that if you can’t grab your audience in the opening sequence, you’ll find it more difficult to grab them as the story moves on. You’re task: Watch the opening scenes for 10 movies. Now, answer the following questions: 1. What pulled you in to the story? 2. What would you change? 3. At what point did you start wanting to know more (or feel like you wanted to keep watching the movie)? 4. What happened in that moment? 5. Are there any similarities between the opening scenes in the movies you’ve watched?

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