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Lecture 12:Lecture 12:Writing Strategies / Writing Strategies / More on ExpositionMore on Exposition
Professor Christopher Bradley
The Invisible Man (1933)
Screenplay by R. C. Sherriff, based on the novel by H.G. Wells
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Previous LessonPrevious Lesson• Dramatic Irony
• Scene Analysis
– Define the Conflict
– Note Opening Value
– Break into Beats
– Compare Closing & Opening Values
– Locate the Turning Point
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Tootsie (1982)
Screenplay by Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart
Based on a story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart
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This LessonThis Lesson• Exposition
– The Facts
– Furthering the Conflict
– Action and Revelation
– Flashbacks and Dreams
– Montages
– Voiceover Narration3
Ordinary People (1982)
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent
based on the novel by Judith Guest
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This Lesson (Continued)This Lesson (Continued)• A Writer’s Method
– PLAN!
– Write From the Inside Out
– Story to Step Outline to Treatment
• Assignments
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Casablanca (1942)
Screenplay by
Julius J. Epstein and Phillip G. Epstein and Howard Koch
Based on the play Everyone Comes to Rick’s
by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison
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ExpositionExposition
5Lesson 12: Part I
Ordinary People (1982)
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent
Based on the novel by Judith Guest
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Exposition (2)Exposition (2)
• The Facts
• Furthering the Conflict
• Action and Revelation
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Ordinary People (1982)
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent
Based on the novel by Judith Guest
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Exposition (3)Exposition (3)
• Flashbacks and Dreams
• Montages
• Voiceover Narration
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CasablancaCasablanca Clip Clip
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Casablanca (1942)
Screenplay by
Julius J. Epstein and Phillip G. Epstein and Howard Koch
Based on the play Everyone Comes to Rick’s
by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison
• Pause the lecture and watch the clip from Casablanca.
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Casablanca Casablanca Clip (2)Clip (2)
• This scene turns on Action
– Conflict:
• “I want to explain myself.”
• “I want to punish you.”
– We learn:
• That Rick was left at the train station
• That Ilsa had an important relationship before even knowing Rick
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Ordinary PeopleOrdinary People Clip Clip
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Ordinary People (1982)
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent
based on the novel by Judith Guest
• Pause the lecture and watch the clip from Ordinary People.
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Ordinary People Ordinary People Clip (2)Clip (2)
• There are three scenes. Notice:
– How the conflict is furthered
– How, through the conflict what facts we learn in each scene
– Whether the scenes turn on Action or Revelation
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Ordinary People Ordinary People Clip (3)Clip (3)
• The first scene turns on Action.
– Flashback: Calvin loses his footing because of the jumble of conflicting thoughts assaulting him.
– Furthering the Conflict: It’s clear he won’t be able to continue this way. The conflict is damaging him, his marriage and his son.
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Ordinary People Ordinary People Clip (4)Clip (4)
• The second scene turns on Revelation: “I’m here to talk about myself.”
– Conflict:
• “I don’t believe in psychiatry.”
• “I refuse to look at this problem honestly.”
– We learn:
• That Beth always favored Buck
• That she won’t forgive Conrad
• That Beth is not affectionate to Calvin13
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Ordinary People Ordinary People Clip (5)Clip (5)
• The third scene turns on both Action and Revelation
– Conflict:
• “I want you to look at what your behavior means.”
• “I don’t want to look at what my behavior means.”
– We learn:
• That Calvin’s doubts are not new
• How Beth deals with conflict
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A Writer’s MethodA Writer’s Method
15Lesson 12: Part II
Diabolique (1955)
Screenplay by Jerome Geronimi and
H.G. Clouzot and Frederic Grendel and Rene Masson
Based on the novel Celle Qui N'était Plus by Boileau and Narcejac
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Writing from Inside OutWriting from Inside Out
• As opposed to writing from the outside in: In short, don’t do it!
• Research, journaling in character, clarifying your story, being clear about goals, themes and subplots, all of these will make your writing faster and a more joyous experience.
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Story Story Step Outline Step Outline Treatment Treatment
• First, know your story!
– Logline: Be able to tell it in three or four sentences
– What are the goals of your main characters?
– What are the stakes if these goals aren’t reached?
– What is the climax of each act? Of the entire story?
– Work backward from your climax to discover your theme 17
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AssignmentsAssignments
18Lesson 12: Part III
Diabolique (1955)
Screenplay by Jerome Geronimi and
H.G. Clouzot and Frederic Grendel and Rene Masson
Based on the novel Celle Qui N'était Plus by Boileau and Narcejac
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ReadingReading• Review Chapter 15 in Story, “Exposition”• Read Chapter 19 in Story, “A Writer’s
Method”• Read pages 84-86 in The Screenwriter’s
Bible, “Summoning Your Muse”• Do the Reading Review to be sure you’re
clear on what you’ve read!
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E-Board PostE-Board Post• Post at least one example of exposition in
a film. Say whether you think the exposition was well-done or poorly-done.
• Remember, well-done exposition forwards the conflict first, and gives new information second.
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End of Lecture 12End of Lecture 12
Next Lecture: Transitions
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Screenplay by Kimberly Peirce & Andy Bienen
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