John_Moore
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Hi, I'm John Moore. I'm 16 years old, and not very experienced in the field of filmmaking. I have completed two mediocre shorts, one of which just took runner-up for audience choice in the San Antonio Independent Film Festival in October.
Both of these films were narratives, and I used Final Draft to write the screenplays. It wasn't very difficult, and having always been an avid writer, I took up the new format rather easily.
My problem is this: I have a documentary film which I'll be doing very shortly (mid-January I start filming) and though I COULD use the narrative scripting format, I'm not sure it's proper, or how to go about it?
Being as how it's a documentary film, I DO want to write it AND storyboard it thoroughly before we ever shoot. Since I know the subject of the main interview (Leonard Knight) and know the basic things he'll say, I can 'guess' his lines rather well, but I'm not exactly sure what tips/tricks/secrets there are in writing something of this nature.
I guess you could call it a biography/human interest documentary film. Phwew! What a title...
Both of these films were narratives, and I used Final Draft to write the screenplays. It wasn't very difficult, and having always been an avid writer, I took up the new format rather easily.
My problem is this: I have a documentary film which I'll be doing very shortly (mid-January I start filming) and though I COULD use the narrative scripting format, I'm not sure it's proper, or how to go about it?
Being as how it's a documentary film, I DO want to write it AND storyboard it thoroughly before we ever shoot. Since I know the subject of the main interview (Leonard Knight) and know the basic things he'll say, I can 'guess' his lines rather well, but I'm not exactly sure what tips/tricks/secrets there are in writing something of this nature.
I guess you could call it a biography/human interest documentary film. Phwew! What a title...