Sunday Picture Post 28
Click on the image for historic details or go to HBO’s Iron Jawed Angels that stars Hilary Swank, Angelica Huston, Patrick Dempsey, and more; screenplay by Sally Robinson.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUNDAY PICTURE POST
For The Sunday Picture Post, we flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday, I post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, using the image above, please post one or all of the following:
- A title for this movie
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
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Great Picture. Great Women.
Title:The Tragedy of Ellen Wilson
Word: Agonizing
Sentence: Prez Woody Wilson’s wife goes to jail after he discovers her secret feminist life.
Pitch: A historical fiction/fantasy piece that asks what if and how come? Ellen Wilson, daughter of a Georgia minister, has a variety of experiences and revelations that lead her to live a secret feminist life. As the true heroines break forth from their chains, Ellen has no choice to join in. Woody is appaled and has her secretly jailed and then lobotomized.
Ellen Wilson — Laughing here. Nice play with names, fiction/history/fantasy. Sounds like an intense movie, one that would rest in our minds as fact, even though it wasn’t. “lobotomized” – ouch!