Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Write a short scene in three different ways: as a prose short story, as a stage play, and as a film script. Note where the stories deviate and where things that work well in one format don’t work for another.

Write a short backstory for your main character. Explore ways you could communicate exposition in your film using only visuals and no dialogue.

What is the relationship between the inciting incident and the climax? How could the climax function as the inciting incident for a new story?