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Lesson 12
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I have never read my script backwards before and I learned a lot doing that. Scenes where not much happened I gave a “1” but now I’m wondering if this is accurate because those scenes were all primarily setups and created anticipation. I purposefully tried to rate scenes low but there were some 10s which surprised me. I feel like many of my scenes are missing arcs but I have no idea how to fix that.
99. 3
98. 8
97. 9
96. 10
95. 1
94. 4
93. 7
92. 8
91. 5
90. 9
89. 1
88. 8
87. 6
86. 4
85. 7
84. 9
83. 6
82. 2
81. 9
80. 6
79. 10
78. 7
77. 8
76. 10
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74. 4
73. 5
72. 4
71. 3
70. 8
69. 3
68. 2
67. 1
66. 6
65. 9
64. 8
63. 3
62. 1
61. 7
60. 6
59. 5
58. 9
57. 7
56. 6
55. 5
54.1
53. 6
52. 2
51. 2
50. 3
49. 7
48. 4
47. 2
46. 6
45. 9
44. 6
43. 8
42. 10
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40. 7
39. 3
38. 7
37. 4
36. 6
35. 3
34. 6
33. 1
32. 3
31. 7
30. 6
29. 1
28. 6
27. 7
26. 10
25. 10
24. 7
23. 7
22. 7
21. 9
20. 7
19. 6
18. 10
17. 10
16. 4
15. 8
14. 2
13. 5
12. 4
11. 10
10. 9
9. 9
8. 9
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Lesson 12
Chris’s scene ratings.
This assignment got me thinking how the entertainment value of scenes is elevated by the performance of the actors. For example, my closing scene is a full page of dialogue by a 99-year-old character. She sits in a wheelchair, surrounded by her family, so there is no action. But the words are pretty powerful (imo) and the entertainment value of the scene is tied to the performance.
All in all, I believe my scenes are pretty entertaining. I did rate them from back to front.
Sc.1. E6 OPENING
SC2. E7
SC3. E8
SC4. E8
SC5. E9
SC6. E7
SC7. E8
SC8. E8
SC9. E8 INCITING INCIDENT
SC10. E9
SC11. E9 ACT 1 TURNING POINT
SC12. E5
SC13. E9 OPENING ACT 2
SC14. E6
SC15. E7
SC16. E8
SC17. E7
SC18. E7
SC19. E7
SC20. E8
SC21. E9
SC22. E9
SC23. E6
SC24. E7
SC25. E8
SC26. E8
SC27. E6
SC28. E8
SC29. E8
SC30. E7
SC31. E8
SC32. E7
SC33. E8
SC34. E9 MIDPOINT
SC35. E8
SC36. E7
SC37. E8
SC38. E8 TURNING POINT ACT2
SC39. E6
SC40. E8 OPENING ACT 3
SC41. E8
SC42. E8
SC43. E8
SC44. E8
SC45. E8
SC46. E8
SC47. E6
SC48. E9
SC49. E6
SC50. E7
SC51. E8
SC52. E8
SC53. E7
SC54. E9
SC55. E9
SC56. E8
SC57. E9
SC58. E7
SC59. E9
SC60. E9
SC61. E9
SC62. E10 TURNING POINT INTO ACT 4
SC63. E7 OPENING ACT 4
SC64. E7
SC65. E5
SC66. E5
SC67. E8
SC68. E7
SC69. E8 RESOLUTION/ CONCLUSION
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Lesson 12
Doug’s Scene Ratings
Learned: The reverse scene rating provided a fresh perspective. It made me question as to what scenes I added as filler to transition to the key scenes. And it made me aware that there may be several flat scenes back-to-back that would cause an audience member to lose interest. Overall, it left room to improve many scenes.
Scene 1 E 9 Opening
Scene 2 E 9
Scene 3 E 5 Inciting Event
Scene 4 E 6
Scene 5 E 2
Scene 6 E 3
Scene 7 E 3
Scene 8 E 4
Scene 9 E 4
Scene 10 E 4
Scene 11 E 11
Scene 12 E 6
Scene 13 E 6
Scene 14 E 5 (ACT II)
Scene 15 E 6
Scene 16 E 8
Scene 17 E 6
Scene 18 E 7
Scene 19 E 6
Scene 20 E 3
Scene 21 E 5
Scene 22 E 7
Scene 23 E 6
Scene 24 E 7 (ACT II)
Scene 25 E 4
Scene 26 E 5
Scene 27 E 5
Scene 28 E 5
Scene 29 E 6
Scene 30 E 5
Scene 31 E 4
Scene 32 E 4
Scene 33 E 7
Scene 34 E 8
Scene 35 E 4
Scene 36 E 8
Scene 37 E 3
Scene 38 E 9
Scene 39 E 8
Scene 40 E 7
Scene 41 E 6
Scene 42 E 6
Scene 43 E 8 (ACT III)
Scene 44 E 7
Scene 45 E 4
Scene 46 E 3
Scene 47 E 5
Scene 48 E 3
Scene 49 E 6
Scene 50 E 6
Scene 51 E 4
Scene 52 E 2
Scene 53 E 2
Scene 54 E 3
Scene 55 E 5
Scene 56 E 4
Scene 57 E 6
Scene 58 E 6
Scene 59 E 7
Scene 60 E 7
Scene 61 E 7
Scene 62 E 8
Scene 63 E 7
Scene 64 E 9
Scene 65 E 8
Scene 66 E 9
Scene 67 E 7
Scene 68 E 4
Scene 69 E8
Scene 70 E 8
Scene 71 E 10 10 ACT III (All is Lost)
Scene 72 E 9
Scene 73 E 7
Scene 74 E 5
Scene 75 E 4
Scene 76 E 5
Scene 77 E 4
Scene 78 E 7
Scene 79 E 5
Scene 80 E 10 (Climax)
Scene 81 E 5
Scene 82 E 6
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Zenna’s Scene Ratings
What I learned during this exercise is that scenes I thought were finished actually left me emotionally unsatisfied, so I’ll have to extend them to give them more of an arch. There were some scenes that were low that surprised me bc writing them they felt very compelling. I was happy to see that most of my turning points have a high entertainment value. I found the ones later in my script were the less developed. I’m excited to make my twist more entertaining.
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE RATING:
62. E 5 – set up for next episode.
61. E 8 – set up for next episode.
60. E 8 – conclusion – End of act 4
59. E 7 – conclusion
58. E 6 – conclusion
57. E 9 – climax
56. E 8 – climax
55. E 5 – leading to climax
54. E 6
53. E 4 –
52. E 6
51. E 8
50. E 6
49. E 4
48. E 5
47. E 4
46. E 8
45. E 9 – End of act 3
44. E 8
43. E 8
42. E 8
41. E 8
40. E 4
39. E 4
38. E 7
37. E 8
36. E 6
35. E 5
34. E 7 / E 6
33. E 8
32. E 8 – beginning of act 3
31. E 8 – End of act 2
30. E 6
29. E 6
28. E 4
27. E 7
26. E 8
25. E 6
24. E 6
23. E 8
22. E 4 –
21. E 7 – Beginning of act 2
20. E 7 – End of act 1
19. E 5
18. E 8
17. E 8
16. E 8
15. E 8
14. E 7
13. E 8.
12. E 9. – Inciting Incident
11. E 8
10. E 8 – Beginning of Act 1
9. E 9 – End of Teaser
8. E 8
7. E 8
6. E 9
5. E 9
4. E. 9
3. E. 9
2. E 9
1. E. 4 Beginning of Teaser
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Day 12:
James’ Scene Ratings
What I learned doing this assignment is…given I’m writing a romantic comedy this exercise became a good measure/barometer of the comedy my script. Considering laughter can be an emotion, I now have a sense of where my script is strong with comedy or not. I need more work in my act one scenes as they’re rated lower than the latter scenes. This could be due to the setup work act one requires. On a positive note, my major structural points are strong (entertaining) as they are, but can always be improved.
As far as the scene ratings are concerned, I was demanding of my scenes. That is, given each scene can be improved, I gave a potential E 8 scene an E 7 or lower knowing there is room for improvement. It’s probably best to be critical of my scenes especially in the early drafts because low scene ratings allow for further analysis, probing and exploration of the script in terms of entertainment.
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Deanne’s Scene Ratings
What I learned doing this assignment is I need to learn how to “land” emotional moments and give the scares more impact. For the time being, I’m throwing page count out the window and will try to overwrite any moments with emotion, intrigue, or anticipation. Then I’ll have enough clay on the wheel I can scrape off the excess and focus on word choices that do more with fewer.
124 E 5 99 E 4 58 E 1 33 E 8 8 E 6
123 E 8 98 E 4 57 E 7 32 E 7 7 E 6
122 E 5 97 E 5 56 E 6 31 E 2 6 E 5
121 E 8 96 E 5 55 E 5 30 E 3 5 E 7
120 E 5 95 E 5 54 E 4 29 E 4 4 E 5
119 E 8 94 E 5 53 E 4 28 E 2 3 E 7
118 E 7 93 E 6 52 E 5 27 E 5 2 E 7
117 E 5 92 E 5 51 E 7 26 E 2 1 E 6
116 E 5 91 E 4 50 E 6 25 E 5115 E 4 90 E 5 74 E 7 49 E 6 24 E 5
114 E 4 89 E 7 73 E 7 48 E 5 23 E 7
113 E 4 88 E 8 72 E 5 47 E 5 22 E 6
112 E 5 87 E 7 71 E 7 46 E 5 21 E 5
111 E 6 86 E 5 70 E 7 45 E 6 20 E 4
110 E 3 85 E 5 69 E 6 44 E 4 19 E 3
109 E 7 84 E 5 68 E 6 43 E 6 18 E 6
108 E 8 83 E 5 67 E 6 42 E 3 17 E 3
107 E 5 82 E 7 66 E 7 41 E 4 16 E 4
106 E 5 81 E 5 65 E 5 40 E 7 15 E 3
105 E 5 80 E 7 64 E 5 39 E 4 14 E 3104 E 5 79 E 6 63 E 6 38 E 4 13 E 3
103 E 6 78 E 8 62 E 5 37 E 4 12 E 7
102 E 5 77 E 8 61 E 6 36 E 4 11 E 6
101 E 5 76 E 8 60 E 5 35 E 7 10 E 7
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Scene rating for entertainment value: What I learned.
I think overall this is a good exercise to separate the scenes from one another and see if the scene stands alone as interesting, regardless of the role it plays in the overall script. The biggest thing I learned was that the ending of my script needed another tie-in to make it stand out. Overall though most of the scenes, after doing exercise 11, were much better in terms of entertainment value. Not all scenes obviously should be a 10 in terms of action, especially since my script is a drama; however, did they add to the movement of the overall script? That’s what I really looked at.
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Elizabeth Cochrell’s Scene Ratings
What I learned with exercise is now I have a better view of the flow of the story and found that the two scenes where Misha is bummed out need to be more entertaining!
Also there are some scenes that I may change or eliminate because they are just explaining the story not showing.
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