There was this guy named Aristotle. He had thoughts on lots of things. One of those things was DRAMA. Here are his thoughts….
- Aristotle’s Poetics (VIDEO: Pay close attention from 2:45-9:30)
- Aristotle’s Poetics (TEXT: Pay close attention to BOLD & LARGER text)
- Aristotle’s Concept of Tragedy (Slides – Plus good recap #29-#35)
- Aristotle’s Drama Elements – Getting the Terms Straight
- Fate, Family & Oedipus Rex (Crash Course w/John Green)
And AARON SORKIN is pretty good at this stuff, too, so they asked him to take on Mockingbird. Here’s how it began…
- I signed up to adapt To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage. It nearly became a suicide mission.
- To Kill a Mockingbird Makes Its Way to the Broadway Stage
- Sorkin, Daniels Take on To Kill a Mockingbird
The dialogue in these scenes might give you an idea about why they chose Aaron Sorkin:
- Aaron Sorkin Walks (and Talks) Us Through His Best Dialogue Scenes
- How to Develop Characters (YouTube :10 mins)
BUT let’s not forget that it’s all about the STORY:
- Auggie’s Christmas Story (SMOKE – Paul Auster- 13 mins)
- SMOKE Black & White Closing w/music (5 mins)
A Play Idea Worksheet to Help You Get Started:
Finally, this may help you with formatting:
- Good Seeds (Sample Screenplay Script w/ Treatment)
- Fences (Sample Stage Script)
- SCREENPLAYS FOR YOU (Pick a film & check out its script!)
- SIMPLY SCRIPTS (Another avenue for finding film scripts….)