SCRIPTWRITING 101

CREATING THE CHARACTER

• IDENTIFYING THE “BUBOG” OF THE CHARACTER
• BASE THE STORY FROM FACTS AND EVIDENCES. IT MUST BE A
REFLECTION OF AN UNTOLD STORY.
• VISUALLY APPEALING AND ENGAGING
• COMPELLING START WITH A DRAMATIC ENTRY
• AVOID CLICHÉ
• BE SUBTLE AND MINIMALIST
• IT MUST BE FOR AN INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM
 WRITING THE
SCRIPT
• I. EXT. GUBAT - NIGHT • X. INT. KUBO – NIGHT
• II. EXT. GUBAT - NIGHT • XI. EXT. DALAMPASIGAN - DAY
• III. EXT. GUBAT - NIGHT • XII. EXT. DAGAT – DAY
• IV. EXT. GUBAT - NIGHT • XIII. INT/EXT. KUBO- NIGHT
• V. EXT. NAYON - NIGHT • XIV. INT. KUBO- NIGHT
• VI. EXT. NAYON - NIGHT • XV. EXT. DALAMPASIGAN- NIGHT
• VII. EXT. TAPAT NG KUBO – NIGHT
• VIII. INT. BAHAY KUBO - NIGHT
• IX. INT. KUBO – NIGHT
 SCRIPT BREAKDOWN
NIGHT SCENES VS. DAY SCENES
 SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR MTV
“Tadhana” by UDD
SCENE VISUAL AUDIO
1 Walking down the street Sa hindi inaasahang
Pagtatagpo ng mga
mundo
2 Eating at a restaurant May minsan lang na
nagdugtong
Damang-dama na ang
ugong nito
3 Sitting on a bench together under the 'Di pa ba sapat ang sakit
moonlight at lahat
Na hinding-hindi ko
ipararanas sa 'yo?
Ibinubunyag ka ng iyong
matang
Sumisigaw ng pagsinta