Story Craft

The screenplay is the fundamental element on which a film is built, and every element that comes together to form a script (characters, plot, dialogue or context) is important in its way. However, at the foundation of this narrative construction there is, as in any other construction, the cornerstone. For the screenplay, this is represented by the message. The crucial component of the screenplay, the message, is the force element that enables the story to exist and develop. In this article we will explore why the film message is important and how it can be built. To understand the concept of a message, it is important to look at the scheme of communications. Essentially, the film is a way to communicate used by one or more filmmakers in order for them to send out a message to their audience from the theatres or in front of the TV. So, the person sending out the message is the film creator (screenwriter, director or producer). The film creator codes the message under the form o...