EXT and INT???

Do you know what a screenplay is? I didn't but now I do. Let me tell you about it. It's a very detailed piece of planning and we've been working on ours for the MADE awards for about an hour!  A screenplay is the writing of a movie.  It helps to detail where the scene is going to be filmed, what action is going to happen, and what is being said between characters.  We looked at a copy of "The Lion King" and we watched the opening scene and looked at the screenplay while watching - everything matched! We started on our screenplay for Bella the Bully-Proof Kid.  Here is a wee bit of it:

Title - “Bella the Bully-Proof Kid”

By - Norton, Rhylee, Charlie and Travis

Norton=  Luna

Charlie=Billy

Travis=BJ

SCENE 1

EXT Waihopai School

Three children are standing in a circle out in a school playground.  BJ looks mad, BILLY and LUNA looked terrified!  BJ is pushing at BILLY and LUNA.  The screen fades away as the title comes onto the screen. “ARE YOU BEING BULLIED?” 

I don't want to give our story away, but we are making good progress!  Do you know what "EXT" means? It means the location for filming that scene is outside.  If it said "INT" that would mean it was being filmed inside!