Chapter 4The Stages of Script Development

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  • background research and investigation
  • beat sheet
  • brainstorming
  • camera plot
  • closed questions
  • concept
  • content
  • creative concept
  • dialogue
  • double-barreled questions
  • final draft
  • first-draft script
  • follow-up questions
  • format
  • funnel technique
  • hypothetical questions
  • index cards
  • inverted funnel
  • leading questions
  • location research
  • logline
  • open questions
  • outline
  • picture researchers
  • pitching/pitch
  • process
  • revision
  • scene outline
  • script
  • scriptwriting software
  • self-assessment questions
  • shooting script
  • subject matter experts (SMEs)
  • treatment ...

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