Script to screen - Screenwriters
For part of blog, we are supposed to look up screenwriters (preferably from TV) that have inspired out craft. For me, my influencers are David Benioff and D. B. Weissoff, the main writers for 'Game of Thrones'.
While they have been a huge inspiration in my craft, my main inspiration came from the Emmy-nominated script from the episode ''Battle of the Bastards' from Season Six.
This episode was not only a perfect example of showing off the writing for the episode but once you look at the script, you can see the writers knew the tone or the entire episode, especially when it came to the final battle between the Starks and the Boltons.
Even from the very opening scene where it says 'Tyrion flinches each time a projectile lands near the pyramid, because he’s human and it’s a natural human reaction.' and 'Dany never flinches. She is not the same woman who flew away from Daznak’s Pit on the back of a dragon. She is changed, changed utterly, a terrible beauty glaring at Tyrion. '
It instantly establishes to a director that these characters are two opposites, and also reveals that the writers wanted to immediately set the tone for the episode and set the dynamics for the characters.
This kind of screenwriting influences me greatly as it shows the characters and their actions, rather than needing dialogue to showcase it. This type of screenwriting is more effective as it allows the audience to instantly realize the tone of the overall scene before even a word is spoken - either creating or getting a reaction from them.
While they have been a huge inspiration in my craft, my main inspiration came from the Emmy-nominated script from the episode ''Battle of the Bastards' from Season Six.
This episode was not only a perfect example of showing off the writing for the episode but once you look at the script, you can see the writers knew the tone or the entire episode, especially when it came to the final battle between the Starks and the Boltons.
Even from the very opening scene where it says 'Tyrion flinches each time a projectile lands near the pyramid, because he’s human and it’s a natural human reaction.' and 'Dany never flinches. She is not the same woman who flew away from Daznak’s Pit on the back of a dragon. She is changed, changed utterly, a terrible beauty glaring at Tyrion. '
It instantly establishes to a director that these characters are two opposites, and also reveals that the writers wanted to immediately set the tone for the episode and set the dynamics for the characters.
This kind of screenwriting influences me greatly as it shows the characters and their actions, rather than needing dialogue to showcase it. This type of screenwriting is more effective as it allows the audience to instantly realize the tone of the overall scene before even a word is spoken - either creating or getting a reaction from them.
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