What are themes in movies and TV series, and how can you use them in your stories?

In this article from Screencraft.org, Ken Miyamoto writes about the importance of theme and the way a good theme triggers empathy and catharsis.

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What Is Theme?

What are themes in movies and TV series, and how can you use them in your stories?

In this article from Screencraft.org, Ken Miyamoto writes about the importance of theme and the way a good theme triggers empathy and catharsis.

https://screencraft.org/blog/what-is-theme/

What does a screenplay for an animated feature look like? Not that different from live action! Generally, animation scripts have more description of imagery, even camera directions. Studio Binder has a collection of sample scripts on their website.

Visit the site here:
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/animation-scripts/

What a treasure trove of pitch and bible documents! Sometimes writing is writing ABOUT writing. See what many TV show producers and writers have put together in the past on the Shore Scripts website.

Visit the site here:
https://www.shorescripts.com/tv-series-bibles/

Part of writing is producing sales copy for your work! How can you summarize your story in just a page? Check out this article from Screencraft. Includes a sample summary of Jurassic Park.

Read the full article here:
https://screencraft.org/blog/how-to-write-an-effective-one-page-pitch/

The Story Breakdown blog has some in-depth articles on screenwriting. Here’s one that analyzes all the ways a film can begin.

Read the full article here:
https://www.storybreakdown.com/writing-great-opening-scenes/

The “Writers Write” blog shared these negative and positive traits to think of when designing your characters. I’ll include the lists here, but follow the link to see how to implement these traits.

Read the full article here:
https://www.writerswrite.co.za/a-fabulous-resource-for-writers-350-character-traits/

The “Writing for Screens” channel presents the most important questions for figuring out how to turn a chaos of ideas and feelings into a dramatic story.

Filmmaker Shane Stanley has a lot to say about writing for action and writing for budget. He touches on the benefits of table reads and over-writing.

Read the article at
https://www.stage32.com/blog/fall-in-love-with-filmmaking-again-the-key-to-writing-action-3406