eternal sunshine of the spotless mind script

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND SCRIPT HOW TO

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This week: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. A scene-by-scene breakdown creates a foundation for even deeper analysis of the story.

By doing this, we consciously explore the structure of the narrative.

We pare down the story to its most constituent parts: Scenes.

Admittedly this is subjective and there is no right or wrong, the point is simply to break down the script into a series of parts which you then can use dig into the script’s structure and themes. Here I am looking not just for individual scenes per se, but a scene or set of scenes that comprise one event or a continuous piece of action. It is precisely what it sounds like: A list of all the scenes in the script accompanied by a brief description of the events that transpire.įor purposes of this exercise, I have a slightly different take on scene.

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND SCRIPT HOW TO

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts - How To Read A Screenplay:Īfter a first pass, it’s time to crack open the script for a deeper analysis and you can do that by creating a scene-by-scene breakdown. Monday: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Tuesday: Plot Wednesday: Characters Thursday: Themes Friday: Dialogue Saturday: Takeaways The focus of this bi-weekly series is a deep structural and thematic analysis of each script we read. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. Read the script for the critically acclaimed 2004 film and analyze it all this week. Script Analysis: “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” - Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind script