What are the Stages of Script Development?
Only one Stage in a script is open at any given time, making script development a step-by-step process. An open Stage is influence by all prior Stages. What is the Pitch Stage? A pitch is a short, high level concept for a script. The Pitch Stage is always the first Stage in the development of a script and should be consistent with the script genre. What is the Plot Stage? The plot is the sequence of events that take place in the script. During the Plot Stage, you submit your story ideas based on the script Pitch. What is the Character Development Stage? The characters in a script are what make the story come alive. The Character Development Stage is where you submit your ideas on what the characters in the script are like…how they look, how they think, how they interact with others – you know…what makes them tick. What is the Dialogue Stage? Dialogue is the conversation that the characters have in the script. The Dialogue Stage is where you submit your lines of dialogue for the cha