BAF: Strange Hill High- Screenwriting.

Mark Oswin- Screenwriter. Mainly works on CBBC. Currently working on Danger Mouse.

Strange Hill High is a CBBC program made with puppets. Mysteries in a British High School in a city.

Screenwriting Development.
>>One Line Pitches - can be a paragraph but basic.
>>Writers Room - Democratic. No one gets laughed at.
>>1 Page Outline - Structure seperate acts.
>>SXS - Scene by scene - Writing what's going to happen in each scene.
>>1st Draft Script - Sometimes several drafts.
>>Redrafts.
>> Polish.

The idea was to create 20 minute movies, so each episode had a full plot and was concluded at the end of the 20 minutes.

3 Act Structure.

Act 1.
>Set Up.
>Inciting Incident.

Act 2 (Part 1).
>Playing with Fire.
>Midpoint.

Act 2 (Part 2).
>Down Hill.
>Lowest Point.

Act 3.
>Fight Back (and fail).
>Pull it out the bag.

Writing it.
>Write what makes you laugh. (even in kids writing)
>Plot/ Comedy/ Character balance - Make sure it fits without being overwhelming in 20 minutes.
>Big Visual Comedy. 
>No text based jokes.
>Big Movie Moments - Jokes and movie references.