MAN ALIVE SCRIPTWRITING
For MAN ALIVE I will be writing a full Pilot Episode to be aired on AMC at on Sunday 8th December 2013. AMC is funded by advertisements and as such the scripts are written in the form of “Acts. Typically each episode is split into four Acts that build up to a cliffhanger which is then followed by a 4-5 minute advert break. Therefore an hour time slot for the channel, which most typical dramas are, will only be filled by 40-45 minutes of drama (Due to adverts before and after the episode as well). If the traditional screenplay time of one page per one minute of action is applied, I will be looking to write a 42 paged script.
Below is an example AMC pilot episode screenplay from the hit series Breaking Bad. The writing is exciting, dramatic and full of twists and turns. I would like to base my style on this pilot episode and use techniques such as flashbacks which reveal key plot lines as well as simple actions that are later revealed to have major consequences.
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