Editing and Polishing Your Script

Description

Learning Objectives
By the end of this lecture, students will be able to:
1. Identify at least five common scriptwriting issues (e.g., weak conflict, flat
characters, forced dialogue) and explain their impact on storytelling.
2. Analyze a script draft to determine structural strengths and weaknesses using
the three-act structure framework.
3. Revise selected scenes to improve pacing, character development, and
thematic clarity.
4. Edit dialogue to remove unnatural, clichéd, or “on-the-nose” language,
replacing it with character-driven and subtext-rich alternatives.
5. Evaluate a script’s alignment with Christian values by using a spiritual
integrity checklist.
6. Apply feedback from peers or instructors to improve clarity, tone, and
message delivery in a script.
7. Use professional editing tools (e.g., Final Draft, Grammarly, table reads) to
enhance the technical polish of a script.
8. Demonstrate the ability to produce a final polished scene or short script
excerpt that is structurally sound, thematically focused, and spiritually meaningful.
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