Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Coco”
The entire 6 part series delving into hit animated movie.
The entire 6 part series delving into hit animated movie.
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie Coco, screenplay by Adrian Molina & Matthew Aldrich, original story by Lee Unkrich & Jason Katz & Matthew Aldrich & Adrian Molina
IMDb plot summary: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
Characters
Themes
Dialogue
Takeaways
For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.
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Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.
Cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.
Next movie script read and analysis: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. You may download the script here. Join us on Monday, February 12.