Page One: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens’ (2015)

Written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt, based on characters created by George Lucas

This is interesting. A fellow named Tim Gray did the following:

THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT FOR THE FORCE AWAKENS OPENING WAS VERY DIFFERENT TO WHAT FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SCREEN.

USING THE ORIGINAL STORYBOARDS BY J.J. ABRAMS, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CAPTURE WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE…

That’s an impressive piece of work by Mr. Gray!

You may read The Force Awakens screenplay here.

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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