Unincarcerated Production’s first narrative short film, collaboratively written and directed by currently incarcerated students in Washington State Penitentiary’s Inside/Out Media Lab and independently produced and shot inside the prison, featuring a cast of entirely incarcerated folks and prison staff.
COMING SOON
from page to screen, we made history.
Our team launched a screenwriting program in the Washington State Penitentiary as part of our Inside/Out Media Lab program. Instructor Don Roff used the Save the Cat! screenwriting curriculum to teach participants how to beat out a story and format a screenplay.
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Our students wrote a 15-page screenplay. Scenes were distributed among the students to write individually, and then compiled and formatted into a cohesive script.
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Production was approved by the administration. Students chose scenes to storyboard and ultimately direct, equipment lists were submitted, and our team crafted a production schedule.
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We made a movie. Over 4 days of shooting, students put their knowledge to the test and gained practical skills in directing, running audio, operating cinema cameras, and assisting with production tasks.
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“IT’S LIKE A FORMAL EDUCATION ALL OVER AGAIN.”
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