Screenplay Writing

This might seem like an odd topic to be linked to and written about Pokémon, but it actually has some relevance. Any production that is to be shown on a screen, like movies and TV shows, have to have some kind of a script (screenplay) written for them. Pokémon itself is no stranger to the screen, as it has a highly extensive anime series and a myriad of movies, one of which is a live-action production slated for release next year. Therefore, these productions conceivably need a script or screenplay.

The reason I've chosen to write about this in this post is because... I have the sudden urge to write one - Pokémon-related, of course. Over a decade ago, I took a creative writing class, and one of the lessons in that class was writing screenplays. The lesson was rather basic, and the end project for that lesson was writing a particular scene in screenplay format along with a full synopsis; it wasn't the entire screenplay for obvious reasons. Though I have grasped the basic principles, to devote myself to it, I'd have to seek further knowledge.

As for the impetus to write this screenplay, I was thinking about the early days of the Kanto saga after the shaky beginnings that Ash had, as he met Misty and then Brock. That portion of the anime could be supplemented by a side story to make it a full movie. The side story could involve Misty and Brock in greater roles to make it multi-faceted, but the primary focus would still be on Ash as he tackles their first two challenges. The only problem is of course that the new movies go by "a different story" so to speak, so anything new that is created would have to agree with this. But that shouldn't be a problem with a vision of their stories and the roles they would have.

This is all somewhat sudden and could be said to be random, I know. But on one level, it could be regarded as sensible, given the presence of Pokémon on big and little screens alike. It's practically standard for them to be scripted, as would be in a screenplay. That said, I'm not sure if this idea will ever get off the ground. Even if it did get off the ground, I'm not sure how it would become accepted. At least with much of the knowledge I possess about Pokémon and the scant I possess about screenplays - though this would be augmented in the process - the idea would be interesting enough to realize.

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