![]() And of course, when we meet Nate, we immediately understand his aggression and volatility through his first action, which, in addition to being wasted, consists of him yelling threatening obscenities at Jules (who Levinson has already established as kind and genuine, not looking for trouble). ![]() When we meet Jules, we get a sense of her outlook on life through pieces of her unorthodox outfit whipping in the wind behind her as she rides a bike. ![]() Through this action, we get a sense of her personality through the wink, and her struggles to come through the Klonopin. Rue winks and snorts Klonopin off of her space-themed computer case. Of course, there are the basic things to include like name (in all caps), their age or age range, and some kind of physical description, but what else can you include? In the above character introductions, there is an additional and crucial element that give us exactly what we need to know about these characters the exact moment we meet them, and that is the character-defining action. Most writers have their own formula for character introductions. So how does Sam Levinson do it in the Euphoria pilot? Let’s take a look into some character introductions. After all, pilots essentially aim to teach you everything (or everyone) you need to know in order to watch the rest of the series (a tool you can use to make your pilot memorable). The Euphoria pilot has a decent number of characters to juggle. Euphoria Script Takeaway #2 Euphoria characters The evocative nature of Levinson’s voice is literally constant in the Euphoria pilot, and reminds us that while we want our work to be produced, reading the script can and should be entertaining. Levinson continues the action in the scene employing that same tool, in addition to using pretty vivid descriptions, for example when he describes sound effects (crunching, sloshing water, suction, etc.) or when Rue is born (“A PIN OF LIGHT as we go rushing toward it, like a subway train out of hell.”). What’s more, he establishes a relationship with the reader as he speaks to us as if we’re his friend, or at the very least someone with whom he wants to share a very crazy story. But what especially works here is that Levinson makes the read itself enjoyable. Truth be told, a lot of writers prefer to be succinct if given the option. This excerpt is two lines long, and it specifies action that could have been described in maybe less than half the time: “A baby curls up and braces itself.” The action is clear, but it’s certainly not as entertaining. We learn the man Jules’s met up with at the motel is Nate’s dad. Later, Rue is being questioned by the police about Nate’s murder. Kat hooks up with someone at the party, and we see Nate and Jules’s full confrontation, after which Rue and Jules meet. Nate and Maddy try to make each other jealous. Jules meets up a a motel with an older man she met on a hook-up app. Nate and McKay talk about Cassie, a girl with a bad reputation whom McKay is interested in. Rue’s mother makes Rue take a drug test and reminds her of the time her younger sister found her unresponsive after overdosing. We get a hint of Jules’s private life with men on hook-up apps, and Maddy (Kat’s other close friend) and Kat prep for McKay’s party (which Nate is attending). We meet Kat and learn about her friendship with Jules and Maddy. We also see Nate and McKay hang out beforehand they talk about Maddy, Nate’s ex (who he wants to get back at for breaking up with him) who is coming to the party. We get a glimpse of Nate’s terrifying run-in with Jules at McKay’s party. Rue tells us that Nate Jacobs is dead, she killed him, and it all started when Jules moved to town. We meet Rue, and learn about the inception of her mental illness, as well as her discovering the “full potential” of her meds and using them more recreationally. Here is the story structure for Euphoria Pilot screenplay: Act I STORY BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE OF euphoria pilot SCREENPLAY
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