Brainstorming for Story-Telling idea:
Comedy:
- Blunt/Deadpan
- Trading insults
- Wit
- Fast exchanges
- Clever comedy e.g. word play
- Physical comedy and its clever side e.g. gags in background
3 men in a car waiting for meet. Never happens. Wrong place.
Thriller:
- Not horror. Not action
- Tense, suspense
- Mess with the mind
- Fast paced
- Big twist
Drama:
- Strong emotion
- Powerful scenes/subject
I'm very much leaning towards comedy with what my brainstorming has provided.
Possible idea: 3 men in a car waiting for meet. It never happens because of a silly mistake on one of the protagonists' behalf's.
Monday, 30 September 2013
Story-Telling Unit: Research - Ingredients of a script & story
Ingredients for a script:
- Characters
- Locations
- Sounds
- Story
- Plot
- Theme
Ingredients for a story:
- Goal
- Problem to overcome
- Change
GOAL
- This will be the main goal of the protagonist. (Something they haven't got/ need to solve/ need to find)
- Great story-telling involves a goal that's no longer wanted.
PROBLEM
- The story must have a problem(s) for the protagonists to overcome. The problem might be a goal. But there should be problems all the way.
CHANGE
- By the end of the story we have a change of affairs.
- The "world" we understand at the start must be different by the end.
-Your protagonist must change.
STORY
- What idea gives you the best gut reaction?
- Who is it about? What? When? Where? Why? How?
- Is it dramatic? Can I dramatise it in a series of scenes?
- Look for the unpredictable, the original, uniqueness?
- Do I feel strongly about the story? Will an audience care about it? Is it something I know I should care about (war, homelessness) but don't truly?
Wilkinson's Wrap Up:
Basically, a story cannot function without the three ingredients. Your goal allows the viewer to understand what they are watching. Your problem can create drama; tension; conflict, it depends on the genre of the product and what the content is. the change is the result of your problem: has the entire diegesis changed? or just one characters' life?
When writing ideas, constantly think of how it's looking: what's your gut reaction? If it's going nowhere or you're not 100% feeling it, scrap it.
- Characters
- Locations
- Sounds
- Story
- Plot
- Theme
Ingredients for a story:
- Goal
- Problem to overcome
- Change
GOAL
- This will be the main goal of the protagonist. (Something they haven't got/ need to solve/ need to find)
- Great story-telling involves a goal that's no longer wanted.
PROBLEM
- The story must have a problem(s) for the protagonists to overcome. The problem might be a goal. But there should be problems all the way.
CHANGE
- By the end of the story we have a change of affairs.
- The "world" we understand at the start must be different by the end.
-Your protagonist must change.
STORY
- What idea gives you the best gut reaction?
- Who is it about? What? When? Where? Why? How?
- Is it dramatic? Can I dramatise it in a series of scenes?
- Look for the unpredictable, the original, uniqueness?
- Do I feel strongly about the story? Will an audience care about it? Is it something I know I should care about (war, homelessness) but don't truly?
Wilkinson's Wrap Up:
Basically, a story cannot function without the three ingredients. Your goal allows the viewer to understand what they are watching. Your problem can create drama; tension; conflict, it depends on the genre of the product and what the content is. the change is the result of your problem: has the entire diegesis changed? or just one characters' life?
When writing ideas, constantly think of how it's looking: what's your gut reaction? If it's going nowhere or you're not 100% feeling it, scrap it.
Monday, 16 September 2013
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