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Script Writing Workshop

DES 322 Moving Image Mark Cullen. Script Writing Workshop. Types of Story Focus: 1. The Milieu Story The thing the story cares most about. What interests the author? What is the focus.

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Script Writing Workshop

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  1. DES 322 Moving Image Mark Cullen Script Writing Workshop

  2. Types of Story Focus: 1. The Milieu Story The thing the story cares most about. What interests the author? What is the focus. 2. The Idea StoryThere is a question that is answered in the end. Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy? 42?! Iron Man 3- Who's the Mandarin? 3. The Character Story Transformation and growth? Death and disiilusionment? Amelie growth. 4. The Event Story Lord of the rings. Hamlet and the ghostly apparition not death of father. Script Writing Workshop

  3. Story Structure (The Paradigm) Script Writing Workshop

  4. Story Structure (Standard Structure) Script Writing Workshop

  5. Story Structure (Eight Point Arc) Stasis- Life as it is. Date, Scene etc. Trigger- Something beyond control of character triggers event.Lost job? Quest- What happens because of trigger. Get job back? Surprise- Obstacles, problems pleasentries. Critical Choice. Friend has a job free? Climax- Height of the tension. Reversal- The reversal should be the consequence of the critical choice and the climax, and it should change the status of the characters Resolution- Change in the original Stasis. Script Writing Workshop

  6. Character Grids: Motivation Personality Similar Characters Looks Their World Loves and Hates. Script Writing Workshop

  7. Story Structure (Elevator Pitch) Describe 5 different scenarios each using the standard story paradigm. Couple of words or a scentence for each should suffice. Script Writing Workshop

  8. Exercise- Week 1: - Character Grid. - Create Your paradigm - 1/2 page each for Act 1 and Plot Point 1. - 1/2 or 1 Page Series (1/4) of obstacles in Act 2 and possible outcomes. - 1/2 Page Plot Point 2 - 1/2 Page Act 3 resolution - Full story synopsis in 1/2 Page. ==(You may use images if you like)== Script Writing Workshop

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