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Uncovering the Art of Hollywood Storytelling

Delve into the intricacies of storytelling in Hollywood, exploring the structured plot development and the freedom to break away from traditional narrative forms. Discover the essence of character building, plot progression, and the balance of cause and effect in cinematic storytelling. From classics to modern hits, see how films play with plot conventions to engage and captivate audiences.

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Uncovering the Art of Hollywood Storytelling

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  1. Storytelling in Hollywood

  2. Everyone Has a Story to Tell

  3. How….

  4. Plot Defined • Chain of events occurring in time and space that are linked by cause and effect. • Events and actions don’t happen randomly

  5. Basic Plot Map

  6. But Who Says? • WHY do stories have to be told in this linear fashion? • So DO they HAVE to? • Where have you seen films NOT follow the plot map?

  7. Examples • Pulp Fiction • Memento • Sliding Doors • 500 Days of Summer • Slumdog Millionaire • Love Actually

  8. Pulp Fiction – Character Chart

  9. Pulp Fiction - Chronologically

  10. Challenge? • Want to tell their story • Want to tell it in unique manner • Can’t confuse the audience! • Not saying they need to “dumb it down”

  11. Easy to Follow? • Classical storytelling may be easy to follow. • But….that does not make them SIMPLE or childish!

  12. The Four Stages! • Not to be confused with…..

  13. 1) The Set-Up • Meet characters • Get a feel for who they are • Establish the “double goal” structure

  14. 2) Complicating Action • Action goes in a new direction • New situation that the protagonist must cope with

  15. 3) Development • Goals are all in place • Many incidents that create action, suspense, and delay

  16. 4) Climax and Epilogue • Straight forward progress toward a resolution • Build steadily toward a point of high action • Will protagonist’s goals be achieved or not? • Nothing new should be introduced

  17. 4 Stages • Roughly balanced in terms of time • Cause and effect pattern

  18. Summary • Plot = series of events through which the story is told. • Might be chronological, might not. • Films progress through 4 stages. • Set up Complicating action Development Climax and resolution

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