Sunday, September 2, 2012

Character study

What kind of hero/ heroines do you like?
-Supernatural power ability
-agility
-smart
-speedy character
-handsome
-determined to kill the villains

What kind of villains do you like?
-make the victims suffer more blood
-innocent people being kill
-cunning
-funny
-likable
-dramatic

What kind of stories do you enjoy? Why?
Action, adventures,

As they have more action than other character

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Screenplay( Script)

Sluglines = INT/EXT, location ,time of day
(add-on specifics , eg 1920 's, flash back , moving
car, dream)

.action = describes necessary details(aV) and what is happening at the moment

.character names (dialogue) = always in CAPS

.parentheticals( in brackets) = how the dialogue is being said

.dialogue = what is spoken by actors

Monday, August 20, 2012

case study

Simpons:

1sentence story idea
That picture that lead homer and march argue of the family value and lost the trust

1sentence Plot summary
Bart put his new spy camera to use when homer gets rowdy at a bachelor party and the photo keep spreading

synopsis
Homer went to the Company dinner.the princess was dancing belly dancing. The princess pull homer up to the stage and his son manage to capture a photo of it.

3 act structure

act1
key character:homer
Motive: is to be a good husband
turning point1: the princess pull him up and dance

act2
his son took a photo of it.His friend admire his work. The friend betray him and started to photocopy it
turning point2:when everyone start to photocopy it and spread around

act2
He went up to different pub to find the princess with his son. the princess cares more on her performance than bothering him. he went up to the stage and telling everyone about it. To show his son not to follow this way.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Frasier

Case study:

1 sentence story idea
it is about how frasier did his best to let his father move in the his home

1sentence plot summary
he discuss with his brother about the father is going to stay in whose house. Frasier give in to his father to bring eddie and the chair to his place.

synopsis
After moving to frasier's house, his father did not get used to the place.So he discusses with frasier to bring eddie in his house.After that the chair delivery guy brought in his house. At first, frasier was not very happy about it as it does not match any of the furniture.

Character Bio-Frasier Crane
he is very narrow-minded person.
curly hair  and mid-bold
he dislike pet
his talent was dj speaker
weakness was patient and giving in other people

Act 1
Frasier Crane was a dj speaker. He wanted to start new life after the divorce. his turning point was choosing home or his house for his father to stay

Act2
He went to discuss with his brother about whose house is his father staying in.How frasier reacts when his father bring eddie and his chair in the house.
turning point2 : he almost want to give up to be a good son.

Act3
His father humble himself and say sorry to frasier. Frasier was touched when his father say sorry to him.


Class lecture notes

The story angle:
is who do you come in the which point of view.
Those are the angle they feel the reader will read and people
understand the situation.

What are going to tell the reader?
What is your story focus?
what/who is your story about?
What relates to people?to you?

How do i get my story going?
statement
theme
what if
Why not
key character with issues

Art of telling a story
make the story yours!
add conflict/obstacles/drama/action

The Synopsis
is the story overview,a marketing tool
-use third person-he/she/they
-use present tense(now)

Storyline
no dialogue needed
use present tense
novel style,write as if you watching the
screenplay from start to end of your show

The Script:
write the visual & audio
visual                                          audio
character                                    (human dialogue-write for the character)
location/set                                 sfx
props/items                                soundtrack