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BSA604_ScreenWriting

The Short Film Form: What makes a good short film? _______________________________________________________________ Under 15 Minutes (Can argue up to 40 minutes) Strong clear theme Clear beginning, middle and end (Clear Structure) Limited cast of characters Identifiable and or relatable characters Clear and compelling objective External Motivation Internal Motivation Character on character Interaction What is Driving the story Easing into the first arc/ vs throwing you in _______________________________________________________________ All three can call under Protagonist however, they all have separate definitions Protagonist - The one who changes the most - The one who goes through the most change within the storyline - (Main character, Hero,) Can be put as this or grouped together Hero - The one we root for, the one we want to win Main Character - The one who the story follows _______________________________________________________________ Internal Conflict - Emotionally  - Person...

GD701_Studio-Project - World and Characters

World Building: This is not necessarily Christian based there is no God or Satan, given that various religions can explore the concept of Heaven and Hell, there are no Rulers of each Place, places from different religions might be a part of each place, such as the Jade palace from Chinese culture may show in the Heavens while a place like Tartarus might show in the Hells  The Heavens: The dwelling place of the gods, spirits and Saints The Canopy The Forest  The Roots These three places are where most souls end up, neither good nor evil, a neutral plane, the canopy and roots are closer to the heavens and hells and are host to more dangerous creatures, not that the forest itself is stranger to such. The Hells: The Dwelling place of Demons devils and the corrupt  The Characters: The 5 stages are traits not their base personality, I do want them all to have lasting trauma of their deaths, I need my audience to latch onto them,  1: Eli (Bargaining) White Male (24) Kind Jo...

GD701_Studio-Project - Pilot Episodes

 Pilots are a slice of the Show, to test the concept and how it will play out, a test strip if you will for an audience, Shows (apparently can have multi) which I wont be able to do, I will only have time to produce one. The Pilot I want to create will, be unlikely to be at the beginning of the story as that will not yet be the status Quo of my web series, I want to make sure to, figure out what that status Quo is, and focus the Pilot episode around that and the shenanigans that can go down within each episode. ' Most pilots fall into the category of the  Welcome Episode  or  Everyone Meets Everyone' Appearances are often different in comparison to the Pilot to the Actual Show Testing the character appeal and showing the theme of the show The 5th character of the group is the Mascot of the group and self proclaimed guide of the afterlife Demon has a grudge against them?  I've seen ones that can go between 1 minute to 7 What is the Hook or Premise of the Story (W...

GD701_Studio-Project

 Project Idea: Pilot Episode: The F-King Afterlife I want to create a team for this to create a Polit episode I need to research pilot episode to see what kind of story I need, because I may not need to create the beginning where the characters die. I do have some Animators in mind, Pilots to Look into (Steven Universe, Amphibia, Owl House) 15 academic sources for review (REALLY 15 ACADEMIC, whyyy......) Pitch Character Art and Bio Plot/Story Script Storyboard Roles (staff) Need: Writers Storyboard Artist Background Artist Animator(s) Music Person Voice Actors Compositors Marketing Budget: $700 Merch Merchandise Voice Actors Music World: The Living World  The canopy The Forrest The Roots The Heavens The Hells (possible name change) Main Characters: (5) Secondary Characters: (?) Background Characters (?)

BSA604_ScreenWriting_HandBook

Assessment One Short-Film Concept Proposal Presentation: Tuesday 29th March Options: Short Film (5-15 Pages) Pilot Episode (5-15 Pages) Web series (3-5 Episodes 6-15 Pages) 5-10 minute presentation (Accompanied by a PowerPoint) - Provides chosen details - Provides a 1-2 sentence Logline - Provides a summery of: Characters, Plot and why these will be engaging for an audience - Identify themes,  - Identifies tones and intension of characters and story - Three Historical/Contempry Practitioners (For relevance and similarity)  Ideas: Pilot or Episodes for: The F-King Afterlife Assessment Two:  Tuesday 10th May 12pm Develop the Concept into A Treatment (2-5) Further Development of Settings, themes and Characters. Screen Writing :  Tuesday14th 12pm Assessment 3: Tuesday 28th June 10am Reflection basically Measuring initial proposal to end product (fulfilling your objectives) What went right, what went wrong, what changes happened Genre A grouping, Collection or Kind of th...