Month: July 2020
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1 minuteReflection Week 8
This has been the most difficult week so far. I think I may have writer’s block and it’s made me realise that I’ve never managed…
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4 minutesKickstarter Reviews.
From what I’ve seen, a good campaign combines a mixture of a catchy title, sub heading and premise along with good rewards! The films I…
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3 minutesDistrict 9
An interesting take on a sci-fi film which uses the narrative structure of Alien invasion as a metaphor for South African apartied. The film was…
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2 minutesBack To The Future
Until 1908, scripts were mostly written by two partners with complementary skill sets. This must have worked very well as I always find collaborating with…
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1 minuteFirst attempt: Teachers
The first attempt is in a PDF format if anyone wants to check it out. I am currently in the process of deciding which scriptwriting…
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3 minutesWorking The Story From Every Angle.
SHORT FILM: My work uses the short film format to its advantage due to the neighbours comments are almost like little facebook comments or tweets. Visually…
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1 minuteCharacterization and Dialogue
To write good dialogue you must step inside of your characters and have an understanding of their motivations and background. Their country, region, city, education…
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1 minuteReflection week 5
This week was all about developing our characters and how to make them feel realistic, gain audience empathy and what kind of emotional journey they…
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2 minutesMovies That Move Us
In this week’s reading I found the concept of alignment interesting. The protagonist’s response must be appropriate to the situation so the audience can become…
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3 minutesThe Hero’s Journey
Stage 1 The first stage is the hero in their natural environment. This is self explanatory. Think about Frodo from Lord of the Rings, or…
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3 minutesCharacter checklist
Who is the protagonist? Kath Who or what is the antagonist? Neighbours or is it Evie? What are the protagonist’s main problems and obstacles? Keeping…
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2 minutesCharacter development
KATH (32) Loves working with children. She cares about people and believes there is good in everyone. Kath was brought up in Tottenham and currently…