CLASS NOTES #3
Storytelling =
-You create characters (with motives),
-Put them in situations (to reach an outcome)
-To communicate your key idea/message (moral of the story)
The 1-Sentence Summary
= What is your story about?
Storytelling Techniques:
1. Journal
2. Problem - Solution
Example: Tv commercials for housewives
3. question - Answer
Example: The Bourne Identity
4. Goal - Achievement
Quick tips:
-Focus on the story angle
-Believable
Examples:
Bad movies: Sharktopus
Good movies: Tom and Jerry
Transformers
-Write for your target audience
-write about people, for people
-use conflicts, obstacles, drama, action
Keep it simple!!!
Practice makes perfect!
Creating your character:
1. give your character a name
2. ko=now your character (you can also draw your character)
3. what does your character want/need (motive)?
4. how does your character behave and react in a situation?
5. what is the role of your character?
Know Your Character
-Name, Nicknames
-Appearance
-Profile - age, race, background
-Nature/Personality
-Thoughts, Attributes, Values, Beliefs
-Behavior/Reaction
-Likes/Dislikes, Interests/Pet Peeves
-Strengths/Talents, Weaknesses
-Experiences/Backstories
-Relationships
-Motives/Objectives
-Role of your character
Know you character
a strong character relates to the target audience
Act 1: A youngster has to meet a girl in a concert gig within 5 minute
Act 2: He has to finish his chores and overcome obstacles while rushing to the concert, such as, running away from a hound of dogs, taking pictures for a group of Elvis Presley impersonations
Act 3: He makes it on time for the concert
Act 1: He wants to join the others and have fun but is locked in.
Act 2: He tries all ways to get out that ends up to no avail
Act 3: He finally managed to get out but ends up back to square one
Act 1: A group of flamingo dances along with thee music gracefully, however one of them wants to just play his yo-yo
Act 2: The others tries to stop him and forces him to join them and the flamingo continues to play his yo-yo
Act 3: The flamingo then wins victorious and knocks out the others with his talent of yo-yo
Act 1: A flock of birds rest on a electric wire and gets too crowded. A strange looking bird then decides to join them
Act 2: Unhappy about the stranger's presence, they do all ways to chase him by pecking his toes to let go the electric wire
Act 3: However, the birds were catapulted with their feathers are stripped away and are embarrassed about their nakedness.
OR
Act 1: The big bird wants to join in the group of birds so that he can be friends. However was laughed at due to his strange looks.
Act 2: He tries to bulged in and tries to blend with them but was rejected.
Act 3: The birds were catapulted and he laughs back at them due to their nakedness
Act 1: 3 characters test out whose fart is the biggest and the T-rex tries his try first
Act 2: The smaller dinosaur tries manages to do better than the T-rex
Act 3: The pig farts unexpectedly and knocks out the other 2 because of the stench.
