no17. WE LOVE STORIES!

People are suckers for stories! 
a movie with a relatively generous budget for super great effects still need a good story to make it a blockbuster.

Remember, stories are everywhere.

All stories need an X-FACTOR. (like in American Idol, each contestant must stand out from everyone else to gain popularity and votes)

the first thing u notice:
GOOD STORIES SELL

then, the next thing u notice:
GOOD STORIES become
GREAT STORIES in the hands of
a SKILLED STORY-TELLER.


Class exercise:
Let's practice story-telling using the 1-sentence summary.
Write them in one blog entry - will be graded as blog notes.
ALL stories must be suitable for animation. 


STEP1: CREATE & CRAFT 10 STORIES INTO THE 1-SENTENCE SUMMARY

Story1: Character driven story, eg Mr Bean
Story2: Story driven by a location.
Story3: Story driven by an item.
Story4: Story driven by a situation.
Story5: Story driven by Character's motive(s) or conflict with another Character.
Stories 6 to 10: Combination of above points for your stories.

STEP2: CREATE STORIES FOR THESE GENRES: (1 sentence summary)

Story 11: Drama
Story 12: Documentary
Story 13: News / Current Affairs
Story 14: Comedy
Story 15: Horror
Story 16: Action
Story 17: Mystery / Thriller / Crime
Story 18: Teenage Drama
Story 19: Romance
Story 20: Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Story 21: Children
Story 22: Adventure / Swashbucklers
Story 23 - 25: Combination of any genre from above.

STEP 3: GIVE ONE OR TWO EXAMPLES OF A BLOCKBUSTER / SUCCESSFUL MOVIE THAT FITS THE ABOVE 25-GENRE-DRIVEN STORIES.

Examples of Blockbuster/Successful Movies for:
Story 11: Drama
Story 12: Documentary
Story 13: News / Current Affairs
Story 14: Comedy
Story 15: Horror
Story 16: Action
Story 17: Mystery / Thriller / Crime
Story 18: Teenage Drama
Story 19: Romance
Story 20: Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Story 21: Children
Story 22: Adventure / Swashbucklers
Story 23 - 25: Combination of any genre from above.

STEP4: POST HERE > YOUR STORY SUMMARIES & EXAMPLES (POST COMMENT)

>> POST A COMMENT AT THIS BLOG ENTRY
>> SIGN OFF WITH YOUR NAME
>> COPY & PASTE THIS CLASS EXERCISE INTO THE COMMENT


Notes:
While you enjoy this class exercise, I will be calling you one by one during class to discuss your assignment. For those who have already discussed with me, pls ask your classmates to help you with constructive feedback which you may or may not act on for your assignment.


Thank you and have fun! :)