Lesson 1:
(EX 1 - CHARACTER STUDY)
GREAT CHARACTERS
MAKE GREAT STORIES
Character Study - pls see my notes
link: http://masterwriterz.blogspot.com/2011/10/no16-character-study.html
most of you did a character analysis which you had researched well enough. BUT we're really doing a CHARACTER STUDY for story-telling in Exercise1...
what many of you have not focused on is
>> How is the LITTLE PRINCE, MR/MRS TWIT crucial to the story?
>> How effective & clear was the description of their characters in the story?
>> Did you notice that the character is very clear to you when you read the story? This clarity gives you enough info for you to form opinions about the character! Knowing the characters as you read the story makes you as a reader start to like/dislike, care/dread the character...
remember the fox? notice >> the more time you spend reading about a character, the more you will be "tamed" by that character LOL if you don't know what i mean, ASK your classmates.
>> How did the authors bring out the characters in the story?
YOU LEARN ABOUT A CHARACTER
THROUGH THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
>> How do you APPLY what you've learnt from these authors TO YOUR OWN STORIES?
lesson 2:
(EX2 - WRITING STORIES x5)
Write the SITUATION.
MAKE IT YOURS.
You need something UNCOMMON to happen for your story to be unique and to be OWNED by you.
MAKE THE STORY YOURS by adding your OWN creative situations that other stories don't have.
eg. How many stories are like this: BOY MEETS GIRL, THEY FALL IN LOVE... if your story falls into this category, you need to WRITE YOUR OWN STORY by telling it YOUR WAY, and to use YOUR OWN UNCOMMON SITUATION >> Make the story UNIQUELY YOURS.
tip: FOCUS on the
1-SENTENCE SUMMARY
& THE 3 ACT STRUCTURE
Lesson 3:
(ASSIGNMENT: STORY TO SCRIPT)
I AM A MASTERWRITER
WITH A KEY MESSAGE
how do you weave in your own key message(s) into your story?
>> Use characters to show and tell.
>> Use situations for characters to react/behave in.
>> Use other characters to reveal key character's traits & motives...
Tip: Write the AV - AUDIO & VISUAL
Lesson 4:
STORY-TELLING IS AN ART
WHICH I CAN LEARN
& KEEP IMPROVING
Just keep writing, just keep writing,
just keep writing, writing, writing, writing...
start with synopsis - what is your story about. then use 3 ACT to make sure story works better. treatment is to get details noted down and to decide how you want to plant the important info. once you know how the story runs from start to end, adjust treatment to script & fill in the dialogue. hope this helps...
WELL DONE ALL OF YOU!!!!
Thank you for your time & effort and being part of my class!
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