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Day 5: What I learned …?
What I learned rewriting my scene…?
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What I learned rewriting my scene is how to create a plot twist ending that provides a full resolution. It is not easy to do, but having a strong opening will lead to a powerful ending.
I had created a previous ending for my script, but watching todays ending made me restructure my scene. I also went back to my opening, and midpoint to add nuggets to make the end make more sense. And also to make the viewer/reader do a double take to other parts of the script which will make the end make more sense and satisfying.
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I learned that endings can still leave you with questions. I rewrote my scene to make leave the audience wandering if the main character is the hero or the villain. The dialogue was tweaked to show what the character learned and how it affected their decision.
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What I learned rewriting my scene:
Like in Se7en, I already have a situation where the villain attempts to provoke the hero into overreacting and thereby succumbing to the rage he fears most, and he nearly succeeds. It was interesting to contemplate what it would look like if the hero succumbs to that rage, but in the end, I am keeping my own final scene.
I’ve added a note about creating a setup earlier in the season where the villain has something additional to antagonize the hero into almost losing it even further. I haven’t decided what that “it” might be yet, though. I’m already tying up a lot of loose ends that haven’t paid off yet from the prior 4 seasons plus this one.
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I haven’t written my final scene yet outside of an outline. I have it wrapping up my 3 main character’s stories, the good guys get their man, but the bad guy is beloved by now too, and the good guys aren’t great. I have a twist at the very end that I want to make sure I really capture. So I’m not sure how much I want to focus on the other stories, just to make sure I do the twist justice. I’ll make sure to focus on interesting dialogue and give a satisfying ending.
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What I learned is how entertaining it is to take the audience out of their comfort zone with a last-minute, unexpected, or expected, dramatic twist that startles the audience at the end of the story. Prior to viewing the lesson scenes, my approach was to have an ending that tied the story up in a nice, “feel good,” bow.
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I learned that the final scene in a film doesn’t have to end on a good note. When considering my final scene, I’m unsure how to make it more dramatic. I will continue to brainstorm ideas and hopefully, I can find a way to elevate the resolution scene so that it is more engaging.
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The element of surprise and the inevitable twist make the Seven resolution incredibly powerful and emotional. I could totally understand –‘s need for revenge after a the reveals of his loss of girlfriend and child. There is a relentless descent into tragedy in this scene – amplified by the surprise/reveal of the deaths.
I learned that I had a similar situation in my project – where my protagonist faced the ethical dilemma of whether or not to kill the person responsible for the death of his family. I realize now that I have placed the scene too early to be a powerful resolution.
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Week 1 Day 5: Resolution Scene 1
What I learned rewriting my scene:
· My setups were not as fulfilled in my final resolution scene as they need to be.
· A plot twist, a character change of mind, and an underestimated antagonist, who is more than expected are being added to my final resolution scene.
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For my rewrite, I realized that I need the main character to be the primary catalyst in the low of lows. In other words, he needs to be the person reacting more than anyone else. So, instead of a secondary character reacting to the main character’s despair. I had the main character expressing his despair physically and verbally to the secondary character. I also had to change an earlier scene to create a situation where the main character shows his arrogance, only to be totally humbled in the low of lows. Thus, a pay-off for the arrogance.
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