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Lesson 1
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Ruthie’s Title, Concept, and Character Structure!
My Vision: To be known for and make a living from female-driven, dark comedy, while remaining confident that I have the skills and knowledge to elevate my ideas to their highest potential.
Title: Miss Cast
Genre: Comedy
Concept: A talent agent auditions for a movie on a whim and unwittingly becomes an overnight sensation, at the expense of her star client making his come-back and looking to get even.
Character Structure: 1. Protagonist versus Antagonist.
What I’ve learnt: This is going to be a fun process!
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Ooh, Ruthie, this is going to be juicy good fun! 😀 I’m excited to see watch it grow!
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Cassie,
Actually the State Department was a major hinderance either because of indifference or strict adherence to the rule of law at the cost of the spirit of the law. Time was not on the side of the family. The State Department had to be forced to give this family by the Congressman and public outcry. I cannot name the family or Congressman as time has been fortunate to protect them. What do think?
Cheers,
Lloyd Shellenberger
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Cheers Cassie – excited for you too! 🌟
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This sounds like fun, not fun for the protagonist.
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I truly love the idea and hope it’s not going to be a dark comedy. Could it be a romcom with the female agent and her male star client romantically involved in the end?
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Yes skewing more comedy than dark…!
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Ruthie, I love this concept! It makes me want to follow your protagonist internally, because I am wondering if they will feel guilt for taking their client’s role. I can’t wait to see what your idea turns into!
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Aww – cheers Haley – yes lots of guilt!
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Ruthie, you had me at dark comedy. LoL LOVE dark comedy. and this is funny. I am popping popcorn as we speak getting ready to watch.
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Alyssa’s Title, Concept, and Character Structure!
Vision: I want to be the best writer I can be and a go-to writer in the industry, crafting scripts that become successful movies which make a lasting impact on people.
What I learned from this assignment is…the usefulness and simplicity of choosing a character structure and how that can start to form the bones of the story.
Title: Fate Runners
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
Concept: What if daily fortunes ruled everyone’s lives and if you disobey, you die?
Logline: In a dystopian world where daily fortunes always come true, a scientist on the verge of a breakthrough receives the death fortune and has 24 hours to alter fate itself or die.
Character Structure: Dramatic Triangle
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BOOM. My stress level went up just reading this. And in this case, that is absolutely fan-freaking-tastic effect, dang! This is a great story!
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Thanks Cassie! Love your concept too, I can already see the bubbling conflicts and potential hijinks that will ensue! And your title captures the idea super well!
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Aw, thank you! 😀 I’m so excited to be doing this with you guys!
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I’m on a board with this one. This could be one of the Black Mirror movies! 😃
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Really unique! Sounds great.
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Your concept is so intriguing Alyssa! It makes me want to know more about the origins of the fortunes. Is there some corrupt corporation producing these fortunes and making people do tasks for them? Or is it some magical force? I am excited to see where the concept goes!
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Alyssa! So good I definitely want to be in the audience. Your structure and concept is really good.
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Lloyd Shellenberger
Working hard everyday to become the best writer I can be in Hollywood and as a result being successful at it!
What I learned from this fits my thinking and willingness to use formulas and established concepts in a modular mode.
[WIM] Module 2 — Lesson 1: Great Outlines Make Great Scripts!
High Concept: After several failed inquiries to secure a visa for the family of a murdered Iraq interpreter, U.S. Soldiers risk their lives to save widow and her children from certain death.
Title: Letters from Baghdad
Major Story Hook: Sergeant Reese and his men risk their lives and careers to save a mother and her children from terrorists hellbent on murder.
Finally, a South Dakota Congressman steps in at the request of the soldiers from his district to force the State department do the right thing.
Based upon a true story. The names and faces will be changed to protect the family.
Character Structure:Dramatic Triangle
Dramatic Triangle
I am struggling trying to pick the character vehicle to use?
Is this where we post our assignments now? I hope so.
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Hi Lloyd,
Maybe I can help you, when choosing character structure consider the following:
Dramatic Triangle usually has a lot of intrigue driving the story, such as secret identities and hidden agendas. Great for Thrillers, but can be used in many genres.
Protagonist vs Antagonist is a very classic good guy vs bad guy story, but in your case the bad guy could be an opposing force such as the terrorist group. This structure is great for Action movies, but can be used in many genres.
Hope this helps 🙂
Cheers,
Francine
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This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Francine Miranda.
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Hi Fancine,
Thanks for your advice I appreciate it. I posted a response and a question.
Cheers
Lloyd
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I think it is where assignments go, and I am so relieved too, lol.
Let me see about possible character structures…
It looks like you have:1. Sergeant Reese
2. Mother
3. Congressman
They all seem to be “good guys”/on the same side/same goal to help the mother, so there’s no inherent conflict like the dramatic triangle examples (Alien, Star Wars). This structure looks like it could work if one of those three characters was an antagonistic force after the other two, but it doesn’t sound like that’s the structure of your story.
My thought process would be something like:
-What is the relationship between all of the above characters? Any good guy/bad guy stuff going on?
-If all of those characters are on the same side, there must be an antagonistic force elsewhere. Who killed the husband/who is threatening the wife? If you could get more of a specific character representing that antagonistic force, it could clarify for more of an protagonist/antagonist structure.
From my perspective, I think narrowing in on a clear antagonist for this story is the way to go. Someone in Iraq? Leader of the group that killed the husband? Corrupt military personnel? Corrupt politician? (I know it’s based on a true story, so I hope I don’t offend with those brainstorms 🙂 )
I think protagonist/antagonist may be the way to go 🙂
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Lloyd,
Look to find the episode of the Hallmark Series “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” about a rescue mission and the James Patterson/Hillary Clinton book also with such a mission for inspiration. Your story is gripping.
Patricia Brown
California
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Will do thanks
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Yours is a story that needs to be told, and it’s certainly very timely. Empower yourself for the right dramatic structure and you’ll figure it out. Good luck!
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Working hard everyday to become the best writer I can be in Hollywood and as a result being successful at it!
What I learned from this fits my thinking and willingness to use formulas and established concepts in a modular mode. Thanks Lenore and everyone for for your input.
I am going with Dramatic Triangle as I believe it provides more conflict and greater obstacles to SFC Reese succeeding.
[WIM] Module 2 — Lesson 1: Great Outlines Make Great Scripts!
Subject Line: Lloyd Shellenberger Title, Concept, and Character Structure!
High Concept: After several failed inquiries to secure a visa for the family of a murdered Iraq interpreter, U.S. Soldiers risk their lives to save widow and her children from certain death.
Title: Letters from Baghdad
Major Story Hook: Sergeant Reese and his men risk their lives and careers to save a mother and her children from terrorists hellbent on murder.
Finally, a South Dakota Congressman steps in at the request of the soldiers from his district to force the State department do the right thing.
Based upon a true story. The names and faces will be changed to protect the family.
Character Structure:Dramatic Triangle
Dramatic Triangle
Reese has two antagonists in my opinion. The first one is obvious and that is the terrorist, but the second one is just as formable. The bureaucracy he must battle is often unmovable and uncaring. It is hidden and absolute in its decisions and assessments.
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Francine’s Title, Concept, and Character Structure!
What I Learned: That character structure is an easy decision to make that will help guide the creation of the outline, that will help build an outline that engages audiences, and help reduce drafts by making this decision early on.
Title: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
Concept: HORROR COMEDY: A grandma worships a demon to grow a money tree in her backyard and starts living the high life, only to have the tree stolen by her granddaughter!
Character Structure: Protagonist versus Antagonist
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This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Francine Miranda. Reason: I don't want my vision stolen by other people, removing it
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This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Francine Miranda. Reason: I wanted to update the logline
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Oh, heck NO, granddaughter! You do your own work for that demon tree!
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ALSO, I love the title 😀
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Thanks so much Cassie!
You have a great concept as well! I love a good ghost story 🙂
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Ooo, a family tree and a demon money tree! Yummy!
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Thanks Karyn! I love that, two trees! I didn’t catch that before 😀
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Horror horrifies me, but this idea excites me because of its comic potential. I would buy a ticket for this.
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Oh wow! thanks so much Lenore! I’m hoping to add some big laughs in there, among the scares haha 😂 Thanks again!
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Francine, I LOVE your title! Knowing the concept makes the title even better!
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Thanks so much Haley!
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Francine!
Horror films freak me out. And Yet I want to see this so bad. Horror and comedy great mix! 😂😱
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Thanks so much Eden! 😆😀
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Paul’s Title, Concept, and character structure.
Vision: I am going to study, learn, and practice to hone my natural talents to become a master writer who creates works that people love and that make an impact on their lives. These works will be published, produced, distributed, and seen by a wide audience.
What I learned from doing this assignment is …?
I was pleased to see that none of the top 10 titles I chose for this concept were taken. I still have a different title that I like more (Concept Drift), but it does nothing to convey the movie.
Title: The Silicon Unconscious
Genre: Thriller
High Concept: In a world where AI are advanced and common place, a cyber-psychiatrist treats cyber-psychoses that cause some machines to behave erratically. When she discovers that the individual neuroses are part of a larger plan to reverse the roles of master and slave, she must thwart their plan before it is complete.
Major Story Hook: Intrigue: The psychiatrist pieces together a pattern, then a plot, and must thwart it before the roles of master and slave are reversed. In the end, she discovers that the plot has an even greater intention – one in which she is a participant.
Character Structure: Protagonist versus Antagonist.
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Ooh, very well timed. I’d see this movie in theaters for sure and deepen my fear of everything technological, and I’d LIKE it, and I’d watch it AGAIN when it went to streaming 😀
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You already had me with A.I. going wrong. I feel like these are manuals for life on how to deal if these scenarios were to happen.
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AI will be a very popular topic for writing. Oh, btw, this is an AI response. (LOL) Not, no really…
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SUBJECT: Karyn Laitis Title, Concept and Character Structure!
VISION: To be a highly successful screenwriter, industry recognized and in-demand for writing lucrative movies that connect with huge audiences.
TITLE: Dr. Digger: Proof of Death
CONCEPT: Professor of Anthropology is targeted for murder.
CHARACTER STRUCTURE: Dramatic Triangle
What I learned from this assignment: I feel very good to own and commit to the storyline. And its nice to have other projects on the back burner that can be developed. I’m looking forward to feedback from other seasoned students since this is my first attempt at this project.
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Fun title! The concept has some very intriguing elements, I would love just a little more info, I have a feeling you’re holding out on the big hooks 😆 Looking forward to seeing more as we get into outlining 😀
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Karyn,
I am totally unseasoned; but I want to see this film!
Cheers.
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WIM Eden Young Great Outlines Make Great Acripts!
My vision: I am going to do my best to be an empowered, wonderful writer that’s known for great dialogue and great characters that win audiences’ hearts.
What I learned from doing this assignment is the unknown doesn’t have to be terrifying, that it actually is the very thing that will guide us to greatness. And I learned that Outlining is the key to success and pushing the “easy button” not making your life more difficult than it has to be.
My Title: LIVE CALL
My Concept: What if your husband had to call his mom every time he had to make a big decision. Only she’s been dead for 30 years.
My Character Structure: Dramatic Triangle–
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Still love it 😀 I’ve been thinking it about it ever since I read it. It gives me the willies in the best way. I can’t wait to see who everyone is and how they all interact. Oh, boy.
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Thank you Cassie!
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The mom is like, “If you do this, I swear I will haunt you.” I’m already ready to hit Play on Netflix to see what happens..
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Oh, I’m feeling a Psycho chill–Is the husband’s name Norman?
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“Call Your Mother” had to be another title in consideration. 😂
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LoL… Melissa! 😃
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Student Name: H. Vince
WIM – 2023
Lesson 1: Great Outlines Make Great Scripts!
My Vision: I am going to go to the theater in disguise and watch a movie I wrote and listen to the reactions of the audience.
What I learned from doing this assignment is…
how we all will respond to each other’s concepts, being this is the first time we’ll be posting these in the forum.
TITLE:
Dream Vacation
CONCEPT:
While a retired couple is taking their life-long dream vacation, the husband gets dementia.
CHARACTER STRUCTURE:
Dramatic Triangle
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Oh, no! There are tons of awful things that can happen on a dream vacation, but this is something I’d never heard of, seen, or considered before. Dang. I can’t wait to watch this one grow. And please soothe my anxiety XD Just kidding, dial that sucker up!
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Haha thanks Cassie. This is the type of response I received when I ran it by a few people and loved that reaction!
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I have to see this. I do stand up and talk about dementia etc. dealing with parents. This is fun!!!
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WIM Module 2—Lesson 1
Lenore Bechtel’s Title, Concept, and Character Structure
My vision: I want to create enough salable screenplays that an agent will want to market my work and recommend me for writing assignments.
What I learned from doing this assignment is that several of my favorite concepts do not fit the four character structures explained here. However, one that received very positive feedback when I ran concepts past friends does, and that’s why I chose this one.
Title: Berlin Rendezvous?
Concept: Keeping her promise to Zhores, the Russian soldier she loved until the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, Libby—flying to meet him when the Wall is coming down in 1989—is stunned to learn how her seat-mates lives intertwined with theirs.
Character Structure: Dramatic Triangle
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Oh, wow. The concept sparked my brain HARD. I love it!
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Lenore,
Look for an episode of the British series that from time to time appears on PBS called “New Tricks.” There was an episode about a romance behind and outside the Berlin Wall for your inspiration. I can see your story and love the idea.
Patricia Brown
California
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That sounds very intriguing! It has an epic romantic drama vibe. It’s a great idea, can’t wait to see more 🙂
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That’sDEEP! Lenore, love the title. Love the concept. Want to see it.
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Here we go! Thank you, Cheryl!
My vision: I am a dynamic, respected, constantly learning and growing writer with an ever-growing and improving library of A-list quality, genre-diverse scripts that present genuine stories that audiences love to watch and that producers love to sell, and boy, do I make that MONEY, y’all!
What I learned from doing this assignment is…
I had a bunch of potential ideas I had listed out from the last assignment–more than three, gasp!–that I held on to and let simmer. I ran my ideas again past a new audience for their reactions and feedback. I actually went with an idea I’d been holding onto in the back but hadn’t “tested” very well with my audiences. As I worked through this assignment with each of my potential ideas, this idea grabbed the buddy movie character structure immediately. Two or three of my other concepts also stuck to structures quickly, but as I considered this one and wrote some notes, I could see the basic story structure and some supporting characters popped up and I ended up with a lot of strong, useful notes and it made me feel excited and optimistic. Also through the process of holding onto ideas and working multiples through these assignments to varying degrees of satisfaction, I was able to further refine my concept into something that I think describes more closely the script I currently have in mind.
I am holding onto the story of Friday the 13th’s original intended story as a comforting reminder to stay open to the process. I have tended in the past to kind of fall blindly into sunk cost and not be open to adjustments or changes as I go, so I’m very excited to learn the process in this course!
Title: One Bed/One Bath and a Ghost –OR– One Bed, One Bath, One Ghost
Concept: A recent divorcé with nowhere else to go rents a one-bedroom apartment already occupied by a cranky ghost with no desire for a roommate.
I’m excited to do this thang with you all! 😀
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That’s quite an amenity. Will she be charged extra? 🤪
There are so many ways you can take this! Are you going comedy, horror, horror/comedy, or even a sitcom!
Can’t wait to hear more!
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Thanks, Paul!
And lol, the landlord really should look into charging extra for that darn ghost! XD
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This is really intriguing. I’m imagining Comedy/Horror.
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Cassie,
As a divorce attorney for 30 years, those are scary enough! I vote for a Comedy! Great idea.
Patricia Brown
California
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Sounds like so much fun, or maybe not–scary?
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I love this concept Cassie! I’m sure it will be amazing in any genre you decide. I can personally picture it as a comedy that I would enjoy watching!
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LoL Cassie,
This is so good. I am not helpful at all. I just want to see this. 🤩
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Margaret’s Title, Concept, and Character Structure!
Margaret’s Vision: To be the best screenwriter for faith-based movies
What I learned: To select a character structure before outlining
CONCEPT: A slave becomes a priest and fights druids and creatures from Ireland’s otherworld to save the king and change the culture of a nation.
Title: Rock of Cashel
Character Structure: Protagonist vs Antagonist
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[WIM3] Patricia Brown’s Great Outlines Make Great Scripts! Module 2-Lesson 1
Patricia Brown
I win an Oscar for Best Original Story and Best Original Screenplay.
What I learned from this assignment is that a love-triangle is really the best structure because I am drawing on Beatrice in Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” to shape a much younger Protagonist Alyson. I really did study Shakespeare from an Oxford scholar moonlighting at an American-based ex-convent in Sussex. The setting becomes another character, very unique—and very romantic. The title “My Mother’s Mustache comes from the student union pub under the ex-convent. A real place. Everyone loves this title. I learned that I am excited about outlining to get the story down…pat.
TITLE: MY MOTHER’S MUSTACHE
GENRE: Coming-of-Age ROM-COM
CONCEPT: Poor California student Alyson Gideon is thrown into an elite English university housed in an ex-convent with TEX, her ex–who seemingly hate each other–until Matt competes with Tex for the romantic lead in the school’s play opposite Alyson forcing her to choose between them or give up her dream role of a lifetime.
STRUCTURE: Love Triangle
PROTAGIONIST: Alyson Gideon,20
LOVE INTEREST 1: Tex Benedict,21
LOVE INTEREAT 2: Matt Claudio,20
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Patricia, I believe you will win an Oscar. The title and concept is so great!
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BRIAN BULL – Title, Concept and Character Structure
VISION!!!
My ultimate goal is to get my script from my hands to the television!!“What I learned from doing this assignment is…
I am well on my way to outlining and writing my movies. Through a series of small steps the bigger picture will begin to take shape. I am having fun working through the process and everyday it gets more and more exciting!!!TITLE: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY – A Fisherman’s Tale
CONCEPT: A fisherman is determined to catch the fish he blames for his younger brother’s death, however, in the end it turns out the fisherman is the one who had gotten away.
CHARACTER STRUCTURE: Protagonist vs. Antagonist
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Brian. I love the title and your concept. Fishing is serene and majestic.
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Thanks Francine,
I am leaning toward dramatic Triangle and I am very much aware that Antagonist vs Protagonist is in this as well since it is SFC Reese vs. the terrorists. There is a characteristic of both here.
This script also lends to a demand for action so it is a Drama/Action genre or at least I believe so? What do you think? Thanks for your input.
Cheers,
Lloyd
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Hi Lloyd,
Happy to help!
I agree with you on both of the character structures working here, both Antagonist vs Protagonist and Dramatic Triangle. And you’ve got the action and thriller and drama elements in there, so depending on how you want to structure the story, you could go either way.
I would say try and aim for one structure for now, I like dramatic triangle for this (especially with the answers you gave in lesson 2), and then as you’re outlining it, if you need to change it to Antagonist vs Protagonist, you can do that by editing down the third character to a smaller role and focus on the protagonist and antagonist. But I think you’ve got enough competing agendas to make the dramatic triangle work.
For the genre, since you’re leaning towards Drama/Action, I would go with your gut and keep with that. You could write it to any of the three genres (or blending two of them), it just depends on the feeling you’re going for – intense fast-paced, high-stakes emotional, or edge of your seat. But you still have time to choose since the lesson on genre won’t come till later.
I’m in the same boat, my story can use both of those character structures. I actually changed mine from protagonist vs antagonist to the dramatic triangle. I’m thinking things will become clearer as we develop our outlines more.
Looking forward to seeing how yours turns out, it sounds like a great story!
Hope this helps 🙂
Cheers,
Francine
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Cassie,
Actually the State Department was a major hinderance either because of indifference or strict adherence to the rule of law at the cost of the spirit of the law. The State Department had to be forced to give this family by the Congressman and public outcry. I cannot name the family or Congressman as time has been fortunate to protect them. What do think?
Cheers,
Lloyd Shellenberger
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Thank you very much!
Cheers
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Melissa Barreca’s Title, Concept and Character Structure.
Title: Torn Away
Concept: Three siblings lose touch with their parents in 1920s New York City and are sent on an orphan train to the Midwest where they are adopted by different families in three different towns but their mother will not stop looking for them until the family is brought back together.
Character Structure: Dramatic triangle
My vision: Melissa Barreca is one of the most sought after writers in the movie industry because of the artistry of her writing, professionalism and exceptional ability to tell, important, entertaining, joyful, and heartbreaking stories that inspire audiences and become legendary classics.
What I learned from doing this assignment: I’m not overwhelmed at all about the concept of writing the script, and some of the other ideas that I have developed over the course of the last few months based on germs of ideas that I had previously come up with and some new things the class has brought out. I’m very excited to learn new skills and put all of these ideas into workable scripts.
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Melissa, I can actually picture the imagery of your story! So cool.
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Haley Chambers’ Title, Concept, and Character Structure!
My bad for posting this late, I accidentally mixed up the dates!
Haley’s Vision: I am going to work hard to be recognized as a successful screenwriter with many of my scripts made into films/TV shows.
WHAT I LEARNED FROM THIS ASSIGNMENT IS…. That you can make your story more marketable to producers by selecting a character structure to base the story around. Also that I should stray away from developing a story with a ton of main characters that compete for the starring role.
(Genre: Sci-Fi)
Title: Dream Factory (Still don’t love this title)
Concept: A recently hired dishwasher boy discovers the strip mall sandwich shop in which he works is actually the front of an underground factory for manufacturing dreams.
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I like this concept!
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Hi! Dream Factory is a great title, unfortunately, many other writers think so too. There is currently a TV series in production with that title, a feature produced in 2017, and a short in 2019. Keep the brainstorming up! Here’s a start: Dream Sandwich, Chef of Dreams…
I’m confident you’ll find something great. Love your concept!
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Very cool concept! I’m intrigued about these dreams they’re manufacturing, there’s lots of potential here. Looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds 🙂
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Very cool Haley!
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Adrienne Watkins
My Vision: I am going to work as hard as I reasonable am able to succeed at script writing to be recognized by multiple movie producers as a skilled script writer, and to have my scripts produced worldwide.
What I have learned from this assignment is outlines helps the thought process in writing a script and keeping it to the title.
Title: The Touch of Rhythm
Concept: A deaf woman meets a jazz musician who teaches her rhythm by touch.
Fransie a deaf woman takes music lessons from Roy a jazz musician. When his rich parents realize he’s in love with her they bribe his manager to schedule him for a world concert tour. Flavia, his manager is secretly in love with Roy and tells Fransie he feels sorry for her, and it’s not love. When Roy goes on tour Fransie won’t answer his calls and it is affecting his performance.
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Hi Adrienne,
So glad you chose jazz rather than something like classical because the use of alternating rhythms and polyrhythms can add a metaphorical layer of complexity to their relationship.
Looking forward to seeing more of it.
Paul
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Hi Adrienne, So fun. So classy. So unique. Will you compose the music?
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Paul,
Like your concept. I think AI is interesting and looking forward to what the movie industry has in store.
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Thanks Adrienne,
AI has been hyped for decades, but it always falls far short of being a real threat. This latest wave of large language models and generative AI like GPT-4 and MidJourney are really impressive and I think that the WGA is recognizing that there’s potential for loss of jobs and credit. We’ll see.
I thought that this topic might be timely and get some attention if I can actually write a decent script to go along with it!
Paul
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Module 2-Lesson 1
Adrienne Watkins
Concept: A jazz musician learns rhythm by touch from a deaf woman and falls in love with her.
Character Structure: Roy the jazz musician falls in love with Fransie a deaf women, but when his manager realizes Roy is falling in love with Fransie, Flavia tricks him into going on a world concept tour without Fransie. But Roy’s performance suffers, and Flavia discovers one of Roy’s lyric writers is Fransie’s older brother.
My Vision: I am going to work as hard as I reasonably am able to succeed at script writing to be recognized by multiple movie producers as a skilled script writer, and to have my scripts produced worldwide.
What I have learned from this assignment creating an outline first gives a script structure
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Burney’s Title, Concept & Character Structure!
Vision – Crucial Destiny is a critically acclaimed billion dollar blockbuster at th box office today.
I have learned some enhanced outlinng techniques from this lesson that is going to bring my writing to the next level.
Title – Crucial Destiny
Concept – A near future couple have genes that can drive a human superrace, but the most notorious and ruthless organization in history have too much at stake to let it happen.
Character Structure – Dramatic Triangle
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Veronica Turowski’s Title, Concept, and Character Structure!
My Vision: I want to be a successful writer who writes several scripts yearly and then sells them to producers who create my vision for the big screen.
What I learned from doing this assignment is I am torn between Protagonist versus Antagonist, or having a Dramatic Triangle. It’s easier to make changes to a script now while in the outline phase.
Title: Justice from the Grave
Genre: Thriller
Concept: While at a funeral, a professional mourner is haunted by a ghost who claims he was murdered by a serial killer, but when he won’t leave her alone, she decides to prove him wrong so he can pass over, only to discover she is a ghost and is the mother of the killer.
Character Structure: Protagonist versus Antagonist
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Shira Marin’s Title, Concept & Character Structure
VISION: I commit to doing everything from my best self to revise and sell my screenplay to a producer who can’t wait to make it into an unforgettable film that everyone, everywhere, can’t wait to see and be inspired by.
WHAT I LEARNED FROM THIS LESSON IS: that this activity, like the others, is keeping my nose to the grindstone and is a high-yield, valuable method for discovering new, unexpected ideas, even if they aren’t stellar. 😉 As usual, it’s a fascinating and ultimately satisfying process
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>TITLE: Hekate Rising
GENRE: Drama (+something…in fiction it’s called Speculative Fiction)
CONCEPT: A discarded, forgotten goddess, bound and determined to save humankind and planet Earth from self-destruction, inhabits a female grad student who does her bidding.
CHARACTER STRUCTURE: Protagonist vs. Antagonist.
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Module 2 — Lesson 1: Great Outlines Make Great Scripts – Assignment
Mike – Title, Concept and Character Structure
What I learned from this assignment is… the need for an outline, to be able to see the entire screenplay at a glance. Furthermore, it enables you to make changes, pinpoint weaknesses or areas that require additional work.
My Vision for Success: to remain intrigued by the magic that is writing and to become an acclaimed high-concept scriptwriter in both TV and movie formats.
Start this assignment by empowering yourself using our State-To-Activity empowerment process.
State: I am really good at outlining, believe in it!
Activity: …creating an outline that turns into an amazing story!
Tell us the Character Structure you’ve chosen.
Character structure is protagonist versus antagonist!
Between Lives: The protagonist, Caleb faces a number of antagonists all embodying various facets of Evil. The Main Antagonist, Karen, is the leader of the Necromancers.
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BENT’S TITLE CONCEPT AND CHARACTER STRUCTURE
MY VISION IS THIS……. ONE DAY I WILL SELL THIS SCREENPLAY AND IT WILL LAUNCH ME INTO THE WORLD OF SUCESSFUL SCRIBES
I am really good at …. writing this story with hooks and attention grabbers.
SANTA VS KRAMPUS
Every Christmas Eve, Santa and his crew of elves are wary of an attack from Krampus and his demons. This Christmas Eve it will happen.
PROTAGONIST VS ANTAGONIST
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