Lesson 17

[j T]

What I learned during this assignment is a scene must have multiple emotional reveals and reversals.

In Turning Point 2, she conquers the beast using her new skills. We think the beast is dead, but it’s not. During the fight, she discovers beast is female! Instead of heading for the door, Joanna opens door of her locker so beast can give birth (showing sacrifice)

[Tasha Espinoza]

Tasha’s Key Scene Improvements

What I learned doing this assignment is how much thinking like this gets the wheels turning. I’ve made a lot of discoveries about what connections are working, what connections need to be brought out to the forefront more and what could probably go. It is interesting how things start to change when you work with purpose and delivery of that purpose within a scene. This exercise has definitely made my scenes stronger.

The most valuable improvements:

-I realized my opening scene could be way more less cliched.
-I was able to strengthen how my midpoint and climax delivered their purpose and clarify plot points.
-I was able to set up reveals in a more effective way by taking care to first create demand for it and then deliver it in a dramatic way.