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Lesson 2 Assignments
Post your Day 7 Assignments here.
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Gayle Jackson’s Great Hook
A> The process was not my favorite because I wasn’t relaxed and put too much pressure on myself to brainstorm – so of course I wasn’t getting any flow of ideas.
B> What I learned from this assignment is you can’t rush your ideas. Trying to fit a square peg into a round hole just to meet a deadline is not the way. But practicing the process will make it easier each time until the ideas brainstorm more efficiently.
HAVING TO DO WITH HAUNTED HOUSES WHAT HAVEN’T WE SEEN BEFORE? >
CURRENT COMPONENTS >
A. Couple
B. House
C. Odd disturbances
D. Ghosts
EXCHANGE >
A. Couple
– Family
– Friends
– Co-workers
– Frenemies
– Strangers at cross-purpose
B. House
– Barn
– Bar
– Hotel
– Secluded cabin
– Lakefront vacation home
– Urban townhouse
– Apartment – inner city projects
C. Odd disturbances
– Natural disaster
– Electrical disturbances
– People who antagonize
– Run down building
– Outside influence force seclusion
– Animal attack
D. Ghosts
– UFOs
– Demons
– People pranks
– Children
– Imaginary disturbances
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Margaret’s Great Hook!
How did this process work for me?
At first I resisted doing it because I’d already chosen the concept I want to work with and had applied a similar brainstorming technique to it, but doing the process definitely threw up some more interesting elements for the other four, and with my chosen one it presented more possible layers of intrigue.
What did I learn?
To be more open and not cling to preconceived ideas.
Components:
A.
Thief and workaholic
Fugitive and cleaner
Conman and owner’s PA
Street kid and owner’s daughter
Debtor and joyrider
Stowaway and cop
B:
Boat
Plane
Car
Hot air balloon
Train
Ski lift
C:
Insurance fraud
Suicide
Bomb
Pirates
Drug runners
Storm
D:
Common enemy
Debts
Deadline
Dare
Mob
Sting
IRS
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Paige’s Great Hook!
A. How did this process work for you?
Actually, this process worked for me. I was immediately open-minded to ditch all my previous ideas, if needed, and rework them to get to that place where I and my husband would want to watch that film. As it turns out, I honed into the idea that I wanted to work with most, but which wasn’t grabbing me/us entirely, and I did it. I found the hook.
B. What I’ve learned is how to rework my ideas into possible high-concept ideas. First and foremost, how to find that something that makes it unique, can be summarized in one sentence and where you can see the movie.
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Guil’s Great Hook!
A. How did this process work for you?
It worked really to let loose and allow different ideas to flow without judgment. Trying to nail it right away is a trap. Ideas have to be developed and re-worked. Finding the hook is a process.
B. What did you learn doing this assignment?
I learned a lot more about the original idea than I expected. It helped to see where the gaps were and where the story could go. It helped to think outside the box, to avoid clichés.
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Gabriel’s great hook.
A. This process was both rewarding and frustrating. Rewarding because it allowed me to add depth and come up with even more than one hook to a single concept. Frustrating because many of my concept’s elements are intertwined, so it’s difficult to separate them when doing the exercise.
B. I learned that sometimes having a completely blank slate at the beginning can help. In the future, I’d like to mix and match elements until something interesting percolates instead of putting the pressure of coming up with a great hook right off the bat.
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Jonathon’s great hook.
A. I learned the easiest way to process a hook for me is through the first example. Thinking about what makes the script unique.
Is it a unique location? House on a Hill, Spaceship, Hospital, Courtroom
Is it a unique Mystery? Who died? Why is this person in this situation?
Is it a unique gimmick? Boyhood. 1917 (All in one take).
Impossible Goal: All is Lost
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Ron’s Great Hook!
How did this process work for me?
I have used this process before without much success. But I stuck with it and broke the concept down into components opens the mind to some new interesting elements
What did I learn?
I learned to relax, take my time and let my mind open up to new ideas.
Components:
A. Prison
Mall
School
Gym
Arcade
B serial killer:
Lover
Transgender
Philanthropist
teacher:
C: undercover cop
Prison guard
Family member
Psychologist
Mobster
D Killing
Suicide
Injury
Kidnapping
loving
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Subject line: Beth Bonness’ Great Hook!
How did this process work for me? <font face=”inherit” style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Able to generated so many ideas and permutations on ideas during the brainstorm. I too was stressed at the initial thought I’d have to pick “1” and submit it, but at the end it </font>said<font face=”inherit” style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”> not to disclose </font>just<font face=”inherit” style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”> talk about the process & what I learned. Unless I misunderstood because others provided components :)</font>
What did I learn? Knowing the difference between drama and hook helped whittle down and refine my picks. Plus sometimes it’s hard to stop the generating and make a selection!
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LESSON 2 High Concept
Deanne’s Great Hook!
How this process worked for me = It works well, helping me to keep things simple and on track instead of letting an intruding storyline run away with the process without regard to its compatibility with the requirements.
What I learned = Thinking about the elements of a concept as discrete units helps other possibilities to emerge. I also learned I have difficulty distinguishing between “mysteries” and “layers.” For now I’ll define them as “A plot mystery is hidden information that creates the need for the plot” while layers are the various ways the plot mystery is kept hidden.
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This process works for me because it allows me to organize my ideas instead of approaching them as a “pantser”, writing on intuition and impulse. Often that comes out fine, but this saves a lot of time in re-writes.
What I learned was a fun method to expand my creativity.
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Titika’s Great Hook
A. How did this process work for you?
I enjoyed the process. I found that going through the exercises helped me brainstorm and come up with new ideas.
B. What did you learn doing this assignment?
I’ve learned that being open to new ideas can help elevate your project.
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