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Lesson 3 Assignments
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WIM Module 6, Lesson 3
Lenore Bechtel is cliche busting
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 reading my first draft word for word a third time was valuable even if I didn’t find what I’d call a cliche.
With each scene, I asked, “Has any part of this scene been done before?” I could honesty answer, “No. Not to my knowledge.”
However, when I asked, “Is this scene as strong as it could be?” I found quite a few that needed more action, plus a few that required a dialogue cut.
I’m eager to find out what Lesson 4 will be because at this point, I don’t see how I can make my present draft any better. But I’m betting Hal has a way. We’ll see!
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Margaret is Cliche Busting!
Vision: To be the best faith-based screenwriter
Changes: I used ChatGPT to identify cliches. I posted 10 pages of scenes at a time and asked if there were any cliches from known movies or TV programs. I ran into two cliches. One was the use of the banshee, predictable and known. I changed to provide a unique spin on the use of the banshee. The other was a sacrificial moment with a character that needed her ffeelings, physical reactions, inner toil, and determination revealed to make it unique.
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What a smart way to do this assignment! Good for you!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Lloyd’s Cliche busting
Module 6 Lesson 3
What I learned from this assignment is how to identify cliches and eliminate or replace them.
Working hard every day to become the best writer I can be and as a result I do become the best writer in Hollywood.
I found several scenes that had cliches and phrase that were old and worn.
My chase scene in Baghdad was a recycled version of Die hard, that needed to go.
The ending needed some tweaking as well.
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H. Vince’s is Cliché Busting!
WIM Module 6 – 2023
Lesson 3: Cliché’ Busting
What I learned from doing this assignment is that I was steering clear of cliché busting when I rewrote my outline and added depth to my characters and the storyline.
TITLE: DREAM VACATION
WRITTEN BY: H. Vince
GENRE: DRAMA/THRILLER
HIGH CONCEPT: When a retired couple finally take their dream vacation, the husband starts showing signs of rapid dementia and leaves his wife in distress in a foreign country.
MAJOR STORY HOOK: Imagine thinking you can trust your doctor to prescribe you something to block your anxiety and instead you become a guinea pig for a clinical trial drug that causes extreme memory loss while you’re in a foreign country on your dream vacation!?
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Module 6 Lesson 3 cliché busting
Marguerite Langstaff: The Billionaire in 501
Vision: I want to learn to write and market movie scripts.
What I learned from doing this assignment was that even though I couldn’t find a scene in my script which I could have subconsciously copied from another movie I did have some pretty trite moments. When I looked for that I found several things to do about them. One was the flowers sent by Pappy every day to Mimi….and Mimi marches down to Pappy’s apartment and dumps them at his door…until the day she keeps them…and that signals that she’s softening toward his advances, etc.
I shortened the advice scenes Mimi gave, and added a bit of spice to a few.
I learned to look at my script in a new way…seeking for the triteness…the cliches. This was a valuable lesson in a new way to look at my script.
I love discovering something that I’ll use and use often.
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Brian Bull is Cliché Busting!
VISION!!!
My ultimate goal is to get my scripts from my hands to the SILVER SCREEN!!“What I learned from doing this assignment is…
The whole story is kind of cliche’ but I think that it is presented in a unique way that makes it stands alone. I will have to revisit this lesson again but I have been spending too much time re-writing scenes or adding to scenes making them even more intriguing. Time to move along.The ONE THAT GOT AWAY – A Fisherman’s Tale
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.
ASSIGNMENT2. Go through your script, looking at scenes and asking, “Is that scene going to be recognized from another movie?” For any that the answer is yes, tag it for this assignment. Find as many as possible!
3. Then do this 4-part process with each scene that qualifies:
1. Identify the Cliché. What part of this scene has been done before?
2. What is the purpose of the scene?
3. Brainstorm ideas that deliver on that purpose until you find a unique one that works for your story.
4. Rewrite the scene to honor the unique version.
5. Give us a list of the changes you made to your script. But don’t post the actual script.
Cliché:
New Version:
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