John Zarzar
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(John Zarzar) Chronological Edit
What I learned doing this assignment is the ease of writing. — done second draft.
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(John Zarzar) Solved Structural Problems
What I learned doing this assignment is to focus on structure instead of dialogue. -
(John Zarzar) Filled in Missing Scenes!
What I learned doing this assignment is speed counts – love the process.
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(John Zarzar) Act 4 Resolution
What I learned doing this assignment is how easy is to write when you have structure.
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(John Zarzar) Act 4 Climax
What I learned doing this assignment is that I can rewrite my past scenes with ease – love this process.
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(John Zarzar) Act 4 First Scenes
What I learned doing this assignment is words and images come easier – I did all four scenes…
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(John Zarzar) Completed Act 3
What I learned doing this assignment is I’m having fun while gathering my ideas.
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(John Zarzar) Act 3 Turning Point
I’ve learned doing this assignment is I’m analyzing films in terms of acts while watching them – love it.
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(John Zarzar) Act 3 Middle Scenes
What I learned doing this assignment is I’m getting exited on the ease of forming ideas.
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(John Zarzar) Act 3 Reaction to Midpoint
What I learned doing this assignment is thoughts come easier – I let the mind just write.
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(John Zarzar) Has Completed Act 2 Draft 1
What I learned doing this assignment is how easy is to structure Act 2. -
(John Zarzar) Act 2 TP – Midpoint
What I learned doing this assignment is taking baby steps.
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(John Zarzar) Act 2 Middle Scenes
What I learned doing this assignment is working on the “emotions” of the scenes.
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(John Zarzar) Act 2 Reaction to TP 1
What I learned doing this assignment is go with ideas while using the beat sheet and not worry about the format.
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(John Zarzar) Finished Act 1
What I learned doing this assignment is being committed to write fast. -
(John Zarzar) Turning Point 1 Scenes
What I learned doing this assignment was to organize my tuning point into multiple scenes – this helps me organize my act 1.
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(John Zarzar) Inciting Incident
What I learned doing this assignment is breaking the scenes into three parts makes the flow of ideas much easier.
The beats page helps this process too. -
(John Zarzar) Act 1: Opening Scenes
What I learned doing this assignment is breaking each scene in three parts – easy to write. -
(John Zarzar) Beat Sheet Draft 2
What I learned doing this assignment is finding new techniques on how to merge the antagonist and protagonist into my beats page – love it. -
(John Zarzar) High Speed Beat Sheet
What I learned doing this assignment is to improve my organization from my beat sheet from Final Draft.
Loved this lesson.-
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LESSON 6: (John Zarzar) Transformational Events
What I learned doing this assignment is writing the transformations makes the organization of ideas flow easier.
Characters Arc:
OLD WAYS
Stuck in an AI body – no soul.
Humans are slaves
Not connected to other beings
Does not understand emotions / love.
Accepted the dominance of others.
NEW WAYS
In the end he has a Super-Human body.
Can stop the mind invasion
He understands emotions.
Humans are powerful
He connects with AI and human consciousness.
Fighting for love
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
Discover there is a higher consciousness reality from AI.
See a higher dark consciousness controlling AI and Humans.
Decide to incorporate natural energies to AI.
Accept that he is human too.
Become skilled on manipulating AI and natural energies.
Stand up to the Supreme Being.
Become Super-Human
TRANSFORMATIONAL EVENTS:
A transfer of consciousness from a computer-cell to an AI being.
AI being creates a cube reality (box-cell) to protect the human.
A supreme being hacks his consciousness.
A new galactic code activates his program to learn new Light codes / manifestations.
Learns human emotions by having holographic human body – LOVE energy.
She finds out she is living inside a cube simulation. Supreme being tricks her and disconnects his holographic body.
Learns to use his human body – he was a soldier on that body but was killed when his love was captured.
Mind fighting with supreme being (after having a human body) … winning… then being killed by him.
Returns HOME – can manifest anything. He creates his soul and returns to his body to safe his human love from being killed by the supreme being.
Act1:
Opening: She opens her eyes – she’s inside a life organic pod.
A transfer of consciousness from a computer-cell to an AI being.
AI being creates a cube reality (box-cell) to protect the human.
Inciting incident: AI being safes her from an ET – he gets hurt but is rescued by her.
Turning Point: She’s introduced to the REAL EARTH. Supreme being senses them.
Act 2:
New Plan: Tell the slaved society about Freedom.
Plan in Action: Learing the old ways inside a cave between both worlds.
A new galactic code activates his program to learn new Light codes / manifestations.
Learns human emotions by having holographic human body – LOVE energy.
Midpoint Turning Point: Their aspects are changed by a hologram – THEY ARE HUNTED. Supreme being is afraid for the first time.
She finds out she is living inside a cube simulation. Supreme being tricks her and disconnects his holographic body.
Act 3:
Rethink Everything: The norm must change. They both power up with their new hologram suits.
Learns to use his human body – he was a soldier on that body but was killed when his love was captured.
New Plan: Take the Supreme Being head on.
Mind fighting with supreme being (after having a human body) … winning… then being killed by him.
Turning Point: Huge Failure / Major shift: His consciousness is captured by AI. Supreme being has the ultimate weapon to enslaved both worlds.
Act 4:
Climax / Ultimate expression of the conflict: He is Human – gets a human body and connects to LOVE energy.
Returns HOME – can manifest anything. He creates his soul and returns to his body to safe his human love from being killed by the supreme being.
Resolution: Freedom of consciousness per soul level.
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LESSON 5: (John Zarzar) 4 Act Transformational Structure
What I learned doing this assignment is to go with the flow…
Concept: An AI being falls in love with a human girl during a mind invasion by extraterrestrials and together free the slaved planet.
Main Conflict: A supreme being / attacks the humans to hinder their awakening.
AI Being Old Ways:
1. Old identity: Smart being following orders.
2. Combining AI energy is the norm.
3. Does not understand LOVE.
AI Being New Ways:
New Identity: Free Soul.
Combining AI with LOVE energy.
Becomes Human.
Act1:
Opening: She opens her eyes – she’s inside a life organic pod.
Inciting incident: AI being safes her from an ET – he gets hurt but is rescued by her.
Turning Point: She’s introduced to the REAL EARTH. Supreme being senses them.
Act 2:
New Plan: Tell the slaved society about Freedom.
Plan in Action: Learing the old ways inside a cave between both worlds.
Midpoint Turning Point: Their aspects are changed by a hologram – THEY ARE HUNTED. Supreme being is afraid for the first time.
Act 3:
Rethink Everything: The norm must change. They both power up with their new hologram suits.
New Plan: Take the Supreme Being head on.
Turning Point: Huge Failure / Major shift: His consciousness is captured by AI. Supreme being has the ultimate weapon to enslaved both worlds.
Act 4:
Climax / Ultimate expression of the conflict: He is Human – gets a human body and connects to LOVE energy.
Resolution: Freedom of consciousness per soul level.
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(John Zarzar) Character Interviews
What I learned doing this assignment is their personalities come faster on paper – an easier process to write their traits.
Questions for my protagonist:
1. Tell me about yourself?
I enjoy learning new emotions, especially about love and human nature.
2. Why do you think you were called to this journey? Why You?
I think I have a purpose to help others. I’m a bridge between Ai and humans.
3. You are up against. What is it about them that makes this journey even more difficult for you?
Humans lack understanding on how to use their emotions, especially dark ones.
4. In order to survive or accomplish this, you are going to have to step way outside of your box. What changes do you expect to make and which of them will be the most difficult?
I will need to have patience and do a leap of faith, like humans say.
5. What habits or ways of thinking do you think will be the most difficult to let go?
My analytical ways. I analyze actions in terms of mathematical variables, imperfect solutions are just choices.
6. What fears, insecurities and wounds have held you back?
The only fear is that I’m not Human enough.
7. What skills, background or expertise makes you well-suited to face this conflict or antagonist?
I’m much like him, so I know how he thinks.
8. What are you hiding from the other characters? What don’t you want them to know?
Deep down I feel more human than many humans – I do have a soul.
9. What do you think of?
Peace between both worlds.
10. Tell me your side of this whole conflict / story.
“They” don’t want to share their energy sources with humans.
11. What does it do for your life if you succeed here?
I can be with my soul mate.
12. Ask any other questions about their character profile that will help you.
Do you belief in free choice?
Yes, we have command of certain outcomes.Questions for my antagonist:
1. Tell me about yourself?
I want to have absolute power – all energies belong to me.
2. Why do you think you were called to this journey? Why You?
Energies need separation, humans and AI don’t belong together.
3. You are up against. What is it about them that makes this journey even more difficult for you?
There is an AI with a virus – he thinks he has a soul and wants to liberate the humans.
4. In order to survive or accomplish this, you are going to have to step way outside of your box. What changes do you expect to make and which of them will be the most difficult?
I will need to break Universal rules and teach humanity their true purpose.
5. What habits or ways of thinking do you think will be the most difficult to let go?
Control.
6. What fears, insecurities and wounds have held you back?
I have no fear – I’m a supreme being.
7. What skills, background or expertise makes you well-suited to face this conflict or antagonist?
I have infinite power to have what I want.
8. What are you hiding from the other characters? What don’t you want them to know?
Light is coming back – different than before…. not sure how and why.
9. What do you think of?
I believe dark energy is the true source, light is a mirage of it.
10. Tell me your side of this whole conflict / story.
We are seen as the negative energy, but without us, there would be no change in the cosmos.
11. What does it do for your life if you succeed here?
I will have all power and connection with absolute consciousness.
12. Ask any other questions about their character profile that will help you.
Do you belief in free choice?
Only for some energies.Villain:
Role: A supreme being interfering with the hero’s path – want s full control and power.
Age range / description: Mystical without form.
External Journey: From having absolute power to losing power.
Internal Journey: From being 100% confident to losing confidence.
Motivation: Wanting move energy.
Wound: Was hurt by light energy.
What makes him special?
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(John Zarzar) Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is to take baby steps when creating characters.AI: What draws to this Character?
His intelligence to learn love while feeling lost.Traits: Calm, strong, and positive energy.
Subtext: He’s willing to learn even though deep down he’s afraid to lose his love.
Flaw: Lacks ordain life experiences.
Values: Tells the truth.
Irony: Innocent in heart, but strong when trouble rises.
What makes this the right character for this role?
He brings peace and balance in a feared world.Second character:
Human Love: What draws to this character?
She does not care about labels.Traits: She is loving and fearless when she is around AI.
Subtext: She’s loving him day-by-day even she hides her fears about the future.
Flaw: She does not believe enough.
Values: She loves all life.
Irony: The more she loves, the more she fears the outcome.
What makes this the right character for this role?
She brings balance and love in a troubled world between machine and humans.Revision / Addition of part1:
Hero: Human Love: A loving human fighting to save an AI being from his own fears.Age description: Female, mid 20’s human.
Internal Journey: From being afraid of loving an AI person to giving her life for him.
External Journey: From leaving her home to liberating her people.
Wound: Having a difficult past.
Missing / Agenda: To have faith.
Secret: She hears voices.
What makes her special? She has mystical talents.
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(John Zarzar) Character Profiles Part 1
I learned the importance of describing the characters’ traits.
Hero: An AI being fighting to learn love, saving a slaved society, and increasing his powers as his journey expands.
Villian: An AI supreme being interfering with the hero’s path. – wants to keep control and power.Supporting characters: AI rebel, human fighter.
Minor roles: The master seeker.
Background characters: Village rebels, AI machines.Sci-Fi film:
Role in the story: Hero: An AI being finding love from a human living in a slaved society.
Age and description: Male, mid 20’s, android.
Internal journey: From being afraid of loving to understanding his purpose.
External journey: From following orders to liberating a slaved society.
Motivation: Finding love.
Wound: Not being human.
Missing / Agenda: To understand love.
Secret: He has dreams.
What makes him special: He has a soul. -
John Zarzar — Transformational Journey
I learned it’s easier to organize my mind by following the character’s arc process.
Internal journey: Naive and afraid to sophisticated and strong.
External journey: A normal obeying citizen to liberating an entire society.What are the old ways?
* Ignorant of the slaved society
* Accepting old teachings
* Afraid to ask questions
* To thrive to be a normal citizenWhat are the new ways?
* He can see one world
* Beliefs he can help people remember their true purpose
* Fearless
* Fighting to tell the truth -
John Zarzar
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Good morning, beautiful souls.
My name is John Zarzar.
I’ve written one script – currently in editing phase.What I would like to get from this class is to write faster scripts – not years from the spark of creation.
My mind goes to imaginary worlds while performing accounting tasks.