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  • Rita Adewole

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    June 4, 2023 at 12:51 pm in reply to: Day 5: What I learned rewriting my scene/character…?

    What I learned from my re-write is that wounds are fundamental to revealing character. In a way it is a past that’s enabling us to route for the character’s future. Wounds enable emotional and conflict delivery on various levels. It can hook the audience.

    My character’s wound is the failure in his past. He failed at being a successful journalist and now teaches juvie teens this module as an alternative to their A levels core subject. The first hint of his wound will be built around the drama of convincing these teens they are not yet failures and they can do it.

    It will be their first point of connection though the teens don’t know it fully, they will begin to see sense in what he says.

  • Rita Adewole

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    June 1, 2023 at 9:35 pm in reply to: Day 5 – GOOD WILL HUNTING

    Insight – we get a feel of whether or not the relationship has a future

    Breakthrough – the reveal of her dead father and his abusive childhood

    Writing perspective – a layer of emotions is revealed.. The closer she tries to get to him, the further he pushes away.

  • Rita Adewole

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    May 29, 2023 at 6:27 am in reply to: Day 4 Assignment – LOST

    Insight – we get a deeper understanding of kate’s backstory

    Breakthrough – kate and sawyer have killed before

    From a writer’s perspective, just one secret was used to reveal traits and create suspense/intrigue about three different characters.

  • Rita Adewole

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    May 29, 2023 at 6:25 am in reply to: Day 4: What I learned …

    What I learned is that –

    Secrets can be used to reveal characters in a mysterious and intriguing way, and keep the audience wanting more.

    In my rewrite a hint of the secret will surface in act one

    A demand in act two

    And a reveal of the secret at the break into act three

  • Rita Adewole

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    May 23, 2023 at 3:37 am in reply to: Day 3: What I learned …

    What I learned is –

    Opposite characters complement each other.

    The emotional or drama set up is important to make the character traits shine through.

    Every scene should be taking us towards the character’s future- We see Junah’s future from this scene.

    Dialogue should be multi layered/with subtext and should show character traits.

    Setting can play a role in showing character traits and the message of the scene.

  • Rita Adewole

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    May 22, 2023 at 4:59 pm in reply to: Day 2: What I learned

    What I learned is that as the writer I should have a future mapped out for my character(s) and a scene that reveals that future using character traits and an emotional or thrilling situation

  • Rita Adewole

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    May 18, 2023 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Day 1: Assignment 1 – GOOD WILL HUNTING Scene

    WEEK 1 – DAY 1

    GOOD WILL HUNTING

    WILL

    Trait – smart, engaging, reckless, friend indeed

    Drama to deliver traits – a boy girl thing leads to confrontation

    Why Harvard bar – to reveal the depth of Will’s ingenuity, in spite of his running from the teacher.

    Harvard sets a standard or bench mark as far as Will’s intelligence goes. And spotlights the extent of Will’s possibilities, if his potential is fully explored.

    INSIGHT

    We are made aware of the depth of Will’s intelligence

    BREAKTHROUGH

    He reads too, self educates himself.

    He’s aware of his potential and intelligence but something, maybe a wound holds him back from embracing it as a life choice.

    FROM A WRITER’S PERSPECTIVE

    We show his potential

    But leave a question as to why he’s not embracing it

    The negative way and reason his positive trait -intelligence comes out of him

    Will’s got an inner fight swelling inside him to battle – physically and mentally

    ______________________

    Chuckie : clueless, lightweight, knows his standing far as Will is concerned

    Skylar : confident, knows what she wants, willing to put herself out there

    ___________________________

    What I learned

    I’m working on my scene and:

    Opposite character traits complement/foil each other

    I’m adding depth to my main character

    And also working on how I can leave a question for audience to wonder

    And hint on a bigger inner wound or turmoil

  • Rita Adewole

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    May 15, 2023 at 9:13 pm in reply to: Confidentiality Agreement

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  • Rita Adewole

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    May 15, 2023 at 9:07 pm in reply to: Introduce Yourself to the Group

    My name is Rita

    Never completed a script, started a few.

    I hope to master characters, so I can kick that writing block in the nuts

    I love reading children’s books and have lost someone to cancer yearly in the past three years. I just want to write off that grief…

  • Rita Adewole

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    June 18, 2021 at 11:31 pm in reply to: Day 1 Assignment

    1) Rita’s choice of contained movie

    I have chosen my movie choise based on a restricted number of actors and restriction to one location until the end when cops arrive, make up negligible, no stunts, monster in the house type

    Contained environment – Grandma’s home

    Contained characters – Grandma and Granddaughter plus killer

    Difficult situation – A blood thirst ritualist who can’t leave or stop until his ritual is complete

    Reason for containment – Girl on a weekend visit with Grandma

    Rita – Guidelines for The Island

    TITLE: The Island

    AS THEY DID IT:

    A. People: two main, multiple supporting and extras

    B. Stunts: helicopters/ on the run from the hospital

    C. Extras: various patients/doctors

    D. Wardrobe: all wear white

    E. Hair and Make Up: Negligible

    F. Kids and Animals: n/a

    G. Quarantine: Have large amount of extras in patients/hospital/the search crew

    COVID GUIDELINE VERSION:

    A. People: two main and supporting characters, patients communicate through video call so fewer gatherings .

    B. Stunts: delay escape from the facility until the end of the movie, scrap search party, helicopters, shooting etc.

    C. Extras:delay escape from the facility until the end of the movie, patient meets their insurer inside the facility

    D. Wardrobe: Fine as is

    E. Hair and Make Up: Fine as is

    F. Kids and Animals:n/a

    G. Quarantine:m removing stunts, extras, search party, scrap their travels outside of the facility and meeting their insurer.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by  Rita Adewole.

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