Teresita Fernandez
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Terry
I agree to the terms of this release form.”
GROUP RELEASE FORM
As a member of this group, I agree to the following:
1. That I will keep the processes, strategies, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class confidential, and that I will NOT share any of this program either privately, with a group, posting online, writing articles, through video or computer programming, or in any other way that would make those processes, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class available to anyone who is not a member of this class.
2. That each writer’s work here is copyrighted and that writer is the sole owner of that work. That includes this program which is copyrighted by Hal Croasmun. I acknowledge that submission of an idea to this group constitutes a claim of and the recognition of ownership of that idea.
I will keep the other writer’s ideas and writing confidential and will not share this information with anyone without the express written permission of the writer/owner. I will not market or even discuss this information with anyone outside this group.
3. I also understand that many stories and ideas are similar and/or have common themes and from time to time, two or more people can independently and simultaneously generate the same concept or movie idea.
4. If I have an idea that is the same as or very similar to another group member’s idea, I’ll immediately contact Hal and present proof that I had this idea prior to the beginning of the class. If Hal deems them to be the same idea or close enough to cause harm to either party, he’ll request both parties to present another concept for the class.
5. If you don’t present proof to Hal that you have the same idea as another person, you agree that all ideas presented to this group are the sole ownership of the person who presented them and you will not write or market another group member’s ideas.
6. Finally, I agree not to bring suit against anyone in this group for any reason, unless they use a substantial portion of my copyrighted work in a manner that is public and/or that prevents me from marketing my script by shopping it to production companies, agents, managers, actors, networks, studios or any other entertainment industry organizations or people.
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I didn’t get an email with Day 5 content. Was I supposed to? I don’t know what the assignment is.
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Analysis: Groundhog Day
What I learned by this assignment is how important it is to define the transformable character’s journey in my own screenplay, to engage my audience to become emotionally invested in the journey of self-awareness and capture the essence of what I am trying to reveal to them.
1- The CHANGE this movie is about is a shift in the expectations and the predictability of our daily lives.
The Transformational Journey occurs in Phil, who at first believes people are “morons” then realizes their humanity through the process of self-awareness.
2- The Change Agent is Rita. She is an optimist that sparks the change in Phil, a pessimist who doesn’t love himself.
The Transformable Character is Phil. Nothing mattered to him until everything did.
The Oppression is the predictability of Phil’s daily life in Punxsutawney.
3- We are lured into the profound journey through Phil reliving the same day over and over as we place ourselves in that situation and ask, “What if that were to happen to me?”
4- We connect to this story through Phil’s frustration and eventually through his journey of self-awareness.
5- Phil is transformed by being shallow and cocky to becoming considerate and selfless.
6- His opinion of people changes dramatically, sparked by his interest in Rita and being given a second, third, fourth, etc, chance of improving his self worth. The steps he takes is going from his focus on himself entirely to the focus on others through acts of love and genuine care. He went from caring about no one to caring about everyone, especially Rita.
7- Phil learns from his mistakes as he fails over and over again and at first tries to change himself completely to become a person well suited for Rita. When this doesn’t work because he’s not genuine, he loses all hope and wants to end his life, the monotony of being Phil over and over again ends in self-hate. When he starts to learn things about himself, talents and abilities to be kind and giving, he learns to love himself and therefore learns to loves others, mainly Rita. A self-proclaimed jerk turns into someone that appreciates himself.
8- I found the most profound moments to be when we see Phil finally connecting with himself and loving who he is- his musical talents, the ability to speak another language, acting upon his ability to save people, becoming a humanitarian, giving without expecting anything in return which results in Rita falling in love with him, the best version of Phil.
9- The most profound lines are those that touch upon truth and reality, those simple yet hard core words that reveal truth and unveils an opportunity for growth- “I’m a god”, “I’m a jerk”, for example. Also, when Rita recites the poem by Sir Walter Scott about a “wretch”. Very powerful.
10-The ending pays off the set ups in the movie due to the repetitive trial and error of daily life until Phil encounters his true self, values his self worth and allows himself to love others.
11- The profound truth of this movie is that daily life is an opportunity to learn and become the best version of ourselves.
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Terry Fernandez
I agree to the terms of this release form.
As a member of this group, I agree to the following:
1. That I will keep the processes, strategies, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class confidential, and that I will NOT share any of this program either privately, with a group, posting online, writing articles, through video or computer programming, or in any other way that would make those processes, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class available to anyone who is not a member of this class.
2. That each writer’s work here is copyrighted and that writer is the sole owner of that work. That includes this program which is copyrighted by Hal Croasmun. I acknowledge that submission of an idea to this group constitutes a claim of and the recognition of ownership of that idea.
I will keep the other writer’s ideas and writing confidential and will not share this information with anyone without the express written permission of the writer/owner. I will not market or even discuss this information with anyone outside this group.
3. I also understand that many stories and ideas are similar and/or have common themes and from time to time, two or more people can independently and simultaneously generate the same concept or movie idea.
4. If I have an idea that is the same as or very similar to another group member’s idea, I’ll immediately contact Hal and present proof that I had this idea prior to the beginning of the class. If Hal deems them to be the same idea or close enough to cause harm to either party, he’ll request both parties to present another concept for the class.
5. If you don’t present proof to Hal that you have the same idea as another person, you agree that all ideas presented to this group are the sole ownership of the person who presented them and you will not write or market another group member’s ideas.
6. Finally, I agree not to bring suit against anyone in this group for any reason, unless they use a substantial portion of my copyrighted work in a manner that is public and/or that prevents me from marketing my script by shopping it to production companies, agents, managers, actors, networks, studios or any other entertainment industry organizations or people.
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Hi all,
My name is Terry. I’ve written a few shorts and one screenplay with a ton of rewrites and I’m determined to make it good enough (for me, at least).
From this class, I hope to be able to put ideas into words and create scenes that portray the human heart.
I can recall a special incident in my life when I performed the Heimlich on a friend of mine and it worked. ; )
Glad to be here.
Terry