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Applied Screenwriting Wk 2 - Coggle Diagram
Applied Screenwriting Wk 2
Importance of story world.
What worlds have fascinated you?
How have you judged these worlds?
What sorts of characters exist in these worlds?
What sort of conflicts are inherent in these worlds?
What are the rules? What are the violations?
Put us in the picture!
What is a world?
A state of mind
A community
A family
An island
A historical period
Defined by genre
Witness
Tradition
Opression
Family
Honour
Religion
Pacifism
Downfall
Rules
Historic era
Traditions
Style and Tone
Jojo Rabbit
Rules
Historic era
Traditions
Style and Tone
Danger 5
Style
Tone
Rules
Historical period
Juno
Characters
Teens
Going through puberty
Rules
Conformity
Family should accept everything you decide
Prejudice
Teenage pregnancy = bad
Not married = bad
To have the baby or to have an abortion
Adoption or keep
Give to conventional family
Family relationships
Red Dog
What do we like about this world?
It is a community, mining Australians.
Rough around the edges
Loyal with hearts of gold.
Paradigm that works!
Aesthetics
How are we introduced to it?
The dog. Innocence and loyalty of the dog that brings the community together.
How do we get to know it?
Scenes
Scenes can be of multiple durations, locations and timescales
They can be mini-sequences
They involve CAUSE and EFFECT
They pose a question and then answer that question and then answer that question - leading to another question...
Scene 1: History?
What are the significant elements of the BACKSTORY?
How will these be REVEALED?
Action, behaviour, opinion, voice over
An incident that demonstrates the significant factors
GROUND HOG DAY
Scene 2: Current social hierarchy
Who holds the power and what do they represent?
What is the dominant ideology?
What are some of the problems associated with this world?
GANGS OF NEW YORK, BRAZIL, GOODFELLAS
Scene 3: The rules
These can be good or bad - it's great if they're both?
Can represent the 'values' of the world
These are the 'values' we should be judging as we watch the film
They are both physical, political, social and emotional
WITNESS, STRICTLY BALLROOM
Scene 4: Who likes them, who doesn't
Here is where our potential hero emerges
What is her challenge (in general, rather than specifically)?
Where do all the other characters sit within the rules of the world?
What are the archetypes?
Il Capitano vs Harlequin
THE HANDMAID'S TALE, DERRY GIRLS
Scene 5: Who will break the rules?
Some specific challenges can emerge here - some small tests that reveal character and portend greater danger.
We can judge these rule violations positively or negatively or both.
The rule breaker could be the hero or the antagonist.
GHOST TOWN
Scene 6: Is the world worth it?
The world can be a relationship, a community, organisation.
What are the issues associated with them?
How might these issues be resolved?
Where are the cracks and how are they forming?
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
Key IMAGES and SOUNDS
What does your world look like?
Write in terms of recognisable aesthetics.
Iconography and symbolism are important.
Describe the images.
Describe behaviour
Use V/O if you need to, but be sparing and try to use ironic counterpoint.