Filmmaking Notes

Question 1

“story flow and transitions are always critical to creating an organic sense of propulsion”

Answer 1

Screenwriting 101 by Film Crit Hulk!

Question 2

The thing that powers action films…

Answer 2

“Or if you look
at action films you will notice that cause and effect needs to manifest itself
by creating tension followed by a moment of elation and impact (Are they going to do it?!?! Yes!! They did
it!!!)”

“The film’s success is in tricking the
audience’s brain, through wholly visceral filmmaking techniques, to feel that,
just for a split second, the action hero maybe won’t survive because “that fall
is too high!” Or “that gun is pointed
right at them!” Again, it shouldn’t be about the hero being an unstoppable
badass, but about all the ways the hero is in danger.”

• Screenwriting 101 by Film Crit Hulk!

Question 3

The thing that powers rom-coms…

Answer 3

“Or that romantic comedies depend on the audiences falling in love
with the characters before the characters do with each other”

Question 4

“Symptoms of the Lie
How do you find the Lie? First, examine your plot to see if the Lie might already be evident in the conflict. (We’ll get into that more in the next chapter when we discuss the conflict between the Thing the Character Wants and the Thing the Character Needs.) Second…

Answer 4

Second, look at the character’s actions—and especially his reactions. See if you can spot any of the following:

Fear
Extreme hurt
Inability to forgive
Guilt
Horrible secrets
Shame over something done or suffered”

Excerpt From
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author’s Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Helping Writers Become Authors Book 7)
K.M. Weiland
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Question 5

“The Thing Your Character Needs usually won’t be something physical—although it can (and usually should) take on a physical or visual manifestation by the end of the story. The Thing Your Character Needs is usually going to be nothing more than a realization. In some stories, this realization may change nothing about his external life, but it will always transform his perspective of himself and the world around him, leaving him more capable of coping with his remaining external problems.”

Excerpt From
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author’s Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Helping Writers Become Authors Book 7)
K.M. Weiland
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=0
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