STORY AND PLOT: STRUCTURE, Cont
One of the most useful ways of learning structure, story and scene momentum is by examining it in other films. This is not new. Many books and seminars go through the classics and break the films down in terms of story and structure. This class is different. We have found that examining any random film can sometimes be just as helpful as examining classics that are flawlessly executed.
Watching a film that doesn't work can show you quite a bit about structure and story. When a film that can afford high dollar actors and production budgets fails, it almost always fails on a structural level. This class will show how all films, good and bad, traditional and innovative, still follow the same principles of good storytelling. This is why students who register early will get to pick a few of the films examined in class.These movies will be chosen a week earlier and analyzed "on the fly" in class to see what worked, what didn't, and how the principles we learned could have fixed it.
The class will will not only improve your ability to structure out your story before you start writing, it will allow you to see structure for what is: your greatest friend and ally. Structure is not a burden, but a liberator that allows you to focus on telling your story. No matter what your previous training in structure, this class will help you take it to the next level.
One of the most useful ways of learning structure, story and scene momentum is by examining it in other films. This is not new. Many books and seminars go through the classics and break the films down in terms of story and structure. This class is different. We have found that examining any random film can sometimes be just as helpful as examining classics that are flawlessly executed.
Watching a film that doesn't work can show you quite a bit about structure and story. When a film that can afford high dollar actors and production budgets fails, it almost always fails on a structural level. This class will show how all films, good and bad, traditional and innovative, still follow the same principles of good storytelling. This is why students who register early will get to pick a few of the films examined in class.These movies will be chosen a week earlier and analyzed "on the fly" in class to see what worked, what didn't, and how the principles we learned could have fixed it.
The class will will not only improve your ability to structure out your story before you start writing, it will allow you to see structure for what is: your greatest friend and ally. Structure is not a burden, but a liberator that allows you to focus on telling your story. No matter what your previous training in structure, this class will help you take it to the next level.