@starella.

2 years ago

Video Breakdown Myths: 0:53 Myth 1: Short Films are too short to be meaningful and dramatic 1:07 Myth 2: there isn't enough time to set up the story 1:35 Myth 3: Stunning cinematography, witty dialogue, and cool concepts will create a good short film even if the story isn't good. 2:20 Stutterer Structure 1. 3:11 Finding an Idea (find a concept) 2. 3:36 Building our main character and what they believe (one character will usually push the story more than anyone else, what does the character want, what do they believe, and what is their conflict) Build a philosophical conflict 3. 5:52 Building other characters in the story that also have their own problems 4. 7:32 Narrative Structure 5.7:48 Fundamental Elements of Structure 7:56 Story Circle 12:14 Crafting an ending 14:04 Analysis of the film 17:57 important: (no one will care about simple external obstacles they only care about how your characters beliefs come into conflict in the story so now we go to another scene) 20:15 Climax of the film 21:08 Why Stutterer is a great short film (fantastic short film since it has a strong philosophical conflict good structure and an ending that works perfectly) NOTES: a short film needs: - philosophical dilemmas - ethical dilemmas - moral dilemmas good dramas have characters that - a character struggling with their own beliefs as they come into contact with the world One of the biggest important elements of a good drama is that characters action must be challenged characters heading towards what they want or getting what they want should always come at a cost this keeps the conflict heightened hope this helped!

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