Story is Action
- Action encompasses any kind of movement, activity and interaction between the characters and also between the characters and their surroundings.
- Talking about how one feels is not as powerful as illustrating why one feels the way they do go through action.
Illustrating emotion:
- frustration
- happiness
- sad
- excitement
- satisfaction
- disappointment
Film is Behaviour
- Action is the manifestation of behaviour.
- The complexity of the human psyche and the interaction is better when it is possible to watch the actions, nuances and reactions of the characters.
Humans are visual creatures.
Dynamic action
- has the potential to enrich the experience of the audience by heightening the stakes and increasing the tension.
Moving pictures
The power of any story lies in the narrator’s ability to project a mental picture for the audience.
Pabrik Dodol
The aim of the filmaker is showing how the technological advancement of the world and how it has actually changed people. As we can see from the scene, the people that did it the traditional ways are much happier then the people that actually just do it for work.
Purpose of the excercise:
- Addresses the problem many newbies have to screenwriting:
How to convey visually any sense of inner conflict of emotion.
movie: INJA- 2001
Review: Inja
Recall and explain some actions/ behaviour that was a result of emotions the characters felt?
Perspective of Timblie
He was petrified and was angry at his boss when he kicked the dog and he felt like he did not have much friends other than the dog.
He use to have a lot of fun with the dog and he would pat and play with the dog all day and he would cut the rope from the flagpole and make a collar for the dog.
1st draft of story due on wednesday, 6 jan 2010.
Printed copy in class. Softcopy on Safeassign.
Courier 12, 1.5 spacing.
