The Screenplay P.1

 I have never read a screenplay before. I think a screenplay displays all that is seen and heard on screen. I think a Hollywood screenplay has 1 page equal 1 minute of screen time.

Hero's Journey Infographic Scavenger Hunt

I choose this image because it displays all of the steps in the hero's journey. It also demonstrates the spacing of the events in the hero's journey. This infographic also shows the ratio of the known and unknown.

Samurai Films and Star Wars?1

 The hero's journey is not the only thing that inspire George Lucas to create Star Wars. He was also inspired by Kurosawa, a Japanese film maker who crafted samurai movies. George modified Kurosawa's film structure into his own adaptation by switching up the characters for each archetype. The most interesting thing covered in the instructional video was learning about Akira Kurosawas upbringing.

Hero's Journey Archetype

 I think the easiest to write about would be the shadow because I could develop the character after I find something they want from the Hero. The hardest one to write about would be the hero because he/she is the main character. The archetype I least understand is the shapeshifter.

Joseph Campbell's Monomyth

 The hero's journey is a structure that most hero/adventure stories follow. The most important parts of the structure to me are the call to adventure and the supreme ordeal. I think the call to adventure stands out because this is what propels to hero into the quest. The supreme ordeal is important because it is the final test the character has to go through.

The 7 Basic Plots

 Two plots that stand out to me is The Quest and Rags and Riches. A plot based around a quest interests me because I grew up mostly watching films with this plot. I'd like to create something I was raised around. Rags and riches interest me because I like to watch someone transform them selfs from very little. These stand out more than the others because the others do not get visions flowing in my head.

Genre and Storytelling

 My films usually gravitate towards drama. This says that I am usually a dramatic person.

Proverbs and Theme

"Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships."
 This proverb stands out to me because it explains how important trust is to hold effective communication and hold relationships. this would make an interesting theme of a short film because it could be based around a person vs self conflict and  about someone struggling with their own issues and needing to trust them selfs. 

7 Types of Conflict Scavenger Hunt

 Ex Machina is a person vs technology conflict because the conflict arises because of the technology. The protagonist is Caleb the one testing the A1 and the antagonist Ava, the A1 who is manipulating caleb into setting her free.

 2012 is a person vs nature film because the antagonist is John and the protagonist is the series of natural disasters.

Silent Film Homage

 My subject i will be studying is Cecil b. Demille. He is significant because he was a pioneer to the new artform. Demille was also a screenwriter and acted in his films.

7 Types of Dramatic Conflict Into

 I've seen these types of conflicts used in the Hunger Games series. i'd like to implement person vs. technology, person vs society, and person vs supernatural. I'd like to use these because I think they work well with my visual aesthetics.

Putting Your Characters in the Hot Seat

 The hot seat technique is a technique theatre directors often use. The technique is acted out by placing a single chair on a stage and having every character individually sit on the chair. After this, cast members will question the character about their character. This technique could be implemented to structure a script by using it to develop a believable character.

Story Spine Reflection

 The story spine activity helped construct an interesting synopsis because it forced us to have the 3 acts, a beginning, middle, and end. Something I've learned was how to crate a story making sure to have a complete story arc.

 One tips that stands out is pulling emotions from the audience. this stands out to me because my films need more emotion in the story. another is establishing conflict. I need to work on this because it isn't always clear what the dilemma is in my films. The last tip that stands out to me is foreshadowing. This stands out to me because I need to focus on foreshadowing to propel my narratives.

What is Good Storytelling

 Good storytelling is when the story has a developed beginning, middle and end. Key elements are an inciting incident that propels the character(s) into their journey. Another is a climax and resolution to the narrative. These are important because those elements are essential to craft a story arc.