SCREENPLAY & STORYBOARDING
jan 2012 - classes 2B / 2C / 2L
links:
my blog:
http://masterwriterz2.blogspot.com/
downloads:
https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads2
facebook:
pls ask your class monitor to add you in the group, thanks!
look forward to you working hard for my class :)
cheers!
j
Thursday 5 January 2012
Friday 28 October 2011
Tuesday 25 October 2011
no23. ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION
Deadline: Friday 28 Oct 2011 23:59:00 SGT
(no more changes to deadline. late submission is fail grade.)
what to submit:
(use new template, download from https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads)
1. hardcopy (printed) to class rep
ALL HARDCOPIES submit to me through class rep 3pm - 6pm.
i'll be in school, Fri classroom 05-25, 3-6pm.
You are responsible for handing in your work. class rep will only make 1 trip to hand in assignments to me. if class rep has already handed printed assignments to me, you come over to hand it in yourself - BEFORE 6pm. thanks!
2. email to syteo@nafa.edu.sg
email subject: (your name) assignment - final - (date)
pls make sure your work is attached in email!
3. iblackboard
>> DM2181 Storytelling and Scriptwriting [2B2C2L2M]
>> ASSIGNMENTS
>> DM2B & DM2C ASSIGNMENT j. teo (look for link, click)
>> upload & submit
in iblackboard you can submit as many times as you want. but make sure the attachment in email is final work.
Please check your work before you hand up and make sure everything is intact. thank you!
(no more changes to deadline. late submission is fail grade.)
what to submit:
(use new template, download from https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads)
1. hardcopy (printed) to class rep
ALL HARDCOPIES submit to me through class rep 3pm - 6pm.
i'll be in school, Fri classroom 05-25, 3-6pm.
You are responsible for handing in your work. class rep will only make 1 trip to hand in assignments to me. if class rep has already handed printed assignments to me, you come over to hand it in yourself - BEFORE 6pm. thanks!
2. email to syteo@nafa.edu.sg
email subject: (your name) assignment - final - (date)
pls make sure your work is attached in email!
3. iblackboard
>> DM2181 Storytelling and Scriptwriting [2B2C2L2M]
>> ASSIGNMENTS
>> DM2B & DM2C ASSIGNMENT j. teo (look for link, click)
>> upload & submit
in iblackboard you can submit as many times as you want. but make sure the attachment in email is final work.
Please check your work before you hand up and make sure everything is intact. thank you!
Monday 24 October 2011
no22. STORIES & SCRIPTS
Here's what we've learnt so far:
Lesson 1:
(EX 1 - CHARACTER STUDY)
GREAT CHARACTERS
MAKE GREAT STORIES
Character Study - pls see my notes
link: http://masterwriterz.blogspot.com/2011/10/no16-character-study.html
most of you did a character analysis which you had researched well enough. BUT we're really doing a CHARACTER STUDY for story-telling in Exercise1...
what many of you have not focused on is
>> How is the LITTLE PRINCE, MR/MRS TWIT crucial to the story?
>> How effective & clear was the description of their characters in the story?
>> Did you notice that the character is very clear to you when you read the story? This clarity gives you enough info for you to form opinions about the character! Knowing the characters as you read the story makes you as a reader start to like/dislike, care/dread the character...
remember the fox? notice >> the more time you spend reading about a character, the more you will be "tamed" by that character LOL if you don't know what i mean, ASK your classmates.
>> How did the authors bring out the characters in the story?
YOU LEARN ABOUT A CHARACTER
THROUGH THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
>> How do you APPLY what you've learnt from these authors TO YOUR OWN STORIES?
lesson 2:
(EX2 - WRITING STORIES x5)
Write the SITUATION.
MAKE IT YOURS.
You need something UNCOMMON to happen for your story to be unique and to be OWNED by you.
MAKE THE STORY YOURS by adding your OWN creative situations that other stories don't have.
eg. How many stories are like this: BOY MEETS GIRL, THEY FALL IN LOVE... if your story falls into this category, you need to WRITE YOUR OWN STORY by telling it YOUR WAY, and to use YOUR OWN UNCOMMON SITUATION >> Make the story UNIQUELY YOURS.
tip: FOCUS on the
1-SENTENCE SUMMARY
& THE 3 ACT STRUCTURE
Lesson 3:
(ASSIGNMENT: STORY TO SCRIPT)
I AM A MASTERWRITER
WITH A KEY MESSAGE
how do you weave in your own key message(s) into your story?
>> Use characters to show and tell.
>> Use situations for characters to react/behave in.
>> Use other characters to reveal key character's traits & motives...
Tip: Write the AV - AUDIO & VISUAL
Lesson 4:
STORY-TELLING IS AN ART
WHICH I CAN LEARN
& KEEP IMPROVING
Just keep writing, just keep writing,
just keep writing, writing, writing, writing...
start with synopsis - what is your story about. then use 3 ACT to make sure story works better. treatment is to get details noted down and to decide how you want to plant the important info. once you know how the story runs from start to end, adjust treatment to script & fill in the dialogue. hope this helps...
Lesson 1:
(EX 1 - CHARACTER STUDY)
GREAT CHARACTERS
MAKE GREAT STORIES
Character Study - pls see my notes
link: http://masterwriterz.blogspot.com/2011/10/no16-character-study.html
most of you did a character analysis which you had researched well enough. BUT we're really doing a CHARACTER STUDY for story-telling in Exercise1...
what many of you have not focused on is
>> How is the LITTLE PRINCE, MR/MRS TWIT crucial to the story?
>> How effective & clear was the description of their characters in the story?
>> Did you notice that the character is very clear to you when you read the story? This clarity gives you enough info for you to form opinions about the character! Knowing the characters as you read the story makes you as a reader start to like/dislike, care/dread the character...
remember the fox? notice >> the more time you spend reading about a character, the more you will be "tamed" by that character LOL if you don't know what i mean, ASK your classmates.
>> How did the authors bring out the characters in the story?
YOU LEARN ABOUT A CHARACTER
THROUGH THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
>> How do you APPLY what you've learnt from these authors TO YOUR OWN STORIES?
lesson 2:
(EX2 - WRITING STORIES x5)
Write the SITUATION.
MAKE IT YOURS.
You need something UNCOMMON to happen for your story to be unique and to be OWNED by you.
MAKE THE STORY YOURS by adding your OWN creative situations that other stories don't have.
eg. How many stories are like this: BOY MEETS GIRL, THEY FALL IN LOVE... if your story falls into this category, you need to WRITE YOUR OWN STORY by telling it YOUR WAY, and to use YOUR OWN UNCOMMON SITUATION >> Make the story UNIQUELY YOURS.
tip: FOCUS on the
1-SENTENCE SUMMARY
& THE 3 ACT STRUCTURE
Lesson 3:
(ASSIGNMENT: STORY TO SCRIPT)
I AM A MASTERWRITER
WITH A KEY MESSAGE
how do you weave in your own key message(s) into your story?
>> Use characters to show and tell.
>> Use situations for characters to react/behave in.
>> Use other characters to reveal key character's traits & motives...
Tip: Write the AV - AUDIO & VISUAL
Lesson 4:
STORY-TELLING IS AN ART
WHICH I CAN LEARN
& KEEP IMPROVING
Just keep writing, just keep writing,
just keep writing, writing, writing, writing...
start with synopsis - what is your story about. then use 3 ACT to make sure story works better. treatment is to get details noted down and to decide how you want to plant the important info. once you know how the story runs from start to end, adjust treatment to script & fill in the dialogue. hope this helps...
WELL DONE ALL OF YOU!!!!
Thank you for your time & effort and being part of my class!
Tuesday 18 October 2011
no21. ASSIGNMENT WK13
ANNOUNCEMENTS!
PLS LOOK OUT FOR THEM HERE. THANKS!
FYI: GRADING IS BASED MAINLY ON STORY-TELLING - NOT SO FOR DIALOGUE OR SCRIPT FORMAT ATM.
SO FOCUS ON YOUR STORY :)
i will post announcements on assignments in my blog and fb, pls look out for it. also, for those who are not on fb, pls let them know what is happening as well. thanks!
what to prepare for submission (revised from brief)
1. REVISED SCRIPT TEMPLATE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads
- part1 - cover page with name/student no/class/subject,
story title, 1-sentence summary (1pg for part1)
- part2 - 1 sentence summary (yes, again) & story synopsis (1pg)
- part3 - 3 act structure (1pg)
- character Bio (half to 1pg)
- part4 - script - final draft (max 5 pages)
- part5 - (OPTIONAL) any notes, sketches, beats/treatment, etc
name/student no/class/subject on every page - see template.
2. how and when to submit
when - week 13 - will reconfirm
how - blackboard & email - will reconfirm
PLS LOOK OUT FOR THEM HERE. THANKS!
FYI: GRADING IS BASED MAINLY ON STORY-TELLING - NOT SO FOR DIALOGUE OR SCRIPT FORMAT ATM.
SO FOCUS ON YOUR STORY :)
i will post announcements on assignments in my blog and fb, pls look out for it. also, for those who are not on fb, pls let them know what is happening as well. thanks!
what to prepare for submission (revised from brief)
1. REVISED SCRIPT TEMPLATE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads
- part1 - cover page with name/student no/class/subject,
story title, 1-sentence summary (1pg for part1)
- part2 - 1 sentence summary (yes, again) & story synopsis (1pg)
- part3 - 3 act structure (1pg)
- character Bio (half to 1pg)
- part4 - script - final draft (max 5 pages)
- part5 - (OPTIONAL) any notes, sketches, beats/treatment, etc
name/student no/class/subject on every page - see template.
2. how and when to submit
when - week 13 - will reconfirm
how - blackboard & email - will reconfirm
Monday 17 October 2011
no20. EX2 STORY4 - READS
EXERCISE 2 (DONE)
Stories
1 - Student's own story
2 - Use a location in your story
3 - Use an item in your story
4 - Non-human key character, eg animal, objects, etc
5 - 2 Key Characters with 1 motive (& they don't like each other)
Stories 3, 4 & 5 must be suitable for animation.
STORY4 - Here are some stories by your fellow classmates:
Jeremy Loo 2C
SEEDREAL(TM)
Darren Lee 2B
THE FROG IN A BOX
Phan Thi Mai 2C
CHASING ON THE BEACH
Chiang Li Bing 2B
THE HOUSE CAT & MS BIRDBRAIN
When reading the above stories, do observe and note:
1. Writing the Audio & Visual
Writing what you see
Writing what you hear
2. As readers, you're able to
visualize & "experience" their stories
Please do the same for your storylines / story outlines so that you can easily convert your story into a script.
Stories
1 - Student's own story
2 - Use a location in your story
3 - Use an item in your story
4 - Non-human key character, eg animal, objects, etc
5 - 2 Key Characters with 1 motive (& they don't like each other)
Stories 3, 4 & 5 must be suitable for animation.
STORY4 - Here are some stories by your fellow classmates:
Jeremy Loo 2C
SEEDREAL(TM)
Darren Lee 2B
THE FROG IN A BOX
Phan Thi Mai 2C
CHASING ON THE BEACH
Chiang Li Bing 2B
THE HOUSE CAT & MS BIRDBRAIN
When reading the above stories, do observe and note:
1. Writing the Audio & Visual
Writing what you see
Writing what you hear
2. As readers, you're able to
visualize & "experience" their stories
Please do the same for your storylines / story outlines so that you can easily convert your story into a script.
Friday 14 October 2011
no19. WRITE THE VOICE & ACTION - THE X-FACTOR
EVERY UNIQUE CHARACTER
HAS A UNIQUE, IDENTIFIABLE
VOICE OR ACTION (Audio & Visual)
Can you think of some well-known "Voices"?
Can you identify some of these Voices? see below...
"What's up, doc?"
"I thot I taw a putty tat..."
"DUH!"
"Stupid Dog! You make me look bad!" / "The things i do for love."
"To infinity and beyond!"
"Scoooooby Doooby Doooooooooo!"
SOME UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT HELP KEY CHARACTERS STAND OUT:
sometimes creators use a combination of the below...
1. Unique "Voice"
eg "DUH!" - homer simpson
2. Unique Action / Behaviour
eg Wonder Woman - swirls around to "change" from ordinary lady to Wonder Woman
eg. powerpuff girls to the rescue - the 3 girls fly off in formation, with graphics & music/sfx
3. Sound Effect(s)
eg. "Beep Beep!" - road runner
eg. spongebob's (irritating) laugh
4. Jingle/Music
eg. popeye the sailor man
eg pink panther
WRITE THE VOICE & ACTION!
>> THE "X-FACTOR"
>> IDENTIFIES KEY CHARACTER
>> IDENTIFIES YOUR SHOW
Sitcom - Mind your Language - S1, Ep1, 1977
please note that this episode is all about this sitcom's setup and introducing all the unique characters - notice their unique "voices"!
HAS A UNIQUE, IDENTIFIABLE
VOICE OR ACTION (Audio & Visual)
Can you think of some well-known "Voices"?
Can you identify some of these Voices? see below...
"What's up, doc?"
"I thot I taw a putty tat..."
"DUH!"
"Stupid Dog! You make me look bad!" / "The things i do for love."
"To infinity and beyond!"
"Scoooooby Doooby Doooooooooo!"
SOME UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT HELP KEY CHARACTERS STAND OUT:
sometimes creators use a combination of the below...
1. Unique "Voice"
eg "DUH!" - homer simpson
2. Unique Action / Behaviour
eg Wonder Woman - swirls around to "change" from ordinary lady to Wonder Woman
eg. powerpuff girls to the rescue - the 3 girls fly off in formation, with graphics & music/sfx
3. Sound Effect(s)
eg. "Beep Beep!" - road runner
eg. spongebob's (irritating) laugh
4. Jingle/Music
eg. popeye the sailor man
eg pink panther
WRITE THE VOICE & ACTION!
>> THE "X-FACTOR"
>> IDENTIFIES KEY CHARACTER
>> IDENTIFIES YOUR SHOW
Sitcom - Mind your Language - S1, Ep1, 1977
please note that this episode is all about this sitcom's setup and introducing all the unique characters - notice their unique "voices"!
Class Exercise: MIND YOUR LANGUAGE
In your Blogs,
1. List all the characters in this show.
2. For each character, note their unique "voice" and traits/behaviour.
3. Look at each voice/trait/behaviour unique to the character. which are considered "typical/ stereotyped" and which are considered unique "personality"?
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