LATENESS PART TWO: What's YOUR Dramatic Moment?!

1. The main character's name is Jay. He gets bullied and doesnt like it, but doesn't stand up for himself. He wants it to end but he doesn't stop it.
-Success: No more bullying
Failure: Even more bullying
2. The dramatic moment is short, but it's when Jay gets bullied after Gragg leaves and Karen is with him. He stands up for himself through remembering Gragg's words "stand up for yourself" He doesn't know what to do next so he runs, but he now knows he can at least stand up for himself. And he probably will.
3. All the characters fit, but some bad acting(no offense to anyone) sort of ruins things.

Task # 2 - Develop your Dramatic Moment-

1. Describe your main characters:

• what does he or she feel, need and want
• what's at stake for success or failure in their moment/ what are the consequences of success or failure and how could they reveal themselves in the story?

2. Describe their Dramatic Moment-

• detail the dramatic situation they find themselves in
• consider their actions
• what do they deny
• what do they conceal
• how do the ideas that preoccupy your characters impose themselves on the moment (subtext)
• outline each moment/action that reveals subtext

3. Does your casting, setting and production design reinforce their dramatic moment?

LATENESS PART ONE: Plots that KILL D:

1. I suppose the genre for my film would have to be Comedy. What makes it a comedy are probably the funny little parts in the movie, which are all in the perspective of a guy named Jay who gets beat up and stands up to himself thanks to his guardian angel Gragg.
-I based this story on the words "On a day like any other day, a human being fell from the sky."
-My plot is probably a Coming of Age-ish Fullfillment plot. He comes to face his bully after all.
2. It's unique because it uses a ghostlike guardian angel, and the issue it addresses is bullying. My story is about a guy named Jay. The major issue is getting Gragg, the guardian angel to go through people. He changes in that he actually stands up for himself, or on the way to anyway. I tried to but nothing in this era is ever original anymore.




Task 1- Blog Assignment- "Plot's that Kill"

1. Choose one of the plots above for your "Big Idea"and reflect on what 1 or 2 films you have seen that have used this to develop their story.

• Identify the genre used in the film
• List some of the genre conventions that operate in the film's narrative, story and character.

2. Describe a potential story that relates to the plot you've selected that you have concieved, experienced or is in the news.

• How is your idea a unique take on the plot? What major issues or ideas will your story grapple with?
• Who could your story be about?
• What major plot/theme is your story and main character influenced by or dealing with?
• How does your character change or react to the challenge in front of them and what does that say about the theme or idea you are exploring?
• How have you tried to be unique in character, conflict, setting, and theme?