Purpose of dialogue exercise
We write best what we know well.
DYNAMIC ACTION
Story is action
No action
No interaction
No reason for conflict
Action encompasses any kind of movement, activity and interaction between the characters and also between the characters and their surroundings.
Taking about how one feels is not as powerful as illustrating why one feels hw way they do through action.
Film is behavior.
Action is the manifestation of behavior
The complexity of human psyche and interaction is better understood when its is possible to watch the actions, nuances and reactions of the characters.
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.
Manmade food versus machine made food in the 21st century- is it sustainable? Manmade food is slow and time/energy consuming, but machine break down too.
Purpose of the exercise
Addresses the problem many newbies have to screenwriting:
How to convey visually any sense of inner conflict of emotion.
Review of Inja
Recall and explain some actions/behaviour that was a result of emotions the characters felt.
Boss
Jealousy, beat up the dog.
Inferiority complex made him want to be the master of the dog instead of Thembile.
Boy
Fear led him to obey the boss.
Love for the dog led him to hesitate killing it to save his boss’ life.
1st draft of story dye wed 6 jan 2010.
Printed copy in calss. Softcopy on safeassign
Format courier 12, single spacing.
Maximum 3 pages, minimum 2.
