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LIVING STORIES - HISTÓRIAS DE MORTE E VIDA STORYTELLING - WRITING THE PLOT

GROUP:

Before you start writing your plot, here is a review of the Storytelling class.

Start with a What If statement that contains a character and their Ordinary World.

Be creative!

WHAT IF...

ACT I - SET-UP

- Who is/are the main character (s), and why do we care about them?

- What are their internal and external features?

- What do we know about their life?

- Where and when does the story take place?

- What is your character main goal in life?

- What is the inciting incident? (how is the world/character's life disrupted?)

Fit your answers in:

ONCE UPON A TIME… ​(the character(s) and world are presented)

THAT EVERY DAY... ​(how the world works, what's the character's, life like, what do they ​want​ for life?)

UNTIL ONE DAY…

(something unexpected changes their life 4ever and the story begins)

Now, stop for a moment to think about the journey itself and all the complications that can come along with it:

ACT II - CONFLICT AND POINT-OF-NO-RETURN

- How does the inciting incident affect the goal of your character?

- Who or What are the obstacles that will prevent them from getting what they want? (the bigger the conflict, the better the story) - What is the point of no return (what does your character do that he can't take back)?

- What is his/her low point? (When they almost give up or failed in all attempts to achieve what they ​WANT​; or they may have achieved everything they want but still be frustrated or miserable because there’s something else they ​NEED​)

This answers will fit in:

AND BECAUSE OF THAT... (​ what now?, problems, conflict)

AND BECAUSE OF THAT… ​(harder conflicts, higher stakes, point-of-no-return)

AND BECAUSE OF THAT… (​ Character's low point, they might realize what they need)

Finally, it's time to think about how will you surprise and entertain your audience at the end of your movie:

ACT III - RESOLUTION

- How did the characters finally realized there was something else they ​needed​? Did it help with what they ​wanted​?

- How was the crisis resolved?

- What was the moral? (The theme is clear) - Was the character arc emotionally satisfying (Did he change for good or bad)? Why or why not?

This answers will fit in: UNTIL FINALLY… (the climax, the most intense moment, the protagonist’s last

choice)

AND SINCE THEN…(resolution/satisfaction​ ​- if the case - for seeing​ ​the problems resolved with emotion)

AND THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS... (when we find out what they have learned (the theme is exhibited)

GOOD LUCK! ;)

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