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Aristotle- |
Wrote The Poetics (335 BCE) Oldest surviving document on dramatic theory Poetry meaning making The comedy section is lost Theory: Characters, act, talk and face choices. Involving their internal nature and external forces enacted upon them, their flaws and complications caused by antagonists, and a catharsis caused by this pressure. |
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Structure- |
How elements are organised together as a whole. Aristotle on structure as a whole:“A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle and a conclusion” Generally interpreted in 3 acts- prologue, episode, epilogue. |
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Quantitative- |
The relationship between duration of thestory and the number of acts/turning points. |
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Narrative- |
Sequence of significant events arranged in a particular order. |
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Close plotting- |
How to combine, condense and arrange beats to give shape/structure to a story/plot line. Stories can have more than one plot line. These are subplots and they support the main plot line. |
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Scene- |
Basic unit (same time, same location). Only in a script. |
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Beat- |
A number of scenes, or one scene. The smallest step forward in plot. A significant beat is a significant event- small but relevant crisis. |
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Turning point- |
Major events with great emotion |
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Section- |
A group of beats (like chapters, 3-6 per act) linked to or ending on a plot point/turning point. |
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Act- |
Usually 3 or 4 main patterns/movements. |
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Structural models- |
Place plot points to elicit emotion, second guessing the audience reaction, and control/direct audience emotion. Carefully calculated narrative devices. Good structure=good timing. |
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Syd Field's 3 Act Paradigm- |
Usually 20-25 plot points. Look at ppt. |
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Act 1- Set up. |
What, where, who. Setting and info. How. Plot point 1. Inciting incident, conflict, action/goal. |
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Act 2- Confrontation. |
What. Obstacles and problems. How. Reversal, recognition, suffering. Mid-point. Plot point 2. |
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Act 3- Resolution. |
What? Climax- resolution. How? initial problem solved/unsolved. Goal achieved. |
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Familiarise with ppt walkthroughs. |
The Full Monty and The Descendants. |
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Christopher Vogler's 12 Step Hero's Journey Universal paradigm and countless variations Dual structure: outer and inner structure From Ordinary to Special world ruled by extraordinary forces Clash with extraordinary forces (victory?) Return to Ordinary world with treasure, knowledge, wisdom,etc. to share |
Based on Joseph Campbell,Hero of a Thousand Faces Story and Mythic Structure. The Monomyth, archetypal protagonist goes through a journey. |
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Vogler's journey |
Steps on ppt. Raiders of the Lost Arc, following the paradigm |
