class practice 2

Story 1: A boy with Asperger's syndrome struggles to find friendship amongst people who find him weird.

Story 2: A group of teenagers fight hard to survive when they are left stranded on an island.

Story 3: 2 friends become enemies when they eye the same wedding dress.

Story 4: A group of friends are confounded when they find out one of their friends has been diagnosed with cancer.

Story 5: A girl begins to seek revenge when her friend spreads malicious rumors about her.

Story 6: A group of refugees who find themselves in a tough predicament when their refuge is destroyed.

Story 7: A wayward individual seeks salvation when he commits a heinous crime.

Story 8: A quiet girl living in a lonely apartment begins to feel insecure when a string of serial murders occur in her neighborhood.

Story 9: A group of adolescent teens decide to explore an abandoned mansion in hopes of finding hidden treasure.

Story 10: A troubled girl turns to promiscuity to validate her existence, but she is caught of guard when reality begins to hit her.

Story 11: A young couple come to terms with the fact that their young child has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Story 12:

Story 13: An eye opening journey through the everyday life of a single mother of 2 during the libyan rebellion.

Screenplay and storyboarding lesson #1: What makes a good story?

To me, stories are the bread and butter of every culture. Stories give an insight into another person's experience and often times allow the audience to grow as individuals. Stories are important because it gives people and opportunity to feel emotions they've never felt or understand situations they'd never been through before.

so... what makes a good story?

-3 act structure
-genre
-plot
-characters
-conflict
-climax
-conclusion

- A relate-able main character who has a strong motive that drives the entire story.

- A conflict makes the story far more interesting, it creates an obstacle which keeps the
audience intrigued.

- A climax can make or break a story, it is important to make sure there is a good climax
within to story to keep the audiences' interest.

- A good conclusion wraps up the story, giving the audience a sense of satisfaction, in some
cases a conclusion should leave a little to the audiences' imagination.

Sentence summary

"For the birds"
- A misfit bird trying to fit in with a group of smaller birds only to be ridiculed, he finds a way to exact a rather hilarious revenge.

"Knick-knack"
- A snowman stuck in a snow globe attempts to break free from his glass prison in order to unite with an attractive female toy, his multiple attempts prove to be futile as he ends up in an even worse predicament than he was before.

"Its my life" - Bon Jovi
- The hectic journey of a young adolescent boy from his home all the way to an underground tunnel in order to catch a Bon Jovi concert.

"Fantasia flamingos"
- A misfit flamingo attempts to break the grace and order of his flock by tossing around a yo-yo.

"dinosaur farts"
- 2 dinosaurs and a pig get into a farting competition with each other, the pig however manages to knock the other two out by unleashing an immensely unpleasant fart.