As part of a screenwriting workshop we were asked to pick a moment in film or TV that we like. I have chosen:
The Tenth Doctor Regenerates- David Tennant to Matt Smith
I love this moment from the Christmas episode of Doctor Who Season 4 entitled "The End of Time". This was David Tennant's final episode. This scene is a very memorable moment because just before the regeneration...
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Story-Telling: Final Idea Testing
After filtering through my initial ideas and testing each one to see if it would work and to see if I could answer the recommended questions (who, what, why, when & how), I have come to a conclusion.
This is the idea I have decided to continue developing:
A story set in the waiting room...
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Story-Telling: Memeto
During a recent lecture we sat and watch a film called Memento (2000). The film was written and directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Guy Pearce as a man who, because he cannot create short term memories, must come up with a unique way to remember information so he can find the person who murdered...
Story-Telling: Ideas From Real Life Experience
When thinking about what my story could be about I decided to look back upon real life experiences for inspiration. After looking back on some experiences I had a few ideas but there was one that stood out for me.
The other day when I was on the train a mother and daughter sat down on the seats in...
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Story-Telling: Boy Meets Girl (BBC Sitcom)
The BBC recently broadcast a new sitcom about a young guy who meets a much older woman. The twist on the story is that in the first episode we find out that this woman used to be a man. I chose to do some research on this show because of the scene when this happens. The scene in question is:
In this scene the boy, Leo, finds out that the girl, Judy, was "born with a penis". The scene then continues...
Story-Telling: Initial Ideas
After finding out the brief for the Story-Telling unit I began to jot down a few ideas. Here's what I've written down so far:
Some of my initial ideas
These ideas include:
A boy meets girl situation set in a confined space (trapped in a room)
A business meeting (where something goes wrong)
Two...
Story-Telling: Soft (25 Work Pitch)
For one of our task we were put into pairs and asked to come up with a 25 word pitch for a short film by Simon Ellis. Before writing the pitch we had a group discussion and came up with a few key words that described certain elements of the film. Some of these words included contemporary, conflicting, relationships, family, masculinity and challenged. My 25 word pitch was:
"Contemporary drama set...
Story-Telling: Steven Moffat (Sherlock & Dr Who)
My initial ideas for this project are based around the idea of two people meeting that have never met each other before. I want to create a story about two characters, that have never met before, who become trapped in one space together and begin to get to know one another. The idea that one of those people knows more than the other one does also interests me. Two scenes that came to mind were: When...
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Story-Telling: Short Project
Project: Given a location and two characters. Create a story.
"The Meeting"
Characters: A computer geek & an office cleaner
Location: Cellar (officer cellar?), Night. Dim lit room. Cold
feel.
Protagonist: Joseph (Geek)
Main Character/Secondary Character: Petra (cleaner/spy)
Pitch:...