Ah, the writing stage...

[jeremytuttle]

Here's a little tidbit to spark the creative juices (I can't remember where I read it, but it always comes in handy). Here it is:


We see Character A and Character B. The last person they want to see at the moment is Character C.

In walks Character C.



John G.

That is a great tidbit.

 

[cinealma]

Actually, "auter" really is a good description of me!

Thanks for the suport, guys. Drama is a lot more up my alley, so to speak. Heavy genre, for me, is a tough one. But human drama stories suit me quite nicely. I am definitely a writer first and foremost. If I don't make it as a filmmaker, I can always write. Short stories have always been my focus and I pretty much grew up chewing on O'Connor, Carver, Caldwell, Hemmingway, et. al.


John G.

 

[cinealma]

Here's another tidbit if you are looking for a little structure:

Use the "flash" fiction, or short-short, style of story writing. As with all stories, it "should" have a beginning, middle and end. But with a short short, or in this case, a 6 minute or less film, this is how you do it...

Start off with a bang. The audience doesn't have to know what the hell is going on. You just shove them right in the thick of it. Keep the tension rising and reveal only what you need to about setting. Then at the point of release, TWIST IT! Not out of left field, knock you upside your head kind of twisting. You have revealed enough for your audience to get a handle on it and say to themselves, "ok, I got it, now I know what to expect". Then you take them somewhere they weren't expecting, but in the end the audience will say, "boy, I didn't see that coming, but it makes sense".

You basically want to put the audience on a rollercoaster ride... you just get rid of the first big hill and send them PLUNGING down it right out of the gate. And just when they get used to the ride, you have one more big hill to plunge down at the end, or better yet, maybe a wicked triple loop!


Cheers,

John G.

 

[jeremytuttle]

Thanks for all the great advice John.

*bump*

 

[Kyle Stebbins]

Ah I appreciate the bump... I never thought this thread would stay afloat. =) And I'm sorry for the mispelling... man, and that was a word that Mark taught me... hahaha, he used it for me in the Variety report to describe me.

John - awesome to meet people with diff talents... writing is certainly not mine =)

Jeremy - I'm going to email this to you, I promise!
-kyle