Storytelling for Short Film Screenplays
The classic design
A course by Lud Mônaco , Writer and Film Director
About the video: The classic design
Overview
“In this class, you will learn how to structure a classic narrative design, the most used format for storytelling.”
In this video lesson Lud Mônaco addresses the topic: The classic design, which is part of the Domestika online course: Storytelling for Short Film Screenplays. Discover fundamental script-writing techniques to tell a story through narrative metaphors.
Partial transcription of the video
“The classic design In this lesson, I will explain how to make a classic narrative drawing. And you will also learn how to make a script script. I will explain to you what is the classic design, because that's what I'm going to use for Débora's story. This is the structure of most of the stories we know, about an active protagonist fighting against generally outside forces and that prevent him from reaching the goal he seeks. Generally, everything happens in a linear time within a coherent reality and the outcome of the story is clear and concise, overall. The classical structure is divided ...”
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Course summary for: Storytelling for Short Film Screenplays
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Areas
Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Storytelling, Writing

Lud Mônaco
A course by Lud Mônaco
Lud Mônaco is a Director and storyteller with a master degree from the Barcelona Film School (ECIB). Her film project Para, pero sigue won the Best Short Film Award at the Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival.
Her work has been selected for major festivals like Berlinale Talents 2017, the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Germany), the Sitges Film Festival (Spain), and Mix Brasil. Lud has also worked with companies like Vice, Rede Globo, Stink, and Boiler Room.
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