Screenplay Fundamentals: Build Story Structures
The Goal
A course by Naomi Beaty , Screenplay Consultant
About the video: The Goal
Overview
“There’s one thing at the heart of a movie’s plot: the goal or objective that the main character spends their time pursuing. In this lesson, I will offer guidelines for identifying the purpose on which your story will be built. ”
In this video lesson Naomi Beaty addresses the topic: The Goal, which is part of the Domestika online course: Screenplay Fundamentals: Build Story Structures. Learn to develop compelling narratives by exploring a script’s structural elements and turning your ideas into audiovisual projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Goal One thing is at the heart of a movie's plot, and that is the goal or objective that the character spends the movie pursuing. In this lesson, I'll talk about that goal and how to identify the goal that your story should be built on. Your protagonist pursuing a goal over the course of the story gives your story an engine. That's what drives the narrative forward from beginning to end. What makes a good movie goal? Whether the goal itself is concrete and external like in "Die Hard," where the goal is to save the hostages from the terrorists, or whether the goal is more internal like...”
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Course summary for: Screenplay Fundamentals: Build Story Structures
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Creative Writing, Film, Video & TV, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Script, Storytelling
Naomi Beaty
A course by Naomi Beaty
Naomi Beaty is a screenwriting teacher, screenplay consultant, and former development executive with more than 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Growing up, she was always reading and was introduced to the world of movies while taking film appreciation classes in college. After graduating, she began her education in screenwriting through reading before going on to work for local directors and small productions, which motivated her to move to LA to pursue a career in the film industry.
There she worked in various roles from a producer, manager to a writer-for-hire, all of which deepened her knowledge and experience in the screenwriting industry. Naomi has worked on titles including Twilight, Percy Jackson, and The Stanford Prison Experiment and now is a consultant for writers, directors, and producers on their film and TV projects. She also teaches group screenwriting workshops via her company Write+Co.
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