Screenplay Fundamentals: Build Story Structures
The Conflict and Escalation
A course by Naomi Beaty , Screenplay Consultant
About the video: The Conflict and Escalation
Overview
“Here I will describe how to write the middle of your synopsis, focusing on conflict and visible action. ”
In this video lesson Naomi Beaty addresses the topic: The Conflict and Escalation, 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 Conflict and Escalation We have the beginning of our synopsis. In this lesson, I'll write the middle. As I start to write the middle of my story, I'm aiming to try to show what's entertaining about this movie idea as I show the plot moving forward. I'll describe what's happening in the story in broad strokes, but knowing that I'm trying to convey what's happening on screen as we move toward the next major turning point in the story, which is the midpoint. I've written a bit about what happens in the beginning of Act 2, showing how the protagonist is pursuing his goal of trying to main...”
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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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