Script for Animation Series
Dramatic structure of three acts
A course by Fer Salem , Filmmaker and screenwriter
About the video: Dramatic structure of three acts
Overview
“Before writing, let's see how we are going to structure our history. The structure is like the map for a traveler, or like the plan of a house for an architect. There are many possible structures, but, from Aristotle (and before as well), we are very familiar with this type of story construction. Let's see if our ideas can be adapted to this way of telling.”
In this video lesson Fer Salem addresses the topic: Dramatic structure of three acts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Script for Animation Series. Develop your animation project from the idea to the pilot episode script.
Partial transcription of the video
“What is the three-act dramatic structure. a concept Aristotle discussed around 300 BC? Essentially. it describes how narratives typically unfold in a beginning. middle. and end. reflecting our preference structured storytelling. thinking about stories requires understanding them in a particular sequence: setup. rising action through conflict. and finally resolution. This is the classical structure that Aristotle described and we continue to Imagine telling a child a story. beginning with "Once upon a time. in a small anthill lived a curious little ant named Annie. One day. annie decided she...”
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Course summary for: Script for Animation Series
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3D & Animation, Photography & Video -
Areas
Animation, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Writing
Fer Salem
A course by Fer Salem
Fernando Salem studied filmmaking at the National School of Filmmaking and also, Communication Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Film director and screenwriter with more than 12 years of experience, he has directed and written films such as TRILLIZAS PROPAGANDA (2006), How to work almost all things (2015) or Death does not exist and love (2018), besides several television documentary and animation cycles for Canal Encuentro, Paka-Paka and Mulata Films in Argentina, which have premiered in several Latin American countries.
As the creator of animated series, he has been nominated in the International Emmy® Kids Awards several times, for children's entertainment series such as Siesta Z and Zamba's amazing tour.
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