Screenwriting for Fiction Short Films
Plot Design - Part 1
A course by Alejandra Moffat , Author and screenwriter
About the video: Plot Design - Part 1
Overview
“You will learn to particularize a topic until it becomes a premise that becomes a navigational compass that will gradually transform and deepen the action, which will outline the way forward. You will also learn to describe your characters, both protagonists and secondary characters, thinking that this description is useful for the development of the action.”
In this video lesson Alejandra Moffat addresses the topic: Plot Design - Part 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Screenwriting for Fiction Short Films. Learn how to develop a story for cinema, from beginning to end.
Partial transcription of the video
“Frame design The time has come to start designing the plot of our short film. So there are several things to do. One of the main ones is that we are going to try to pass from a theme to a premise. The premise is like you have a thesis before you start developing your rundown. I'll give you an example to make it clear. If you see "The Wolf of Wall Street", the movie, you will realize that there is a small premise behind that says that overflowing ambition leads to self-destruction. It's like the idea behind it. Obviously, the premise is never named in the movie. We don't have the actor sayin...”
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Course summary for: Screenwriting for Fiction Short Films
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Photography & Video, Writing -
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Creative Writing, Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Writing
Alejandra Moffat
A course by Alejandra Moffat
Alejandra Moffat is passionate about stories in its multiple formats and facets. She writes novels, stories, and above all, a copious amount of scripts. During her studies, she wrote scripts in fiction, animation, documentary, as well as having advised for film productions in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany, and other countries.
The films she has worked on have been awarded at international festivals like Berlinale, Rotterdam, FICUNAM, Havana Film Festival, Cinema Tropical, and Annecy.
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