Quick 3ACT Structure:
act1 - est key char + motive
act2 - key char struggles with motive
- struggle1 - plan1 (fail)
- struggle2 - plan2 (fail)
- struggle3 - plan3 (fail)
- struggle4 - plan4 (fail)
act3 - key char resolves motive (achieved/not achieved)
ACt 1 - Coyote wants to eat the Rabbit and devises many plans in order to catch it.
Act 2 - Coyote struggles with catching the Rabbit because his plans fails
- Struggle 1 - HE made a machine to cook the rabbit but failed and got cooked instead.
- Struggle 2 - He builds a long pipe and linked it to the rabbit's hole and ended up getting shot when he fired the canon.
-Struggle 3 - The rabbit shows up with a Dynamite as a "pen" and hands it to Coyote. Coyote thought he had managed to put out the fire on the dynamite but was wrong when another side of the dynamite was lite as well.
-Struggle 4 - Coyote Build a Lady Rabbit and was a bout to send it to the rabbit but a knock on the door, and a lady coyote (a machine made by the rabbit) blows up and he failed.
-Struggle 5 - HE builds a Flying Saucer and tries to capture the bunny with it but fails when the saucer flew back to him and blew up.
Act 3 - Coyote thought he had it pinned as he created carrots to trick and capture the rabbit but he fails when the train comes and hits him.
He looks for the rabbit again and faints after introducing himself. He failed again to capture the rabbit, hence, his motive wasn't resolved.
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Mind Your Language - s1, ep2 - CASE STUDY
PLEASE DO THIS IN YOUR BLOGS:
1. Logline for episode - what is this episode about?
2. Identify main plot & sub plot(s)
3. do a quick 3 Act Structure for this episode
4. in point form, outline struggles for each plot/motive in Act2
Logline: An inspector arrives at the language school but Mr brown mistook him for a new student.
Main plot: Mr brown has mistaken the inspector for a new student.
Sub Plot: Jamile finally learns how to speak in english.
Max and Giovanni fights for Danielle's attention.
3 Act-Structure
Act 1 -
Miss Courtney, the principal, finds it difficult to convey a message to Mr brown through his students because of their language barrier.
Sikh, and Ali is starts to fight when Ali made a remark about sikh being a drop out.
They were stopped by mr brown.
Ali conveyed the message to Mr brown but he said that the principal can wait. However, the principal was standing behind him.
Act 2 -
The class started and the diary that Mr brown had given them as a homework.
Su Lee and Taro fought and Taro chased after her.
The inspector came into the class and was mistaken for a new student.
He sits in and listens to the class.
After the break, Mr brown took the attendance of the class and asked for the particulars of the "new student"
He then realized that the student were actually the inspector.
Act 3 -
The inspector found Mr brown amusing and said that he was doing a great job.
-Struggles for each motive-
Jamille struggles to learn the word "Good evening" because she couldn't pronounce it.
Sulee and Taro struggles to make peace because of their different countries background.
1. Logline for episode - what is this episode about?
2. Identify main plot & sub plot(s)
3. do a quick 3 Act Structure for this episode
4. in point form, outline struggles for each plot/motive in Act2
Logline: An inspector arrives at the language school but Mr brown mistook him for a new student.
Main plot: Mr brown has mistaken the inspector for a new student.
Sub Plot: Jamile finally learns how to speak in english.
Max and Giovanni fights for Danielle's attention.
3 Act-Structure
Act 1 -
Miss Courtney, the principal, finds it difficult to convey a message to Mr brown through his students because of their language barrier.
Sikh, and Ali is starts to fight when Ali made a remark about sikh being a drop out.
They were stopped by mr brown.
Ali conveyed the message to Mr brown but he said that the principal can wait. However, the principal was standing behind him.
Act 2 -
The class started and the diary that Mr brown had given them as a homework.
Su Lee and Taro fought and Taro chased after her.
The inspector came into the class and was mistaken for a new student.
He sits in and listens to the class.
After the break, Mr brown took the attendance of the class and asked for the particulars of the "new student"
He then realized that the student were actually the inspector.
Act 3 -
The inspector found Mr brown amusing and said that he was doing a great job.
-Struggles for each motive-
Jamille struggles to learn the word "Good evening" because she couldn't pronounce it.
Sulee and Taro struggles to make peace because of their different countries background.
Assignment
Drunken Night
by
(Chia Bi Luan)
(2D)
(Detective
Alex turns into a cheetah when he is drunk. He is told by his boss to sober up
and find Sam or he will lose his job. He had been given one lead and that is;
Uno.)
EXERCISE 1 / EXERCISE 2 / FINAL
ASSIGNMENT (Grade 50 % )
My Blog: (jchiabi.blogspot.com)
My Email: (biluan.chia@hotmail.com)
Deadline: 5 April 2013
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
TITLE: (Drunken Night)
GENRE: (Animation, Mystery, Comedy)
TARGET AUDIENCE: (20-35 Years Old.)
THE DOMINANT CULTURAL /
SOCIAL ISSUE FEATURED IN MY WORK IS:
(Stalker’s
who are ignored by the police may end up being a huge threat to the society.)
LOGLINE:
(Detective
Alex turns into a cheetah when he is drunk. He is told by his boss to sober up
and find Sam or he will lose his job. He had been given one lead and that is;
Uno.)
SYNOPSIS:
(Synopsis
of your story here –2-3 short para, double-spaced)
Alex
is a detective that is on the verge of losing his job. He is a carefree guy who
cares about nothing but solving cases. He has a secret, and that is, he turn’s
into a cheetah when he is drunk. This was also the only time he can show his
full potential in solving the cases. He shows his bimbo character and this was
also the reason why everyone was giving him pressure in solving the case.
2
months ago, Sam, a 20-year-old woman had come to him for help. Apparently, she
had been sensing someone watching her in the shadows and it had gone on for a
few days. Panicking, she had come to Alex for help because he was the only one
in the office at that time.
2
months later, with no lead, except a guy named Uno, he had to solve this case
in order to get Sam back, as well as keep the job.
CHARACTER PROFILES
CHARACTER LIST (All
characters)
Key
Character - Alex
Supporting
Character(s) - Sam
Villain
(if any) - Uno
CHARACTER BIO OF KEY
CHARACTER
Full investigation skills
only when he is drunk.
Turns into a cheetah when he
is drunk.
He doesn’t like to drink,
but when he does, he has amazing investigation skills.
He is a carefree person.
He likes to drink tea.
He doesn’t like trouble.
He is not a deep thinker.
He does things according to
his feelings.
He likes to laugh and he
laughs a lot.
He is friendly, popular with
girls, but not a player.
He believes in fate.
His favorite line would be,
“You will never know, if you don’t try.”
He shows a bimbo-like
character when he is drunk.
RESEARCH
Book – Easy Kill (Lin
Anderson)
REFLECTION PAPER
I
thought of this story because I had recently read a storybook with a mystery
genre. The plot intrigued me and I thought it would be interesting if the
readers could feel the mood and tension of being followed by the stalker, through
the book.
The
reason I came up with the idea of the main character’s ability when he is
drunk, is because, I thought it would be interesting to be able to see a “split
personality” in the character, so as to spice up the story, as well as to give
a interesting twist to the story.
3 ACT STRUCTURE: (in point form below)
3 ACT STRUCTURE: (in point form below)
ACT1 SETUP
|
ACT2 CONFRONTATION
|
ACT3 RESOLUTION
|
Key Character(s):
Alex
Must-have Info:
He is a detective who only
uses his full skill when he is drunk. He turns into a cheetah when he is
drunk.
|
Confrontation:
Uno confronts Alex by
text. Whenever Uno wants to challenge Alex, he gets him drunk, one way or
another and then starts to play games.
|
Climax (Grand Finale):
Alex managed to kick the
gun away from Uno before things got out of hand.
Resolution:
Alex managed to rescue Sam
and catch Uno.
|
MOTIVE:
To save Sam so that he
can keep his job.
|
TURNING POINT:
Alex was able to reach the
final level of Uno’s “GAME” and managed to hear Sam’s voice when he was at the
5th level.
|
MOTIVE RESOLVED?
Yes. Alex managed to keep
his job, and even got a promotion. Sam became his girlfriend too.
|
Conflict/Obstacles:
He has no leads except for
the hand phone and a letter. He can only pick up leads when the stalker, Uno,
text him.
|
Conflict/Obstacles:
Alex had to fight off Uno
when he got brutal.
Up the Stakes:
Uno points a gun to Sam’s
head and threatens to kill her if Alex lost.
|
Moral of the Story if any:
Do not judge a book by its
cover. Someone who may look nice from the outside may not necessarily be nice
on the inside.
|
TREATMENT / STORYLINE &
STORYBOARD
Alex
is a detective that is on the verge of losing his job. He is a carefree guy who
cares about nothing but solving cases. He has a secret, and that is, he turn’s
into a cheetah when he is drunk. This was also the only time he can show his
full potential in solving the cases. He shows his bimbo character and this was
also the reason why everyone was giving him pressure in solving the case.
2
months ago, Sam, a 20-year-old woman had come to him for help. Apparently, she
had been sensing someone watching her in the shadows and it had gone on for a
few days. Panicking, she had come to Alex for help because he was the only one in
the office at that time. 2 months later, with no lead, except a guy named Uno,
he had to solve this case in order to get Sam back, as well as keep the job.
Alex
had received phone calls from a hand-phone that was found outside his letterbox
as well as a letter that said: “If you want the girl, find me if you can.” Alex
was sure that Uno had been behind all these because he had spotted Uno lurking
near his house, a few weeks ago.
Uno
had challenged him to a “Hide-and-seek Game” and Alex did not like that at all.
The longer he takes to complete the game, the more danger Sam will be in. He
managed to clear the game and all that he had to do now is to find out, where
Uno is hiding and if Sam was safe. Alex could not think with all the clustered
information in his brain and he started drinking.
The
moment he drank, he became a cheetah. It was unusual, yes. However, Alex only
manages to bring out his ability to think and solve everything in a faster pace
when he is in this form. He managed to track down the whereabouts of Alex and
found Sam in a big box, fortunately, unharmed.
Alex
was about to bring Sam out of the box after returning to his human-form, but he
stopped in his track when he heard a gun shot. Uno had a gun with him and he
took Sam as a hostage. With a swift quick at the right moment, Alex kicked the
gun out of Uno’s hands and pinned him down before he could do anything else.
After
the long search, Alex had managed to find Sam and keep his job. Because of his
great ability, he was promoted and Sam became his girlfriend.
SCRIPT (5min or 5pages)
FADE IN:
ACT 1 (SETUP)
SCENE 1: INT – Police
Station – DAY
Alex was looking at the
files, regarding the case of Sam’s disappearance. The boss called him into the
office.
NARRATOR
Alex opened the door to the
office
to find his boss looking at
him with files in his hands.
BOSS
(Slamming the file on the
table)
It has been two month. TWO
WHOLE MONTH and you’ve got no leads?! NO LEADS?! What have you been doing alex?
ALEX
…
BOSS
ANSWER ME!
ALEX
I…(looks down)
BOSS
Stop. You have no need to
explain yourself now. GO FIND THAT GIRL OR GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS STATION
FOREVER.
ALEX
I will…
NARRATOR
Alex walks out of the office, his mood,
hitting rock bottom.
SCENE 2: INT – ALEX’S HOUSE
– DAY
Alex is sitting on the sofa,
pondering about the case. He walks out of the house when he heard a knock on
his door.
NARRATOR
Alex sat down on the sofa,
pondering about the case.
ALEX
(Flipping through the files)
What did I miss? There has
been no news of Sam… Nothing at all… I’ve read through this several times and I
can’t pinpoint the problem.
(Hits his own head)
Think! You stupid brain!
Think!
NARRATOR
Alex opens the door when he
heard a knock on it. There was no one there. He spotted a letter, clumsily
pushed into the letterbox. He walks towards the letterbox.
ALEX
…!!! T-This letter…
NARRATOR
Alex hurriedly looked around
before grabbing the envelope and running into the house.
He plops back down to the
sofa and opened the envelope.
ALEX
… A phone? A letter?... It
must be Uno! He has been lurking around 2 weeks before.
NARRATOR
The phone rang and Alex
answered.
ALEX
Where is sam?! Uno, ANSWER
ME!
UNO
(Laughs)
You want to know?
(Chuckles)
You will know when you win
this game of mine.
(ACT 2: CONFLICT)
SCENE 3: OUT –OUTSIDE A CAFE–
DAY
Alex had been instructed to go outside the café and
pick up a phone call from there. Then, he was supposed to run to the
destination that Uno appointed to pick up another call from there.
NARRATOR
Alex rushes into the
telephone booth and picjs up the phone.
ALEX
I’m here. What do you want?!
When is this going to stop!?
UNO
Just do as I tell you and
shut up right now before I kill the girl.
ALEX
Okay, Okay! I’m sorry!
Please, just tell me what to do next.
UNO
(Laughs)
I want you to be at the
beach in 20 mins. No Transportation is allowed. Remember, I’m always watching.
If you even dare to do anything stupid, I’ll kill the girl. You hear me?
ALEX
I get it! Do not hurt the
girl!
NARRATOR
Alex runs towards the next destination. He had
to do this to complete Uno’s game.
SCENE 4: INT – ALEX’S HOUSE–
DAY
Beer bottles were laid out
on the table and Alex was sitting on the sofa, as always, deciding whether or
not to drink.
NARRATOR
Alex takes a carton of beer
and puts it down on the table before sitting down on the sofa.
ALEX
It’s been more than 2
months… I can’t figure out anything at all. I’m so useless… And now, Uno is
manipulating me and making play his games. If this goes on… Sam…
NARRATOR
He looks at the cans of
beers.
ALEX
I’ve got to do this… There
are no other choices…
NARRATOR
Alex starts drinking. He
begins to transform into a cheetah.
ALEX
AGHHHH!!!!
NARRATOR
Alex runs out of the house
in his cheetah form and begins searching for Uno’s whereabouts. His mind and
speed had become one and he manages to find them in no time.
(ACT 3: RESOLUTION)
SCENE 5: EXT – WAREHOUSE–
DAY
Alex (in his cheetah form)
finds the warehouse that Uno is hiding Sam and he runs in to find Sam in a box.
He was about to open the box to save Sam when he heard a gunshot and Uno took
Sam as a hostage.
NARRATOR
Alex runs into the Warehouse
and found Sam lying in a box.
ALEX
Sam!!! Sam!! Answer me!
Sam!!
NARRATOR
Alex transforms back into
his human form and tries to pry open the box.
ALEX
Sam!! Answer me, please! We
have to get out of here!
NARRATOR
There was a sudden gunshot
and Alex looked up to find Uno pointing a gun at him. He backed away from the
box.
ALEX
Uno, this game is over.
RELEASE THE GIRL!
Why are you doing this?!
UNO
The game will never be over
(Laughs)
Why am I doing this?
(Smirks) Because it’s fun.
ALEX
Let her go now!!
NARRATOR
Alex provoked Uno on purpose
and tackled him to the ground, kicking the gun away from him.
UNO
ARGHH!!! LET GO OF ME!
ALEX
SHUT IT! You are under
arrest for kidnapping and stalking Sam.
SCENE 6: INT –POLICE &
HOSPITAL– DAY
Alex drove Uno back to the
station and sent Sam to the hospital.
NARRATOR
Alex sends Uno back to the
station.
BOSS
Good job! You have done us
proud, Alex.
ALEX
Thank you, boss. (Salutes)
BOSS
Another thing, you are
promoted. We are proud to have you in our team, Alex.
NARRATOR
Alex headed to the hospital
to check up on Sam.
ALEX
Sam. Are you feeling better
right now?
SAM
Yes, Thank you. He didn’t
hurt me. He just... kept me in that box. I’m stiff all over (chuckles weakly)
ALEX
You are strong. You know
that? I admire your character. (Smiles)
SAM
(Giggles)
Thank you.
Say, are you trying to hook
up with me?
(Chuckles)
ALEX
W-What?! N-no! I..I..
SAM
(Chuckles)
Hey, chill~ I was just
joking. Thank you for saving me, Alex.
NARRATOR
Alex and Sam became a couple
after this incident. Alex got promoted and was able to keep his job because of
his great performance.
STORYBOARD & PRESENTATION BOARD
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