no1. what's your story?

To do:
1. Set up your blog
2. Blog1: follow lecture notes
3. Link to lecturer's blog & downloads
4. Brief for Ex1, Ex2
5. Lecture Notes - Lesson1

This week:
WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY?

Case Studies:

“My Blackberry is NOT working!”

http://youtu.be/kAG39jKi0lI

“Your name, Sir?”

http://youtu.be/hNoS2BU6bbQ

Mr Twit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJzlPT_-Vwc


Class Exercise:
* know the common terms in storytelling/scriptwriting

define these terms & give examples:
GENRE

CLICHE

STEREOTYPE

ANTAGONIST

PROTAGONIST

SUPPORTING CHARACTER

COMIC RELIEF

CHARACTERIZATION
-
define these terms: (no examples needed) 
CONCEPT / CONCEPTUALIZATION
THEME
PITCH
LOGLINE
CHARACTER BIO
SYNOPSIS
STORYLINE
TREATMENT
DEVELOPMENT HELL

Readings:
The Twits
The Little Prince

Brief:
Ex1, Ex2
Use of templates provided

REMINDERS:
1. Set up your blog & do the Class Exercise
2. SUBMIT HARD/SOFT COPY - Week 2 - Ex2 - "What makes a good story?"
3. Readings for Ex2

work to be submitted - in summary:

week 2 - ex2 part 1 - write up: "what makes a good story"

week 3 - ex2 part 2 - loglines (using the 1 sentence pitch)

week 4 - ex2 part 3 - synopsis

week 5 - ex2 part 4 - story 1 - based on a location

week 6 - ex2 part 5 - story 2 - based on an item

week 7 - ex1 - 5min group presentation + individual paper

week 8/9 - written test

week 13 - final assignment

pls read the briefs for work that needs submitting!

GROUPS:

CLASS 2C (mon 9-12pm)

1.
Quinn
Soeun
Khai
Martin
Karrina
Kelvin

2.
Christantio
Yoshua
Nikita
Wen Ting
Yeo Qin

3.
Danielle Lean
Vania
Zulqarnain
Alvin
Laura
Cynthia

4.
Nur Hasanah
Barnabas
Ping Ting
Jason
Samuel

(ABSENT: NIL)

Class 2D (mon 12-3pm)

1.
Nithin
Sagar
Kris Qiu Min
Chia bi
Nadia
YiYu

2.
jia ling
hui cheng
azim
kelly
eldon

3.
beatrice
blanche
Yosua
ronnie
pro

4.
nel
weng
jem
raymond
riky

(ABSENT: WANG SU)


Class 2L (Fri 9-12pm)

1.
farhan
din
B
timsy
juliana
Doogie

2.
farrah
ashikin
irwin
gregory
willy

3.
shan
felix
Yoo Seok
Reema
Stan

4.
Raven
Khai
yingling
helmut

(ABSENT: ANGELINE)