How to write a story that will be able to capture the viewer and prevent him from leaving the screen for at least an hour? A huge number of playwrights around the world are working on this task. But to be honest, anyone who is diligent, observant, and does not tolerate a superficial attitude to work, is able to create a story that will conquer the world.
It is necessary
- A large number of films
- analysis of films from the point of view of drama,
- books on drama
Instructions
Step 1
Come up with a hero for your plot. Write down separately what makes it interesting. Describe his appearance, habits, hobbies. Think about who is in his immediate environment - his friends, family. What does he do, what is his social status - student, working pensioner, etc. The more you “know” about your character, the brighter and more voluminous the character will turn out. The more interesting it will be for the viewer to follow his fate, to empathize with him. And the moment of identification, which is so important for cinema, will happen much faster. Remember that it makes no sense to start writing a plot before you decide on the main character, because the plot and the hero are in a bundle and one always follows from the other.
Step 2
Start drawing up a storyline. List the main events in your story. From the plot and the first acquaintance of the audience with the hero, gradually move on, developing and complicating the action. Come up with the heart of the story, the main event (climax), in which the intensity of passions will be strongest. Your hero will perform the most important deed in this part of the story and finally realize his heroic potential. The plot is the foundation of any plot. Don't forget the denouement of the story. It doesn't have to be explosive. This can be a calm convergence of action to zero or an open ending. It all depends on the type of story you choose and the nature of your hero.
Step 3
Get motivated. Because not a single action of the hero should take place without an internal justification for this action in terms of the character that you are portraying. It is the combination of the hero-motive-plot that is called the plot. Those. if you are asked to retell the plot of a film, it will be a story containing a description of the character of the hero, the actions that he performs and the reasons for which he performs these actions. For example: “Joe's father was a farmer, like his grandfather and great-grandfather. After his father fell ill, Joe himself has to do the housework. In his family, the farm has been passed down from father to son for several generations. And Joe simply does not have the right to choose, he starts working on the farm, although before his father's illness he had completely different plans for life. He fell in love with nurse Cathy, who had recently arrived at the farm, and together they planned to escape to the city. His father's illness upsets all of Joe's plans. He is very angry with fate. Suddenly, the father dies. And Joe's hands are untied. He leaves with Katie for the city. He sells the farm to his neighbor. In town, things don't go as Joe planned, because Katie cheats on Joe and dumps him. Joe returns to the farm with a broken heart. He realizes that he made a mistake. By selling the family farm, he betrayed the family business. He works hard and hard and eventually manages to buy the farm out again. His neighbor's daughter Lisa (who has been secretly in love with Joe for a long time) helps him in everything, and he marries Lisa in the ending of Joe. This sequence of events with an approximate description of the characters, their actions and motivations is called a plot.
