Week 3

6 Millions dollar man;
Steve austin

1. He almost lost his life
2. Works for the government and highly skilled thus they wants to save his life. 
3. Astronaut 
4. Half man, Half robot
5. The ability of super human powers like running
6. May have ability more than being able to run fast like having a robotic eye

Powerpuff girls; 

Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercups. 

1. Born in a lab due to an chemical accident
2. To fight villains and save the world from the forces of evil
3. Able to fly and shoot laser due to chemical X. 
4. Girls that are tough

Johnny Bravo;

Johnny

1. Stylish, big build and muscular
2. Womanizer but fails to get women
3. Bad in fights and always fail to win a fight
4. Eats a lot
5. Dumb and air headed
6. Full of himself 

Austin Powers;

Austin Powers

1. In the 70's 
2. Popular with females
3. Master of disguise 
4. Stylish
5. Funny 
6. Good in dancing

Mind Your language

Logline: An English teacher have to teach his difficult foreign students english in order to keep his job.

Character List:

School staff

•  Mr Jeremy Brown, 
•  Miss Dolores Courtney,

Student

•  Giovanni Capello/ Giovanni Vincenzo Marco Dino Ablerto Leonardo

•  Anna Schmidt

•  Juan Cervantes

•  Ranjeet Singh

•  Chung Su-Lee
•  Tarō Nagazumi

•  Maximillian Andrea Archimedes Papandrious

•  Danielle Favre

•  Ali Nadim

•  Jameela Ranjha
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Character Bio:

Mr.Brown,
Name: Jeremy Brown
Quick Facts: English teacher who teaches English to his foreign students.
Personality/Nature: Not very patient towards his students, Wants to keep his job thus he endures what happen in class.

Mrs.Courtney,
Name: Miss Dolores Courtney
Quick Facts: The principal of the school
Personality/Nature: Stereotype males, Strict and unfriendly

3 Act structure.
Act 1 - Set Up
Key Character : Mr. Brown
Motive: He wants to keep his job and teach foreign students english
Situation: Mrs Courtney ' The principal ' doesn't like him and his class is not a easy class to teach.
Other information: He is an english teacher that doesn't know other languages to communicate with his class.
Turning point 1: He decides to ignores the communication problems with his students and continues his job as a teacher.

Act 2- Confrontation
Obstacles/Conflict: He cannot communicate properly with his students and have problems giving instruction to them.  Also, there is some conflict between his students. The principal tells him that there will always a lot of problem when there is a pretty girl in class. A pretty french girl appears in his class which causes problems between the students.
Turning Point 2: He believes that he can handle the students and do not think it will be a problem and assure Mrs courtney.

Act 3- Resolution
Climax: Giovanni and Max gets into an argument over their seat near to danielle and Ranjeet provokes Ali while Mr. Brown was having problem getting answers from Ali which leads to a fight in the class.

Resolution: Mr Brown endures and tells Mrs Courtney that he can still cope with class but asks her to add more nails on the window in fear that he might not be able to endure it the next time round.

LESSON #1

What makes a good story :

1. Having a interesting character with STRONG motive in the story.
2. A story that follows the 3 Act structure.
3. Key messages to the readers/audiences.
4. Knowing who is the audiences for the story allows them to relate to the story.
5. Conflicts / Obstacles that hinders the antagonist motive.

Definations 

 -Screenplay:
Screenplay or script is a written work by screenwriters for a film or television program. These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing

- Storyboard:
Storyboard are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence.

- Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous boundaries.

- Pitch:
A concise verbal (and sometimes visual) presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or director to a producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the writing of a screenplay. 

- Genre:

A class or catorgary of artistic endeavor having a particularform, content, technique. 

- Conceptualize:

Form a concept or idea of (something)

- Logline:

A brief summary of a television program of film, often providing both a synopsis of the program's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest.

- Synopsis:

A synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgement or condensation of a work.

- 3 Act Structure:

A model used in writing and evaluating modern storytelling which divides a screenplay into three parts called the Setup, the Confrontation and the Resolution.

- Set Up, Confrontation, Resolution: 

A structure in the 3 Act Structure.

SET UP - Camera position, as for a particular shot in a scene being filmed. 

CONFRONTATION - Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation. 

RESOLUTION - The resolution in a film is the solution to the problem and main tension of the story. It often explains what has happened, what will happen, and shows a new status quo.

- Treatment:

A film treatment (or treatment for short) is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards (index cards) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline (or one-page synopsis), and it may include details of directorial style that an outline omits. They read like a short story, except told in the present tense and describing events as they happen. There are two types: the original draft treatment, created during the writing process, and the presentation treatment, created as presentation material.

- Storyline:

The plot of a book or play or film.

- Motive:

A reason for doing something, esp. one that is hidden or not obvious.

- Conflict:

An incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests.

Loglines :

Starship Troopers ; A group of youngster have a mission to defeat the insect for their survival.

Home Alone ; A little boy have to protect his house and himself from the burglars until his parents come home. 

Transporter 2 ; Jason Statham has to find the kidnapper who took his client's son.

Men In Black ; 2 Agents has to protect Earth from the aliens.  

Identify the key character & his/her/their motives :

Starship Troopers: Johnny, His motive is to fight against the aliens for the future and survival.

Home Alone: Kevin McCallister, His motive is to protect his home from the burglars until his parents come home.

Transporter 2: Jason Statham, His motive is to complete his mission.

Men In Black: K, His motive is to protect Earth from the aliens from other planets. 

3 Act structures :

Starship Troopers:

Act1: Set up

Key character: Johnny

Motive: To win against the alien bugs 

Situation: The aliens bugs are powerful compared to their armed forces. 

Other information: He and his group of team mates will fight together and there is no other way to back down. 

Turning Point: He decides to not give up and face the  enemy even though their strength are greater than the human troops. 

Act2: Confrontation

Obstacles/Conflict: In the middle of the war against the alien bugs, they were overwhelm by the aliens and his team mate died in the battle.

Turning Point 2: He did not back down even after the loss and continued to fight against the aliens. 

Act3: Resolution

Climax: In the middle of the war, they discovered that the aliens had set a trap and it's power have gotten bigger

Resolution: He managed to kill the aliens. 

Home Alone:

Act1: Set up

Key character: Kevin McCallister 

Motive: To protect his home and himself from the burglars. 

Situation: His parents are not around and he is all alone against the 2 thugs. 

Other information: He is underaged and his parents have forgot about him when they went on a holiday.

Turning Point: He did not fear the burglars even though his parents was not around. Instead he set up traps for them 

Act2: Confrontation

Obstacles/Conflict: The 2 burglars managed to get into the house and his parents are still not home. 

Turning Point 2: He decides to go up against the burglars even after they broke into his house. 

Act3: Resolution

Climax: The burglars refuses to give in and he have to come up with more tricks to make the burglars leave. Also, his mother is facing difficulties on the way home

Resolution: He managed to protect his home from the burglars. 

Transporter 2:

Act1: Set up

Key character: Jason Statham 

Motive: is to complete his mission 

Situation: His client child have been kidnapped and he failed. 

Other information: He is top class transporter.

Turning Point: He decides to find the kidnapper and rescue the boy back

Act2: Confrontation

Obstacles/Conflict: He do not know who are the kidnapers and the kidnapping situation is not simple. 

Turning Point 2: He goes up against many enemies in order to get the boy back. 

Act3: Resolution

Climax: He have to face many enemies and fight against all of them. 

Resolution: He managed to defeat the enemies

Men In Black:

Act1: Set up

Key character: K

Motive: To protect Earth from aliens from the other planets. 

Situation: He finds a new partner J/James Edwards and doesn't seems to be of help.

Turning Point: He decides to accepts J is his partner

Act2: Confrontation

Obstacles/Conflict: J causes troubles for him during missions

Turning Point 2: He accepts his partner flaws and aid J into a better agent. 

Act3: Resolution

Climax: One of the alien wants to destroys Earth 

Resolution: K managed to protect Earth together with J. 

Assignment- Making it in Time

Making it in Time.

By

Pang Hui Ling (Kelly)

2D

Tenya is a witch who is terrible with magic, she must use magic to return a lost puppy to its owner (as ordered by the "council") or her magic powers will be taken away from her.

Blog link : www.script0920.blogspot.com

Deadlines : 24/09/12

EXECUTIVE SUMMERY

Title:                                          Making it in Time.

Genre:                                       Drama, Fantasy

Story Angle:                             Tenya needs to complete her mission to bring the puppy home so that she will not lose her magic power.

1-Sentence Summary:           Tenya is a witch who is terrible with magic, she must use magic to return a lost puppy to its owner (as ordered by the "council") or her magic powers will be taken away from her.

Target Audience:                    20-Something –

Synopsis:                                  

Tenya is a witch who is terrible with magic. She was given a mission to bring B back home by the order of the magic council. If she fails to complete the mission her powers will be taken away.

 The mission goes terribly wrong when Tenya magic goes haywire and teleport them to the Magic council Centre. B runs away, Tenya only solution to save her power is to rely her magic and get back to the magic portal before she get caught by the security guards.

Character List:

Key Character

Supporting Character 1

Comic Relief

Character Bio:

(Key Character)

Quick Facts : Tenya, 17, A witch who is very bad with magic

Personality/Nature: Careless, Clumsy and Always casting the wrong spell

Likes/Dislikes: Likes magic and does not want to lost it.   

 (Supporting Character 1)

Quick Facts : B, A lost puppy which was given to Tenya to bring her back to her owner

Personality/Nature: Playful, Curious

Likes/Dislikes: Likes freedom.  

Attitude: Behaves like a little brat.

(Notes: Write only what is used to tell your story)

(Supporting Character 2)

Security guard A & B

Quick Facts : Gate keeper of the Magic Council Centre.

Personality/Nature: Strict, Fierce, Goes by the book.

(Supporting Character 3)

Magic Council Advisor

Quick Facts : The person that gives Tenya her mission

(Supporting Character 4)

Jem

Quick Facts : B’s owner

Personality/Nature: Overly loving towards B.

Research:

Bewitched-  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewitched

Sabrina: The Animated Series - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina:_The_Animated_Series

The Fairly OddParents - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_OddParents

Reflection Paper:

Writing a good story requires a main character that has a motive but faces obstacles when trying to achieve it. One key thing is that The 3 Act Structure (A ‘formula’) must work in order to get a good story. Like every story, the main character will always have a motive that he/she must achieve or else something terrible will happen. This will drive the main character to do whatever he/she has to do in order to achieve his/her motive. Also, in each Act the main character will continues to face problem or obstacles while trying to achieve her motive. Thus, making the story more interesting. How the main character overcomes the story and reach his/her motive.

We can also add comic relief if the story is too serious, this allows the audience to ‘take a breather’ in the film.  Details of the characters or the environment helps to make it a better story, it's also allows the readers to know more about the characters. Giving the character a personality and appearance. 

Also, having a cliche helps the audience/readers to better understand the story as they can easily relates to the situation thus making it a good story. 

3 Act Structure

ACT 1 – Set up:

Key Character: Tenya is a witch who is terrible with magic.

Motive: Tenya (bad at magic) must use magic to return a lost puppy to its owner (as ordered by the "council") or her magic powers will be taken away from her.

Situation: Tenya magic doesn’t work the way she want it.

Other Information: Tenya is afraid of her power being taken away from her because she doesn’t want to be a normal person without magic. The dog, B, doesn’t want to go home and wants to play

Turning Point 1 : B tells Tenya that his owner is at the dog park. Tenya doubt the dog but decides to trust B and uses her magic to teleport them to the owner.

ACT 2 – Confrontation

Obstacles/ Conflict: She decides to her magic to teleport to the dog park. Her magic goes wrong and teleported them to the magic council centre instead. The centre is a secured place that does not allow anyone else except for the boards of the council to enter. B runs away and Tenya lost the dog.

Turning Point 2:  Tenya have to decide to take the risk to find B in the magic council centre. She has to return in time to the magic portal before the portal closes and avoid getting caught by the council security.

3 Act Structure

ACT 3 – Resolution

Climax: After hiding and searching for B. She found B. She uses magic again to catch B. However, the magic transforms her into a mouse. She has to race against time in the form of the mouse to the portal and catch B as well.

Resolution – Tenya manage to jump onto B back and pull her ear to control the direction B runs. They jump into the portal in the nick of time before it closes. She transforms herself back to human and delivered B to her owner.

Storyline (450-500 words):

Tenya is a witch who loves her power a lot but is terrible in magic. She was given a mission to bring B, a lost puppy home by the order of the Magic Council. If she fails to do so, her powers will be strip away from her. The Magic Council advisor told Tenya that B often lies to others in order to make them bring her to play and have caused many trouble to the other witches.

B was brought to Tenya in a magic box. Tenya asks B the where about of her owner, B being playful lies to Tenya the location of her owner. Tenya decides to believe her even though she is doubtful. Tenya carry B and tries to teleport using her wand. However, her magic goes wrong. Both of them teleported to the magic council which trespasser will be heavily punish. Just then, B jumps down from Tenya’s arm and run towards the council building. Tenya chase after her but the security stops her from going in to the building. The magic portal will close and she will be stuck at the council. If she does not finish her mission, her powers will be striped off. Tenya decides to take the risk and tries to sneak into the building because she does not want to lose her powers. She managed to hide from the security and climb over the gate at the side of the building. She goes into the hallway and sees B, she start to chase after B but B was too fast. She decides to use her magic again to catch B with magic but her magic turn herself into a mouse. Tenya is desperate and frustrated. She only has 5 minutes left before the portal closes. B runs towards the next hall.

She run through a hole in the wall to get to B and finally caught up with B. She grabs B’s leg and tries to stop her. However, in the form of a mouse, she cannot grab B as B is too strong. With only 3 minutes left before the portal close, she jumps onto B back and wriggle her way to B’s head. She pulls B’s right ear to stop her from running but instead B runs towards the right. Tenya becomes desperate and continues pulling B’s ears. She then realize that she can control the direction of B by pulling her ears. Just then, the security saw them and chase after them. In the nick of time, before the security manage to catch her. They jump into the magic portal and the portal closes. The magic portal teleports Tenya and B back to B’s home. Tenya’s magic disappears and she transforms herself back to a human. She picks up B and rings the bell of the house. B’s owner opens the door and thanks Tenya. B looks at Tenya and gave her a cheeky smile. Tenya uses her wand again and disappears.

THE SCRIPT

ACT 1

SCENE1 – INT – Tenya’s House – DAY –

Tenya goes to her letter box and receives her mail. A mail opens by itself and transforms into the magic council advisor.  

Magic council Advisor

(Clear his throat “Ahem”)

By the order of the Magic council, Tenya Weasley, is here by given a class D mission to deliver B the puppy back to her owner by 6pm tonight. Failing to do so, your powers will be taken away. A word of advice, B lies.

The letter fly up in the sky and disappear. Tenya open the small box and B jumps out of the box

Tenya

(Surprise)

Hey little puppy, I’m going to bring you home today. Where is your home ?

B

(Annoyed)

Hey, who is your little puppy. I don't want to go home.

Tenya

(Taken back)

But I have to bring you home..

B

(Think for a while, lies)

Oh all right then, since you look so sad. My home is at Quin’s Sausages Kitchen.

Tenya think for a while and take out her wand and wave. A magic portal appears, she grabs B and jumps into the portal.

ACT 2

SCENE2 – EXT – Magic Council Centre – DAY –

Tenya

Hold on, this isn’t the right place. I will..

B runs away and goes into the Magic Council Centre

Tenya

B ! STOP WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!

Tenya chases after B and the security guards stopped her.

Security Guard A

No entry beyond this point, Trespasser will be prosecuted.

Tenya

But but but, my dog just ran in.

Security Guard B

I don’t see any dog. Return or we won’t be nice.

Tenya

(Murmurs to herself)

Oh no, I have to get B home. I can’t lose my powers because of this.  I must figure a way inside and before the portal closes.

Tenya explores and found a way to get in. She got into the building.

Tenya

(Whispers softly)

B, where are you? B~

ACT 3

SCENE3 – INT – Magic Council Centre Hall way – DAY –

After awhile, Tenya sees B.

Tenya

B! Come here!

B

(Turns back and stick out her tongue)

Chase me if you can.

Tenya

HEY, Stop!

B runs and Tenya chases after her but Tenya is getting slower.

Tenya

(Waves her wand)

I must do something. My Wand!

I want a rope, a rope to catch B right away.

Tenya magic goes wrong and transforms her into a mouse.

Tenya

(Shock)

SQUEAKKK. Oh my goodness! I need a rope, A ROPE.

Stupid wand! Cancel the magic Cancel the magic.

Tenya remain as a mouse, B runs to the next Hall.

Tenya chase after B.

B

(Laughs)

AHAHAHAHHAHA, A MOUSE.

Catch me if you can !

Tenya runs and grab hold of B legs.

B

You are too small and weak, HAHAHA

Tenya determined. She jumps on B back and wriggles her way to B’s head. She pulls B’s ear. B runs towards the right. Tenya is frustrated and start pulling another ear again and again.

Tenya

STOP STOP STOP, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT! THE PORTAL IS GOING TO CLOSE. I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK HERE.

Security guard sees B and start to chase.

Security guard B

HEY! THAT DOG HOLD IT RIGHT THERE. !

Tenya

(Pulls B’s right ear just before B hits the table)

Oh CRAP, run run run. Turn right turn right! WATCH OUT !

(Phew)

The Portal on the left! We are not going to make it in time.

B continues to move right. Tenya pulls the left ear. B moves towards the left.

Tenya realizes B ear’s control the direction. She control B movement and just before the security catches them. They jump into the portal and appeared at B’s doorstep. Tenya magic disappears and returns to human form.

SCENE4 – EXT – B’s home – EVENING –

B

(Whiney)

Aw shit, I am home.

Tenya looks at B and pick her up. She rings the bell. B owner opens the door

B owner, Jem

(Elated and hugs B)

B! My baby! Where have you been?

B

(Barks)

Jem

Thank you so much.

Jem brings B back into the house before she closes the door. B looks at Tenya and gave her a cheeky smile. Tenya uses her wand again and disappears.