Day Nine: July 5th, 2018
Over the weekend, the book Heather recommended, Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff, came in and I started reading it.
At the beginning of work, Laura sent me drafts for the next two episodes (four and five) of EEP's original podcast. She also handed me a book called "One Last Summer" by Jillian and Mariko Tamari. Laura gave me the option to either read and do coverage of episodes four and five, or do the same thing for "One Last Summer." I chose the latter, and I'll do the former next week.
After this, Laura and I went back to the character sheet. Rather than complete my protagonist sheet from last week, Laura suggested I start another one. He or she can be the antagonist, co-protagonist, or supporting character. She said that as an artist/storyteller, I have options. I have to ask myself, "what problems can occur that will keep the story going?" There doesn't have to be one single conflict, you can have many small ones. The antagonist(s) could be his teachers, his classmates, or even his parents.
Moreover when creating a story, there has to be a spin (an approach the character takes). To have a story be revolutionary, you have to combine two things that have never been put together before, or at least in a very long time. Laura cited "Firefly" as an example. The creator and executive producer, Joss Whedon, revived the space western genre by combining Western with Science Fiction. The point is there are no wrong answers. Creating characters and stories are trial and error.
My second character sheet is about the other co-protagonist. Like my first main character, I created her personality, background, family life, strengths, weaknesses, and physical appearance, but not her name. All I can say about her is...she is the foil to character one.
Next week, I'll finished both these character sheets, most likely begin another one for the antagonist(s), and read and do coverage for episodes four and five.
At the beginning of work, Laura sent me drafts for the next two episodes (four and five) of EEP's original podcast. She also handed me a book called "One Last Summer" by Jillian and Mariko Tamari. Laura gave me the option to either read and do coverage of episodes four and five, or do the same thing for "One Last Summer." I chose the latter, and I'll do the former next week.
After this, Laura and I went back to the character sheet. Rather than complete my protagonist sheet from last week, Laura suggested I start another one. He or she can be the antagonist, co-protagonist, or supporting character. She said that as an artist/storyteller, I have options. I have to ask myself, "what problems can occur that will keep the story going?" There doesn't have to be one single conflict, you can have many small ones. The antagonist(s) could be his teachers, his classmates, or even his parents.
Moreover when creating a story, there has to be a spin (an approach the character takes). To have a story be revolutionary, you have to combine two things that have never been put together before, or at least in a very long time. Laura cited "Firefly" as an example. The creator and executive producer, Joss Whedon, revived the space western genre by combining Western with Science Fiction. The point is there are no wrong answers. Creating characters and stories are trial and error.
My second character sheet is about the other co-protagonist. Like my first main character, I created her personality, background, family life, strengths, weaknesses, and physical appearance, but not her name. All I can say about her is...she is the foil to character one.
Next week, I'll finished both these character sheets, most likely begin another one for the antagonist(s), and read and do coverage for episodes four and five.
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