Day Seven: June 27th, 2018
This week, Laura sent me episodes two and three of EEP's original podcast, I read them and did coverage for both. She also sent me various formulas for storytelling, one of which was from Joseph Campbell.
After completing coverage on the podcast, Laura assigned me two illustrated books and a comic by DC comics to read and do coverage for. While reading the first book, Laura called me into another room. For the first time this summer, Adam talked with me (and Laura) about my progress throughout the internship.
We went through all the coverage letters I have done up until this point. Overall, the meeting went well. We went over the three-act structure again, and one of my mistakes was confusing a character's wants with his or her needs. Wants and needs are both about inner-conflict, but that is as similar as they get. Laura will send me more links on story structure in the near future.
They both stated that Star Wars (particular Episode IV) is a business model touchstone and a prime example for the three-act structure. The concept has changed the way businesses work in the entertainment industry.
At the end of the meeting, Adam asked Laura about my strengths and weaknesses. According to her, I have an incredible work ethic, and I am always there on time and ready to work. Laura actually could not think of anything I needed to work on, but Adam gave her a nudge on what to critique about me. He said there's "working on stuff," and there's working for improvement; don't avoid your weaknesses, you won't improve unless you face them head-on. For example, if you're bad at drawing feet, you're not going to get any better by drawing crowd scenes with very few feet. Focus on the feet, and feet only.
At this point, Laura got the gist of what Adam was talking about, so she gave me her negative feedback. In my first few coverage letters, I left some comments about spelling and grammatical errors. Laura said those things are far less important compared to actual story elements. Fortunately, I have since stopped discussing such lower grade issues in subsequent coverage documents. I will have another meeting with Adam and Laura in mid-July, before Adam and Heather head to San Diego Comic Con.
After completing coverage on the podcast, Laura assigned me two illustrated books and a comic by DC comics to read and do coverage for. While reading the first book, Laura called me into another room. For the first time this summer, Adam talked with me (and Laura) about my progress throughout the internship.
We went through all the coverage letters I have done up until this point. Overall, the meeting went well. We went over the three-act structure again, and one of my mistakes was confusing a character's wants with his or her needs. Wants and needs are both about inner-conflict, but that is as similar as they get. Laura will send me more links on story structure in the near future.
They both stated that Star Wars (particular Episode IV) is a business model touchstone and a prime example for the three-act structure. The concept has changed the way businesses work in the entertainment industry.
At the end of the meeting, Adam asked Laura about my strengths and weaknesses. According to her, I have an incredible work ethic, and I am always there on time and ready to work. Laura actually could not think of anything I needed to work on, but Adam gave her a nudge on what to critique about me. He said there's "working on stuff," and there's working for improvement; don't avoid your weaknesses, you won't improve unless you face them head-on. For example, if you're bad at drawing feet, you're not going to get any better by drawing crowd scenes with very few feet. Focus on the feet, and feet only.
At this point, Laura got the gist of what Adam was talking about, so she gave me her negative feedback. In my first few coverage letters, I left some comments about spelling and grammatical errors. Laura said those things are far less important compared to actual story elements. Fortunately, I have since stopped discussing such lower grade issues in subsequent coverage documents. I will have another meeting with Adam and Laura in mid-July, before Adam and Heather head to San Diego Comic Con.
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