(gentle music)…- Welcome to our next mini lecture.…This is where we're going to read our prompts for…"What do They Want", which is the prompt for goal or desire.…So we got assigned a random character and a random goal.…- Right.…- Then we had to write a scene of them acting upon the goal.…- Right.…- So, what did you get assigned?…- Well, I got assigned the 99 year-old woman…who wants to find her missing mother.…
- How -…- Yeah. - Okay, we'll see.…- See what I did. - I'm going to see…what you did with that,…I'm very curious. - Okay.…The problem is, when you're 99 years old,…everyone pretty much thinks you're crazy.…Or maybe not crazy, but just senile.…You tell someone you lost your keys…and they look at you with that look, that alarmed look,…and start shooting in you questions,…"What's the president's name?"…"What year are we in, Sweetie?"…Don't even get me started on why, when you hit 90,…everyone starts calling you "Sweetie" again,…just like they did when you were five.…
But I digress, people regularly think I'm going crazy,…
Released
1/25/2019- Creating memorable characters
- Writing dialogue
- Selecting a point of view
- Using an unreliable narrator
- Narrative style
- Building a setting
- Mood, atmosphere, and emotion
- Crafting a plot, from the setup to the resolution
Skill Level Intermediate
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1. What to Expect from This Course
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Welcome and what to expect3m 36s
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How this course works5m 44s
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2. Foundation Block 1: Character
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Appearance (foundation)10m 54s
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Thought (foundation)12m 23s
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Action (foundation)7m 43s
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Goals (foundation)8m 17s
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Uniqueness (advanced)8m 23s
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Flaws (advanced)6m 15s
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Change (advanced)6m 58s
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3. Foundation Block 2: Dialogue
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Dialogue tags (foundation)7m 43s
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Subtext (advanced)8m 7s
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Dialect (advanced)8m 50s
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4. Foundation Block 3: Point of View
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Third person (foundation)10m 14s
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First person (foundation)8m 29s
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Second person (advanced)5m 45s
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5. Foundation Block 4: Narrative Style
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Tense (foundation)8m 15s
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Show and tell (foundation)11m 6s
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Flashbacks (advanced)10m 8s
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Different formats (advanced)10m 5s
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6. Foundation Block 5: Setting
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Time period (advanced)6m 42s
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7. Foundation Block 6: Plot
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Act 1: Set up (foundation)5m 34s
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Final Farewell
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Wrapping up2m 58s
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