Misunderstandings of micro-film screenwriters: Screenwriting based on story and characters

Correct order 1. Determine theme > 2. Determine characters > 3. Plot

The importance of the theme - Take Maupassant's "The Necklace" as an example, the theme: excessive vanity leads to disaster. Characters and plots revolve around the theme The theme is established - the cohesion of the work; the theme is not established - the story is not well written, new themes are generated, and the characters and plots need to be adjusted. Possibilities can be developed into stories. Possibilities cannot coexist, so we must first establish the direction.

The theme is the creator’s stance, judgment, and perspective on events, life, and human nature; The theme cannot be ambiguous. The theme is a judgment expressed through a complete statement - character, conflict, result.

Generally there will not be multiple themes - all the characters and plots serve to prove the same theme - the theme is cohesive

Expression should rely on presentation - the audience's tendency to see the subject in the movie scene

1. The theme comes from a certain concept: ①. Express the status or result of the concept ②. The reason or obstacle for the result ③. Develop into a theme expression form including conflicts, consequences, and characters.

2. The theme comes from a certain subject matter: ①. The most touching character in the subject matter ②. The character’s appeal and whether the price of the appeal is obtained ③. Summarize conflicts, results, and characters.

Thoughts after establishing the theme: 1. The possibility of the theme being established in reality 2. The representativeness and universality of the theme in reality 3. Do you believe in this topic? 4. How to make the audience believe in this topic? 5. Whether the theme can make the audience think

Flat type

round figure

three parts of character

three dimensions of character

Introduce character information in a cinematic way - revealed through images and actions

Make impossible stories possible

The process of completing character information: physiological dimension, social dimension, and psychological dimension

Character information makes the story very reasonable - you need to know the characters very well, and the characters make actions that are consistent with their situation, identity, and personality.

The trajectory of character development and change conforms to the concept of film movement - seeing a change: the imprint of plot development, the desire for movement

Dealing with Character Change—The Process of Gradual Development

Experiment with character arcs: Compare the character's beginning and end - personality, destiny, emotions, stance, values

1.Visual pause 2. Pauses between dialogues

Passive characters: no change, nothing to do

Active person: Ability to take action and impulse to change

Whether the character's success or failure can affect the audience's heart - identification, substitution, and happiness Acknowledge the character's choices, worry about the character's fate, and be concerned about the character's success or failure

Create a sense of identity for the character

The theme requires characters to perform, overcome obstacles in action, and develop into a complete plot.

Character setting requirements: clear background, real character, reliable motivation, and strong action ability

The character setting needs to be clear: 1. What kind of character is this? Do you and the audience understand him? 2. What does this character want? 3. Will not getting what he wants have a fatal impact on him? 4. How the character realizes his motivations 5. Is this what the character can only do? If I were him, would I do the same thing? 6. Does the character get what he wants? ——The results cannot be due to coincidence or chance