Planning your Main Task

1)
In your groups, brainstorm the main narrative for a film:
Who is the protagonist?
What is their aim?
How do they have to achieve their aim?
What’s the antagonistic force? (what’s stopping them getting what they want?)
How do they end up overcoming the antagonistic force?

2)

You can then do the following detailed plan:

Sketch , write or both… (label pictures as you plan)


Break down the narrative into three parts:
i)Establishing character – main Ch’r - where does he /she live? What’s the best way of stereotyping them and their situation? (think of mise en scene etc) What music will we hear over which represents the ch’r or tone or genre of the film?

Do the same for the antagonist.

ii)A turning point – ch’r comes to a point of no return. Where does this take place? … refer to questions in (i)

iii)How does the main ch’r overcome the protagonist? Once again, refer to the questions in (i)


3)
Now, decide which part of the film you will open with.
Remember that you will always need to establish character and setting in an opening but you may begin at any point in the story. You should include visual or sound motifs. You should also set up enigma codes.