RTA 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tywin Lannister, Robert Mckee, Jamie Lee Curtis
6 Feb 2017
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Narrative method: goals, conflict, obstacles, exposition, theme, & plot archetypes https://prezi. com/sygkrxd1-ixe/narrative-methods-exposition- theme/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=co. Ask if any one tried the beat out a movie or tv show" exercise on their own. If structure is the skeleton of a story and beats are the connective tissue we"re going to hang some narrative meat on those bones today. Next building block / what to look for when you are reading a script. We"re going to cover one of the first things i look for as i"m reading the first act of something. Funny, sarcastic recap but it reveals something relevant about the theme at around the 1 min. mark. Coming of age story change of internal and external nature of the protagonist. Going from a state of selfish, privileged, innocence to selfless, responsible, wisdom. These are the building blocks of any good story. Kurt vonnegut: every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
