电影赏析课件.ppt

STORY OF THEME AND PLOT INTRODUCTION Relationship between plot and theme Holistic process of screenwriting Character vs story idea Inspirational bits and pieces Audience participation exercise Dispelling a misperception Point-of-view character in a film STORY POINTS OF VIEW – 1 MAIN CHARACTER THAT TRANSFORMS EXAMPLES CASABLANCA - Rick ADAPTATION - Charlie A FEW GOOD MEN - Danny THUNDERHEART - Ray JERRY McGUIRE - Jerry PULP FICTION – Jules STAR WARS – Luke GOOD WILL HUNTING - Will IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – George MILLION DOLLAR BABY - Frankie …AND A ZILLION MORE STORY POINTS OF VIEW – 2MAIN CHARACTER THAT MAINTAINS STEADFAST VALUES  EXAMPLES LEONE’S SPAGHETTI WESTERNS BRAVEHEART - William GLADIATOR - Maximus SPARTACUS - Spartacus BILLY JACK - Billy HIGH NOON – Marshal Will Kane SHANE - Shane PULP FICTION - Butch BEVERLY HILLS COP - Axel STORY POINTS OF VIEW – 3MAIN CHARACTER THAT TAKES A DESTRUCTIVE PATH EXAMPLES CITIZEN KANE – Charles Foster Kane ANGEL HEART - Harry SCARFACE - Tony LOOKING FOR MISTER GOODBAR - Theresa MACBETH - Macbeth PULP FICTION - Vincent MEMENTO - Leonard TAXI DRIVER - Travis THE WILD BUNCH - Pike STORY POINTS OF VIEW – 42 main characters (ROMANTIC COMEDIES BUDDY FILMS) EXAMPLES -WHEN HARRY MET SALLY – Harry Sally -MOONSTRUCK – Loretta Ronny -YOU’VE GOT MAIL – Joe Kathleen - SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – Sam Annie -TWO WEEKS NOTICE – Lucy George -HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS – Ben Andie -PRETTY WOMAN – Edward Vivian -MIDNIGHT RUN – Jack Jonathan -48 HOURS – Jack Reggie -PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES – Neal Del -ODD COUPLE – Felix Oscar -THELMA AND LOUISE – Thelma Louise STORY POINTS OF VIEW – 5 MULTIPLE CHARACTER PERSPECTIVE EXAMPLES TRAFFIC PULP FICTION THE BIG CHILL GRAND CANYON LOVE ACTUALLY SHORT CUTS NASHVILLE WELCOME TO L.A. AMERICAN BEAUTY SYRIANA INTRODUCTION TOMAIN CHARACTER THAT TRANSFORMS HERO(INE)’S JOURNEY STORY WHAT HOLLYWOOD LOOKS FOR IN SPECS THE TEMPLATE FOR MOST FILMS BEST FOR WRITING SAMPLE COHE