Link to SP2: Love Note – First 10 Pages My screenplay is set in 2040 at a funeral where our main protagonist, ‘Aiden’, is grieving the loss of his recently deceased wife ‘Sophie’. At the age of 40, Aiden is quite young to be left alone in life with his life partner. From here, the […]
Connecting with Audiences Through Character Emotions
Question the topic links to: “What impact does pathos/emotional realism have on the audience reception of a show?” “How Does Humor And Pathos Mix? Key Findings: Moviegoers and readers identify with stories through the characters. The most powerful way to reach an audience is through the characters’ emotions. When we connect with the characters on […]
Visual Inspirations
Visual Inspirations: When writing my script I took the approach of visually crafting in my mind how each scene, set and furthermore shot would look in helping guide my screenplay writing for each scene. Below highlights some of the visual influences I had for my screenplay: The Bar: (How I Met Your Mother Maclaren’s Pub) […]
Character inspirations
Character Inspirations: Aiden: Aiden, 25. The main character of the story. For my character inspirations of ‘Aiden’, I likened him to the character of ‘Ted Mosbey’ in the sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’. Only in the sense of his love for love, big mouth to tell a story, awkward out of place personality who […]
Script Draft
The First Draft My aim with my first draft was simple, to write my story and then go back over it in further drafts to work out the nuts and bolts of everything. Key takeaways I had for my first draft were creating ‘character’s voices’ in my narratives, deciding the nuts and bolts of scene, […]
Deep Dive into Sitcoms
Research Question it addresses: “Understanding the genre” Key Findings Sitcoms, or situational comedies, are one of the dominant forms of television and radio comedy in the world, with a history aligned with that of global broadcasting and a wealth of programming from multiple nations. This entry outlines the key characteristics of the majority of sitcoms, […]
Dialogue Mistakes with Karl Iglesias
Karl Iglesias Interview Prompt Question link to: “Does the idea of pathos/emotional realism enable audiences to become attached to shows as they speak to their own lives?” Key Findings from Interview: Don’t dump dialogue. Focus on making the dialogue real “The first thing you have to understand about dialogue is that it’s got to be […]
Sitcom Tropes
The importance of understanding your genre is paramount to understanding audiences expectations. What is a Sitcom and what makes up a Sitcom? The term Sitcom is a portmanteau of “Situation Comedy”. Originally Sitcoms were broadcasted on radio First television sitcom is generally agreed to have been 1946’s Pinwright’s Progress on The BBC Sitcoms often […]
Deep dive into Comedy Tropes broken by ‘The Good Place’
Prompt Question That Relates: “How Does The Use Of Pathos Elevate A Show?” Approach: My approach to this article and question was to unpack television shows (sitcoms) and try to understand how they work at elevating their content. Along with my scene analysis, I decided to delve deep into research on specific shows. Below are […]
Summary Post on Research Journey
Research Journey: For my research journey I was anchored by my prompted questions: “What impact does pathos/emotional realism have on the audience reception of a show?” “How Does The Use Of Pathos Elevate A Show?” “Does the idea of pathos/emotional realism enable audiences to become attached to shows as they speak to their own lives?” […]