TEN SIMPLE KEYS TO PLOT STRUCTURE. Structure is something that every agent and executive in Hollywood talks about, and that all of us teachers/authors/consultants/gurus/whatever go on and on about, to the point that it can seem complicated, intricate, mysterious and hard to master. So I want present plot structure in a way that simplifies it – that will at least give you a starting point for properly structuring your screenplay without overwhelming you with rules and details and jargon.
Here are what I consider ten key elements of structure – ten ways of looking at structure that will immediately improve the emotional impact – and commercial potential – of your script. THE SINGLE RULE OF STRUCTURE I once got to work with long time television writer Doug Heyes, who used to say that there is only one rule for achieving proper plot structure: What’s happening now must be inherently more interesting than what just happened.
Reverse Key Lighting @ Evan E. Richards. I used to work with a cinematographer named Rob Draper (Halloween 5, The Spitfire Grill). He was having me practice one day by shooting a product shot for a whisky bottle. I had set the bottle up in front of a seamless backdrop and put a light in front of the bottle at about a 45 degree angle. Rob came in to see how I was doing. His first comment was “What made you put the light in front of the bottle rather than behind the bottle?” I hadn’t really thought much about it. “Why wouldn’t you put the light behind the bottle and bounce in a little light for fill on the front side?” Reverse Key Lighting is also called “short lighting” or “narrow lighting”.
Reverse Key Lighting can be used in closeups And in wider shots Outdoors Indoors It can be used in animation In a two shot With a lot of fill light Or very little fill light One of the strengths of reverse key lighting is the way the shadows falloff across the face. Napoleon dynamite. Napoleon Dynamite ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie, die das Slacker-Leben rund um den gleichnamigen Schüler der Preston High School in Idaho erzählt. Der Film erschien in deutscher Sprache zunächst nur auf der englischen DVD und kam in Deutschland erst später (am 18. Mai 2006) in die Kinos. Handlung[Bearbeiten] Der etwas merkwürdige Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) lebt mit seiner Großmutter und seinem 32 Jahre alten Bruder Kip zusammen, der den ganzen Tag damit verbringt, in Internet-Chats weibliche Bekanntschaften zu suchen.
Als Napoleons Großmutter sich bei einem Ausflug verletzt, taucht Napoleons Onkel Rico auf, der auf die beiden Brüder aufpassen soll. Sabotiert durch die ungewöhnlichen Einflüsse von Onkel Rico, ist Napoleon darum bemüht, eine Partnerin für den Schultanzabend zu finden und verhilft seinem besten Freund Pedro zur Wahl zum Schulpräsidenten (Schülersprecher). Auszeichnungen[Bearbeiten] Trivia[Bearbeiten] Weblinks[Bearbeiten] Einzelnachweise[Bearbeiten] 30 scariest movies. Grab a blanket and a buddy (or five!) , because you're going to need both to make it through these films! All of the following movies are proceeded by their dark reputations: they are the goriest, freakiest, and most terrifying horror flicks we could find. They're sure to put you in the mood for Halloween! Watch at your own risk, and be ready for nightmares, because the content of these films tends to linger... 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
Creepy short films. I like my horror like I like my uzi fire: in short bursts. So for that reason, I have been combing Youtube for years, trying to find incredibly creepy short films to sate my need. For the most part, I have had to work my way through heaps of coal to find the few diamonds. But I found them. Some are creepy because they effectively play off of our most innate fears. Some are creepy because they are spins in old urban legends we have heard time and time again. And some are just inexplicably creepy. And the best part?
Bedfellows This film manages to be scarier in two and a half minutes than most full length movies. It tells a relatively simple story of a woman recieving a rather unexpected call late one night. Besides the last frame of the film, which is a bit silly, this film is pitch perfect and sits with you long after you see it. Or should I say, lays with you? Red Lines Man, if there is one thing we hate more than staying after school, it is staying after school in a haunted school. The Black Hole. Behind the scenes - horror movies. Watch before you die. Cult movies. More cult movies. Technical Articles | How To Make A Video | Indie Filmmaking. You’ve probably seen a dark horror film, a well-lit romantic comedy, and a grim and gritty war movie. Digital effects are sometimes used to colorize the film during post-production, but what gives each of these types of films its unique look and feel is the knowledge of how to light a scene and the type of lighting used on location.
There are a couple of simple techniques you can employ that will get your lighting just right for your video. The first of these is basic three-point lighting, which you can experiment with below. Three-Point Lighting Play around with the interactive lighting scheme below. Key Light This is the most focused, directional light used in the three-point setup. The key light creates the largest amount of light of any of the three and is usually set the furthest away from the subject, being directed in a slightly narrower beam than the others if possible. Fill Light The fill is used to offset the harshness and the sharp shadows that can be caused by the key light. Hayao Miyazaki. Japanese animator and manga artist (born 1941) Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿 or 宮﨑 駿, Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese: [mijaꜜzaki hajao]; born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist.
A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation. Miyazaki's works are characterized by the recurrence of themes such as humanity's relationship with nature and technology, the wholesomeness of natural and traditional patterns of living, the importance of art and craftsmanship, and the difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic in a violent world. The protagonists of his films are often strong girls or young women, and several of his films present morally ambiguous antagonists with redeeming qualities. Early life[edit] After graduating from Ōmiya Junior High, Miyazaki attended Toyotama High School.
Views[edit] Find the best movies by genre on Goodfilms. 25 spectacular movies. Human Traffic Very unique comedy about the drug/club culture in the UK. Five friends ponder society, drug use and their own lives as they go about their usual weekend of snorting, smoking, popping, dancing and sex. The Matador Pierce Brosnan plays an assassin going through a mid-life crisis as he approached retirement. The Good, The Bad, And the Weird Two comical outlaws and a bounty hunter fight for a treasure map in 1940s Manchuria while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. Tucker and Dale vs. A group of college students go camping for the weekend and, through a series of unlucky events, begin thinking that the harmless Tucker & Dale (pictured above) are trying to kill them. New Kids Turbo An absolutely nutty movie from the Netherlands.
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang KKBB is a murder-comedy (?) Big Trouble Big Trouble is one of those movies where all of these different people end up intertwined at the end of the movie. Once Upon A Time In The West Persepolis 13 Assassins Dr. Drive.