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Wetvs.

Dry

Emotionalvs.

Analytical

What does your character want?What motivates her? What is her

goal? Your story is about the character’s pursuit of this.

Robert McKee罗伯特 ·麦基

The 36 Dramatic Situations三十六劇

1916 (English translation)

Begin by making your character’s basic want as simple as possible.

Levels of wantShe wants… to win an academic prize.

Why does she want a prize?

To gain entrance for postgraduate study.

Why does she want to study postgraduate?

To succeed as a professional in business.

Why does she want to succeed in business?

Because…

Obstacles

• What prevents… or hinders… or impedes your character from getting what she wants?• What is in the way between her

and what she wants?

CONFLICT

Without conflict, there is no drama.

Stakes

What will happen if your character does not get what she wants?

(Or… what will happen if she does ?)

What is at stake?

Dramatize戏剧

• To express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly.

• To put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.

Scene• A unit of action or a segment of a

story in a play, motion picture, or television show.• Every scene has its own set of

wants/goals and obstacles.

• Who is in the scene?• Where is the scene taking place?• When is the scene taking place?

What the scene is about and why the characters do what they do will be made clear during the scene.

Watch a scene from a film and identify:• Main character• Main character’s goal/want• Obstacle• Conflict• Where/When/What/Why?

What if… ?

Think of an impossible problem for your character, and then think of a

way out of it for her.

Willing suspension of disbelief

“A snake ate a crocodile.”

Critic影评

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