Concept 69 #3

I would use resources such as websites that accurately portrait the different slags in order to insure that the expressions are in current use. I would also maybe visit a neighbor hood or a go to a place where they recently use that slang.

Review Characterization

Row 1-Concept 16-Relatable characters give a story an audience

Row 2-Concept 17-Relatable characters come from everywhere-use the people you've met. Take aspects from each person.

Row 3-Concept 35-When losing is not an option- obstacles are good, but they have to figure it out eventually

Row 4- Concept 38-Character enhance the conflict- Conflict fueled by traits. Foil

Row 5- Concept 39-Characters change because of conflict.

Row 6- Concept 40-Way a character surpasses a challenge is more interesting than the challenge itself. Hero's Journey.

Concept 35 Summary

When Defining the stakes for characters in your script they must achieve their goal because the consequences of losing it are much too high. Movie villains traditionally start out with the advantage. Hero's in contrast have neither the mindset of an aggressor not the power base to launch an offensive. Hero's have external battles in which they have to defend themselves and engage in high risks in order to win. One man with courage makes a majority.

Concept 68 #1

Don't have the doe

This sucks

Come on!

No!!

The train is gone

What do yo want?

This sound like something I want to do

This not what I think it is, is it?

Do have a problem with is?

I can trust you right?

African American Movies

African American's are represented as gospel loving family oriented race with a lot of violence involved in the young men's lives. Their role has evolved from the past because now we see African American's in suits and in a sophisticated environment where as before they were always the broke bad guys.

Identify Suspense Techniques in Script for Rear Window

Define the terms first:

Dialogue Means Nothing- Use facial expressions, have one character not listening to other dialogue can be a lie (Jeff sounds like he has nothing planned as Throvald walks in the room and converses with him and advances towards him but actually he had a light bulb in his hand ready to use)

Keep the Story Simple- linear and streamlined, story simple but characters complex

Characters Must Break Cliche- characters must be unique and do the unexpected, lisa breaks into the apartment, Thorvald respectable murderer

Use Humor to Add Tension- characters in ironic situations (In the last scene when Stella says I don't want any part of her it adds humor to the story)

Two Things Happening at Once- distract audience, when Thorvald was hiding the knife, when Thorvald was coming to the house and Miss lonely heart trying to kill herself (In the last scene as Thorvald is strangling Jeff , LIsa, Stella and the detectives are entering Thorvald's apartment)

Suspense is Information- dog kept going back to the dirt

Surprise and Twist- the son is the mom, Rear window has moments where Thorvald looks innocent, (When Thorvald pushes him out of the window)

Warning May Cause MacGuffin- the driving symbol that pushes the story forward, the thing that everybody wants, Phycho-40,000 bucks

Characters Must Break Cliche

It is important that the characters be unique and have unexpected characteristics because it gives a realistic approach to the audience. For example the criminal should be the rich man, the weird women should be the most beloved, and the quite unsuspected character should be the evil character. There should be twist in the character's characteristics because it keeps the story going and also creates many obstacles for the character pushing the story forward.