Blog Post 3

I will be producing a rough outline for the pilot of a television show. After speaking to my contact from Dexter I learned that writing an overall plot line is inefficient and it takes way too long. Instead I am going to develop characters a lay out the idea for a plot in the pilot.

So far I have not started working on the pilot but I will begin working on that this weekend. I still need to come up with an idea and I will brainstorm throughout my day for possible ideas. I am using what I have learned from my contact and from the book while I do this. I have notes from each that will be very helpful throughout the process. I still need to write the entire plot to finish my creation.

Blog #2, Learning Activity, Reading a Book

I chose to read a book called Screenwriting for Teens: The 100 Principles of Screenwriting Every Budding Writer Must Know. This book explains the basic elements of a film or television show. It teaches the reader how to create complex situations and characters.

This book helped lay a foundational knowledge for me. I learned the three basic situations that can create a plot, which are escape, reward and revenge. A plot that involves escape is about a protagonist that is seeking escape from some sort of physical, mental, or emotional bondage. Reward is a situation where a character is seeking a sort of reward that would better themselves, those around them, or society. Revenge is a situation that involves the main character seeking some sort of retribution for a deed that was done to them.

I also learned how to incorporate my vision or beliefs of the world around me, into my television show. I can use my plot to display a certain perception of the world around us. This makes the more relatable because viewers can connect the events in the show to real world issues.

Along with learning many things, this book was not a difficult read, and it was easy to understand. Each lesson provided an example of a movie to refer to that demonstrated this lesson in an understandable manner. Each lesson also supplied a few brainstorming techniques to use while I was in the process of writing my plotline. I enjoyed reading this book because it focused on a topic that I was truly interested in, and I learned a lot from it.

Blog Post 1, Update on my project

I have just started researching for my project. I found all of my sources for the FAQ, and I have finished it as well, but I need to make some revisions. I have scheduled an interview with the writer from Dexter. I will be interviewing her on Tuesday next week.

I am currently in the very early stages of my project. I have not learned much outside of the FAQ.
No changes to my project have occurred other than rescheduling the interview. Depending on how well the rest of my research goes, I may change my final creation. As of now I plan on creating my own detailed plot-line explaining the characters and their conflicts with the world and those around them.

As of now I have an interview scheduled with the writer from Dexter. I am finishing up reading my book, "Screenwriting for Teens, The 100 Principles of Screenwriting Every Budding Writer Must Know" and I plan on having a book talk in the WERC's tomorrow morning. After my interview I plan on beginning to write my research paper.