Conflict
Definition
- serious disagreement
- hostile encounter
- struggle (mental, emotional,physical)
-Opposition of persons or forces.
-Can result internally or externally.
-It is the interaction of opposing ideas, interests, or wills that creates the plot.
Types of conflict
- Dramatic conflict is the protagonist’s struggle against something or someone.
-man vs man
-man vs environment
-man vs system
-man vs self
- variations of conflict can arise from gender, age, religion and culture
Cause and effects of Conflict
- Conflict arises when there is change.
- Changes may be major or minor.
- While change is universal and common, it is not always accepted.
Examples of changes: seasons, lives, relationships, feelings, bodies, locations, technologies…
- conflict arises when people resist changes
- the intensity of conflict depends how people react to the change
- people must learn to cope with change if they want to survive
- the action in drama depends on conflict
Importance of Conflict
- Plot cannot be constructed without conflict
- Central feature of the screenplay
- As your characters attempt to reach their goals, they come into conflict with each other
- The end of the story nears when the protagonist and antagonist approach their goals and the conflict rises to generate maximum suspense and excitement
Writing for an Audience
- the cinematic experience is not just
To connect the audience
- themselves
- their unique vision
- the material/issue
- the drama
- others
audiences want to be transported by a screenplay.
Where do you look for a story
-Within yourself eg experiences, memories, emotions
-Practice observing,’listening’ and reading body language of people
-Figure hot to connect your viewers to your story through emotions, characters, etc
assignment
5 stories of exactly 50 words each, posted to your blog.
