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Dramatica Weekend Workshop
Syllabus
7 STORYWEAVING
Storyweaving:
Storyweaving: The creative process of revealing exposition and blending
symbols to impact an audience; Since it is unlikely that an author can relate all of the
story points in a story instantly to an audience, and equally unlikely that an audience
could digest the story if received that way, Storyweaving describes the method of
presenting the story elements to an audience over time. Choosing what part of the
storyform to relate and when to relate it allows an author to fashion the many different
dramatic story threads into a potentially unique and exciting tapestry.
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Spatial Techniques: |
Temporal Techniques: |
| Exposition |
• Changing scope Bigger:
Parallax View, conspiracy stories.
Smaller: "You were expecting maybe..." Wizard of Oz ("the great
and powerful Oz" becomes "that man behind the curtain").
Both these techniques used extensively in STNG*
GRADUAL SHIFT |
• Changing importance Also
used by STNG*, and Hitchcock. Mickey Rooney in a Twilight Zone as a jockey.
* Star Trek the Next Generation
GRADUAL SHIFT |
| Expectation |
• False Connections: Red
herrings The Fugitive (Police siren, raid on house with other fugitive, raid on
house for landlord's son)
ABRUPT SHIFT
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• False progressions:
non-causality The Music Box
ABRUPT SHIFT |
| Context |
• Reveals, or Out of context
experiences (changing spatial relationships)
Mickey's Trailer and many commercials
SHIFTING PERSPECTIVE TO
CHANGE MEANING |
• Continuity: Out of sequence
experiences (changing temporal relationships) Betrayal (with Ben Kingsley)
Pulp Fiction
SHIFTING PERSPECTIVE TO
CHANGE MEANING |
| Interpretation |
• Reversals: Shifting
context to create surprise meaning Zone: Invaders (Agnes Moorhead), Slaughterhouse
Five (wife driving to hospital), Chinatown (sister/daughter), Homer Simpson and
Sugar Daddy -O. Henry
CHANGING MEANING TO
SHIFT PERSPECTIVE |
• Flashbacks and
flashforwards (sneak previews and postviews) Remains of the Day vs. Interview
with the Vampire
CHANGING MEANING TO
SHIFT PERSPECTIVE |
Storyweaving Examples
Various storyweaving techniques will be illustrated
using clips from the film Delores Claiborne.
* Video Clips: Storyweaving examples from Delores Claiborne.
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