cinematic storytelling

Cinematic StorytellingHow to use scriptwriting elements to improve your non-fiction storytelling

Cinematic storytelling

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Character Conflict Resolution

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Prof, No One Is Reading

You!

1.5 millionpeer-reviewed articles are

published annually,82 per cent are

not even cited once.

Prof, No One Is Reading

You!

1.5 millionpeer-reviewed articles are

published annually,82 per cent are

not even cited once.

Only 20 per centof papers cited haveactually been read.Prof, No One

Is Reading You!

Why?

Why?

Why?Difficult to access and expensivefor anyone outside of academia.

The incomprehensible jargon and thesheer volume and lengths of papers would

still prevent practitioners (includingjournalists) from reading and

understanding them. - The Straits Times

In a word,

Mmeeoow (Read: Boring)

That is why storytelling

matters, mate!

Malin Kundang wont survived without

a good storytelling

Let’s talk about love

and jewellery

Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?

Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?The instrument they created, in 1888, was called

De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.

Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?The instrument they created, in 1888, was called

De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.

Queen Elizabeth went on a well-publicized trip to several South African diamond mines,

and she accepted a diamond from Oppenheimer.

Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?The instrument they created, in 1888, was called

De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.

Queen Elizabeth went on a well-publicized trip to several South African diamond mines,

and she accepted a diamond from Oppenheimer.

Movie idols, the paragons of romance, would be given diamonds to use as their symbols

of indestructible love.

People wants to hear good stories

How can we journalist serve their needs?

There are many ways to tell story, but for us…

Cinematic storytelling

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Conflict Resolution

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

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Premise

Character + Want / Conflict = Premise

Somebody wants something badly but having a hard time while getting it

Premise

Character + Want / Conflict = Premise

Somebody wants something badly but having a hard time while getting it

Premise

Post office + survive / leave its core business

Post office really wants to survive, but post office need to

leave its core business

Cinematic storytelling

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Cinematic storytelling

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Theme

Find a word that can explain

what’s your story is all about

Theme

Find a word that can explain

what’s your story is all about

Theme

Introspection

Cinematic storytelling

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Cinematic storytelling

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How do we develop an interesting and

believable character?

Character

Character

Exploit the dominant trait, emphasise the hamartiaCharacter

Exploit the dominant trait, emphasise the hamartia

Funny Undecided

Character

Funny Undecided

Character

Funny Undecided

Find the “wants” and “needs”Character

Find the “wants” and “needs”Character

Find the “wants” and “needs”

Wants: Accomplishing his task Needs: Pay attention to whats around

Wants: Love and be loved Needs: Please decide!

Character

Character

Character: Post office Dominant trait: Confidence Hamartia: Slow response Wants: Live forever Needs: Convert to digital

Cinematic storytelling

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Cinematic storytelling

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Conflict

Character Vs Character Character Vs God Character Vs Itself

Conflict

Character Vs Character Character Vs God Character Vs Itself

Conflict

Which one is the best conflict?

Conflict

Conflict

Post office Vs Internet Post office Vs Itself Post office Vs JNE/Tiki/etc

Cinematic storytelling

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Cinematic storytelling

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Resolution

FulfillmentWants or needs? A change in protagonist

Resolution

FulfillmentWants or needs? A change in protagonist

Resolution

Resolution

Resolution

Resolution

Resolution

Goes digital Expedition E-commerce

Cinematic storytelling

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

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The architecture of writing

Sequence

The architecture of writing

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Setup Conflict Resolution

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The architecture of writing

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Setup Conflict Resolution

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Form

Sequence

Act I Act II Act III

Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

Formula

Sequence

Sequence

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|——-|——-|——-|——-|——-|——-|——-|——-|VIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIIIGolden era Internet old way Digital Romance Expedition Challenge New Business

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My two cents…

My two cents…

Write for the ears

My two cents…

Write for the ears

Enter late Exit fast

My two cents…

Write for the ears

Pay attention to your breath

Enter late Exit fast

My two cents…

Write for the ears

Pay attention to your breath

Write for the screen, not for the brain

Enter late Exit fast

My two cents…

Write for the ears

Pay attention to your breath

Write for the screen, not for the brain

Use your six senses

Enter late Exit fast

My two cents…

Write for the ears

Pay attention to your breath

Write for the screen, not for the brain

Use your six sensesContent-ContextContext-Content

Enter late Exit fast

“Talent is nothing without focus and

endurance.” - Murakami

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