In this class, the concept of a log line and a synopsis was introduced to the class. We also reviewed the 3 act form which answers the 3 min questions in a film, Who? (Set-up), What? (Conflict), Where? (Set-up), When? (Set-up), and How? (Plot points), and understanding that the trend in which the story of the film progresses can be graphed into an arc. A log line is a simple line or sentence that covers the entire story of the film without necessarily giving away the ending, as the purpose of it is to intrigue movie producers and audience members. The synopsis is a condensed statement or outline that tells the entire story of the film, including the ending, within one page. The aim of this is to focus on the major plot points and ancillary plot points, all written in the present tense.
We then moved on to the second half of the group presenting their film ideas. What I have noticed was that a lot of ideas, including mine, lacked development, as the concept of the film should have been more thought out in terms of characters, the problem, and the solution. The few ideas that stood out in the presentation were Ethelia Lung's Photo Booth, Alexandra Yue's Deception, and Stephen Shao's Drug Ring.
Finally, we spent the remainder of the class looking at the script producing software Contour and Celtx. The Contour software was new to me as I have never used it before and I found it to be especially helpful in developing the concept behind the story of my film idea as the software presented me with the segments of questions, archetypes etc. within the film.