As well as a relevant video essay I’ve found, I’ll be giving you writing exercises to perform, if you’re keen to either get some practise, or need some motivations to start a new script or novel. It’s exercises like this that form part of my One Hour Screenwriter<\/a> course, which will help you write an entire feature film script in 22 weeks. You can purchase it at the shop here<\/a>. You can also read testimonies here<\/a>\u00a0that show my methods have worked for plenty of other people.<\/p>\n This week, it’s time to see what kind of person you are in a time of crisis…<\/p>\n Look in a thesaurus for synonyms of the word \u201ccrisis.\u201d Here is what I found:<\/p>\n Disaster, Catastrophe, Devastation, Cataclysm, Misfortune, Fiasco, Risky, Dangerous, Extreme Emergency, Flop, Accident, Extremity, Calamity, Setback, Debacle, Threat. Mishap, Failure, Tough Trial, Test, Hazard, Challenge, Stumbling Block, Pickle, Misfortune,\u00a0 Impasse, Obstruction, Obstacle, Turning point, Watershed Moment, Tragedy, Ruin, Destruction, Impending Doom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n What kind of personal situation does each one of those words bring to mind?<\/p>\n List a personal life experience that matches each one of these words.<\/p>\n Quickly write how you got yourself into each difficulty defined by the list of the words. What did you do to bring about each situation?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n How did each situation plague or torment you? How did it engage your fear or make you afraid? How did you get yourself out of each situation or circumstance?<\/p>\n Now make a list of the story events in your film that would fit each one of those descriptions. List a situation in your story that matches each word.<\/p>\n Could you create new story events to match one or more of these words?<\/p>\n What does your character do to get him or her self into each crisis situation?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n How does each situation plague or torment your character?<\/p>\n How does your character get him or her self out of each situation?<\/p>\n How does each situation reverse or change your character\u2019s expectations or assumptions?<\/p>\n Use this list to spark new ideas leading up to your climax.<\/p>\n Frankly, these are things many action filmmakers should be reminded of. a recent counterexample is the new mad max film:<\/p>\nCrisis Moments<\/h6>\n
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