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Saturday, August 12, 2006

Week 3 tutorial task!

All story ideas come from a handful of structures:
1. Coming of age plot: The younger character matures to understand somethingabout the world he/she lives in, and his/her role in it. Some examples are :
"Thirteen" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328538/ ,
"The Lion King" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/ ,
"Forest Gump" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/
2. Redemption: The character is saved, or saves someone else. Some movies that use the redemption structure are :
"Behind enemy Lines" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159273/ ,
"Big Daddy" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142342/ ,
"Monsters inc." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198781/
3. Punitive: The character is punished for his/her wrong doings. Some movies where the characters are punished are :
"Emporers New Groove" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120917/,
"Liar Liar" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119528/,
"Chicago" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299658/
4. The Test: The character is tempted or challenged, but retains his/her values. For example:
"Lord of the Rings" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/
"Bruce Almighty" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/
"Waynes World" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105793/
5. Education: The character makes a deep change in his/her veiw of life, almost always from negative to positive. Some examples include :
"Spider Man" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/
"Jerry Maguire" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116695/
"Finding Nemo" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/

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