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

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise

Character Conflict Resolution

Theme Sequens

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Prof, No One Is Reading

You!

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1.5 millionpeer-reviewed articles are

published annually,82 per cent are

not even cited once.

Prof, No One Is Reading

You!

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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!

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Why?

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Why?

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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

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In a word,

Mmeeoow (Read: Boring)

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That is why storytelling

matters, mate!

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Malin Kundang wont survived without

a good storytelling

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Let’s talk about love

and jewellery

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Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?

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

De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.

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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.

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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.

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People wants to hear good stories

How can we journalist serve their needs?

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

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

Sequence

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

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Premise

Character + Want / Conflict = Premise

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

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Premise

Character + Want / Conflict = Premise

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

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Premise

Post office + survive / leave its core business

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

leave its core business

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

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Theme

Find a word that can explain

what’s your story is all about

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Theme

Find a word that can explain

what’s your story is all about

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Theme

Introspection

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

Sequence

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

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How do we develop an interesting and

believable character?

Character

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Character

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Exploit the dominant trait, emphasise the hamartiaCharacter

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Exploit the dominant trait, emphasise the hamartia

Funny Undecided

Character

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Funny Undecided

Character

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Funny Undecided

Find the “wants” and “needs”Character

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Find the “wants” and “needs”Character

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Find the “wants” and “needs”

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

Wants: Love and be loved Needs: Please decide!

Character

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Character

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

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

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Conflict

Character Vs Character Character Vs God Character Vs Itself

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Conflict

Character Vs Character Character Vs God Character Vs Itself

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Conflict

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Which one is the best conflict?

Conflict

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Conflict

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

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

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Resolution

FulfillmentWants or needs? A change in protagonist

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Resolution

FulfillmentWants or needs? A change in protagonist

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Resolution

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Resolution

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Resolution

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Resolution

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Resolution

Goes digital Expedition E-commerce

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

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Cinematic storytelling

Premise Character

Conflict Resolution

Theme

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The architecture of writing

Sequence

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The architecture of writing

| ——- | ——- | —— |Act I Act II Act III

Setup Conflict Resolution

Sequence

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The architecture of writing

| ——- | ——- | —— |Act I Act II Act III

Setup Conflict Resolution

Sequence

Form

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Sequence

Act I Act II Act III

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Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

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Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

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Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

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Sequence

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Act I Act II Act III

Formula

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Sequence

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Sequence

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My two cents…

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My two cents…

Write for the ears

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My two cents…

Write for the ears

Enter late Exit fast

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My two cents…

Write for the ears

Pay attention to your breath

Enter late Exit fast

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My two cents…

Write for the ears

Pay attention to your breath

Write for the screen, not for the brain

Enter late Exit fast

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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

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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

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“Talent is nothing without focus and

endurance.” - Murakami

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