Category: Environments

  • How to Create Surprise?

    Clear Structure The Unexpected What is the Public not expecting? An antagonist that suddenly change sides? Because she was forced to collaborate? Because she was betrayed by her side? The Revelation of an Antagonist? She seemed menacing since the beginning and now she ridiculously small? The Behavior of the Antagonist? They seemed relentless when you…

  • How to introduce a New Character?

    Goals Your Goals Why Introduce a new Character? What kind of Character does the Story needs? Do you need more than 3 Characters? How will this Character affect the Story’s rhythm? The new Character’s Goals What’s the Character’s Goal? Since when? Who insufflated this goal into her? Did she decide it on her own? Is…

  • How to tell stories through Settings? Prisons

    Carried to the Prison How are you conduced to the Prison? In which type of Vehicle? How is it guarded? By how many people? What weapons do they have? Do they look like officers? Could they be bribed? Could they be threatened? Could they be killed? How long is the ride? At which distance were…

  • How to create a world in a Year? Timeline

    12 Months = 12 Events Use a whole month to fully develop each event. Turn each event in a 60-90 pages book. 2-3 pages every day Make a map for your World. Update your map after each major event. Display the land changes. The Upbringing of new symbols & species. If your world is spherical…

  • How to tell stories through Settings? Guiding

    How do you Guide the Public while leaving them a maximum of Freedom? You Define the Limits of your Settings You Place Objects of Interest in the Setting ? 1. Define the Limits Artificial Limits are movable (voluntarily), rigid & often controlled. Walls Control Posts Roads Fields Natural Limits also movable if an incident occurs,…