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- Dec 20, 2013 9:13 am
- Forum: Dramatica Theory
- Topic: KATD Functions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12905
KATD Functions
Hi, Can you explain something related to the functions of the quad? As I've understood Melanie's blogs and her Youtube videos, the elements of each quad are forms of Knowledge, Ability, Thought and Desire. She put Knowledge in upper left, Thought in lower right, Ability in upper right and Desire in ...
- Dec 16, 2013 9:04 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Plot Sequence Report: Are the Variations sequential?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 30811
Re: Plot Sequence Report: Are the Variations sequential?
Thanks, Chris. The PSR makes sense except for one thing. Pardon me for delving in, but these things are useful in seeing how the entire mechanism works. I noticed something which holds true for ALMOST all the through lines. In the PSR, each set of variations is presented in the order they are in the...
- Dec 12, 2013 5:55 pm
- Forum: Dramatica Theory
- Topic: Mental Sex
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11698
Re: Mental Sex
Another method occurred to me since posting that. I thought for female mental sex, a good diagram might have something jotted down with points around it, each representing a variable. You draw lines linking these points and connecting back to that center thing. It's a way of free diagramming how the...
- Dec 08, 2013 4:18 pm
- Forum: Dramatica Theory
- Topic: Mental Sex
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11698
Mental Sex
Hi, I found what I think is a handle on interpreting Mental Sex (aka Problem Solving Style). Reading this article "Blind Sided!" by Melanie: http://storymind.com/mental_relativity/blind_sided.htm I started constructing a bar graph with X-Y axes. The X is labelled Space (male) and the Y is ...
- Dec 07, 2013 8:37 am
- Forum: Dramatica Theory
- Topic: Conceptualization versus Conception
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15744
Conceptualization versus Conception
Hi everyone, This has come up a few times as I compare movies with the story form on Dramatica. I have some grasp, but am not as sure as I'd like to be. Conceptualization (Developing a Plan) sometimes seems indistinguishable from Conception (Conceiving an Idea). One of the founders of the theory lik...
- Nov 26, 2013 9:12 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Sophisticating Scene List With MM Screenwriter
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10777
Sophisticating Scene List With MM Screenwriter
Hi, If you've created scenes in Dramatica Pro and, as I did, you wanted to organize that list into something more meaningful with sequence titles and Acts, importing your file into Movie Magic Screenwriter is easy. I was dismayed there's no way of organizing scenes beyond simply a list of scenes unt...
- Nov 25, 2013 7:34 am
- Forum: Dramatica Theory
- Topic: Additional Story Points: Driver and Passenger
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10567
Additional Story Points: Driver and Passenger
Hi, Watching "Drive Angry" and the movie adaptation of "21 Jump Street", the sequential form of a movie was well pronounced. I especially noticed the third Act as having elements paid off from the prior two Acts. "21 Jump Street" was surprisingly well written and paid o...
- Nov 21, 2013 11:16 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Plot Sequence Report: Are the Variations sequential?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 30811
Re: Plot Sequence Report: Are the Variations sequential?
Hi, Thanks Prodos for bringing up this question and thanks Chris for helping us all out. I'm laying out my outline and matched the signposts with Potential, Resistance, etc. It can really help to see in the overall story the sense of hitting a brick wall (Resistance) in Act Two, for example, in term...
- Nov 20, 2013 8:04 pm
- Forum: Dramatica Theory
- Topic: Setup, Revelation, Conflict & Aftermath
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15607
Setup, Revelation, Conflict & Aftermath
Somewhere online, I read an article explaining how a scene can be split into these stages: Setup, Revelation, Conflict and Aftermath. It was probably by Melanie, but could've been by Chris. Darn. I can't find it now to look up whether the article was really referring to a scene. I know the other fou...
- Nov 12, 2013 9:54 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Quad Element Interaction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10635
Quad Element Interaction
I've been working with Character Build elements and thinking of ways to achieve the effects observed in real movies. There's a moment in "Blast From the Past" where the MC probes the IC for info. She reveals a self-evaluation about why relationships haven't worked out. This made me think o...
- Nov 04, 2013 10:34 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: TRANSFORMERS: DOTM AND REQUIREMENTS QUESTION
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12952
Re: TRANSFORMERS: DOTM AND REQUIREMENTS QUESTION
Thanks. I'll get used to looking at it this way.
- Nov 03, 2013 11:05 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: TRANSFORMERS: DOTM AND REQUIREMENTS QUESTION
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12952
TRANSFORMERS: DOTM AND REQUIREMENTS QUESTION
I watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon again recently. The options were pretty clear. Getting the pillars was the step of Signpost 2 and protecting Sentinel Prime was the step of Signpost 3. However, it turns out Sentinel has actually been acting for the Decepticons. He turns against our Autobot p...
- Aug 14, 2013 3:23 pm
- Forum: Outline 4D (formerly StoryView)
- Topic: Subplot Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18432
Subplot Question
Write Brothers puts out products that not only work, but are so intuitive. Okay, I've looked through Outline 4D tutorials and have a question. Can you outline multiple stories in one file? Within a Star Wars Episode 4, can you create a Major story outline, a Han Solo subplot outline, and a third out...
- Aug 14, 2013 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: Question About Telepaths and PS Style
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12162
Question About Telepaths and PS Style
Hi everyone, I've been enjoying the Dramatica theory. One question just popped into mind. The theory has a Problem-Solving Style, saying some characters would think linearly and others would think in terms of space or relationships. What if you're writing a science fiction story where a telepath sen...
- Aug 13, 2013 3:16 pm
- Forum: Dramatica Theory
- Topic: Star Wars: isn't Han Solo the impact character?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13493
Re: Star Wars: isn't Han Solo the impact character?
In the crisis, Luke hears Ben expressing his impact point once again. This persuades him to change his paradigm and ignore the instruments. He let's the Force guide him instead. This solves the Objective Story problem.
- Aug 02, 2013 7:41 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Two ICs Possibly More Common Than Thought
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10723
Re: Two ICs Possibly More Common Than Thought
I'm still wondering if a second IC has cropped up several times, maybe this allows the shadow figure sometimes seen in movies. This shadow figure, not yet found structurally in Dramatica, is someone who impacts on the MC by showing the worst case scenario. Jimmy could be serving this role in "T...
- Aug 02, 2013 7:32 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Two ICs Possibly More Common Than Thought
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10723
Two ICs Possibly More Common Than Thought
I'll give three examples where there is clearly an Impact Character and a romantic interest. In "Turner and Hooch", Scott Turner is forced to harbor a messy dog in his home while he's investigating a case. Outside the OS of the case itself, we see Hooch tearing up Turner's home to the poin...
- Aug 02, 2013 7:30 am
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Two ICs Possibly More Common Than Thought
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10508
Two ICs Possibly More Common Than Thought
I'll give three examples where there is clearly an Impact Character and a romantic interest. In "Turner and Hooch", Scott Turner is forced to harbor a messy dog in his home while he's investigating a case. Outside the OS of the case itself, we see Hooch tearing up Turner's home to the poin...
- May 05, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Cursory Analysis: Short Circuit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15413
Re: Cursory Analysis: Short Circuit
Hi Contagonist, I see what you mean by sidekick for Steph. Dramatica has four Driver OS archetypes and four passenger archetypes. This is just from observation, but I keep running into the character personally related to the main character as also being the Conscience character in the OS. Is she ful...
- May 03, 2013 8:31 pm
- Forum: Practical Dramatica
- Topic: Cursory Analysis: Short Circuit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15413
Re: Cursory Analysis: Short Circuit
Her prejudiced attitude is probably also the reason for her smart-aleck remarks toward Nova Laboratories: "I want to talk to your head warmonger, please." "Go back to your nuclear weapons." It's consistently one of two traits in her character, the other being, well a cute sweethe...