Setup, Revelation, Conflict & Aftermath
Posted: Nov 20, 2013 8:04 pm
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 four crucial elements in Dramatica, those stages of the Dramatica Circuit, can be assigned to the quad elements within a layer. I was tempted to think this could go all the way down to the Scene resolution where a Setup wouldn't necessarily be at the beginning. It could serve as the potential or current of the scene. Then again, "Aftermath" conjures up the idea of a new rest state, so I guess it's only for splitting up a scene into stages and has nothing to do with the Circuit components. One's spatial and one's linear.
I know the other four crucial elements in Dramatica, those stages of the Dramatica Circuit, can be assigned to the quad elements within a layer. I was tempted to think this could go all the way down to the Scene resolution where a Setup wouldn't necessarily be at the beginning. It could serve as the potential or current of the scene. Then again, "Aftermath" conjures up the idea of a new rest state, so I guess it's only for splitting up a scene into stages and has nothing to do with the Circuit components. One's spatial and one's linear.