Question: Using the StoryGuide
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 7:23 am
Hi,
I'd appreciate any help with these two questions.
How do I put in bits for the movie which aren't necessarily full scenes? I have ideas for bits, which is usually how my stories flesh out. Armando's suggestion in Dramatica For Screenwriters makes sense. I could list these bits on paper, then categorize them by domain, issue, etc. Actually that would help me later. I could make parallel columns: one for domain, one for issue, etc. Using the PSR and signposts as guides, I could spot what the order of these bits should be. Okay, but where can I best put these bits in the StoryGuide so I don't have to rely on separate paper? True, the questions leave text space, but it seems like a maze.
How do I rearrange scene order? In Level 3 you can create numbered scenes. What if I discover a scene would make more sense earlier in the treatment, but it already has a lot of text? What's a non-awkward way of shifting the order around?
Thanks. I've come a long way in the year since discovering Dramatica. Coming back to this StoryGuide tool is a full circle.
I'd appreciate any help with these two questions.
How do I put in bits for the movie which aren't necessarily full scenes? I have ideas for bits, which is usually how my stories flesh out. Armando's suggestion in Dramatica For Screenwriters makes sense. I could list these bits on paper, then categorize them by domain, issue, etc. Actually that would help me later. I could make parallel columns: one for domain, one for issue, etc. Using the PSR and signposts as guides, I could spot what the order of these bits should be. Okay, but where can I best put these bits in the StoryGuide so I don't have to rely on separate paper? True, the questions leave text space, but it seems like a maze.
How do I rearrange scene order? In Level 3 you can create numbered scenes. What if I discover a scene would make more sense earlier in the treatment, but it already has a lot of text? What's a non-awkward way of shifting the order around?
Thanks. I've come a long way in the year since discovering Dramatica. Coming back to this StoryGuide tool is a full circle.