October 14, 10:00 a.m. : LIVE at The "L" Offices at River & Campbell and Via Zoom
USING A MOVIE TO LEARN STRUCTURE & PLOT
Author and AMW member Clark Lohr will share how the compressed time frame of a movie allows us to observe story structure and better plot our novels.
Using the model first set out by Syd Field in his 1979 book, Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, Clark will explain how watching a film can allow us to observe the three parts of a classic story: what Field called Setup, Confrontation, and Resolution.
Clark will use the classic crime film, “White Heat,” as his model.
Clark will show parts of the film, explain the model, and provide information about popular screenwriting books. We’ll get a chance to do some of our own writing, if time allows.
We'll meet LIVE at The "L" Offices, 1840 E. River Road. Enter on the south side (look for Long Realty signs) and then follow the signs upward to our meeting! We'll provide coffee and treats. We are on the third floor but there is an elevator.
The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with time for catching up from 11:30 to noon.
The fee is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers, to offset the rental space expenses, and you can pay in advance online with PayPal or Zelle sent to amwtreasurer@gmail.com, or at the door with cash or check.
