1. What's your story?

What makes a good story? 

. You need to have a good theme, sometimes a crossover between themes is a fresh idea

. A solid plot

. Story structure, for example some of the very good books i've read, confuses me at the beginning, and everything 

started to prevail as the book goes on, which in conclusion the way of structuring your story must be strong

. Knowing your characters well

. The setting of the story

. The style and tone

What makes a good story for the screen? 

 .A good message for the film

.Good visuals & concept 

.Key character with strong motive

- Note the meanings/definitions of these terms on your blog: 

• Screenplay - The script of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions 
• Storyboard - A sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a film or television production 
• Plagiarism - The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own 
• Pitch - a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something . Genre - a style or category of art, music, or literature 
• Conceptualise - Form a concept or idea of (something) 
• Logline - A logline is a brief summary of a television program, film, or motion picture often providing both a synopsis of the program's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest.
• Synopsis - A brief summary or general survey of something, an outline of the plot of a book, play, movie, or episode of a television show.
• 3 Act Structure - The three-act structure is a model used in writing and in evaluating modern storytelling that divides a fictional narrative into three parts, often called the Setup, the Confrontation and the Resolution 
• Set Up, Confrontation, Resolution - is from the 3 act structure
• Treatment - A film treatment (or treatment) is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards (index cards) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline (or one-page synopsis), and it may include details of directorial style that an outline omits. 
• Storyline - The plot of a novel, play, film, or other narrative form 
• Motive  - The motive is the goal of your key character in the film 
• Conflict - The meeting of your antagonist or problem in the film. 

Case studies 

Title: Starship Troopers

Key Character:  Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico 

Motive: To defend mankind and avenge his family from the alien bugs.

Logline: Humans in a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival.

Setup: Johnny joined the military

Confrontation: An asteroid that originated from the orbit of planet "klendathu" hits Buenos Aires and kills Johnny's family

Resolution: They're able to learn how the Bugs think and turned the tide of the war.

Conflict: To defeat the alien bugs.

Title: Home Alone

Key Character:  Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico 

Motive: To get revenge on the people that murder his fiancé 

Logline: An 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars.

Setup: It is Christmas time and the McCallister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But the youngest in the family named Kevin got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz and was sent to his room which is on the third floor of his house. Then, the next morning, while the rest of the family was in a rush to make it to the airport on time, they completely forgot about Kevin who now has the house all to himself.

Confrontation: Two burglars, Harry and Marv, is planning to rob his house on Christmas Eve.

Resolution: Kevin managed to contact 911 and the burglars was arrested

Conflict: To fend himself off the burglars.

Title: Transporters 2

Key Character:  Jason Statham as Frank Martin 

Motive: To save the son of the Billing's family, Jack by finding a cure for a virus.

Logline: Mercenary Frank Martin, who specialises moving goods of all kinds, surfaces again this time in Miami, Florida when he's implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official.

Setup: When Frank takes Jack for a medical checkup, he realizes barely in time that impostors have killed and replaced the doctor and receptionist.

Confrontation: A fight occurred at the hospital between Frank and Lola, the side antagonist. 

Resolution: Frank managed to kill the antagonist, and retrieved the antidote for The Billings.

Conflict: Jack has been injected with a deadly virus that will eventually kill anyone who the child breathes on.

Title: Man In Black

Key Character:  Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K/Will Smith as Agent J

Motive: Jay and Kay's mission is to foil the bombing plot by tracking down the alien terrorist

Logline: A streetwise NYPD detective joins a secret organization that polices extraterrestrial affairs on Earth.

Setup: A bug has landed on Earth and taken the body of a human man, he hijacks a exterminator truck and heads off to find a universe.

Confrontation: The bug kills the two ambassadors protecting it and steals diamonds instead of the universe. 

Resolution: Jay and Kay destroy the alien and save the universe. Laurel becomes J's new partner when K retires and neuralyzes himself so he can live with his wife.

Conflict:  After much chasing around, they find the universe around the collar of one of the ambassador's cat, Orion. The bug steals it and tries to escape.