4. Story Design 1

The Soup Nazi

1. Character Development 

- Jerry, George and Elaine patronise a new soup stand Kramer has been praising; its owner is referred to as the "Soup Nazi"

2. Presentation Style

- They're placed in a new surrounding, which makes them unfamiliar with it, and their neutral personality will be exposed easily. 

3. 3 ACT 

Act 1: Jerry finds a new soup shop that makes the best soup anyone has ever taste, everyone goes to this new soup kitchen because the soup is so great. 

Act 2: Elaine buys an Armoire and asks Kramer to watch it. While watching it, Kramer is robbed by some gay, trash-talking street toughs who want nothing more than the Armoire. The Soup Nazi offers Kramer an antique armoire he has in storage in his basement. Kramer gives the armoire to Elaine as a replacement for her stolen one. Elaine goes to thank the Soup Nazi for the armoire, but the Soup Nazi angrily declares that he would have never provided it to Kramer if he had known it was for her, stating he would have smashed it to pieces with a hatchet instead.

Act 3: Elaine returns home, where she and Jerry subsequently discover the Soup Nazi's secret soup recipes, which have been left behind in a drawer of the old armoire. She returns to his shop, with recipes in hand, and declares that she will devastate his business by exposing the recipes.

4. Story is based on?

- THEME: Comedy

- PREMISE: Soup craving 

- CONCEPT: The excessively strict regimentation of the Nazi Soup chef constant demands of his patrons

- MEANING: If you want to have a taste of the best soup in town, you'd have to deal with the attitude of the chef. 

- KEY IDEA / MESSAGE: A leopard will never change its spots, due to the kind compliment by Eliane, but yet the Soup Nazi is still angered by her. 

- CHARACTER: Jerry Seinfield and the Soup Nazi

Elaine's Story

1. Character Development 

- Elaine is taking the subway to a wedding. 

2. Presentation Style

- The characters are presented in conversing common topics first, but later realise when Elaine was speaking about something taboo, the older women moved away. 

3. 3 ACT 

Act 1: Elaine is on her way to be the best man in a lesbian wedding. 

Act 2: Elaine then meet this older woman, and began a small talk. She stated that she's going to a lesbian wedding, which creeps out the woman. The train is then later stopped, Elaine began panicking as she's going to be late, and regret taking the subway when she could have taken a cab.

Act 3: The train then proceed to move again, but end up stopping in a few more seconds.

4. Story is based on?

- THEME: Slice of life/Subway

- PREMISE: Taking the subway 

- CONCEPT: She is going to a lesbian wedding

- MEANING: She is claustrophobic when the train stopped 

- KEY IDEA / MESSAGE: If you're going to an important event, make sure you take the fastest type of transport and be there earlier in advance.

- CHARACTER: Elaine

Kramer's Story

1. Character Development 

- Kramer is rushing to grab a seat in the train. 

2. Presentation Style

- Everyone in the train wants to get a seat and fought with Kramer for it, in the end he was desperate and ended up squeezing in with a fat boy seat, which can barely fit 2. He is then seen fighting over a newspaper with another commuter. 

3. 3 ACT 

Act 1: Kramer rushes to the train with other commuters hoping to grab a seat.

Act 2: He was unable to get a seat, and ended up squeezing with a fat guy out of desperation. Later on he and another commuter spotted a leftover newspaper. 

Act 3: They fought for it, and Kramer ended up getting just a small bit of it. 

4. Story is based on?

- THEME: Comedy/Subway

- PREMISE: Grabbing a seat.

- CONCEPT: Kramer wants a seat.

- MEANING: He is desperate for a seat and the newspaper left by another commuter. 

- KEY IDEA / MESSAGE: Desperation will lead you to no where.

- CHARACTER: Kramer