{"id":54,"date":"2024-10-14T08:01:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/voiceandvision\/?post_type=content&#038;p=54"},"modified":"2025-05-07T07:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:35:05","slug":"chapter-1-from-idea-to-cinematic-story","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/staging.routledgelearning.com\/voiceandvision\/resources\/chapter-1-from-idea-to-cinematic-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1: From Idea To Cinematic Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt about it. Filmmaking is exciting stuff. Working on a set, surrounded by the energy of a great production crew, collaborating with actors, setting up lights, lining up shots, calling out \u201cRoll camera! Action!\u201d Seeing a film project come to life can be an exhilarating experience. In fact, most aspiring filmmakers simply can\u2019t wait to get their hands on a camera and start shooting. Once they get an idea, they\u2019re ready to go! But wait. What are you shooting? What is your idea? Are your characters interesting? Does the idea have a shape? Just what do you want to say and how will you say it? What does all this activity on the screen add up to? What about the practical side of making this film? Are the subject and visual approach appropriate for your resources? Can you get it done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-short-film-examples\">Short Film Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_211bfd16c374f8e5e1238bbf21057f55\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"The Black Hole\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9R9aEIW2bOA\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>The Black Hole<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_d6fb6bef8e4a82264769ea32320db3da\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"The Plastic Bag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VoK8TCTXepo\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>The Plastic Bag<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_359c454b325c25c3e5ebf54d2dd272f6\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"Waking Dreams\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZV9H0CXESkk\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>Waking Dreams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_874d7f37c755dd55b05f2071932ddc93\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"When I Was Young\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lv399E9YTD8\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>When I Was Young<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_fb9d806432b33bb183eddcbaff5b6d47\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"Vive le 14 Julliet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v8v7DCZG0rg\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>Vive le 14 Julliet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_1fc542e897a5c3902fce807f6ef400dd\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"Winner Take Steve\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q0Odpxlx3X8\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>Winner Take Steve<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_85dd8573e834e18d570b8cc723b4cdd9\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"This Is It\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2M4d5TRa-kg\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>This Is It<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<media-player  load=\"visible\" id=\"vidstack-video-block_a28f200e665169e1741989f939659b21\" class=\"vidstack-video\" title=\"The Walk Film\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q8yHlwWEKwk\">\n  <media-provider>\n                  <media-poster\n          class=\"vds-poster\"\n          alt=\"\">\n        <\/media-poster>\n\n  <\/media-provider>\n  <media-video-layout><\/media-video-layout>\n  <media-controls class=\"vds-controls\">\n      <media-controls-group class=\"vds-controls-group\"><\/media-controls-group>\n  <\/media-controls>\n<\/media-player>\n\n\n<p>The Walk Film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-story-analysis\">Story Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/s3-euw1-ap-pe-ws4-cws-documents.ri-prod\/9780367758677\/ResourcesByChapter\/ch1\/THE-WAKE-Story-Analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Wake - Story 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href=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/s3-euw1-ap-pe-ws4-cws-documents.ri-prod\/9780367758677\/ResourcesByChapter\/ch1\/WHEN-I-WAS-YOUNG-Story-Analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"When I Was Young - Story Analysis\">When I Was Young &#8211; Story Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0\"><strong>On this page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6fe931d8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\"><div 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