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Plot Development

Plot Development. How to build a story. Differences between “Story” and “Plot”. Story : a chronological sequence of events “A” happens; then “B” happens; then “C” happens, etc. in the exact order in which they occur in time

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Plot Development

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  1. Plot Development How to build a story

  2. Differences between “Story” and “Plot” • Story: a chronological sequence of events • “A” happens; then “B” happens; then “C” happens, etc. in the exact order in which they occur in time • Plot: the purposeful organization of events; ordering events to reveal meaningful connections between them in telling a story • author chooses which events to tell and when to tell them • can be non-linear • Flashback • en media res

  3. "I agree that a film [plot] should have a beginning, a middle and an end but not necessarily in that order." --Jean-Luc Godard (French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic—most-noted for his work in the 1960’s)

  4. What You’ve Been Taught Before— • What can you infer about the structure of story from this diagram? Any inaccurate depictions?

  5. A Better Depiction— Conflict Resolution Conflict Development Conflict Introduction

  6. Conflict Introduction— • Exposition: the narrator’s introduction to setting, characters, and opening situation • Gilligan’s Island • The Beverly Hillbillies • The Nanny • Fresh Prince of Bel-Air • (just for fun ;0) Narrative Hook: the event that introduces the central conflict of the story (aka—the inciting event)

  7. Conflict Development— Rising Action: the events in the story that twist the plot and raise tension, leading to a moment of crisis (climax) that determines the outcomeof the plot (aka) Nouement—(Fr.) literal translation: “knotting up” of the plot

  8. Conflict Resolution— Climax/Crisis Point • the one event that determines the outcome of the conflict; • the final battle in the war that reveals the winner • the moment of crisis—the final decision with no turning back • a.k.a. epiphany — moment of recognition • the “aha!” moment • when we recognize the winner of the conflict/the outcome of the plot • perhaps when a protagonist recognizes the path he must take or his true nature or his family origins (think Oedipus) • perhaps when the protagonist’s true self or role or agenda, etc. is revealed to the other characters.

  9. Conflict Resolution— Denouement/Resolution Denouement — (Fr.) literal translation: the “un-knotting” or “untying” of the plot • the fallout or consequences that unravel after the turning point/climax; • what happens after the war is won; • brings closure

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