Storyform
for "Eat Drink Man Woman"
(Yin shi nan nu)
CHARACTER
DYNAMICS:
- MC
RESOLVE: Steadfast
- MC GROWTH:
Start
- MC APPROACH:
Do-er
- MC PROBLEM-SOLVING
STYLE: Intuitive
- IC RESOLVE:
Change
PLOT DYNAMICS:
- DRIVER:
Decision
- LIMIT:
Optionlock
- OUTCOME:
Success
- JUDGMENT:
Good
MAIN
CHARACTER (Jia-Chien)
- THROUGHLINE:
Situation
- CONCERN:
The Past
- ISSUE:
Fate vs. Destiny
- PROBLEM:
Thought
- SOLUTION:
Knowledge
- SYMPTOM:
Order
- RESPONSE: Chaos
- UNIQUE
ABILITY: Destiny
- CRITICAL
FLAW: Interpretation
- BENCHMARK:
How Things are Changing
- SIGNPOST
1: The Future
- SIGNPOST
2: The Past
- SIGNPOST
3: How Things are Changing
- SIGNPOST
4: The Present
OVERALL
STORY (Figuring
out how to remain a family)
- THROUGHLINE:
Manipulation
- CONCERN:
Developing a Plan
- ISSUE:
Situation vs. Circumstances
- PROBLEM:
Perception
- SOLUTION:
Actuality
- SYMPTOM:
Order
- RESPONSE:
Chaos
- CATALYST:
Sense of Self
- INHIBITOR:
Suspicion
- BENCHMARK:
Playing a Role
- SIGNPOST
1: Developing a Plan
- SIGNPOST
2: Playing a Role
- SIGNPOST
3: Changing One's Nature
- SIGNPOST
4: Conceiving an Idea
MAIN
VS. IMPACT STORY (Father
/ Daughter Clash)
- THROUGHLINE:
Activity
- CONCERN:
Understanding
- ISSUE:
Senses vs. Interpretation
- PROBLEM:
Inequity
- SOLUTION:
Equity
- SYMPTOM:
Order
- RESPONSE:
Chaos
- CATALYST:
Conditioning
- INHIBITOR:
Interdiction
- BENCHMARK:
Doing
- SIGNPOST
1: Understanding
- SIGNPOST
2: Doing
- SIGNPOST
3: Obtaining
- SIGNPOST
4: Gathering Information
IMPACT
CHARACTER (Master
Chef Chu)
- THROUGHLINE:
Fixed Attitude
- CONCERN:
Memories
- ISSUE:
Truth vs. Falsehood
- PROBLEM:
Perception
- SOLUTION:
Actuality
- SYMPTOM:
Knowledge
- RESPONSE:
Thought
- UNIQUE
ABILITY: Falsehood
- CRITICAL
FLAW: Circumstances
- BENCHMARK:
Impulsive Responses
- SIGNPOST
1: Memories
- SIGNPOST
2: Impulsive Responses
- SIGNPOST
3: Innermost Desires
- SIGNPOST
4: Contemplation
ADDITIONAL STORY POINTS
- GOAL:
Developing a Plan
- CONSEQUENCE:
Understanding
- COST:
Memories
- DIVIDEND:
The Past
- REQUIREMENT:
Playing a Role
- PREREQUISITE:
Doing
- PRECONDITION:
Impulsive Responses
- FOREWARNINGS:
How Things are Changing
VOCABULARY:
Activity: an activity or endeavor
Actuality: objective reality; the way things are
Change: Jia-Chien changes her essential nature while attempting to
solve the problem
Changing One's Nature: transforming one's nature
Chaos: random change or a lack of order
Circumstances: an emotional assessment of one's environment
Conceiving an Idea: coming up with an idea
Conditioning: responses based on experience or training
Contemplation: present considerations
Decision: in the plot, decisions force actions
Destiny: the future path an individual must take
Developing a Plan: visualizing how an existing idea might be implemented
Do-er: Jia-Chien looks for a physical solution to her problem
Doing: engaging in a physical activity
Equity: a balance, fairness, or stability
Falsehood: that which has been shown to be erroneous
Fate: a future situation that will befall an individual
Fixed Attitude: a fixed attitude or outlook
Gathering Information: gathering information or experience
Good: Jia-Chien ultimately succeeds in resolving her personal problems
How Things are Changing: the way things are going
Impulsive Responses: innate responses
Inequity: an unbalance, unfairness, or lack or equality
Innermost Desires: basic drives and desires
Interdiction: an effort to change a predetermined course
Interpretation: determination of possible meaning
Intuitive: Jia-Chien uses intuitive problem solving techniques
Knowledge: that which one holds to be true
Manipulation: a manner of thinking or demeanor
Memories: recollections
Obtaining: achieving or possessing something
Optionlock: the story climax occurs because all options have been
exhausted
Order: a patterned arrangement
Perception: the way things seem to be
Playing a Role: temporarily adopting a lifestyle
Sense of Self: one's perception of oneself
Senses: sensory observations
Situation: a situation or environment
Situation: a logistic assessment of one's environment
Start: regarding Jia-Chien, the audience is waiting for something
to begin
Steadfast: Jia-Chien ultimately retains her essential nature
Success: the original goal is achieved
Suspicion: questioning or forming a belief based on new evidence
The Future: what will happen or what will be
The Past: what has already happened
The Present: the current situation and circumstances
Thought: the process of consideration
Truth: that which is actually correct
Understanding: appreciating the meaning of something
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