Storyform
for "FREQUENCY"
CHARACTER DYNAMICS:
MC
RESOLVE: Change
MC GROWTH: Start
MC APPROACH: Be-er
MC PROBLEM-SOLVING STYLE: Logical
IC RESOLVE: Steadfast
DRIVER:
Action
LIMIT: Optionlock
OUTCOME: Success
JUDGMENT: Good
OVERALL STORY
(The Nightingale Murders)
THROUGHLINE:
Situation
CONCERN: The Past
ISSUE: Interdiction vs. Prediction
PROBLEM: Inequity
SOLUTION: Equity
SYMPTOM: Ability
RESPONSE: Desire
CATALYST: Prediction
INHIBITOR: Suspicion
BENCHMARK: The Present
SIGNPOST 1: The Future
SIGNPOST 2: How Things are Changing
SIGNPOST 3: The Present
SIGNPOST 4: The Past
MAIN CHARACTER
(John Sullivan)
THROUGHLINE:
Manipulation
CONCERN: Developing a Plan
ISSUE: Circumstances vs. Situation
PROBLEM: Inequity
SOLUTION: Equity
SYMPTOM: Aware
RESPONSE: Self Aware
UNIQUE ABILITY: Situation
CRITICAL FLAW: Interpretation
BENCHMARK: Conceiving an Idea
SIGNPOST 1: Playing a Role
SIGNPOST 2: Changing One's Nature
SIGNPOST 3: Conceiving an Idea
SIGNPOST 4: Developing a Plan
IMPACT CHARACTER
(Frank Sullivan)
THROUGHLINE:
Activity
CONCERN: Understanding
ISSUE: Interpretation vs. Senses
PROBLEM: Thought
SOLUTION: Knowledge
SYMPTOM: Ability
RESPONSE: Desire
UNIQUE ABILITY: Senses
CRITICAL FLAW: Circumstances
BENCHMARK: Gathering Information
SIGNPOST 1: Understanding
SIGNPOST 2: Doing
SIGNPOST 3: Obtaining
SIGNPOST 4: Gathering Information
MAIN VS. IMPACT
STORY (Father/Son)
THROUGHLINE:
Fixed Attitude
CONCERN: Memories
ISSUE: Suspicion vs. Evidence
PROBLEM: Self Aware
SOLUTION: Aware
SYMPTOM: Ability
RESPONSE: Desire
CATALYST: Evidence
INHIBITOR: Interdiction
BENCHMARK: Contemplation
SIGNPOST 1: Impulsive Responses
SIGNPOST 2: Memories
SIGNPOST 3: Innermost Desires
SIGNPOST 4: Contemplation
GOAL:
The Past
CONSEQUENCE: Memories
COST: Understanding
DIVIDEND: Developing a Plan
REQUIREMENT: The Present
PREREQUISITE: Contemplation
PRECONDITION: Gathering Information
FOREWARNINGS: Conceiving an Idea
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VOCABULARY:
Ability:
being suited to handle a task; the innate capacity to do or be
Action: in terms of the Overall plot, actions force decisions
Activity: an activity or endeavor
Aware: being conscious of things outside oneself
Be-er: John Sullivan prefers to work things out internally
Change: John Sullivan changes his essential nature while attempting
to solve the problem
Changing One's Nature: transforming one's nature
Circumstances: an emotional assessment of one's environment
Conceiving an Idea: coming up with an idea
Contemplation: present considerations
Desire: the motivation toward something better
Developing a Plan: visualizing how an existing idea might be implemented
Doing: engaging in a physical activity
Equity: a balance, fairness, or stability
Evidence: information supporting a belief
Fixed Attitude: a fixed attitude or outlook
Gathering Information: gathering information or experience
Good: John Sullivan ultimately succeeds in resolving his 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
Knowledge: that which one holds to be true
Logical: John Sullivan uses inherently logical (linear) problem solving
techniques
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
Playing a Role: temporarily adopting a lifestyle
Prediction: a predetermination of a future state of affairs
Self Aware: being conscious of one's own existence
Senses: sensory observations
Situation: a situation or environment
Situation: a logistic assessment of one's environment
Start: regarding John Sullivan, the audience is waiting for something
to begin
Steadfast: John Sullivan ultimately retains his 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
Understanding: appreciating the meaning of something
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