|
Storyform
for "Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
(NOTE:
Though the Dramatica User's Group arrived at a single storyform, it
was generally agreed that the film is very underdeveloped structurally-speaking
and that it could have benefited from some serious structural work—Chris
Huntley)
CHARACTER
DYNAMICS:
- MC RESOLVE:
Change
- MC GROWTH:
Stop
- MC APPROACH:
Do-er
- MC PROBLEM-SOLVING
STYLE: Logical
- IC RESOLVE:
Steadfast
PLOT
DYNAMICS:
- DRIVER:
Action
- LIMIT:
Optionlock
- OUTCOME:
Success
- JUDGMENT:
Good
MAIN
CHARACTER (Harry Potter)
- THROUGHLINE:
Situation
- CONCERN:
The Past
- ISSUE:
Interdiction vs. Prediction
- PROBLEM:
Ability
- SOLUTION:
Desire
- SYMPTOM:
Equity
- RESPONSE:
Inequity
- UNIQUE
ABILITY: Prediction
- CRITICAL
FLAW: Suspicion
- BENCHMARK:
The Present
- SIGNPOST
1: How Things are Changing
- SIGNPOST
2: The Future
- SIGNPOST
3: The Present
- SIGNPOST
4: The Past
MAIN
VS. IMPACT STORY (???)
- THROUGHLINE:
Manipulation
- CONCERN:
Developing a Plan
- ISSUE:
State of Being vs. Sense of Self
- PROBLEM:
Inertia
- SOLUTION:
Change
- SYMPTOM:
Knowledge
- RESPONSE:
Thought
- CATALYST:
Situation
- INHIBITOR:
Interpretation
- BENCHMARK:
Conceiving an Idea
- SIGNPOST
1: Developing a Plan
- SIGNPOST
2: Playing a Role
- SIGNPOST
3: Changing One's Nature
- SIGNPOST
4: Conceiving an Idea
OVERALL
STORY (Year One at Hogwarts/Protecting the Sorcerer's Stone)
- THROUGHLINE:
Activity
- CONCERN:
Understanding
- ISSUE:
Instinct vs. Conditioning
- PROBLEM:
Ability
- SOLUTION:
Desire
- SYMPTOM:
Knowledge
- RESPONSE:
Thought
- CATALYST:
Senses
- INHIBITOR:
Circumstances
- BENCHMARK:
Gathering Information
- SIGNPOST
1: Gathering Information
- SIGNPOST
2: Doing
- SIGNPOST
3: Obtaining
- SIGNPOST
4: Understanding
IMPACT
CHARACTER (Ron/Hermione/Hagrid/???)
- THROUGHLINE:
Fixed Attitude
- CONCERN:
Memories
- ISSUE:
Suspicion vs. Evidence
- PROBLEM:
Actuality
- SOLUTION:
Perception
- SYMPTOM:
Knowledge
- RESPONSE:
Thought
- UNIQUE
ABILITY: Evidence
- CRITICAL
FLAW: Interdiction
- BENCHMARK:
Contemplation
- SIGNPOST
1: Impulsive Responses
- SIGNPOST
2: Contemplation
- SIGNPOST
3: Innermost Desires
- SIGNPOST
4: Memories
ADDITIONAL
STORY POINTS
- GOAL:
Understanding
- CONSEQUENCE:
Developing a Plan
- COST:
Memories
- DIVIDEND:
The Past
- REQUIREMENT:
Gathering Information
- PREREQUISITE:
Conceiving an Idea
- PRECONDITION:
Contemplation
- FOREWARNINGS:
The Present
|
