Consider Jasmine’s lecture on Screenwriting and briefly describe one point that you have taken from it. A point that excites you, something that was completely new to you, perplexes you or even one you take issue with.

Screenwriting alone is an exciting prospect for me since it’s something I’ve never done before; I’ve attempted to write stories before, but never for a visual medium. The mechanics of writing characters and a coherent story are skills I have never formally approached as a result, so the lecture became something of an introduction for me.

Cause and Effect is something that’s stuck with me since the lecture, and it’s something I’m keeping in mind whenever I attempt to write from now on. For me all it is is a way of thinking about how a story world comes together, but I’ve found I already feel more confident with it in mind. It’s easier to visualise a character or an environment if I imagine the character as something that reacts to an event or problem, the effect of a cause.

In this vein of thinking, Conflict as a key part of a story makes a lot more sense now. In a more sadistic way of looking at the task of writing, as the writer it’s my job to harass, demean, or otherwise torture the character’s I create through various means.

As someone who’s knowledge is most technical, the prospect of screenwriting is quite exciting, and the opportunity to explore the more creative side of media making is something I’m looking forward to, especially with the knowledge I talked about before.