It was great to settle into class and get the hang of my timetable this week.
Looking at the 2000’s movie Miss Congeniality and analysing how it aligned with Blake Snyders 2005 text ‘Save the Cat’ was very interesting to me. Snyders comment on what he calls ‘the B story’, was especially insightful as he states ‘ It is Sandra’s interaction with the girls of Girl World that carries the message of the picture and is its heart’-Snyder(2005) This struck me as out of the ordinary compared to the way he previously described B stories to work where Snyder touched on the “B plot’s” tendency to be the love story/interest of the main character. In class we discussed why Snyder chose to use this term apposed to subplot, or relationship line.
This week I was lucky enough to see Dune Part two in cinemas. During the movie I was thinking about the B PLOT and how it bounced off/connected to the main A plot of the film . Although the movie centred around Paul’s (the main characters) rise to power and leadership, it also focused on the B PLOT story of Paul’s relationship with Chani and the conflict they both face when having to choose between power and love. According to Snyder ‘the B PLOT does a lot. And you must have one.’ -Snyder (2005). I agree with this statement because I feel without the B-PLOT the film wouldn’t have been able to show the weight and sacrifice of the decisions characters were making.
In relation to Miss Congeniality, I found it interesting to try and ‘Beat out’ the movie in class time. My group broke down the different scenes through thinking about critical moments or turning g points in the script, signifying a change in movies direction or outcome. A couple of B PLOT’s my group and I discovered were the backstories of different characters and the main characters relationship with other supporting characters.
Snyder, Blake. (2005). Save the Cat!: the last book on screenwriting you’ll ever need. Studio City: Michael Weise Productions