Outlining A Prison Dream Story - Tom Vaughan - Tristan Ofield

Story guru Tom Vaughan helps outline a story based on a prison dream. The short story (by Per Holmes) is a decent idea, but it has unclear motivations and very little character evolution. On this episode of Prep Show, we try to turn this into a well-rounded story. Tristan Ofield joins us to help pitch in ideas.

 

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Tom Vaughan IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1129343/

Tom Vaughan’s Website: http://www.storyandplot.com

Tristan Ofield IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3138635/

 

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EPISODE OUTLINE:

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Introducing the story

7:26 - What is the story about?

9:12 - How long would the short film be?

11:03 - What is the dramatic question?

14:03 - Where are the stakes?

14:38 - A completely different take

18:55 - Is the beginning needed?

21:58 - The other characters

24:45 - Withhold that it's a dream?

31:09 - What defines the main character?

40:39 - Putting in some beats

43:45 - The big character change

51:31 - Are other character aspects of himself?

1:00:29 - Owning the character's sensitivity

1:07:55 - Does he know who he is?

1:12:22 - Picking an angle

1:23:37 - Story questions

1:24:58 - Antagonist

1:36:29 - Wrapping up

1:44:48 - Final thoughts