This journey is part of a childhood/lifetime dream to write creatively. I also have a strong interest in photography that I feel is another form of creativity. I plan to use my Full Sail education to help me reach goals in both writing, photography, TV and film.
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I am officially a writer thanks to Full Sail’s Creative Writing Master’s program
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This is my revised director’s treatment and revised short script
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Becoming a creative writer via screenwriting
At the beginning of the course, I wrote a short story about a young couple celebrating their anniversary high up in the mountains. They get caught in the middle of the storm, the husband is forced to leave his wife behind and then returns to rescue her. He finds out she’s pregnant, they go to the hospital and she and the baby are saved.
I later turned this story into an eight-page screenplay. The screenplay differs a bit from the screenplay as I added an extra character and explained, visually and through some dialogue, why the husband had to leave his wife in the mountains. I added the wife’s deceased grandmother coming to comfort the wife and fellow students seemed to really like that angle – much to my delight. They seemed to think it added another dimension to it. The original story relied on the reader using his/her imagination while also allowing them to get inside the characters’ minds. In the screenplay, it all had to be shown.
Screenwriting I’ve found to be the most difficult – the most difficult - of all the creative writing classes I’ve ever taken. While I greatly enjoy it and have always wanted to be a screenwriter for TV and film, it proves very challenging.
There is so much that goes into screenwriting. A backstory, treatment, various plot points throughout the screenplay. It’s almost mathematical in many ways – and I never liked math – so that might explain some of my resistance and why it was such a huge challenge for me. On more than one occasion, I’ve thrown my hands up in the air thinking I couldn’t come up with all those various plot lines and plot points before writing the screenplay. It was hard.
In previous writing classes and other writing projects, I let my muse take over and just followed her. At the time, it seemed a lot easier. The muse proves a gigantic asset, but, having an outline of sorts and knowing where you’re going also helps and helps solidify the screenplay. Yet, the muse, I believe can fill in some of the blanks and add a lot of creativity that an outline, backstory or treatment doesn’t provide.
As mentioned, I’ve always wanted to write for TV and film. This class has provided a lot of intensive training that I hadn’t much considered. As mentioned, my muse wanted to be the boss most of the time, so relying on tried and true methods of creating plot points, creating an A and B storyline, coming up specific characters to fill such roles as the mentor, reflective character before any writing took place was a huge learning curve for me. I just hadn’t thought about these characters to add to the main characters such as the protagonist and antagonist and love interest.
It’s been a very quick course, but I have learned a lot. I certainly expect it to help launch me into some type of film and TV writing.
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Gamification and Media Convergence
When I first read through this assignment about “Gamification and Media Convergence” the first thing that came to mind was the board game “Clue” that was later turned into a movie in the mid-80s. My web research also tells me that the original movie is being remade starring Ryan Reynolds.
I grew up in a time long before computer games – yes, I am old! – and Clue was popular at one time. According to Boardgamegeek.com, “Clue” is a “classic detective game.” It involves its players moving from room to room in a mansion to solve a murder. Each player must uncover the cards of other players by making continuous accusations. It’s considered “a great game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out.”
Clue Wiki reports the game was created in 1949 by Anthony B. Pratt and was originally called “Murder!” Clue Wiki also reports the game was created to provide entertainment during “lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers.”
Fast forward to 1985, and the movie “Clue” comes out with three different endings. According to Cinemablend.com, the movie’s ending is a “Clever scheme that was meant to wink at the source material and produce a cheap inspiration for repeated viewings. Some reviewers hated the gimmick. Some fans were confused by it, but three decades later, all three of the endings live on …” This movie was perhaps the first attempt of making a film “interactive.”
The old board game has also transitioned into a computer game. From what I can find on Amazon, there is also a game called “Clue: A Murder, A Mansion, A Mystery is available” as a computer game.
Another board game that I grew up with was called “Battle Ship” where a player attempts to sink the ships of his opponent.
According to the Boardgamegeek.com, the original Battleship game was a “pencil-and-paper” domain game. In 1967, Milton Bradley upgraded it to a board game where “plastic grids with holes that could hold plastic pegs used to record guesses.” Each player moves his ships on the grid while his opponent yells out a location. The other player yells “Hit!” or “miss!”
Hollywood also turned this game into a movie in 2012. Wikia.com reported that “Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction war film loosely inspired by the classic board game.” According to Wikia.com, the movie was about an “international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air.”
Just like with “Clue,” the game is also available on line and in a 3-D format. Nintendo also offers a number of online games called “Battleship.”
This transformation of board games into movies and computer games prove quite a phenomenon. In my research, I came across the webpage denofgeek.com that reports “Ten Board Games Being Turned into Movies.” It is apparently what a lot of people want, so Hollywood is following suit. I noted a popular board game from my childhood – yes, I repeat, I am old, “Monopoly” is being turned into a movie.
Denofgeek reports that Ridley Scott at one point wanted to turn the game into movie and said, “I wanted to just make a movie about the idea of greed.”
This has been done before, says Denofgeek but it also said that “when in the heat of Monopoly, even the frailest board gamer can turn into a green-eyed demon …,” it said.
Denofgeek also quoted Scott as saying that his adaptation of the Monopoly movie would be “akin to an Alice in Wonderland and Wall Street mash-up where an actual Monopoly fan gets transported into his coveted board game …”
Hasbro apparently didn’t like Scott’s version and has offered Lionsgate the chance to create a more “PG-minded” movie.
“With rumblings still going on as recently as last year, it’s likely that some iteration of Monopoly will be passing ‘Go,’” said the webpage.
Just like with the other two games mentioned, the old board game has been turned into a computer game that Atari sells.
For some reason, I initially didn’t like the idea of my childhood board games being computerized. It seemed like computers took a lot of the personal touch and the socialization out of the games by putting them online. As someone who works on a computer all the live long day, I still prefer that board games, but my children enjoy playing various games on the computer. That is the way things are going. I realize that just because it’s a computer game doesn’t mean it’s all solitaire and that the socialization remains in many cases.
With the transition of board games to movies to computer games shows that any kind of entertainment can be transformed into any kind of entertainment. And it seems to be selling quite well so more power to them!
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Gamification and Media Convergence
When I first read through this assignment about “Gamification and Media Convergence” the first thing that came to mind was the board game “Clue” that was later turned into a movie in the mid-80s. My web research also tells me that the original movie is being remade starring Ryan Reynolds.
I grew up in a time long before computer games – yes, I am old! – and Clue was popular at one time. According to Boardgamegeek.com, “Clue” is a “classic detective game.” It involves its players moving from room to room in a mansion to solve a murder. Each player must uncover the cards of other players by making continuous accusations. It’s considered “a great game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out.”
Clue Wiki reports the game was created in 1949 by Anthony B. Pratt and was originally called “Murder!” Clue Wiki also reports the game was created to provide entertainment during “lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers.”
Fast forward to 1985, and the movie “Clue” comes out with three different endings. According to Cinemablend.com, the movie’s ending is a “Clever scheme that was meant to wink at the source material and produce a cheap inspiration for repeated viewings. Some reviewers hated the gimmick. Some fans were confused by it, but three decades later, all three of the endings live on . . .” This movie was perhaps the first attempt of making a film “interactive.”
The old board game has also transitioned into a computer game. From what I can find on Amazon, there is also a game called “Clue: A Murder, A Mansion, A Mystery is available” as a computer game.
Another board game that I grew up with was called “Battle Ship” where a player attempts to sink the ships of his opponent.
According to the Boardgamegeek.com, the original Battleship game was a “pencil-and-paper” domain game. In 1967, Milton Bradley upgraded it to a board game where “plastic grids with holes that could hold plastic pegs used to record guesses.” Each player moves his ships on the grid while his opponent yells out a location. The other player yells “Hit!” or “miss!”
Hollywood also turned this game into a movie in 2012. Wikia.com reported that “Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction war film loosely inspired by the classic board game.” According to Wikia.com, the movie was about an “international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air.”
Just like with “Clue,” the game is also available on line and in a 3-D format. Nintendo also offers a number of online games called “Battleship.”
This transformation of board games into movies and computer games prove quite a phenomenon. In my research, I came across the webpage denofgeek.com that reports “Ten Board Games Being Turned into Movies.” It is apparently what a lot of people want, so Hollywood is following suit. I noted a popular board game from my childhood – yes, I repeat, I am old, “Monopoly” is being turned into a movie.
Denofgeek reports that Ridley Scott at one point wanted to turn the game into movie and said, "I wanted to just make a movie about the idea of greed."
This has been done before, says Denofgeek but it also said that “when in the heat of Monopoly, even the frailest board gamer can turn into a green-eyed demon . . .,” it said.
Denofgeek also quoted Scott as saying that his adaptation of the Monopoly movie would be “akin to an Alice in Wonderland and Wall Street mash-up where an actual Monopoly fan gets transported into his coveted board game . . .”
Hasbro apparently didn’t like Scott’s version and has offered Lionsgate the chance to create a more “PG-minded” movie.
“With rumblings still going on as recently as last year, it’s likely that some iteration of Monopoly will be passing ‘Go,’” said the webpage.
Just like with the other two games mentioned, the old board game has been turned into a computer game that Atari sells.
For some reason, I initially didn’t like the idea of my childhood board games being computerized. It seemed like computers took a lot of the personal touch and the socialization out of the games by putting them online. As someone who works on a computer all the live long day, I still prefer that board games, but my children enjoy playing various games on the computer. That is the way things are going. I realize that just because it’s a computer game doesn’t mean it’s all solitaire and that the socialization remains in many cases.
With the transition of board games to movies to computer games shows that any kind of entertainment can be transformed into any kind of entertainment. And it seems to be selling quite well so more power to them!
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When I first read through this assignment about “Gamification and Media Convergence” the first thing that came to mind was the board game “Clue” that was later turned into a movie in the mid-80s. My web research also tells me that the original movie is being remade staring Ryan Reynolds.
I grew up in a time long before computer games – yes, I am old! – and Clue was popular at one time. According to Boardgamegeek.com, clue is a “classic detective game.” It involves its players moving from room to room in a mansion to solve a murder. Each player must uncover the cards of other players by making continuous accusations. It’s considered “a great game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out.”
Clue Wiki reports the game was created in 1949 by Anthony B. Pratt and was originally called “Murder!” Clue Wiki also reports the game was created to provide entertainment during “lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers.”
Fast forward to 1985, and the movie “Clue” comes out with three different endings. According to Cinemablend.com, the movie’s ending is a “Clever scheme that was meant to wink at the source material and produce a cheap inspiration for repeated viewings. Some reviewers hated the gimmick. Some fans were confused by it, but three decades later, all three of the endings live on . . .” This movie was perhaps the first attempt of making a film “interactive.”
The old board game has also transitioned into a computer game. From what I can find on Amazon, there is also a game called “Clue: A Murder, A Mansion, A Mystery is available” as a computer game.
Another board game that I grew up with was called “Battle Ship” where a player attempts to sink the ships of his opponent.
According to the Boardgamegeek.com, the original Battleship game was a “pencil-and-paper” domain game. In 1967, Milton Bradley upgraded it to a board game where “plastic grids with holes that could hold plastic pegs used to record guesses.” Each player moves his ships on the grid while his opponent yells out a location. The other player yells “Hit!” or “miss!”
Hollywood also turned this game into a movie in 2012. Wikia.com reported that “Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction war film loosely inspired by the classic board game.” According to Wikia.com, the movie was about an “international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air.”
Just like with “Clue,” the game is also available on line and in a 3-D format. Nintendo also offers a number of online games called “Battleship.”
This transformation of board games into movies and computer games proves quite a phenomenon. In my research, I came across the webpage denofgeek.com that reports “Ten Board Games Being Turned into Movies.” It is apparently what a lot of people want, so Hollywood is following suit. I noted a popular board game from my childhood – yes, I repeat, I am old, “Monopoly” is being turned into a movie.
Denofgeek reports that Ridley Scott at one point wanted to turn the game into a movie and said, "I wanted to just make a movie about the idea of greed."
This has been done before, says Denofgeek but it also said that “when in the heat of Monopoly, even the frailest board gamer can turn into a green-eyed demon . . .” it said.
Denofgeek also quoted Scott as saying that his adaptation of the Monopoly movie would be “akin to an Alice in Wonderland and Wall Street mash-up where an actual Monopoly fan gets transported into his coveted board game . . .”
Hasbro apparently didn’t like Scott’s version and has offered Lionsgate the chance to create a more “PG-minded” movie.
“With rumblings still going on as recently as last year, it’s likely that some iteration of Monopoly will be passing ‘Go,’” said the webpage.
Just like with the other two games mentioned, the old board game has been turned into a computer game that Atari sells.
For some reason, I initially didn’t like the idea of my childhood board games being computerized. It seemed like computers took a lot of the personal touch and the socialization out of the games by putting them online. As someone who works on a computer all the live long day, I still prefer that board games, but my children enjoy playing various games on the computer. That is the way things are going. I realize that just because it’s a computer game doesn’t mean it’s all solitaire and that the socialization remains in many cases.
With the transition of board games to movies to computer games shows that any kind of entertainment can be transformed into any kind of entertainment. And it seems to be selling quite well so more power to them!
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I stumbled across this pair of puppies at a recent city event. All I can say is “And they call it puppy love.
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