Adventure Story Arc

Find a Partner

Choose a Plot & set-Up

Film Scene 1: Set-Up/Plot

Film Scene 2: Inciting Incident

Film Scene 3: Rising Action

Film Scene 4: Climax

Film Scene 5: Falling Action

Film Scene 6: Resolution

Transfer Videos to iMac

Find a Partner

For this project you will need a partner:

- Camera Director
  - Hold the iPad and film
- Casting Director
  - Move the paper puppet

Both people will need to submit the video on Canvas to get credit.

Choose a Plot & set-Up

Choose a plot:
- Mountain Climber on Mt. Rainier
- Rock Climber on El Capitan
Get your background and character.
Tape your background to one of your iMacs or the wall
Set up your iPad so that you can only see the background - no edges around it.

Film Scene 1: Set-Up/Plot

Remember, the set-up/plot is:

Set up the story by giving a snapshot of the setting.
Only give what's absolutely necessary to make the next scene clear.
The beginning is the place the audience will decide whether to invest any more time in the story.

Film a shot with your character in focus and the background visible behind them. Set it up so their eyes are on the top left rule-of-thirds intersection (at least 2 seconds)

Film Scene 2: Inciting Incident

Remember the inciting incident is:

An event that sets the main character on a journey
Typically upsets the balance within the character's world

Film a shot where your character starts climbing at the base of the mountain

Film Scene 3: Rising Action

Remember the rising action is:

A series of events that enhances conflict and leads up to the most exciting part.
Creates tension or suspense and keeps the audience invested.
Get to know the main characters better.
You’ll see characters making difficult decisions, and you’ll see their flaws, which helps you relate to them.

Film a shot where your character has at least 2 set-backs/conflicts as they are climbing up Mt. Rainier or rock-climbing up El Capitan. They should get about 1/2 of the way up.

Film Scene 4: Climax

Remember the climax is:

- The most important part, the moment of greatest tension.
- The height and peak tension of the story.
- The outcome is still in doubt.

Film a shot where you are zoomed in on your character's face when they don't know if they'll make it to the top yet.

Film Scene 5: Falling Action

Remember the falling action is:

Tension decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion.
It's common to see the characters themselves relax a little.
The falling action sometimes introduces a new conflict.

Film a shot where you show the character getting very close to the top of Mt. Rainier / El Capitan.

Film Scene 6: Resolution

Remember the resolution is:

The end of the story and/or the conclusion of the story's plot.
Resolutions depend on what the main conflict of the story was: in a mystery, the criminal might be thrown in jail, while in a romance, the lovers might get married.
Resolutions aren't always happy, and sometimes they don't give the audience a feeling of complete closure.
Always make it clear that the story is drawing to an end.

Film a shot where your character is at the top of Mt. Rainier / El Capitan. Start zoomed in and zoom out to show the whole background.

Now that you have filmed, you will BOTH need to create your OWN videos in Premiere Pro.