tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post3001068331877600351..comments2023-10-23T12:14:37.022-04:00Comments on The Revealing of the Soul: The Dangers of BackstoryChristian H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post-43280217764282558372007-11-19T12:49:00.000-05:002007-11-19T12:49:00.000-05:00Yep, that's how I think. It's just another device ...Yep, that's how I think. It's just another device that may come in handy.<BR/><BR/>I also saw BraveHeart last night and they used it to emphasize several things.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post-59026602796469774882007-11-19T08:49:00.000-05:002007-11-19T08:49:00.000-05:00I understand where you're coming from. It would wo...I understand where you're coming from. It would work if (as is the case in the Bourne films) your character was a brainwashed assassin who has his old memories come back to him in bits and pieces so he can figure out what's going on with his life.<BR/><BR/>In the end (for me, anyway) -- it's all about which 'device' works best to manipulate the reader/audience into buying into and staying interested in your screenplay.ASAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672500747023004558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post-68687972177200744812007-11-18T20:27:00.000-05:002007-11-18T20:27:00.000-05:00Come to think of it, I believe they used this tech...Come to think of it, I believe they used this technique for a lot of the dramatic reveals in the Bourne series.<BR/><BR/>They actually used dream-like images at times and evidence of a dream at others.<BR/><BR/>As I always say though, I post things to keep things straight in my head. I don't know if I'm right, but I think if done properly it can be an effective device for back story or even off screen stuff.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post-57656544571371417992007-11-18T13:38:00.000-05:002007-11-18T13:38:00.000-05:00Matt,Great point. It was an experiment that seemed...Matt,<BR/>Great point. It was an experiment that seemed to work well for what I wanted to convey. <BR/>I may not use it all the time. It is just another device. Of course as with anything, it has to work in the story. <BR/>For dramatic stories, they can relay small things, like an off-screen occurrence - which a lot of times will be back story. I like visual devices more so than dialogue devices. <BR/><BR/>I could actually see that as a way to intro a character's back story. Just flashes of occurrences leading up to their present state.<BR/>Things like lighting and scenery could be used to set the mood of the piece.<BR/><BR/>In that way you could even tell their state of mind by how they awaken.<BR/><BR/>Again, it's just something that I found handy from a visual perspective.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post-76394863436400445832007-11-18T09:52:00.000-05:002007-11-18T09:52:00.000-05:00If the backstory is at all important to the final ...If the backstory is at all important to the final screenplay...?<BR/><BR/>I'm not entirely sold on the dream thing, my friend...<BR/><BR/>Seems like a device to me.<BR/><BR/>Teasing with bits and pieces of dialogue that can seem random - only to come back to mean something much more later on - at least for me - is a much better way of handling exposition & backstory.ASAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672500747023004558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post-71426153150045398132007-11-12T19:43:00.000-05:002007-11-12T19:43:00.000-05:00I guess semantics can be a bitch, huhn? I guess I ...I guess semantics can be a bitch, huhn? I guess I should say starring Tom Cruise.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957731069076109027.post-61167299095297377892007-11-12T19:14:00.000-05:002007-11-12T19:14:00.000-05:00"the idea is that we wanted to show that her mothe..."the idea is that we wanted to show that her mother died in a car accident so we give her a dream about it while her roommate is watching Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise."<BR/><BR/>Wow, Tom Cruise is in your movie? Awesome. <BR/><BR/>lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com