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Movie set – 1c. Time to write

Category: Storrytelling

Objectives:

This is an activity that allows the collaborative construction of the story you want to tell.

Short Description:

This is an activity that allows the collaborative construction of the story you want to tell.

Module:

Module 2 > chapiter 2 > section 2

Module 2 > chapiter 2 > section 3
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Duration

40 minutes

Number of participants

5-20 max. (smaller groups if required  for the activity)

  • Printed working sheets for each participant with the titles of each narrative  function (you can also choose to do it online with an app like Mirror or Padlet)

At this stage the group will have to define the general idea for the script – as well as the genre of the film, the characters and/or people to be interviewed and the settings/ main events. However, albeit in the context of work on anti-racism and diversity, it may mirror some stereotypes.

Let’s be mindful of how we represent certain territories, communities; in fictional productions, what language and background do we attribute to each character; whether we are giving women and/or other gender identities a place in this story and so on; what is the moment of revelation and transformation and whether it converges and enhances the message we want to convey. The following exercise will help us to understand the different perspectives of a story.

Description step by step

  • Distribute 1 sheet per person in the group. The first 3 to be distributed are Find the Who, the What and the Enemy and Friends. If the group has more than 3 participants, also distribute Find the Why not.
    At this stage, you can also introduce narrative constraints to help define the “who,” “what,” or “enemy” by using methods such as photolanguage or the Dixit card game: you ask each participant to choose one image or one card from a big batch you previously selected/print, telling their view about the narrative function departing from the image they chose (eg. I see the villain/enemy in this card depicting a confused brain surrounded by clouds, that is the origin of its evil and its actions etc. etc.). These tools inspire and structure storytelling, encouraging creativity and clarity.
  • Each person has 10min to write about the ideas that came up addressed to the topic.
  • Then, one person must pass the worksheet to the colleague who is on his right and rec eive the sheet from the colleague who is on the left.
  • Read what the colleague wrote and complete it. Every 10 minutes, they change the sheets. They should always read and complete something else.
  • Tell the story! – make a 3’ final pitch to the group – or to all groups

Tips for the trainer

Control the time with the stopwatch and warn “Change” every time people have to change sheets.

If you have less time available and all participants have access to computers/tablets or mobile phones, prepare the prompts in an application such as Mirror or Padlet. Write the prompts (each group has its own set of topics) and give the group 20 min. to contribute. At the end, with the topics written, give the group 30 minutes to find their narrative.

Suggest watching as many short films as possible.

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