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Dig deep into the word Mastery and figure out what it really means. Read text book to gain basics and find other sources that list how Mastery is developed. Think about the journey many writers have taken and compare them to the text book breaking their journey down.
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Push to make journaling and networking a priority. Set aside time to spend on the internet sites and share insights or journey notes with others. Update web sites so have current information.
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Set up OneNote with each course and put the MJ goals on the first page. When begin each course, evaluate the different weeks and assign the timeline goal that best fits. Each page will then document the goal and its completion at the end of the course.
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Learn about storytelling techniques as they apply to visual media.
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Explore what visual media means and how it can affect writing. Relate that back to storytelling and combine the two understandings to move my writing forward and enhance its presentation.
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Take storytelling and visual media one step forward and create my own images and ideas using both in a visually appealing and hopefully moving piece.
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Learning how to differentiate between the various multimedia formats and then reconciling them to narratives will help me build a stronger story and be sure it is aimed at the right audience.
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Analyzing scripts has always been a favorite of mine and I hope to further this skill and expand into the details surrounding the various focuses of this class, i.e. structure, style and content.
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I’ve only recently become aware that you don’t always have to present a completed script depending on the context to which you are writing. This goal will help me figure out where to focus my efforts depending on the end goal of my writing.
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A strong character creates a strong story and learning how to develop and recognize characters wants and needs and then developing that into their solid motivation can make my writing stronger.
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Taking the raw material from a backstory and making them into a real character is going to take some practice and this will help bring the characters I create closer to reality.
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I’ve always been able to translate feelings and actions to paper and feel that my characters all appear strong and real in their own way. However, sometimes its necessary to create a character that isn’t based on anyone alive and to be able to pull a character out of thin air and make them come alive is something I’m looking forward to achieving.
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It will be interesting to see if my love for details will bog me down when I go to write episodes. I’m looking forward to learning techniques to make it easier.
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Until I read the synopsis for this class I really haven’t given much thought to how ti would be different than normal to write a story based on someone else’s vision. I’ll need to change my mindset I think in order to make sure I see the other author’s vision and can match it.
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I’ve never done this kind of writing so intend to give it my best shot.
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This will refresh my memory as to what I’ve learned in the individual courses and where I need to focus my energy as I begin writing my screenplay.
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Learning how to format scripts is fine but if you can use an already existing tool, so much the better. I can focus on the content and let the software take care of the formatting.
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Writing succinctly is something I’ve not done a lot of in the past. I tend to write the scenes that I have in my head then put them all together. I’ll need to practice sequentially writing and see how it improves my writing.
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This will give me a good foundation so that when I begin writing for games I’ll understand what will work and what won’t in the gaming world.
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When playing games, it is important to keep to a consistent storyline and platform and learning how this is done will help make my story believable
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I’ve had virtually no experience with animation and will need to create a background of understanding before I’ll be able to move forward to create any kind of script in this medium.
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Studying those that have gone before will move my knowledge to current and give me further insight into the way animation works.
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Take the history lesson a step further and study what others have done before to see patterns and gain ideas to make a storyboard and animated short of my own.
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Further breaking down my scripts and analyzing it for big picture, character, scene and line-by-line will help me fine tune my script in preparation for presentation.
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Making sure my script is structurally sound and that I’ve done all I can to make it as professional as possible will be my goal for this week.
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As a final rework applying all the suggestions industry conventions and other editing processes should put the final touches on my script and give it a polished look and feel.
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Review previous materials from previous courses both here and at other schools.
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Decide on genre and distribution and brainstorm ideas
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Research concept script and finalize idea
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That’s about all I need to be doing at this point.
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I find that I spend so much time writing that I forget to allow time to review what I’ve written and give myself time to do the final editing.
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Yes, I know this is the same goal as the one before but I feel it is important enough for me to make sure I allow time for polishing up my script and not just write up to the last second.
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I need to decide mainly if I’m going with a traditional publisher, a single publisher or continue with self-publishing.
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Review magazines, contests, publishers, etc., to find a fit to what I’m looking to do with my finished script.
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Not every publisher or agent will take a script from someone that has never published before so it is going to take some research to find them and see which are a good fit for me and what I want to do.
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Am I ready to graduate???
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