Kurt Vonnegut was the author of Slaughterhouse Five, Cat’s Cradle , and many other serious and funny science fiction novels that have since become classics. He was one of the most admired and widely-read twentieth-century American writers.
He gave many lectures and seminars on the craft of writing, some of which are now available online. Below, I’ve paraphrased a few of his tips that I feel are most relevant to developing a good story for your 4th Year films.
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• Give the reader viewer at least one character he or she can root for.
• Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
• Every sentence shot must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
• Start as close to the end as possible.
• Make awful things happen to your leading character so that the reader can see what they are made of.
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You can read more of Vonnegut’s writing tips here:
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Bruno Degazio,
Professor, Academic Advisor
Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design,
Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
website: http://www-acad.sheridanc.on.ca/~degazio
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