25 Stories

Class exercise: 
Let's practice story-telling using the 1-sentence summary.
Write them in one blog entry - will be graded as blog notes. 
ALL stories must be suitable for animation.  


STEP1: CREATE & CRAFT 10 STORIES INTO THE 1-SENTENCE SUMMARY

Story1: Character driven story, eg Mr Bean
The truth behind Merlin
A life journey of Merlin, the greatest wizard, and how he was a female before he came into power.



Story2: Story driven by a location.
Plane wrecked 
An aircraft accident left a group of passengers on a small uninhabited island, and someone on the island is reducing the numbers to preserve the food ration... or is that the real reason?



Story3: Story driven by an item.
The Mirror on the Wall
A girl realized that the mirror on the wall of their new house does not only reflects what is in front of it, but is also a gateway to another dimension when the grandfather clock strikes thirteen times.




Story4: Story driven by a situation.
Last Summer
2 children were left at their relative's countryside house for the summer because their parents were busy getting a divorce, and the children met an old crone in the woods who claimed she could save the situation.




Story5: Story driven by Character's motive(s) or conflict with another Character.
Nerds versus Jocks
The Nerds have always suffered in silence under the Jocks' bullying, under the recent transfer of a Super Nerd who will be leading an all out attack against the Jocks.




Stories 6 to 10: Combination of above points for your stories.


Story6: Location, item
The Jewels of Beach Mahou
Tom is the new lifeguard for Beach Mahou, and on a early morning patrol, he discovers an exquisitely jeweled comb and mirror set that belongs to... a mermaid?




Story7: Situation, Conflict
The Witch of the next Town
A mother set off to the next town to find her missing husband only to realize that he, amongst other men, had been bewitched.




Story8: Item, Conflict
The Cursed Golden Collar
The dwarves and goblins have always been at odds with each other, until they finally agreed to a peace negotiation sealed with an exchange of their races' precious golden collars, only that someone sabotage the negotiation with a cursed collar.




Story9: Character, Motive
The Witch, the Prince and the chosen Embers
The Witch gave an apple to Embers, who was on the way to the Prince's Ball, promising Embers that the apple would change her life.


Story10: Item, Conflict
That Suitcase is Mine
A con artist bumped into a cat bulgar causing their similar looking suitcases of real and fake jewelry to mix up, and the approaching police sirens spells doom if they do not think fast.



STEP2: CREATE  (1 Sentence) STORIES FOR THESE GENRES: 

Story 11: Drama
Hybrid
She was always bullied in the past because of her mixed race, but now she stands at the top of the world of politics.


Story 12: Documentary
The Lost Island
An underwater journey exploring a long forgotten sunken island.


Story 13: News / Current Affairs

Nature's Wrath
The scenes behind the flood in Thailand and its aftermaths.



Story 14: Comedy
Ain't no ugly duckling

A nerd transferred to a former all girls school which recently changed co-ed, is being forced  to undergo a makeover to become a super handsome man.


Story 15: Horror
Bloody (Mary) Emily 
Occult crazy Emily performed the ritual for calling Bloody Mary and discovered the the bloody reflection was a horribly disfigured of her own face, and something invited itself into the house, refuses to leave until Emily's face becomes like the bloodied image in the mirror. 


Story 16: Action

Not so dirty Dirt Bikes
A biker who loves bikes races brings his reluctant girlfriend to an exhilarating dirt bike race.


Story 17: Mystery / Thriller / Crime
The Grave Digger
A group of young adults on a paranormal investigation at the graveyard saw someone digging in the graves for something, or to hide something?



Story 18: Teenage Drama
The School Mafia
The board of educators have decided to fight an eye with an eye by hiring ex-yakuzas into the disciplinary committee to control the increasing number of delinquents in school.


Story 19: Romance
To Love or Not
A man falls in love with a woman who does not understand what is love.


Story 20: Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Naughty or Nice
A pixie loses his senses under the mounting pressure of the upcoming Christmas, goes on a rampage, will Christmas be postponed?  


Story 21: Children
Kounna the Ramen Girl
Kounna, a Ramen Girl, vows to uphold her family's honor by creating the best ramen, goes on an adventure journey to sample the world's ramen. 



Story 22: Adventure / Swashbucklers
One new tour
A new tour guide brings a small group of tourist to visit some ruins, only to find themselves being teleported to the pirate age, and they have to figure out how to get back to present safely.


Story 23 - 25: Combination of any genre from above. 


Story23: Horror  & Thriller/Crime: 

That Night in the Ward

A hospitalized girl who shared an empty 4 patients' ward, started hearing muffled screams for help in her ward in the middle of the night, and it seems that someone is ensuring that she keeps the screams for help a secret...forever.

Story24: Children & Comedy:
Black Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

The black sheep plans his own petty revenge against the white sheep who outcast him.

Story25: Children & Adventure:
TeeVee Versus Me
TeeVee the hypnotist has been around controlling people's minds unknowingly for ages, until recently a group of children realizes his power, and sets out in an adventure battling TeeVee's underlings and ultimately TeeVee himself, thus freeing the people.

STEP 3: GIVE ONE OR TWO EXAMPLES OF A BLOCKBUSTER / SUCCESSFUL MOVIE THAT FITS THE ABOVE 25-GENRE-DRIVEN STORIES. 

Examples of Blockbuster/Successful Movies for: 
Story 11: Drama : Black Swan
Story 12: Documentary : Anne Frank Remembered
Story 13: News / Current Affairs : Minus One, The Wall Street
Story 14: Comedy : Vampires Suck
Story 15: Horror : Ju-on
Story 16: Action : IP Man 2
Story 17: Mystery / Thriller / Crime : Sherlock Holmes 
Story 18: Teenage Drama : High School Musical
Story 19: Romance : The Notebook
Story 20: Fantasy / Sci-Fi : Star Wars
Story 21: Children : Finding Nemo
Story 22: Adventure / Swashbucklers : Spirited Away
Story 23: Adventure & Comedy : The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Story 24: Action & Thriller : 2 Fast 2 Furious
Story 25: Fantasy & Comedy : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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