Go On Your Own Quest — Week 2: Concept

Scott Myers

26 Jul 2013 • 2 min read

The 2013 version of The Quest is in Week 2. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by because you can Go On Your Own Quest by following the structure of The Quest to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write a first draft [Pages — 10 weeks]. It’s a 24-week immersion in the screenwriting process and you can do it here — for free!

Plus you can join The Black Board, the Official Online Writing Community of the Black List and Go Into The Story, another free resource to help keep you inspired and on target at you Go On Your Own Quest from FADE IN to FADE OUT on the first draft of your original screenplay.

This week, we are reflecting on the subject of Concept, mirroring the content the Questers are engaged with in Core II: Concept, working through six lectures I have written building off the 2nd Essential Screenwriting Principle: Concept = Hook.

For those of you who will plan to Go On Your Own Quest, we began our week-long discussion on Concept Monday asking this question: If there is one story concept of a movie that you could have created, which one would it be? You can see that discussion here. Tuesday’s question: How do you generate story concepts? Discussion here. Wednesday’s question: How do you determine which story concept to write as a spec script? Discussion here. Yesterday’s question: How do you define “high concept”? Discussion here.

Today another question:

* What are the essential parts of a logline?

I’ll see you in comments for your thoughts on this critical question and [hopefully] a discussion that will enlighten everyone about the subject of Concept.

If you’d like to access the same Core content as the writers participating in The Quest, I will be teaching Core II: Concept starting Monday, September 2. More information on that 1-week online class here.

Why wait? You can have immediate access to the content of all eight Core classes by signing up for The Core Package. This enables you to go through all of the Core lectures (48 total, each written by me), tips, techniques and optional writing exercises on a self-paced basis as well as take any of the 1-week classes as I offer them. Plus The Core Package offers a nearly 50% savings compared to if you took each Core class separately. For more information on this unique offer, go here.

Meanwhile I encourage you to head to comments to discuss today’s questions about Concept. And for a related discussion on The Black Board, check out these topics:

And don’t forget you are welcome to test out your loglines in the Black Board’s (free!) Logline Workshop.

For more information on Go On Your Own Quest, go here.

Onward!

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