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所在平台: Coursera |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/craft-of-plot
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课程名称：《创意写作：情节的技巧》 课程概述：该课程旨在为有志于写作的学员介绍故事中最基本且最具挑战性的元素：情节。我们将学习情节如何推动故事的发展，并如何影响我们的情感、期待和欲望。我们将探讨讲故事时所做的选择，如何吸引我们的想象力，将我们带入虚构的世界并保持兴趣。课程将教授情节的大纲和结构，讨论叙事弧、节奏与反转，并揭示一个必然的惊喜：如何连接故事的开始、中间和结尾。 课程大纲： 1. **课程模块：情节的航向** - 描述：在此模块中，我们将学习情节的定义及其机制。什么是情节？情节如何塑造叙述？强有力的情节具备哪些特征？情节与故事之间有什么区别？我们还将讨论情节在实际书籍中的运作，包括《哈利·波特》系列，以及角色与动作如何构成情节，并提出创建动人角色时应问自己的五个关键问题。 2. **课程模块：结构的力量** - 描述：在这一模块中，我们将学习什么是故事结构，以及如何通过理解结构来组织情节中的事件，以提升自己的叙事能力。我们将讨论弗莱塔格金字塔、五幕结构以及这些结构如何出现在经典文学作品中，并探讨结构和大纲如何帮助整理你的故事。 3. **课程模块：动态场景** - 描述：场景是讲故事的基石。那么，什么是场景？场景如何推动情节发展？在此模块中，我们将学习叙述与展示之间的区别、每个场景应具备的五个关键元素，提供有效场景的示例，并讨论如何通过背景和描写使场景生动。 4. **课程模块：剪裁修订** - 描述：这一模块涉及编辑和修订工作的具体细节。修订过程从第一稿（现在将成为第二稿）开始，并持续到手稿准备好发送给代理人。课程包括一份二十一点的检查清单，指导你在完成初稿后该做什么，以及关于创建动机强烈角色的讨论，以及如何定义需重写的语言与需剪裁的语言。 通过这个课程，学员将掌握情节构建的核心方法，提升他们的故事讲述能力。
Name:Plotting a Course
Description:In this module, we'll learn essentials about plot definitions and mechanics. What is plot? How does plot shape a narrative? What makes a strong plot? How is plot different from a story? We'll also discuss how plot works in actual books you're probably familiar with, such as the Harry Potter series, how character and action equals plot, and the five key questions you should ask yourself when creating a dynamic character.
Name:The Power of Structure
Description:In this module we're going to learn what story structure is and how by understanding structure you can learn how to sequence the events in your plot to help maximize your own storytelling abilities.We'll talk about Freytag's pyramid, the five act structure, how that structure can be found in works of classic literature, and have a conversation about how structure and outlines can help organize the stories you want to tell.
Name:A Scene in Motion
Description:Scenes are the building blocks of storytelling. But what is a scene? And how does a scene move plot forward? In this module we'll learn about the difference between telling and showing, the five key elements each scene should have, offer some examples of effective scenes, and have a conversation about how setting and description can make a scene come alive.
Name:Cut It Out
Description:This modules deals with the specifics of editing and revising your work. This process of revision starts with the first draft (which will now become your second draft) and continues until the manuscript’s ready to send to an agent. Included here are a twenty-one point checklist on what to do once you have a completed first draft, and conversations about creating characters with strong motivations, and how to define language that gets rewritten vs language that gets cut.
In this course aspiring writers will be introduced to perhaps the most elemental and often the most challenging element of story: plot. We will learn what keeps it moving, how it manipulates our feelings, expectations, and desires. We will examine the choices storytellers make to snag our imaginations, drag them into a fictional world, and keep them there. We will learn how to outline and structure a plot, discuss narrative arc, pacing and reversals and reveal the inevitable surprise: connecting the beginning, middle and end.
