1. Writing the synopsis Writing the synopsis Writing for the Media

2. Aims Explain what you need to include in your 3 minute synopsis for your character profile assignment Explain how your synopsis needs to be written Practice writing a synopsis of a story

3. What is a Synopsis? A summary of your short film Captures the essence of your story One paragraph - 2 to 4 sentences (around 150 - 250 words max) Written in the present tense Brief, succinct and clear

4. Who? Where? What? How?

5. Who? Protagonist. Name and brief description of what your character is about

6. Where? Setting. Where the story takes place? What sort of location?

7. What? Dramatic Conflict. Define what the protagonist wants to achieve in the story - external and internal.

8. How? Plan to overcome obstacles to reach the protagonist' goal.

9. Who? Where? What? How? Protagonist. Name and brief description of what your character is about Setting. Where the story takes place? What sort of location? Dramatic Conflict. Define what the protagonist wants to achieve in the story - external and internal. Plan to overcome obstacles to reach the protagonist' goal.

11. Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. American Beauty

12. Who? Where? What? How? Protagonist. Name and brief description of what your character is about Setting. Where the story takes place? What sort of location? Dramatic Conflict. Define what the protagonist wants to achieve in the story - external and internal. Plan to overcome obstacles to reach the protagonist' goal. Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis Suburban To turn his hectic life By developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend

14. A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's much-younger wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her Vertigo

15. Who? Where? What? How? Protagonist. Name and brief description of what your character is about Setting. Where the story takes place? What sort of location? Dramatic Conflict. Define what the protagonist wants to achieve in the story - external and internal. Plan to overcome obstacles to reach the protagonist' goal. A retired detective suffering from acrophobia San Francisco Investigates the strange activities of an old friend's much-younger wife Becoming dangerously obsessed with her

16. Activity Write a synopsis of a short story in one paragraph (150 – 200 words) Make sure you capture the essence of your story in a succinct and clear way Answer the Who? Where? What? and How? of your story