How can you tell a story that is touching or funny? What are the techniques?

Story is the first element of all narrative art. In film and television creation, it is both form and content. At the same time, it is also the harmony and main body of the literary level of film and television works. Stories are events. In film and television works, the stories are 1) true stories;

2) hypothetical stories;

3) illusory stories.

The elements of a story are plot, characters, and environment.

1. Establish the theme.

The theme first comes from the accumulation and observation of life. It can be said that the theme is everywhere, it’s just whether you find it or not. Secondly, it is especially important to observe details carefully and take good notes. Selection is an important means in artistic creation. The choice of theme is always the first priority in the creation of film and television works. In short, the theme is the main topic. It is the prerequisite and basis for your storytelling. (Example} Establishing a theme determines the central content of your story. Often an event will have multiple themes. At this time, you must find out the main event that best attracts people as your theme based on your grasp of the event. You must know Theme is what you develop. Theme is in everything you see, in everything you do, in every person you meet, and certainly in every book you read. Appear in the propositional exam you are about to face.

2. Structure of the story

Enter ------plot----characters------conflicts ( Forming a climax)------Ending. Character relationships 1) Main characters 2) Secondary characters. After having the characters, the next step is to place them in some seemingly unsolvable problems and adversities. They must face someone or something that is against them (plot arrangement). In other words, there must be a conflict.

There are countless conflicts and entanglements between characters with positive characteristics and characters with negative characteristics. All you have to do is find a large dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, and there will be an endless supply of words that you can use throughout your life. You might as well try using a pair of words to see how to write a conflicting story.

Once you have mastered the art of arranging conflict using opposites, you can give characters different weights that represent the positive and negative sides of the opposition. And by juxtaposing opposites, it becomes easier to express the conflict in motion.

In fact, without contradiction, there would be no life, no world, and no works.

The plot in literary works is the process of formation, development and transformation of a specific conflict. It is a process, which is bound to be restricted by certain time, place and conditions. It is a section of the long river of life reflected by the writer. It has its own beginning and end. Between the beginning and the end, there is a development and change. This development and change must be like real life, with small and irregular changes. Obvious, quantitative changes develop into huge, significant, qualitative changes. This forms the beginning, development, climax, and ending that a plot generally needs. Therefore, in literary creation, the arrangement of plot and characters is extremely important.

The plot is a branch that the writer has taken from the tree of life. The tree of life has thousands of branches and leaves, and it is impossible to cut them all out in a work. It can only be one branch, one branch, maybe only a few leaves, but they are always part of the tree of life. We call the rearranged events a plot. Regarding the plot, we will summarize fifteen points for you to refer to in your creation.

3. Storytelling

1. Select the theme and set the plot according to the proposition; 2. Set the characters according to the plot, the main characters and secondary characters, and their relationships; 3. Pay attention to the description of the environment to highlight the characters; 4. Find or design contradictions, create conflicts, and form a climax. The climax can be obtained from the resolution or unresolved problems, it finally brings the central character to a specific moment in his life and the story ends. 5. Choose the ending.

There are five elements in storytelling: when, where, who, what, and why. Every story should include these five elements to express it clearly. The expression of when should be straight to the point. It is a warning to attract the attention of the audience. The statement of "where" should enter the scene as soon as possible, so as to highlight the theme you want to express. The statement of "who" must have a name and surname. Only by having a name and surname can it appear true. It also makes it easier for the audience to clarify their thoughts. What is the matter? The expression should be specific and detailed. The expression of why is relatively unimportant and is a psychological release for the audience.

When telling a story, the most important thing is to explain what is going on. In other words, it is to recreate the scene. One technique for recreating the scene is to express it concretely and describe it in detail. Only in this way can the audience agree with one another. Sexual images enter the plot and restrict the audience's free thinking. If you let him think, the audience's response will be inconsistent. Inconsistency in social psychology means failure of psychological interaction. Failure of psychological interaction means that you cannot express yourself in your speech. achieve the best results.

Notes:

1. Do not use vague concepts, such as maybe A, maybe B, or 1978, etc. Vague concepts may divert some of the attention, and make your story less authentic, and your accuracy may This will lead to a decrease in your persuasiveness. In contrast, if you directly identify it as A, or directly say it is 1978, the story will be more convincing.

2． Don't use explanatory language, try to use descriptive language, because...so..., when describing the weather in the story, you have to say "because the weather was very hot that day, so I wore very little", it is not as good as "that day The weather is too hot, I only wore underpants." "Because the platform is 8 meters high, so I am shaking when I stand on it." It is not as good as "I am standing on an 8-meter-high platform, and my legs are shaking." This will not make people uncomfortable. His thinking went astray. If a statement has this inconsistent way of thinking, it will inevitably affect the expressive ability of the content.

3. When telling a story, don't have a humble opening statement. This will undoubtedly undermine the confidence of the audience, who will think that they can't learn anything from your speech, and you yourself don't even have this confidence to give the audience this confidence. After observation, I think a reasonable approach is to arouse the attention of the audience. People's psychology is often attracted by the later expectations.

4． Before telling a story, I think the pronunciation, intonation and speed of the first sentence are very critical. If the first sentence is more powerful, it will first attract the audience's attention, and the following story statement will be much smoother. So before you speak, take a breath to calm your mind before you start. Don't start in a hurry.

5. When talking about an event or psychological effect, try to use facts as a side contrast, so that the impression given to the audience is vivid, vivid, and memorable. For example, if you say you are afraid or say you found your clothes soaked afterwards, it will be more realistic.

6． If you enter the venue quickly, you can grasp the topic and convey your views to the other party quickly. Generally speaking, a person who talks a lot often talks in circles for a long time. At this time, the audience is tired of listening, and a large number of out-of-circle activities make the audience's psychological expectations frustrated several times. At this time, it will be difficult for your speech to achieve the desired effect.

7. Avoid using abstract language. If you want to state your academic performance, you should say that you are always excellent, which is a general concept. You should say that your test scores are either first or second. This effect will have a negative impact on the audience. The effect is completely different.

8． If you want to express a dramatic effect, you should use the reason inversion technique. Reason inversion often makes the audience suddenly realize, or it may also be the sudden failure of psychological expectations. At this time, laughter naturally came out.

I don’t know if this is helpful to you, but I have learned a lot of storytelling techniques from answering your questions, haha. . It seems that I will be the last person to tell stories to babies in the future.