DANCYGER, Ken and COOPER, Pat. (2005). Writing The Short Film. 3rd Ed., London, Elsevier Focal Press

DANCYGER, Ken and COOPER, Pat. (2005). Writing The Short Film. 3rd Ed., London, Elsevier Focal Press

In Chapter five 'Telling the dramatic story' describes what the term 'protagonist' means when it comes to storytelling. It came from the greek words for "first" (protos) and the "struggler" or "combatant". The word struggler stuck with me as this is the bases of the short film we are making. The book in a way explains that the main protagonist needs to struggle for the film to have a plot and this will help with the devices when it comes to narrative progression.

The chapter mentions that the "antagonist" can be anything (a character, an object, an act of nature or an aspect of the protagonist's own character) which they need to become for the story to be complete.

The book also has some examples of how a script is made and laid out professionally.

The book is a great guide for me to help create a powerful piece of work and it feels like a step to step guide for what to do and what to think about it when it comes to shooting, scripting and editing.