视听Lecture-High-concept-formula

★[e-mail]-吾星讲义★Cynthia.Lee-1-Audio-VisualCoursesLanguagerequired:EnglishOnlyAugustRushAnincrediblejourneymovingatthespeedofsound.Musiciseverywhere,allyouhavetodoislisten.★[e-mail]-吾星讲义★Cynthia.Lee-2-High-conceptformulaAugustRushisadramawithafeatureofpoeticrhapsody(isapieceofmusicwhichhasanirregularformandisfulloffeeling)andimplausiblefairytaleelements,whereanorphanedmusicalprodigyuseshisgiftasacluetofindhisbirthparents.ManyofnarrativefeaturesofAugustRusharedeterminedbythefactthatitisamelodramahigh-conceptformula.Thismeansthatthefilmcanbereducedtoanintriguingandappealingone-linercapableofbeingdescribedin25wordsorless.(Musiciseverywhere,inthewind,intheair,inthelightinsistsonbythe11-year-oldEvan,Allyouhavetodoislisten.thatisjustoneoftheconvictionsthatthechildholdsinAugustRush.)Theideaofhigh-conceptisnotlimitedtothepremiseortheend;itextendstothemannersandcontentsofthefilmarepresentedtotheaudience,anditstretchestomanyothernarrativefeatures.ThefeaturesofAugustRushobservedasahigh-conceptformulaareoutlinedinthetablebelow.High-conceptFormulainAugustRushThepremiseandtheendofthefilmcanbereducedtoanappealingandoriginalone-linerwhichtouchessomethingtenderburieddeepinsideandisabletoaliveinmemories.ThereisahappyeverafterconclusionThenarrativeandthemeshaveauniversalappealtoattractabroadaudience.Therewillbealoveinteresttoattractwomen.Theprotagonistisconfrontedwithabigproblem,he/shemustgothroughapsychologicalandemotionalordealthatalmostthrowsdownhis/herheart.Onaccountofhis/herdeterminationandwill,theprotagonistcanachievetheunthinkable.Thetransformativeemotionalpowerofmusic,aswellastheevocativesentimentaltaleofvisualpoetry,equipthemoviewithasenseofhowmusicconnectspeople,andfinallynavigatepeopletotheworldofmelodyandharmony.Couldyoucomposeyourversionofahigh-concepttoreplacetheoriginaloneMusiciseverywhere,allyouhavetodoislisten.inapersuasiveandinsightfulone-linerpattern?___________________________________________________________Howdoesthehigh-conceptformulafunctionintheclassicmovieofTheShawshankRedemption(Fearcanholdyouprisoner,hopecansetyoufree)?★[e-mail]-吾星讲义★Cynthia.Lee-3-High-conceptFormulainTheShawshankRedemption