1 00:00:04.297 --> 00:00:09.861 WEBTOON Basics Chronological Synopsis Writing 2 00:00:09.861 --> 00:00:12.574 GCC Academy 3 00:00:12.574 --> 00:00:15.724 Learning Goals To explain story-writing writing as planting a tree To explain the difference between scneario and synopsis and be able to write a synopsis 4 00:00:15.724 --> 00:00:18.851 Learning Contents Steps to Storywriting How-to: Synopsis 5 00:00:19.594 --> 00:00:24.624 HAGA Webtoon artist Debut 2014 Webtoon For the Sake of Sita Career Mentor at Seoul Webtoon Academy (SWA) Works King's Maker Nessun Dorma: None Shall Sleep 6 00:00:24.624 --> 00:00:27.010 Hello, I'm Lee Sang Mi, or HAGA 7 00:00:27.010 --> 00:00:30.240 The author of King's Maker 8 00:00:30.240 --> 00:00:32.759 Currently available at Kakao Page 9 00:00:32.759 --> 00:00:35.439 Some people claim that it's better to 10 00:00:35.439 --> 00:00:37.720 Focus on strengthening events instead of characters 11 00:00:37.720 --> 00:00:41.840 When writing a story 12 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:43.599 With that, today we'll talk about 13 00:00:43.599 --> 00:00:47.200 Writing synopsis chronologically as events unfold 14 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:51.520 We will take a metaphor of planting a tree to learn the steps 15 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:54.200 And know about the difference between a scenario and a synopsis 16 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:57.720 As well as how to write one 17 00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:00.360 Overall, we will be learning about simulating 18 00:01:00.360 --> 00:01:03.037 An event-centered story chronologically 19 00:01:03.663 --> 00:01:07.842 Steps to Storywriting 20 00:01:07.842 --> 00:01:11.480 So I will talk about storymaking 21 00:01:11.480 --> 00:01:13.519 As a metaphor of 22 00:01:13.519 --> 00:01:17.680 Planting a tree 23 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:19.120 So imagine 24 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:20.959 You're at your home 25 00:01:20.959 --> 00:01:26.000 And you suddenly want a plant 26 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:28.559 If you have nothing ready 27 00:01:28.559 --> 00:01:30.720 And you want a tree 28 00:01:30.720 --> 00:01:33.279 What is the first thing to consider? 29 00:01:33.279 --> 00:01:37.559 It's to decide where to plant one 30 00:01:37.559 --> 00:01:39.760 Meaning, you need some location 31 00:01:39.762 --> 00:01:43.753 The backyard, or a pot at the balcony 32 00:01:43.753 --> 00:01:47.199 Or making a mini garden at the rooftop 33 00:01:47.199 --> 00:01:51.279 And this location, or soil, is the subject matter 34 00:01:51.279 --> 00:01:53.760 All the things that you like 35 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:57.040 Or the subject matter of the fictions you're reading now 36 00:01:57.040 --> 00:01:58.959 Such as genres 37 00:01:58.959 --> 00:02:01.839 That becomes the basis 38 00:02:01.839 --> 00:02:05.639 Such as whether you're living in an apartment or a villa 39 00:02:05.639 --> 00:02:10.429 If you like action genre, it's action 40 00:02:15.399 --> 00:02:20.440 Or romance if you like one 41 00:02:20.440 --> 00:02:26.000 Or the subject of cooking if you want that 42 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:29.919 These become your subjet matters, or the soil 43 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:33.000 And it's not just about something you like and desire 44 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:37.039 You need to make Webtoon out of what you know 45 00:02:37.039 --> 00:02:39.839 However much you love the genre SF 46 00:02:39.839 --> 00:02:42.279 If you have not much scientific knowledge 47 00:02:42.279 --> 00:02:45.039 If you don't know what's happening in what universe 48 00:02:45.039 --> 00:02:50.320 Or any difference between space suits such as for intra- or extravehicular activities 49 00:02:50.320 --> 00:02:55.320 This means that you do not have enough space for the plant 50 00:02:55.320 --> 00:02:58.720 Then it'll be hard to make an SF Webtoon now 51 00:02:58.720 --> 00:03:03.880 This is a chance to distinguish what materials you have now 52 00:03:03.880 --> 00:03:06.839 Even if you don't know much about the space 53 00:03:06.839 --> 00:03:10.880 If you're interested in SF and have a library nearby 54 00:03:10.880 --> 00:03:15.320 Which allows you to do some research on the topic 55 00:03:15.320 --> 00:03:19.320 Then you cna prepare a big pot in the balcony, not in the backyard 56 00:03:19.320 --> 00:03:23.839 And you will be able to prepare for a spot for your tree 57 00:03:23.839 --> 00:03:29.600 Thus, the environment of making story out of your resources 58 00:03:29.600 --> 00:03:33.559 If the subject matter, or the soil 59 00:03:33.559 --> 00:03:38.119 So when the soil is ready, you need the seeds 60 00:03:38.119 --> 00:03:42.679 Seeds are like desires 61 00:03:42.679 --> 00:03:46.039 Of all these subject matters 62 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:50.679 The particular desire of the author to draw this particular thing is the seed 63 00:03:50.679 --> 00:03:54.399 The seed could be one of the subject matters 64 00:03:54.399 --> 00:03:59.000 It could be a scene, a line or a character 65 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:01.559 If you came up with a killer line 66 00:04:01.559 --> 00:04:05.639 And if you want that line to be used at the climax 67 00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:08.399 Then the story begins with that line 68 00:04:08.399 --> 00:04:13.360 Or if you want to draw a Webtoon with a blonde puppy-like character 69 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:18.079 With a black-haired cat-like character 70 00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:20.480 That's another kind of desire 71 00:04:20.480 --> 00:04:27.119 So anything you want to talk about or to draw about is your desire 72 00:04:27.119 --> 00:04:32.480 My debut work is called For the Sake of Sita 73 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:38.160 And this is based on the legend of Kumari in Nepal 74 00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:41.679 And romance is another material 75 00:04:41.679 --> 00:04:45.559 At that time, I went on a volunteer work in Nepal 76 00:04:45.559 --> 00:04:48.440 And saw a Kumari there 77 00:04:48.440 --> 00:04:50.320 For those of you who don't know, Kumari is 78 00:04:50.320 --> 00:04:56.000 A living person, particularly of young girls 79 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:59.959 Only those who pass certain conditions 80 00:04:59.959 --> 00:05:02.480 And because they have passed such 81 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:08.239 It is considered that a goddess has been reincarnated in her body 82 00:05:08.239 --> 00:05:11.600 And this girl becomes a living god 83 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:17.160 Even in the contemporary society, some countries 84 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:21.480 Such as some European countries or Japan, where monarchy exists aside from presidents 85 00:05:21.480 --> 00:05:28.239 And in Nepal, Kumari is the goddess in system 86 00:05:28.239 --> 00:05:33.399 The problem is that this Kumary system requires a very young girl 87 00:05:33.399 --> 00:05:38.720 Around ages of 5 to 8 as a goddess 88 00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:43.480 And if this goddess bleeds, tears up 89 00:05:43.480 --> 00:05:46.279 Or becomes emotionally turmoiled 90 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:51.600 It is considered that she has become a human again 91 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:55.760 Because a goddess does not act that way 92 00:05:55.760 --> 00:06:01.559 And another Kumari is brought in instead 93 00:06:01.559 --> 00:06:06.640 The problem with this is, girls menstruate at some point 94 00:06:06.640 --> 00:06:11.600 So around her teenage years, her role as a goddess ends 95 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:15.600 But the girl who has gone through the period of being a Kumari 96 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:20.480 Cannot go to school or meet her family 97 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:23.600 Or even stand on her own land 98 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:26.799 Because she's supposed to be the untouchable goddess 99 00:06:26.799 --> 00:06:29.559 Someone must be there to hold and carry her 100 00:06:29.559 --> 00:06:32.880 She can have no friends or meet family 101 00:06:32.880 --> 00:06:37.040 For ten years, and suddenly she's a human now 102 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:40.119 And she is told to leave; imagine what will happen 103 00:06:40.119 --> 00:06:43.440 She will struggle to socialize 104 00:06:43.440 --> 00:06:46.399 And she has no other means of survival 105 00:06:46.399 --> 00:06:51.279 So many Kumari's flow into red lantern districts 106 00:06:51.279 --> 00:06:55.279 Thankfully nowadays Kumari's can live with their family 107 00:06:55.279 --> 00:06:59.160 And go to school like normal childern 108 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:02.440 But anyhow, when I was in Nepal for volunteer work 109 00:07:02.440 --> 00:07:06.959 I got very curious with this system of Kumari 110 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:10.799 Because, aside from the vile aspects of this system 111 00:07:10.799 --> 00:07:17.519 Because Kumari is the living goddess, she is dressed beautifully 112 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:22.799 And this legend regarding goddess that does not exist in Korea 113 00:07:22.799 --> 00:07:29.160 All this is symbolically embodied in this meaningful culture 114 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:34.320 There, I actually saw a Kumari open a window 115 00:07:34.320 --> 00:07:38.959 And look around to see all the visitors and then leave 116 00:07:38.959 --> 00:07:44.920 Because a look by Kumari brings blessings 117 00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:47.119 I also got a look by a Kumari 118 00:07:47.119 --> 00:07:51.279 And the moment of her opening the window and peeking out 119 00:07:51.279 --> 00:07:54.559 That still remains a very strong memory for me 120 00:07:54.559 --> 00:07:56.198 So my volunteer work 121 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:02.959 And all the memories in Nepal 122 00:08:02.959 --> 00:08:10.359 And the beautiful temples I saw there 123 00:08:10.359 --> 00:08:12.559 They lingered with me for a long time 124 00:08:12.559 --> 00:08:14.119 And after I came back to Korea 125 00:08:14.119 --> 00:08:17.279 Despite the beauty of this Kumari culture 126 00:08:17.279 --> 00:08:21.959 Which is a very valuable tradition 127 00:08:21.959 --> 00:08:25.760 That is unique to the region 128 00:08:25.760 --> 00:08:30.799 It also violates a child's life 129 00:08:30.799 --> 00:08:34.080 With this vile act that definitely needs 130 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:37.559 Some improvements 131 00:08:37.559 --> 00:08:42.280 My first desire was to make a story where 132 00:08:42.280 --> 00:08:46.039 A girl who could end up being miserable ends up being happy 133 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:49.159 And second, I had no idea about this Kumari culture 134 00:08:49.159 --> 00:08:53.039 Before I got to visit Nepal myself 135 00:08:53.039 --> 00:08:55.400 Because for many Korean people 136 00:08:55.400 --> 00:08:57.880 This culture of Kumari isn't too well known 137 00:08:57.880 --> 00:09:00.719 So the second desire is to be able to raise awareness 138 00:09:00.719 --> 00:09:03.440 About this culture of Kumari through my Webtoon 139 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:06.479 And that Kumari I saw who opened the window 140 00:09:06.479 --> 00:09:09.159 And peeked out, she was beautiful 141 00:09:09.159 --> 00:09:11.359 So I wanted to draw that 142 00:09:11.359 --> 00:09:14.440 These desires became the seeds 143 00:09:14.440 --> 00:09:17.599 Of my various subject matters 144 00:09:17.599 --> 00:09:19.760 And after seeding the seeds 145 00:09:19.760 --> 00:09:23.239 The seed will have its roots branching out 146 00:09:23.239 --> 00:09:25.640 And the roots are the coherence 147 00:09:25.640 --> 00:09:28.919 All the materials do not just stay stretched out 148 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:34.239 It needs some connective force to stay in coherence 149 00:09:34.239 --> 00:09:36.520 And that's the role of the roots 150 00:09:36.520 --> 00:09:39.370 This is the role of coherence 151 00:09:39.370 --> 00:09:42.799 It creates connection between subject matters 152 00:09:42.799 --> 00:09:46.559 For example, my favorite season is spring 153 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:50.080 And I am going to make a romance Webtoon 154 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:53.080 And the main conflict between the two characters 155 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:56.400 Is the misunderstanding of each other's thoughts 156 00:09:56.400 --> 00:10:01.119 Then I have the subject matters of spring, my favorite season 157 00:10:01.119 --> 00:10:04.559 And another material of romance 158 00:10:04.559 --> 00:10:08.039 And another of the theme of misunderstanding 159 00:10:08.039 --> 00:10:12.880 All these are connected with the roots 160 00:10:12.880 --> 00:10:15.280 So there is Valentine's Day in spring 161 00:10:15.280 --> 00:10:17.960 So while the characters prepare for each other's present 162 00:10:17.960 --> 00:10:21.919 They learn about the understanding and this resolves the issue 163 00:10:21.919 --> 00:10:25.080 This becomes coherent 164 00:10:25.080 --> 00:10:27.080 So I have my desires 165 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:30.159 And we have coherence of the things I want 166 00:10:30.159 --> 00:10:35.679 And what grows next is the stem, or the story 167 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:38.799 Or this is also called a main stream 168 00:10:38.799 --> 00:10:42.000 You need to decide in advance how to proceed 169 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:44.599 And end the story 170 00:10:44.599 --> 00:10:49.039 A tree with a thin stem will bend 171 00:10:49.039 --> 00:10:52.359 And the story will proceed to somewhere weird 172 00:10:52.359 --> 00:10:54.599 A story that has been bent too much 173 00:10:54.599 --> 00:10:56.919 Will even have its roots snapped 174 00:10:56.919 --> 00:11:01.119 Meaning, the stories collide with the settings in the beginning 175 00:11:01.119 --> 00:11:03.880 In order to prevent this 176 00:11:03.880 --> 00:11:07.119 You need to plan in advance, even with the ending 177 00:11:07.119 --> 00:11:10.679 You even need to plan for all the lines 178 00:11:10.679 --> 00:11:13.159 You will use in the ending scene 179 00:11:13.159 --> 00:11:16.880 One of the most common mistakes of new Webtoonist 180 00:11:16.880 --> 00:11:20.080 Who are just beginning to debut 181 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:22.599 Is to nail the interesting settings 182 00:11:22.599 --> 00:11:26.320 The subject matters and desire in the beginning 183 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:30.239 Meaning, after nailing with the soil and the seed 184 00:11:30.239 --> 00:11:34.200 That interesting beginning does not last 185 00:11:34.200 --> 00:11:37.799 And they end up with a completely different ending 186 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:41.799 Or all the settings introduced fade away 187 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:47.000 Or these character properties collide with the narrative 188 00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:50.599 And the characters are forced to act differently 189 00:11:50.599 --> 00:11:52.479 Which is the destruction of the character 190 00:11:52.479 --> 00:11:54.159 And such things happen a lot 191 00:11:54.159 --> 00:11:57.080 With the beginning artists 192 00:11:57.080 --> 00:11:59.960 Therefore, the pillar of the story 193 00:11:59.960 --> 00:12:03.280 Must be strengthened, in so much detail that 194 00:12:03.280 --> 00:12:08.320 You even plan for who to say what in the ending scene 195 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:10.719 You do not need to plan for all the episodes in the middle 196 00:12:10.719 --> 00:12:13.719 Before they hit the ending 197 00:12:13.719 --> 00:12:15.719 But with clear beginning and end 198 00:12:15.719 --> 00:12:19.239 You just need to focus on not drifting away 199 00:12:19.239 --> 00:12:21.320 Too much in the middle 200 00:12:21.320 --> 00:12:24.320 Meaning, this will prevent any big character destruction 201 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:26.520 Or that of the story 202 00:12:26.520 --> 00:12:28.960 Which could happen otherwise 203 00:12:28.960 --> 00:12:31.559 Now, with the clear main stream 204 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:33.080 Now we need little branches 205 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:37.359 Meaning little episodes 206 00:12:37.359 --> 00:12:40.400 If you only have one big linear main stream 207 00:12:40.400 --> 00:12:42.440 It cannot be as interesting 208 00:12:42.440 --> 00:12:44.640 If you just read a one-line summary 209 00:12:44.640 --> 00:12:47.679 Of our usual movies, TV series 210 00:12:47.679 --> 00:12:51.440 Webtons or web novels 211 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:53.719 This isn't interesting enough 212 00:12:53.719 --> 00:12:58.440 You need all visual stimulants or audible lines 213 00:12:58.440 --> 00:13:01.200 And we need to be able to enjoy it through Webtoon 214 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:03.440 By waiting for it each week 215 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:06.599 And you need to be able to experience it yourself 216 00:13:06.599 --> 00:13:11.520 With the sequence of events 217 00:13:11.520 --> 00:13:16.280 And that's how people can enjoy these episodes 218 00:13:16.280 --> 00:13:20.280 So, with a good pillar, it's important to branch it out 219 00:13:20.280 --> 00:13:23.400 Into some episodes 220 00:13:23.400 --> 00:13:26.119 And by making such episodes 221 00:13:26.119 --> 00:13:30.039 You can plan in advance how many episodes 222 00:13:30.039 --> 00:13:33.559 A few, a dozen or something longer than 50 episodes 223 00:13:33.559 --> 00:13:36.039 When you are at this stage 224 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:39.719 For example, when the first episode is on 225 00:13:39.719 --> 00:13:43.080 Maybe you need around 10 weeks 226 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:47.320 Second episode is longer, so 20 weeks 227 00:13:47.320 --> 00:13:49.440 And the third can be shorter 228 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:51.559 So around five weeks 229 00:13:51.559 --> 00:13:54.400 And the ending episode, around 10 weeks 230 00:13:54.400 --> 00:13:56.679 And then you will reach the ending 231 00:13:56.679 --> 00:14:01.880 That will give us around 40 to 50 weeks 232 00:14:01.880 --> 00:14:05.359 Worth of stories to finish the Webtoon 233 00:14:05.359 --> 00:14:08.359 And while making these episodes 234 00:14:08.359 --> 00:14:11.080 For example, for the first episode 235 00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:14.679 Week one is enough for the introduction 236 00:14:14.679 --> 00:14:18.559 And for development, maybe three weeks 237 00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:21.119 And for this episode, two weeks 238 00:14:21.119 --> 00:14:24.239 And then the final episode 239 00:14:24.239 --> 00:14:27.520 This is planning for around between 5 to 8, so around 6 or 7 240 00:14:27.520 --> 00:14:31.200 Weeks are enough for the whole story 241 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:35.520 And this is branching the big stem out 242 00:14:35.520 --> 00:14:38.280 And planning for how many events you'll need 243 00:14:38.280 --> 00:14:43.239 Now, what are the leaves of the tree? 244 00:14:43.239 --> 00:14:45.320 It's the drawing 245 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:49.159 In fact, even without the leaves 246 00:14:49.159 --> 00:14:52.119 A tree can be a tree 247 00:14:52.119 --> 00:14:56.200 It's the same reason that we only need text 248 00:14:56.200 --> 00:15:00.960 In order to enjoy a full story without illustrations in a novel 249 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:04.200 However, Webtoon needs drawing 250 00:15:04.200 --> 00:15:06.840 Because it is a different genre 251 00:15:06.840 --> 00:15:10.960 Likewise, by drawing, or by adding the leaves 252 00:15:10.960 --> 00:15:14.000 The tree can have another form of life 253 00:15:14.000 --> 00:15:16.919 And have value as Webtoon or Manhwa (comics) 254 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:20.520 And when it only has its pillar, or text 255 00:15:20.520 --> 00:15:26.960 The good side is that people can be immersed into the story 256 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:29.840 But in contrast, you can't overlook at the whole text 257 00:15:29.840 --> 00:15:31.840 And skim through right away 258 00:15:31.840 --> 00:15:36.599 However for drawings, even for a split second 259 00:15:36.599 --> 00:15:43.799 Because drawings are visible and that is an effective stimulant 260 00:15:43.799 --> 00:15:48.840 When the tree has enough leaves, it becomes a valuable Webtoon or Manhwa 261 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:54.320 And it becomes easily digestible by the readers 262 00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:57.039 Who can enjoy it easily 263 00:15:57.039 --> 00:16:01.440 It is the same reason that the difficult Chinese writings 264 00:16:01.440 --> 00:16:04.440 Or the survival knowledge 265 00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:08.479 Are all effectively delivered to children 266 00:16:08.479 --> 00:16:12.239 Through the medium of Manhwa (comics) 267 00:16:12.239 --> 00:16:17.239 For them to absorb some difficult knowledge 268 00:16:17.239 --> 00:16:22.039 When we were children, we had Greek and Roman mythology 269 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:25.039 Not in text forms 270 00:16:25.039 --> 00:16:27.919 But as drawing or Manhwa 271 00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:31.520 And that's why Koreans have some advanced knowledge 272 00:16:31.520 --> 00:16:34.400 About the Greek and Roman mythology in general 273 00:16:34.400 --> 00:16:36.599 That's the role of the leaves 274 00:16:36.599 --> 00:16:39.119 And adding life as drawing 275 00:16:39.119 --> 00:16:42.400 is adding value as comics 276 00:16:42.400 --> 00:16:46.280 So that concludes the process of growing a tree 277 00:16:46.280 --> 00:16:49.719 What more can we add here? 278 00:16:49.719 --> 00:16:52.520 We can add flowers and fruits 279 00:16:52.520 --> 00:16:57.320 I think this could be the climax 280 00:16:57.320 --> 00:16:59.119 When you look at a tree 281 00:16:59.119 --> 00:17:03.679 You say apple tree, acacia tree, pear tree 282 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:07.680 The name comes from its fruit or the flower name 283 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:10.880 Like this, when you introduce a Webtoon to someone 284 00:17:10.880 --> 00:17:13.680 Oh, that was has a great plot twist 285 00:17:13.680 --> 00:17:17.532 Or that Webtoon has great drawings 286 00:17:17.532 --> 00:17:20.920 That has your favorite kinds of characters 287 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:23.920 These are some possible things you describe to others 288 00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:26.160 Rather than overall storyline 289 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:30.719 Or describing the tree's trunk area 290 00:17:30.719 --> 00:17:36.479 You talk about the fruit and the flower, their color and taste 291 00:17:36.479 --> 00:17:39.359 People usually talk about these things 292 00:17:39.359 --> 00:17:44.760 Because the flower and the fruit are like the climax 293 00:17:44.760 --> 00:17:48.959 Let me summarize once more 294 00:17:48.959 --> 00:17:52.959 With the subject matters that you can talk about 295 00:17:52.959 --> 00:17:56.959 You can get your location and your soil 296 00:17:56.959 --> 00:18:02.160 And the story you want to talk about, your desire 297 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:05.760 That is your seed 298 00:18:05.760 --> 00:18:09.560 And as a seed roots in the soil with coherence 299 00:18:09.560 --> 00:18:12.959 The coherence of the story is like the roots 300 00:18:12.959 --> 00:18:20.359 And this works as the stem, or the main stream for the tree to grow 301 00:18:20.359 --> 00:18:23.160 And rearranging this main stream based on little branches 302 00:18:23.160 --> 00:18:28.359 Or the chronological events is what makes an episode 303 00:18:28.359 --> 00:18:31.959 And when making an episode, you need to plan ahead 304 00:18:31.959 --> 00:18:36.359 How long each event or episode should last 305 00:18:36.359 --> 00:18:41.359 Next, when you have the order of events 306 00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:44.359 You complete your Webtoon with your drawings 307 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:50.160 And finally, adding fruits and flowers 308 00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:52.760 And planning ahead what kind these will be 309 00:18:52.760 --> 00:18:57.760 You will be able to plan ahead where to focus on and what is the strength in your Webtoon 310 00:18:57.760 --> 00:19:01.160 So that your work can have the right focus 311 00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:05.760 We've been talking about how to make a story 312 00:19:05.760 --> 00:19:09.760 Based on storytelling, with a metaphor of planting a tree 313 00:19:09.760 --> 00:19:12.359 And that completes this part 314 00:19:13.159 --> 00:19:17.397 How-to: Synopsis 315 00:19:17.397 --> 00:19:21.160 Next we will talk about the difference between a scenario and a synopsis 316 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:24.560 As well as how to write one 317 00:19:24.560 --> 00:19:27.560 Now that we know about the order of storymaking 318 00:19:27.560 --> 00:19:30.760 Now, of all the steps of planning for a story 319 00:19:30.760 --> 00:19:35.160 In order to make the most important body or the main stream 320 00:19:35.160 --> 00:19:38.959 We need to tkae a look at the synopsis step 321 00:19:38.959 --> 00:19:44.959 A synopsis is like a summary with the beginning and the end 322 00:19:44.959 --> 00:19:47.160 So it is a summary 323 00:19:47.160 --> 00:19:49.560 But one thing to notice is 324 00:19:49.560 --> 00:19:54.359 That all the introductions on movie posters or the streaming platforms 325 00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:59.160 Purposedly omit the ending part in their descriptions 326 00:19:59.160 --> 00:20:03.760 Because if you learn about the ending from the introduction 327 00:20:03.760 --> 00:20:06.359 You will lose interest 328 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:10.359 So they distort and edit purposedly, such as omitting parts 329 00:20:10.359 --> 00:20:13.959 Or inducing misunderstanding and questions 330 00:20:13.959 --> 00:20:18.359 This work is called Lady Vengeance 331 00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:24.459 The catchphrase here says She Has Started Moving 332 00:20:24.459 --> 00:20:27.560 And what we can guess from this is 333 00:20:27.560 --> 00:20:31.760 That this lady, Keumja, is the protagonist 334 00:20:31.760 --> 00:20:35.859 And with the word moving 335 00:20:35.859 --> 00:20:41.260 It signifies a change in a peaceful daily life 336 00:20:41.260 --> 00:20:43.260 Maybe a big event is coming in 337 00:20:43.260 --> 00:20:47.560 And that may be from the action of this lady who look not too special 338 00:20:47.560 --> 00:20:49.859 And that brings in some anticipation 339 00:20:49.859 --> 00:20:53.066 For this movie, Lady Vengeance 340 00:20:53.066 --> 00:20:59.859 Actress Lee Young-ae acts this chracter who continues her vengeance 341 00:20:59.859 --> 00:21:02.260 Usually, the characters that go into jail 342 00:21:02.260 --> 00:21:08.660 Look very evil with their hitsory 343 00:21:08.660 --> 00:21:12.459 But Keumja here has been so kind when in jail 344 00:21:12.459 --> 00:21:15.459 And by treating people with such warmth 345 00:21:15.459 --> 00:21:20.160 We wonder that she may not have been involved in any crime 346 00:21:20.160 --> 00:21:22.459 So what brought her here? 347 00:21:22.459 --> 00:21:25.060 And if she is acting that nicely 348 00:21:25.060 --> 00:21:28.160 Maybe she hasn't committed crime 349 00:21:28.160 --> 00:21:33.660 Or has forgiven the one who did 350 00:21:33.660 --> 00:21:36.260 But on this poster 351 00:21:36.260 --> 00:21:41.359 The catchphrase sounds very solemn 352 00:21:41.359 --> 00:21:43.760 And even on the poster 353 00:21:43.760 --> 00:21:47.760 By using rough colors and the back of her body 354 00:21:47.760 --> 00:21:51.260 We anticipate something anxious and scary to happen 355 00:21:51.260 --> 00:21:53.060 That's the ambience we see here 356 00:21:53.060 --> 00:21:55.959 As I told you, Keumja acts 357 00:21:55.959 --> 00:21:58.359 Very nicely to people 358 00:21:58.359 --> 00:22:04.160 In order to bring in all the needed elements for her vengeance 359 00:22:04.160 --> 00:22:08.959 And the movie is about the actual action of vengeance 360 00:22:08.959 --> 00:22:11.160 So what about this poster? 361 00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:13.760 This is the poster for the movie Honest Candidate 362 00:22:13.760 --> 00:22:19.459 Joke's On You is the catchphrase here 363 00:22:19.459 --> 00:22:21.859 I work for the people 364 00:22:21.859 --> 00:22:25.060 I have no shame at all 365 00:22:25.060 --> 00:22:27.260 Give birth to your second, trust me 366 00:22:27.260 --> 00:22:30.060 Vote for me and I'll do anything 367 00:22:30.060 --> 00:22:32.760 And here, a liar until yesterday 368 00:22:32.760 --> 00:22:34.859 An honest candidate from today 369 00:22:34.859 --> 00:22:37.260 What can we see from here? 370 00:22:37.260 --> 00:22:40.660 First with the title Honest Candidate 371 00:22:40.660 --> 00:22:45.160 We can see how the character may be a politician 372 00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:48.959 But here we see, I work for the people 373 00:22:48.959 --> 00:22:50.760 Vote for me and I'll do anything 374 00:22:50.760 --> 00:22:53.560 These are what many politicians use 375 00:22:53.560 --> 00:22:57.060 In order to gain their votes 376 00:22:57.060 --> 00:23:00.560 And with this huge line saying Joke's On You 377 00:23:00.560 --> 00:23:02.459 We can guess to an extent that 378 00:23:02.459 --> 00:23:05.859 Many politicians, in their fields 379 00:23:05.859 --> 00:23:10.359 Speak of something bigger than what they can actually achieve 380 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:15.459 In order to appeal for a trustworthy image 381 00:23:15.459 --> 00:23:18.859 So there is a tone of distrust 382 00:23:18.859 --> 00:23:22.459 That even with voting for this person 383 00:23:22.459 --> 00:23:25.560 They won't be able to achieve all these said things 384 00:23:25.560 --> 00:23:28.459 And this may be speaking of that 385 00:23:28.459 --> 00:23:32.060 And the one saying Joke's On You may be this character 386 00:23:32.060 --> 00:23:33.760 That's the assumption we can make 387 00:23:33.760 --> 00:23:37.459 So the title is Honest Candidate 388 00:23:37.560 --> 00:23:41.060 And it says, a liar until yesterday, an honest candidate from today 389 00:23:41.060 --> 00:23:43.359 And for this work 390 00:23:43.359 --> 00:23:47.359 The main character suddenly becomes someone 391 00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:51.459 Who cannot lie at all 392 00:23:51.459 --> 00:23:54.859 So she has no other choice but to 393 00:23:54.859 --> 00:23:59.760 Bluntly open her secrets and other politicians' secrets 394 00:23:59.760 --> 00:24:02.760 All to outwardly 395 00:24:02.760 --> 00:24:05.160 Which incur some big events 396 00:24:05.160 --> 00:24:07.760 And with her speaking of 397 00:24:07.760 --> 00:24:10.560 All her big secrets that are disadvantageous for her 398 00:24:10.560 --> 00:24:12.760 All too honestly 399 00:24:12.760 --> 00:24:17.060 That aspect somehow appeals to the voters 400 00:24:17.060 --> 00:24:21.959 And this movie is about that comical process of her getting the votes 401 00:24:21.959 --> 00:24:23.760 So even for this work 402 00:24:23.760 --> 00:24:26.660 What would happen in the ending? 403 00:24:26.660 --> 00:24:29.760 Can this character escape this shocking status 404 00:24:29.760 --> 00:24:33.760 Of not being able to lie at all? 405 00:24:33.760 --> 00:24:39.060 And beyong whether she gets the votes 406 00:24:39.060 --> 00:24:42.859 Even after the votes, can she achieve all things said? 407 00:24:42.859 --> 00:24:45.359 We can't see anything about that ending 408 00:24:45.359 --> 00:24:49.560 This is purposedly only about those excluding the spoiler 409 00:24:49.560 --> 00:24:52.160 From what we can see here 410 00:24:52.160 --> 00:24:54.060 Snowpiercer 411 00:24:54.060 --> 00:24:55.359 For this work 412 00:24:55.359 --> 00:25:01.060 It says, I want to open the closed door 413 00:25:01.060 --> 00:25:02.959 The world of Snowpiercer 414 00:25:02.959 --> 00:25:07.760 Is the heated earth due to global warming 415 00:25:07.760 --> 00:25:12.459 Where no animals can live on 416 00:25:12.459 --> 00:25:15.660 And humans have this idea 417 00:25:15.660 --> 00:25:19.160 Of cooling down the earth a bit 418 00:25:19.160 --> 00:25:24.160 So they shoot up a satelite to do so 419 00:25:24.160 --> 00:25:28.260 In order to reverse the global warming 420 00:25:28.260 --> 00:25:32.160 But that satelite which was sent out to cool down the earth 421 00:25:32.160 --> 00:25:35.560 Ends up freezing the entire planet 422 00:25:35.560 --> 00:25:40.560 So all animals on the earth freeze to death 423 00:25:40.560 --> 00:25:43.459 And the only thing left is this Snowpiercer 424 00:25:43.459 --> 00:25:46.560 That crosses the planet 425 00:25:46.560 --> 00:25:50.459 And that's the only place where humans can live in 426 00:25:50.459 --> 00:25:52.959 This train is straight in shape 427 00:25:52.959 --> 00:25:58.859 And the closer you are to its head can you live a happier life 428 00:25:58.859 --> 00:26:03.060 Because they are rich, they can have all the foods they need 429 00:26:03.060 --> 00:26:05.359 They can induce photosynthesis for some salads 430 00:26:05.359 --> 00:26:08.060 And raise some pigs for meat 431 00:26:08.060 --> 00:26:10.160 And their life couldn't be happier 432 00:26:10.160 --> 00:26:15.060 But the tail side of the train isn't filled with people who paid for the ride 433 00:26:15.060 --> 00:26:17.560 They are freeriders 434 00:26:17.560 --> 00:26:22.560 Who hopped on in order to survive 435 00:26:22.560 --> 00:26:26.760 Despite them being poor and freeriders 436 00:26:26.760 --> 00:26:29.260 These people are not criminals 437 00:26:29.260 --> 00:26:33.160 So the rest of the train do not kill these at the tail 438 00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:37.660 However, they do not want to share their food with them 439 00:26:37.660 --> 00:26:41.060 So they mix all the insects in the train 440 00:26:41.060 --> 00:26:43.760 And provide that to these people as food 441 00:26:43.760 --> 00:26:47.859 So these people living in a below-human condition 442 00:26:47.859 --> 00:26:51.660 Desire to move up front for a better life 443 00:26:51.660 --> 00:26:54.260 And that message is in this one line 444 00:26:54.260 --> 00:26:58.560 Saying, I want to open the closed door 445 00:26:58.560 --> 00:27:00.760 And that begins Snowpiercer 446 00:27:00.760 --> 00:27:04.660 But, though it's not the plot twist in the end 447 00:27:04.660 --> 00:27:09.060 One of the lines in the movie says 448 00:27:09.060 --> 00:27:13.160 We do not open the doors in order to proceed forward 449 00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:16.959 We also open the door in order to get in the train in the first place 450 00:27:16.959 --> 00:27:20.660 That also means that one can get off the train 451 00:27:20.660 --> 00:27:25.260 This Snowpiercer does not go around the planet forever 452 00:27:25.260 --> 00:27:28.859 In order to proceed the narrative and present 453 00:27:28.859 --> 00:27:31.859 A sort of a happy or positive message 454 00:27:31.859 --> 00:27:35.859 The frozen earth should start to melt 455 00:27:35.859 --> 00:27:39.660 And the frozen earth starting to slowly melt 456 00:27:39.660 --> 00:27:42.160 And the view out the window showing 457 00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:46.060 Some animals hiding among icy lands 458 00:27:46.060 --> 00:27:50.060 These all point that opening the closed door 459 00:27:50.060 --> 00:27:53.459 Isn't just about moving forward from tail to head 460 00:27:53.459 --> 00:27:57.260 It's about the desire of leaving the closed world 461 00:27:57.260 --> 00:28:01.660 Because that door had been closed for too long 462 00:28:01.660 --> 00:28:04.859 They've come to think of it as a wall; but it's a door 463 00:28:04.859 --> 00:28:07.459 That can be open 464 00:28:07.459 --> 00:28:10.660 And this line pushes the narrative to its climax 465 00:28:10.660 --> 00:28:14.060 Even in that sense, this line wanting to open the closed door 466 00:28:14.060 --> 00:28:17.260 Provides a double meaning 467 00:28:17.459 --> 00:28:19.660 And in this Snowpiercer 468 00:28:19.660 --> 00:28:25.459 Did the main character succeed to move to the front? 469 00:28:25.459 --> 00:28:27.859 Who is in the front? 470 00:28:27.859 --> 00:28:32.260 Can the leave the train? All these aspects 471 00:28:32.260 --> 00:28:35.260 Are also missing from thie poster 472 00:28:35.260 --> 00:28:39.459 Same with this poster for The Priests 473 00:28:39.459 --> 00:28:43.660 It says, Ready to go to the most dangerous place 474 00:28:43.660 --> 00:28:49.260 The Priests is an occult movie about exorcism 475 00:28:49.260 --> 00:28:54.060 So these two main characters are priests 476 00:28:54.060 --> 00:28:58.060 Priests usually strive for the good 477 00:28:58.060 --> 00:29:02.260 And put loving others before following their own desires 478 00:29:02.260 --> 00:29:06.060 And they move towards their god 479 00:29:06.060 --> 00:29:09.260 That's the character we can assume from this 480 00:29:09.260 --> 00:29:13.459 And these priests saying that they are going to a dangerous place 481 00:29:13.459 --> 00:29:19.660 It means that even these people who have the most holy life 482 00:29:19.660 --> 00:29:25.660 Are threatened in battling this very evil enemy 483 00:29:25.660 --> 00:29:30.060 Like so, we get to read a lot of these introductions 484 00:29:30.060 --> 00:29:34.660 Of a work that try to induce our curiosity and interest 485 00:29:34.660 --> 00:29:39.060 However, a synposis is for me, the author 486 00:29:39.060 --> 00:29:41.859 In order to guide myself in making my work 487 00:29:42.060 --> 00:29:45.660 Also, this is something to be delivered to those 488 00:29:45.660 --> 00:29:48.260 Who join me for planning, like PD's or other staffs 489 00:29:48.260 --> 00:29:51.260 So a synopsis must have all the endings included 490 00:29:51.260 --> 00:29:55.060 All the scenarios or introductions we've seen 491 00:29:55.060 --> 00:29:57.260 Omit any spoilers 492 00:29:57.260 --> 00:30:00.060 And do not talk about elements of surprise 493 00:30:00.060 --> 00:30:05.060 When we write our synopsis, it's for us to not get lost 494 00:30:05.060 --> 00:30:08.660 And we need to have everyting set up, even the ending 495 00:30:08.660 --> 00:30:13.260 So you do not omit the ending part 496 00:30:13.260 --> 00:30:17.459 In fact, you need to put more focus in writing about the ending 497 00:30:17.459 --> 00:30:20.260 This is the biggest difference 498 00:30:20.260 --> 00:30:24.459 It's important to write until the end of the story 499 00:30:24.459 --> 00:30:27.260 It doesn't just include the developments of the story 500 00:30:27.260 --> 00:30:29.459 It needs the theme of the story 501 00:30:29.459 --> 00:30:33.060 And how the ending provides any impression to the characters 502 00:30:33.060 --> 00:30:37.859 And all these desciprtions must be as easily understandable as possible 503 00:30:37.859 --> 00:30:40.660 That's the difference between the two 504 00:30:40.660 --> 00:30:45.660 We're more used to the introduction-like formats 505 00:30:45.660 --> 00:30:47.660 But not so much with synopsis 506 00:30:47.660 --> 00:30:49.459 That's why we need extra work 507 00:30:49.459 --> 00:30:53.060 To train ourselves how to write synopsis 508 00:30:53.060 --> 00:30:56.859 When we create a work, the order usually goes 509 00:30:56.859 --> 00:31:04.459 First, summarize the storyline 510 00:31:04.459 --> 00:31:11.660 And second, make a full version of the story 511 00:31:11.660 --> 00:31:22.660 Third, make a teaser where only limited part of information is provided on purpose 512 00:31:22.660 --> 00:31:28.060 In contrast, for the readers or the viewers 513 00:31:28.060 --> 00:31:31.981 They begin with this teaser or introduction 514 00:31:31.981 --> 00:31:35.859 And then they enjoy the content 515 00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:39.060 And next, when they talk about this work to others 516 00:31:39.060 --> 00:31:44.260 They deliver this synopsis-type summary 517 00:31:44.260 --> 00:31:49.060 So the order is reversed here 518 00:31:49.060 --> 00:31:53.260 So let's take a popular example 519 00:31:53.260 --> 00:31:57.260 Of a fairytale, Cinderella 520 00:31:57.459 --> 00:32:02.260 If this had an introduction, it would be this 521 00:32:02.260 --> 00:32:07.660 Cinderella lost her parents as a kid and is living with unloving stepmother and stepsisters 522 00:32:07.660 --> 00:32:10.660 She would love to participate a royal ball 523 00:32:10.660 --> 00:32:13.660 But her family bullies her to be locked in the house 524 00:32:13.660 --> 00:32:17.660 But then Fairy Godmother appears to disheartened Cinderella 525 00:32:17.660 --> 00:32:20.660 And prepares a magical dress for her 526 00:32:21.060 --> 00:32:26.060 But Cinderella must be back by the midnight 527 00:32:26.060 --> 00:32:32.060 Because the dress is magical, it would probably be fake 528 00:32:32.060 --> 00:32:38.060 And notice how this ends leaving an impression that past midnight something would happen 529 00:32:38.060 --> 00:32:43.060 So we can assume for some sort of danger coming in 530 00:32:43.060 --> 00:32:47.060 But we don't know how Cinderella will overcome that 531 00:32:47.060 --> 00:32:49.796 And what ending await after that 532 00:32:49.796 --> 00:32:53.459 We can only know that after reading it ourselves 533 00:32:53.459 --> 00:32:57.459 And if we are to summarize it even more in a killing-line 534 00:32:57.459 --> 00:33:02.023 Come back before midnight, poor Cinderella 535 00:33:02.023 --> 00:33:08.459 And the most important thing here is inducing curiosity 536 00:33:08.459 --> 00:33:11.103 It also doesn't have the ending 537 00:33:11.103 --> 00:33:15.126 In contrast, a synopsis is written like this 538 00:33:15.126 --> 00:33:20.859 Cinderella lost her parents as a kid and is living with unloving stepmother and stepsisters 539 00:33:20.859 --> 00:33:24.859 Even with her bullying family, with the help of Fairy Godmother 540 00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:27.730 She gets to go to a royal ball 541 00:33:27.730 --> 00:33:34.859 After the midnight, the magic disappears and Cinderella returns, only leaving her glass shoes 542 00:33:34.859 --> 00:33:39.859 Here we see something new 543 00:33:39.859 --> 00:33:42.359 About how the story unfolds 544 00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:49.260 The prince who fell in love with Cinderella finds her with her shoes she left behind 545 00:33:49.260 --> 00:33:52.260 And Cinderella receives reward for her kind heart 546 00:33:52.260 --> 00:33:57.508 And it ends with a tone of poetic justice, a happy ending 547 00:33:57.508 --> 00:34:02.607 So what message does this story provide to the readers? 548 00:34:02.607 --> 00:34:05.824 It is a story about poetic justice 549 00:34:05.824 --> 00:34:11.260 Like so, in this version, we get to see what event Cinderella goes through 550 00:34:11.260 --> 00:34:13.508 And how she overcomes it 551 00:34:13.508 --> 00:34:18.181 And what the ending and the lesson of the story are 552 00:34:18.181 --> 00:34:20.488 So the PD who sees this outline 553 00:34:20.488 --> 00:34:24.636 And other staffs to work on this story can understand, advise 554 00:34:24.636 --> 00:34:29.141 And decide on what day of the week this story should be on 555 00:34:29.141 --> 00:34:34.131 Usually Webtoons are uploaded once in a week 556 00:34:34.131 --> 00:34:36.913 And the day of the week matters 557 00:34:36.913 --> 00:34:45.092 Usually Friday is when most people read Webtoon 558 00:34:45.092 --> 00:34:47.409 And for Friday 559 00:34:47.409 --> 00:34:52.597 Because people want some rewards for their past week 560 00:34:52.597 --> 00:34:56.646 They want something spicy and fun 561 00:34:56.646 --> 00:34:59.517 So those uploaded on Friday 562 00:34:59.517 --> 00:35:03.042 Are more for those who work in the weekdays 563 00:35:03.042 --> 00:35:05.765 Compared to the works uploaded on Wednesday of Thursday 564 00:35:05.765 --> 00:35:08.072 So on Friday, it's hadr to really focus on complex things 565 00:35:08.072 --> 00:35:10.706 People read it on their commutes, in the subway 566 00:35:10.706 --> 00:35:15.201 Or for some minutes before their bedtime 567 00:35:15.201 --> 00:35:18.785 So if the stories are too deep 568 00:35:18.785 --> 00:35:21.805 It's not easily digested 569 00:35:21.805 --> 00:35:25.478 And for the weekend Webtoons 570 00:35:25.478 --> 00:35:28.696 People are usually out and moving 571 00:35:28.696 --> 00:35:32.379 Which loses some of the focus 572 00:35:32.379 --> 00:35:35.686 That's why if the work is a detective one 573 00:35:35.686 --> 00:35:39.755 Or something that requires a lot of thinking, or with a lot of characters 574 00:35:39.755 --> 00:35:45.478 They may be distributed to a different day of the week than thoes that are very eaisly digested 575 00:35:45.478 --> 00:35:48.656 And easy to understand 576 00:35:48.656 --> 00:35:53.428 And if your work starts as a romance 577 00:35:53.428 --> 00:35:56.993 But ends up being a progression story 578 00:35:56.993 --> 00:35:59.894 You need to have all the endings included in your synopsis 579 00:35:59.894 --> 00:36:04.636 So that the PD's can decide that because it's a progression story 580 00:36:04.636 --> 00:36:08.260 It needs to be positioned in a day where there's not many in the same genre 581 00:36:08.260 --> 00:36:12.607 So that this work could survive better 582 00:36:12.607 --> 00:36:18.379 So that the works in one day of the week do not overlap too much in terms of genre 583 00:36:18.379 --> 00:36:23.121 For the PD's to plan for all these 584 00:36:23.121 --> 00:36:27.072 You need to write about the ending 585 00:36:27.072 --> 00:36:30.735 And I also told you that a synopsis is like a compass 586 00:36:30.735 --> 00:36:33.121 That helps the author not lose path 587 00:36:33.121 --> 00:36:38.775 That's also why we really need the ending here 588 00:36:38.775 --> 00:36:44.280 Also, if the compass is too hard to decode 589 00:36:44.280 --> 00:36:47.260 When the author works on actually making the story 590 00:36:47.260 --> 00:36:52.310 It's hard to make a quick decision about what's really important where 591 00:36:52.310 --> 00:36:57.260 And it'll be also hard for the author to remember 592 00:36:57.260 --> 00:36:59.884 What the focus should be 593 00:36:59.884 --> 00:37:04.171 So make sure that your synopsis isn't too long 594 00:37:04.171 --> 00:37:07.181 And that it has all the necessary parts 595 00:37:07.181 --> 00:37:10.121 Do not start with the details of all the episodes 596 00:37:10.121 --> 00:37:14.547 Start with a five to ten line summary 597 00:37:14.547 --> 00:37:16.438 The shroter, the better 598 00:37:16.438 --> 00:37:21.973 Even for the synopsis for Cinderella 599 00:37:21.973 --> 00:37:26.587 Although this is in big fonts 600 00:37:26.587 --> 00:37:29.072 If I am to print it out in a regular size 601 00:37:29.072 --> 00:37:35.161 This is around three to four lines that include everything about the story 602 00:37:35.161 --> 00:37:37.557 The reason we make our synopsis short is 603 00:37:37.557 --> 00:37:41.399 Because it is for the author to 604 00:37:41.399 --> 00:37:44.260 Understand the most important parts of the story 605 00:37:44.260 --> 00:37:47.686 So that even if they make some branching episodes 606 00:37:47.686 --> 00:37:50.062 They do not lose the core focus 607 00:37:50.062 --> 00:37:52.725 And they can continue following these points 608 00:37:52.725 --> 00:37:55.151 That's why this needs to be short 609 00:37:55.151 --> 00:37:58.111 And if, even with effort 610 00:37:58.111 --> 00:37:59.814 It is hard to write short 611 00:37:59.814 --> 00:38:03.458 And if your synopsis is too wordy 612 00:38:03.458 --> 00:38:08.745 That means that you haven't yet decided what's the most important in your story 613 00:38:08.745 --> 00:38:15.805 So having a few keywords of the story will effectively shorten your synopsis 614 00:38:15.805 --> 00:38:18.260 Say that I'm the author of Cinderella 615 00:38:18.260 --> 00:38:24.260 When Fairy Godmother uses magic, a pumpkin becomes a carriage 616 00:38:24.260 --> 00:38:26.478 Small mice into horses 617 00:38:26.478 --> 00:38:30.379 If I continue describing this scene which I feel is important 618 00:38:30.379 --> 00:38:34.418 This will lengthen the synopsis by a lot 619 00:38:34.418 --> 00:38:38.260 But in the end, the most important thing about this magic 620 00:38:38.260 --> 00:38:41.339 Is the pair of glass shoes 621 00:38:41.339 --> 00:38:45.646 Because that's what the prince uses to find Cinderella 622 00:38:45.646 --> 00:38:50.963 And that's the item that distinguishes this character 623 00:38:50.963 --> 00:38:54.686 So make sure to keep things short 624 00:38:54.686 --> 00:38:58.607 And don't stop with the four line version 625 00:38:58.607 --> 00:39:01.715 Come back before midnight, poor Cinderella 626 00:39:01.715 --> 00:39:05.260 Try making it into a one-line summary 627 00:39:05.260 --> 00:39:08.864 Which can not only induce interest 628 00:39:08.864 --> 00:39:12.824 But with this phrase, poor Cinderella 629 00:39:12.824 --> 00:39:16.626 You can even summarize the character properties 630 00:39:16.626 --> 00:39:18.409 Of Cinderella 631 00:39:18.409 --> 00:39:21.191 And by saying, Come back before midnight 632 00:39:21.191 --> 00:39:23.349 This part induces enough interest 633 00:39:23.349 --> 00:39:28.181 Like so, when you know enough about your own story 634 00:39:28.181 --> 00:39:30.963 You will be able to summarize it however long or short possible 635 00:39:30.963 --> 00:39:35.151 And writing a synopsis works as a test of a sort in this way 636 00:39:35.151 --> 00:39:40.012 When you cannot shorten your own synopsis 637 00:39:40.012 --> 00:39:41.993 And you proceed in production righti away 638 00:39:41.993 --> 00:39:45.854 Your story will be too verbose and not interesting 639 00:39:45.854 --> 00:39:49.260 As you try to capture all the stories, lessons and the ending 640 00:39:49.260 --> 00:39:50.904 In those five to ten lines 641 00:39:50.904 --> 00:39:54.052 You will be removing some details 642 00:39:54.052 --> 00:39:57.527 And when you work on your synopsis later on 643 00:39:57.527 --> 00:39:59.725 All these episodes that got rid of 644 00:39:59.725 --> 00:40:04.161 Must stay lightweight and short, just as passing comical side-notes 645 00:40:04.161 --> 00:40:07.874 In contrast, when it's about something that the synopsis includes 646 00:40:07.874 --> 00:40:12.260 The message should be delivered powerfully so that it remains memorable 647 00:40:12.260 --> 00:40:15.260 And it's okay for you to spend a lot of episodes for this 648 00:40:15.260 --> 00:40:18.814 If you know enough what events do and don't matter 649 00:40:18.814 --> 00:40:20.656 For your own story 650 00:40:20.656 --> 00:40:25.210 You can keep the synopsis even shorter, in two to three lines 651 00:40:25.210 --> 00:40:28.844 For example, condensing Cinderella in three lines 652 00:40:28.844 --> 00:40:31.874 Cinderella has lost all her family 653 00:40:31.874 --> 00:40:35.092 And is living a miserable life under bullying new family 654 00:40:35.092 --> 00:40:39.260 However, her kind heart remains 655 00:40:39.260 --> 00:40:45.814 And the help of Fairy Godmother brings her to the prince and to happiness 656 00:40:45.814 --> 00:40:48.785 This even omits the glass shoes part 657 00:40:48.785 --> 00:40:52.082 Because what matters is the general flow of the story 658 00:40:52.082 --> 00:40:54.884 Not that particualr item 659 00:40:54.884 --> 00:40:58.973 So when we are to shorten the synopsis, this part is removed 660 00:40:58.973 --> 00:41:02.725 Or, in contrast, we can lengthen the story to 100 pages 661 00:41:02.725 --> 00:41:05.646 An episode of Cinderella showing love to animals 662 00:41:05.646 --> 00:41:07.597 A lovely scene with the magic 663 00:41:07.597 --> 00:41:11.260 When the prince looks for Cinderella with the shoes 664 00:41:11.260 --> 00:41:13.032 We can add however many scenes we want 665 00:41:13.032 --> 00:41:15.537 It's much easier to make the story 666 00:41:15.537 --> 00:41:19.151 Like so, if we can shorten or lengthen the story 667 00:41:19.151 --> 00:41:23.587 That means that we understand exactly what is needed and not needed 668 00:41:23.587 --> 00:41:25.399 And by how much in the story 669 00:41:25.399 --> 00:41:28.547 That will prevent the work from going into a random direction 670 00:41:28.547 --> 00:41:31.082 Or from dragging too much 671 00:41:31.082 --> 00:41:35.141 Like so, making our content from brainstorming 672 00:41:35.141 --> 00:41:37.508 Into a storytelling Webtoon 673 00:41:37.508 --> 00:41:40.111 The backbone of the story itself 674 00:41:40.111 --> 00:41:42.260 And the parts of that backbone 675 00:41:42.260 --> 00:41:46.458 Allows one to proceed to the ending 676 00:41:46.458 --> 00:41:48.260 And I hope that your stories 677 00:41:48.260 --> 00:41:51.260 Are able to deliver the message you'd like to use 678 00:41:51.260 --> 00:41:55.260 Effectively until the ending 679 00:41:55.260 --> 00:41:56.191 Thank you 680 00:41:58.427 --> 00:42:01.877 Summary Order of Storymaking Metaphor of planting a tree Preparing for soil with my subject matters To appeal to or explain about the work to the readers or the production company 681 00:42:01.877 --> 00:42:05.319 Seeding the desire of the author The narrative as a main stream Completing Webtoon with drawing Planning for the climax, or the flowers and the fruits 682 00:42:05.319 --> 00:42:08.002 How-to: Synopsis What is Synopsis? A summary with the beginning and the ending of the story A compass of the storymaking One should be able to understand everything with the synopsis 683 00:42:08.002 --> 00:42:10.754 How-to: Synopsis Clearly write the development, ending and the message The development, theme, character development and ending should be easy to understand 684 00:42:10.754 --> 00:42:13.289 Should be short and focusing on important parts Wordy synopsis means the author does not understand their own focus Sort by keywords to train