ITAP Lecture Visual Communication

Development of ideas and structure in moving image



Three act structure

Beginning : Middle : End

Establish : Crisis : Resolve

30 : 60 : 30


The film I am going to use to  represent the three act structure is Lord Of The Rings.

Act 1

Gandolf the Grey goes to the shire to meet Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo gives up the ring to Frodo

Frodo leaves the shire with sam to find the prancing horse

The ringwraths are on the hunt

Frodo meets a ranger at the prancing horse called Strider

Strider and the hobbits head for Rivendell

Act II

Frodo gets stabbed by the wring wrath

Arwin a elf princess takes Frodo to Rivendell for a cure

Elrand the king of elves decides the ring can not stay at Rivendell

Every one discovers Strider is called Aragon and is the heir of Gondor

The fellowship is born and consists of Frodo,Sam,Merry,Pippin,Gimmi,Legolas,Boromir and Aragon

Saruman causes a avalanche

Gimmie discovers all the dwarfs are dead

Gandolf dies

Boromir dies

Frodo and Sam leave the others o find their own way to Mordor

Frodo and sam find Gollum which they make him show the way to Mordor

Aragon,Legolas,gimmie are on the hunt for the urak-hai

Gandolf returns as the White Wizard

A Battle takes place at Helms Deep

Aragon,Legolas and Gimmi fight bravely

Gandolf appears in the distance with the soldiers of Rohan lead by Eomer

Frodo and Sam are captured by Faramir brother of Boromir

Act III

The war at middle earth has just begun

Frodo and Sam escape while Framir's army comer under attack

Gandolf rides to Gondor

Gollum shows Frodo and Sam to a secret stair case to Mordor

the beacons are lit in aid of Gondor

The sword of ndril is reforged which Elrand gives to Aragon to summon an army greater than any army Mordor ha seen

Gollum frames Sam of eating all the food and Frodo sends sam home

Gollum try s to kill Frodo but fails because Sam comes back to help Frodo

Rohan answers Gondor call for help but the army is too less to Win

Aragon summons an army of ghosts which swore are oath to the king of Gondor

Aragon helps Rohan and they win the battle

Frodo and Sam destroy the ring

Pre Production - Character Design 

Character from The Lord Of The Rings - Aragorn



APPEARANCE 

The character Aragorn is a tall well built figure. Being a ranger made his character have a rough look. Long dark brown/black hair, dark brown eyes and facial hair. His clothes are mainly dark colours.


ACTION


Aragorn meets four hobbits at the Inn of The Prancing Pony. He takes the hobbits to Rivendell for help. once there Aragorn gets chosen as the member of the fellowship of the ring which needs to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.


INTERACTION 


Aragorn relates to the other characters because he is willing to give up his life to save Middle Earth by helping the hobbits to get to Mount Doom to destroy the ring. just as are the other characters in the story, such as Legolas,Gimmie,broomier and Gandolf.