Film Ideation
Brief, examples and idea lock
Aim
Learn to identify the dramatic engine of a story, ideating with AI, to produce an approved trailer concept with a named character, forced change, and real stakes.
In one line
Pressure-test a story idea for its dramatic engine with AI brainstorming.
Stage run
| # | Stage | Type | Aim | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Film Ideation | arcade | Wake the story instinct: every story is someone who wants something, with something in the way. | |
| 2 | Film Ideation | dossier | ||
| 3 | Generative Ideation | workbench | Learn to prompt an AI for many divergent options and select against explicit criteria, to ideate at volume without settling for its first answer, in the context of finding your trailer’s story engine. | |
| 4 | The Pitch Room | larp | Does your story have an engine — or just a mood? | 20 |