Story-telling or stories are as old as humanity. Stories are the way values, morals and culture are passed down from generation to generation. The dimensions of story-telling have changed with moderation but the dimensions –whether its brand story-telling, a fable,folktale,a proverb, marketing video, a screenplay, or even a still photo –the base remains the same. One party desires that information that is being disseminated to be viewed or accepted in a particular way and hopes the receiver perceives and or accepts it the same way or same manner.
There are many story ideas /stories from around the world that share similarities – ideas about Love, Higher purpose,revenge,morality,loyalty,forgiveness,etc.Evidencing the fact that humanity is one.
So how are story ideas generated for film? They are generated from within us and without. Some are born out of one’s own personal experiences or those around us or ideas we have read or mused over, Some come to us from listening to a song or ironically reading someone else’s story. Some come by inspiration. Story ideas have been birthed from imagination, remakes of old stories, they do not have to be original. What makes them great is the potential they have to be great stories!