"Teringat semula zaman kenak-kanak dan remaja baca Jenama X ni. Memang mengimbau nostalgia. Best betul!"
Inilah respon biasa daripada pembaca JENAMA X - sebuah buku kompilasi komik yang menampilkan hasil karya terbaik dan terkini 10 bekas kartunis lejen Majalah Ujang dan APO?
@missfuka Boleh carik grup Kolektor Komik atau Kolekter Buku Lama kat FB. Diorang sanggup beli kalau buku tu dah pupus dan rare. Bayar mahal pun ada yang sanggup
Poster Giant Raksaksa Aku Dia & Volkswagen. Photo print saiz A1 (59.4cm X 84cm)
Mulanya member yang sungguh-sungguh mintak. Katanya nak letak kat cafe dia. Konon-konon untuk mode retro vibe 90s. Last-last aku pun ikut terjebak sekali.
Cantik jugak bila dah print besar.
Christopher Nolan doesn’t write detailed outlines.
Instead, he “draws shapes and diagrams and other structural things” to keep the story on track.
Like this, the plot map Nolan used for Inception.
Let me explain...
In storytelling, the idea of structure is everywhere:
• 3 Act
• StoryGrid
• Hero’s Journey
But Nolan claims those restrict his creativity.
He prefers to think in ‘shapes’ rather than in hard rules.
It reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut, who taught about the “shapes of stories” at Harvard.
Kurt broke down all stories into 8 unique shapes.
The engineer in me loves this view of stories. Instead of vague, hard-to-explain ideas, narrative arcs become data points you can plot.
Nolan’s plot map resembles Vonnegut’s “Man In Hole” story shape.
The main character gets into trouble then gets out of it again and ends up better off for the experience.
But Nolan’s a genius — so he layers on even more.
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As Cobb moves closer to Limbo, he travels “down” the plot map, closer and closer to disaster.
Then he fights his way back “up” to reality.
Nolan’s plot map isn’t just the shape of his story,
It’s also how he designed the world — dreams within dreams.
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Inception is one of the most complex mainstream movies ever, runs 2.5 hours, and made ~$835M at the box office.
Yet Christopher Nolan fits the entire arc on a one page map.
That’s brilliant.
So, next time you tell a story, give the "shape" idea a try. It may come more naturally than you expect.
Hari baru, minggu baru, peluang baru.
Selamat menjalankan tugas dengan jujur, ikhlas, tenang dan gembira.
Andai harimu tidak baik, tak mengapa...
Kerana itu harimu, bukan hariku.
Ayat mengorat paling klasik dari dulu sampai ke hari ni. Kalau nak tanya direct malu pulak.
Mengaku jelah yang korang pun mesti pernah pakai atau dapat ayat tektik lama ni kan?