Research Point: Story Twists
As
I hope for my story to contain a large ‘twist’ at the end, I wanted to spend
some time researching twists and taking advice about the best way of achieving
the effect. As mentioned earlier, The Usual Suspects is a brilliant
example of a ‘twist’ that works well. However, Gramlich (2013) suggests that “When the twist ending tale works best, its
climactic scene dramatically destroys what the readers or viewers think they
know, and alters or even reverses the direction they thought the story was
headed in.” This has lead me to
think about the ‘obvious’ ending of certain films and quickly ‘pull the rug
away’ at the last minute in order to make you re-evaluate your thinking.
In
order to effectively create a twist for my story, I will aim to ensure that the
audience feels ‘part’ of the action and completely believes Sally’s story, and
predicts the fairy tale ending of Sally ‘saving the day’.
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