Task 2 – Brian Ellsmore – Digital Storytelling

Element	Detail	Example
SETTING	Place	Russia
SETTING	Time	1900’s
MAIN CHARACTER	Name	John Smith
	Background	He is 18 years old but driven by poverty and curiosity. Johns Dad is a spy for the U.S. in Russia.
	What does this character want?	John and his two friends overhear a conversation about these rare diamonds in Russia, so they set out for the diamonds and plan to bring them home.
ANTAGONIST	Name	Russian Government
	Relationship to MC	The enemy
	Background	The Russian Government is trying to protect and keep their diamonds from their enemies who want them.
	What does this character want?	The character wants to keep and protect his country’s diamonds. No matter the cost.
SITUATION	What is happening at the beginning of the story?	In the beginning, John Smith and two friends attempt to sneak into Russia from the US.
INCITING EVENT	What event upsets the situation and introduces the main conflict?	They get caught in a hotel and have to escape.
CONFLICT	How do the characters react the inciting event?	The characters have to strategize what their next move is. Go home, or keep going?
	What sustains the conflict?	The chase to find the kids who are hunting their diamonds
	What are the stakes?	Their lives, kept in Russian jail.
	What choice must the hero make?	Whether he continues his journey to get the diamonds, or decides it is too dangerous and goes home empty handed.
Premise	What is this story’s core? Theme:	Three guys are on the hunt to become the richest boys in the U.S. with the help of some diamonds in Russia, along the way they realize their lives are a lot more at stake then presumed.