Task 2 – John Cyr – Digital Storytelling

Element	Detail	Example
SETTING	Place	A rundown mining planet & other worlds
SETTING	Time	N/A
MAIN CHARACTER	Name	Ridge
	Description	Ridge is a small robot, fitted with mining/drilling equipment. He converts into a mobile drilling vehicle, allowing him to drill through dense materials, and traverse rough terrain. Ridge is the youngest of the miner-bots, and is a valued member due to his mining skills, along with a knack for problem solving and leading operations.
	Want Vs Need	Ridge WANTS to explore the universe, but NEEDS to embrace his skills as a leader to save his world.
ANTAGONIST	Name	Metonym
	Relationship to MC	Invades Ridge’s jobsite & homeworld.
	Background	A military robot, hardened by years of service protecting planets from outside invaders.
	What does this character want?	Metonym seeks to overthrow his race’s government and enact his own democracy for the betterment of everyone.
SITUATION	What is happening at the beginning of the story?	Ridge is working in the crystal mines, along with his miner-bot crewmates.
INCITING EVENT	What event upsets the situation and introduces the main conflict?	Metonym’s forces invade the crystal mines and create a base there, since the crystals are of great value.
CONFLICT	How do the characters react to the inciting event?	Ridge is terrified and wants to leave, but needs to save his fellow miner-bots.
	What sustains the conflict?	Ridge and Metonym’s growing desires to achieve their goals, acting on these desires in more and more extreme ways.
	What are the stakes?	The stability of the robot race’s democracy and their lives.
	What choice must the hero make?	To serve himself, or others.
Premise	What is this story’s core? Theme:	Embrace who you are to help others, and in turn you’ll help them and yourself be better.