One of the TV shows I adore is Netflix's Love+Death+Robots. It's an anthology series that takes the viewer to these exquisitely animated worlds that range from the past to the present and to the future. Each story has its own unique world, so they have to do the worldbuilding for the audience incredibly quickly. Today, I want to go over the lessons of that show before its fourth season drops. Let's dive in. Worldbuilding Quickly The idea of worldbuilding can be one of those onerous tasks that drives writers a little insane. You have to communicate to the audience the rules of the world, when you are, where you are, and get them to understand it in a way that won't take away from your story. Well, what I admire about Love+Death+Robots is that it does all of this so quickly in every episode. Let's look at a few strategies they use to get the audience up to speed. Focus on the Core Concept & Conflict: I like to start all writing with this mindset: What is the absolute minimum the audience needs to know about this world to understand the central conflict and the protagonist's journey?If you start from there, you fill in the details that are necessary and can add more later, on the rewrite. Another big question I think needs to be answered: How is it different than the world we live in right now? These differences are what needs to be upfront because we will always infer...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 9 April