Curious about storytelling? Join this class and feel a basic structure of the story!

Japanese Manga Artist Naomasa Matsuda welcomes and encourages you, and shows you the entrance to the fun of story creation. You need nothing about any experience or knowledge of it.

In this class, you will learn how to create a short story using a "12 questions method". This method is a simplification of the complex thinking process of professional Manga Artists. You can easily create a story outline by just answering “12 questions”. Now, let's dive into the story world with me and enjoy creating the short story in this way!

Class Outline

Video1: Invitation to the Story World. 　The famous "5W and H Questions" is good enough for writing reports and diaries, but not enough if you want to draw manga or write scripts. Because it lacks two elements: emotion and growth. And if you use my "12 Question Method" form, you can easily create a story outline by adding those two. Experience the fun of creating a story with this method I propose!
Video2: Why Storytelling is Difficult. 　Many of the students I taught in university lamented that storytelling was difficult. In fact, however, it's not that storytelling was difficult, it's just that they didn't know what they should tell or shouldn't tell, and didn’t know the right order to tell. So, to solve them, I came up with "12 Question Methods". By using this method, anyone can easily know what to tell and in what order. But first, think about what kind of event you're going to write about. The class project is to create a story that conveys your joy.
Video3: Write the Outline with a “12 Questions”. 　l explain what "12 Questions" means. Fill out the answers on the form you downloaded. Write specific answers instead of vague answers. The last three questions are especially important, so think carefully and answer them. Once you've written everything, you're ready to create a story outline.
Video4: Design Your Own Characters. 　There are various character designs in manga. I explain some of them briefly. If you draw manga, decide your design and upload it to the project gallery. If you write sentences, you can skip this video and go on.
Video5: Reorder and Turn Into a Story. 　Create a story outline by sorting the answers on the next form you downloaded. If you draw manga, draw it on this form. If you write sentences, add a little more detail.

Kurt Hall

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