(1) write down on a large index card, 3 possible SPRINGBOARD ideas for a 30-minute TV anthology series (like the Twilite zone) (compare to series or mini-series) Be prepared to talk about them.

(2) We will place all the index cards on the white board, for each side of the white-board, we will select the top ten springboard ideas. **professor may reorganize this structure if need be a better system to fit the class size, and remaining time of class**

(3) Teams of 2 students per side, will take turns creating 2 characters from a springboard and placing them in an SIMPLE ARGUMENT (husband and wife, best friends, hated enemies, total strangers) What is the argument about? How can each of their positions be seen as either valid or controversial?

(goal of this exercise: You can create back-story without realizing it during general creative process):Soon you will see the elements of back story creeping into the argument -even if the back story occurred five minutes prior to the meeting of the characters. Think about video games like MYST, what are ways the back story completely propels the story and the mysteries?