Drama Musicals » conflict http://www.dramamusicals.com Where The Story Matters Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Making Of A Drama Musical – 3. Conflict Potential http://www.dramamusicals.com/dramamusical-workshop/making-of-a-darama-musical/the-making-of-a-drama-musical-conflict-potential http://www.dramamusicals.com/dramamusical-workshop/making-of-a-darama-musical/the-making-of-a-drama-musical-conflict-potential#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:06:55 +0000 Achim http://www.dramamusicals.com/?p=176 In Part1 and Part 2 of this Drama Musical masterclass series, Michael Kunze talked about his method of finding and choosing a suitable idea for a dramatic musical work. In Part 3 he explains another highly important aspect in the story selection process – the potential for conflict.

When the main character strives for a certain goal, and everything in his path presents growing resistance, we have a classical conflict situation. And drama means conflict!

In the Drama Musical “Marie Antoinette”, the confrontation of the spoiled, rich and superficial Queen of France with a freedom-hungry beggar girl yielded a host of conflict situations without which the otherwise boringly passive life of Marie Antoinette would have been unsuitable for a passionate story development.

Continue with Part 4 – Special Elements

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