: Every story needs a "spark." Identify the most surprising moment in your video and make that the turning point for your main character.
: Don't worry about the whole plot yet. Just write what you see in the "circle of light" (the immediate scene), and let the next part reveal itself as you go. 5_6167881591801513843(1).mp4
When he clicked play, the screen didn't show a video. It showed a pulsing, bioluminescent map of a city that didn't exist. Streets curved in ways that defied geometry, and the "traffic" consisted of glowing orbs that flickered in time with Elias’s own heartbeat. : Every story needs a "spark
: Ask yourself what the person or object in the video wants and what is standing in their way. When he clicked play, the screen didn't show a video
The file had no thumbnail, just a string of numbers that looked like a digital sneeze: 5_6167881591801513843(1).mp4 .
Elias found it in his "Downloads" folder, sandwiched between a PDF tax form and a blurry photo of a sandwich. He didn't remember downloading it. He didn't remember receiving it. But there it sat, a 12MB void waiting to be filled.
If you’d like to write a story specifically based on what is actually in your video, here are a few ways to start:
