Let's Write a Story Together! with Alastair Budge (Advanced)
May 7, 2024
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Writer Alastair Budge collaborates on a story about someone from Antarctica experiencing culture shock in London. They discuss cultural references, humorous situations, and misunderstandings about British culture in the narrative. The episode showcases the creative process of story creation and the upcoming recording of the story.
Creating a story about culture shock by blending Antarctic and British customs for humor.
Exploring language misunderstandings and cultural clashes between Antarctica and the UK for comedic effect.
Deep dives
Formation of a Fictional Fantastical Story Idea
A workshop between Ariel Goodbody and Aleister Budge for a story creation is detailed. The discussion revolves around creating a story about a person from Antarctica experiencing culture shock in London. Ideas include the person's trip to see the King, humorous cultural misunderstandings such as the perception of peas and flat beer, and the possibility of English being learned from a 1917 phrasebook. The brainstorming session delves into creating comedic scenarios involving penguins, unique language misunderstandings, and observations on British culture.
Language Level and Story Structure Consideration
Considerations for the story's language level, ranging from intermediate to advanced, and the choice of a third-person narrative are discussed. The focus is on utilizing recognizable cultural norms for humor, such as queuing and politeness. The narrative ends with an open question about the story's conclusion, leaving room for surprise in the final storyline.
Cultural Clashes and Comedic Cultural Observations
The creative process explores potential humorous interactions, including confusion over British customs like politeness and queuing. The narrative development involves incorporating penguin-related scenarios and the character's linguistic misunderstandings due to learning English from an outdated phrasebook. The discussion reflects an interest in contrasting Antarctic culture with British customs and lifestyle.
Story Development and Ending Deliberation
The collaboration nears completion with a fleshed-out storyline revolving around a person from Antarctica visiting London. The cultural differences and humorous situations, like food preferences and language usage, are highlighted. The resolution of the story, including the character's return or stay in the UK, is left open for creative exploration.
In this episode, I brainstorm a story with Alastair Budge. We start with the concept of someone from Antarctica moving to London and experiencing culture shock and peculiarities of life in the UK. We come up with cultural references and humorous situations involving misunderstandings about British culture. After this episode, Alastair went off and wrote the story, which I then edited, and next week you'll be able to hear the recorded version.