As I’ve mentioned I’m working with mind mapping on my two parallel projects.
The great advantages compared to my beat sheet on paper is that one, it is on a computer (which is neater than a large paper) and two, the discussions, the questions and such are kept together with the structure.
I’ve got one branch called structure where I’ve added the Blake Snyder beat sheet as a mind map tree. Then there is one branch for the characters and several branches discussing different parts of the story.
I’ve not found the ultimate form for this yet – it’s too much to ask for – but it’s likely to become a tool I will use more often.
My problem right now is that my mind maps are becoming really large.
I think it would be a good idea to split them up to several. At least when I’ve been working on an idea long enough and I’m getting down to something more than a rough sketch.
What I like with the beat sheet on physical paper is the feeling for the length of the story and also the ability to easily draw arrows and others less letterized notes.
3 comments:
You have the same problem as me, a mind map is a great tool, but putting all our ideas in it will lead to a giant mind map due to our complex minds.
Yes. I've split the first one into smaller with different themes. The program I've got can easily flip between several. I'll see if it works better.
Most of time we cafe such situation we have these kinda of problem.
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