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12 Hours of video on all
aspects of story structure
and storytelling from the co-creator of
Dramatica
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Overview 97 minutes
Introduction to the Story Mind,
Story Structure vs. Storytelling, The Grand Argument Story.
The Four Essential Throughlines. The Psychology of
Story. How to Psychoanalyze your
story. |
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Characters -
Part 1 72
minutes
The difference betwen Objective
and Subjective Characters, Why "Hero" is a four-letter word, Why a
"Main Character" is not the same as a "Protagonist," how to create
the 8 essential archetypal
characters. |
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Characters -
Part 2 105
minutes
How to build complex
characters, building four-dimensional characters. Character
relationships. |
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Storyforming
- Part 1 67
minutes
The 8 Essential Questions every
author should be able to answer about his or her story: Main
Character Resolve: Change or Steadfast?, Main Character Growth:
Start or Stop?, Main Character Approach: Do-er or Be-er?, Main
Character Technique: Linear or
Intuitive? |
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Storyforming
- Part 2 82
minutes
Story Driver: Action or
Decision?, Story Limit: Timelock or Optionlock?, Story Outcome:
Success or Failure?, Story Judgment: Good or
Bad? |
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Theme - Part
1 101
minutes
Theme as Perspective, Thematic
Topics, Thematic Arguments, Classifying Problems, Finding your theme
in the Dramatica Structural Model. |
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Theme - Part
2 85
minutes
The Premise, Thematic Conflict,
Thematic Conclusion, building your thematic argument with 28
Thematic Moments. |
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Storyencoding 110 minutes
Turning your structure into
real people, places, and events, Illustrating Story Points, How to
illustrate more than one story point with a single event, Finding
the structure in work you have already written, How to use and
illustrate Story Domains, Story Concerns, Story Issues, Story
Problems. |
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Plot - Part
1 98
minutes
Plot vs. Storyweaving, How Plot
affects Character, Theme, and Genre, Satic Plot Points, Goals,
Consequences, Requirements,
Forewarnings. |
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Plot - Part
2 70
minutes
Progressive Plot Points, 3 Act
Structure, 4 Act Structure, 5 Act Structure, 7 Act Structure, How to
KNOW what happens in Act 2, How to create 28 Plot-Driven scenes or
chapters. |
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Storyweaving 35 minutes
How to create an Exposition
Plan for your story, How to make your story interesting with
Storyweaving techniques such as: Changing Scope, Changing
Importance, Red Herrings, Non-Causality, Reversals, Continuity
Breaks, Shifting Context, Flashbacks and
Flashforwards. |
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Genre
102
minutes
The many faces of Genre, Why
every story has a unique Genre, How to create a Genre chart, How to
chart and control your audience's emotional throughline, How to
avoid breaking emotional continuity, How to create Mixed Emotions in
your audience, How to interweave Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, and
Information. |
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Reception 68 minutes
How to go about the actual writing of your
story, The Audience as Writing Partner, Communication or
Collaboration?, Who is your Audience?, Audiences as Disposable
Tribes, Cultural Considerations, Writing for or about Ethnic Groups,
Demographics - Age Groups, Men and Women, Sub-cultures, Authors
Intent and how to use it, How to create Propaganda. |
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About Dramatica and
StoryWeaver
Hi, I'm Melanie Anne Phillips,
creator of StoryWeaver,
co-creator of Dramatica and owner
of Storymind.com. If you have a moment, I'd like to tell you
about these two story development tools - what each is designed to
do, how each works alone on a different part of story development and how
they can be used together to cover the entire process from concept to
completion of your novel or screenplay.
What They Do
Dramatica is a tool to help you
build a perfect story structure. StoryWeaver is a tool to help you
build your story's world.
Dramatica focuses on the underlying
logic of your story, making sure there are no holes or
inconsistencies.
StoryWeaver focuses on the creative
process, boosting your inspiration and guiding it to add depth, detail and
passion to your story.
How They Do It
Dramatica has the world's only
patented interactive Story Engine™ which cross-references your answers to
questions about your dramatic intent, then finds any weaknesses in your
structure and even suggests the best ways to strengthen them.
StoryWeaver uses a revolutionary new
creative format as you follow more than 200 Story Cards™ step by step
through the story development process. You'll design the people
who'll inhabit your story's world, what happens to them, and what it all
means.
How They Work
Alone
By itself Dramatic appeals to
structural writers who like to work out all the details of their stories
logically before they write a word.
By itself, StoryWeaver appeals to
intuitive writers who like to follow their Muse and develop their stories
as they go.
How They Work
Together
But, the finished work of a
structural writer can often lack passion, which is where StoryWeaver can
help. And the finished work of an intuitive writer can often lack
direction, which is where Dramatica can help.
So, while each kind of writer will
find one program or the other the most initially appealing, both kinds of
writers can benefit from both programs.
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We have a 90 Day Return Policy
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aren't completely satisfied we'll cheerfully refund your purchase
price.
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