When It All Finally Clicks Into Place
Is the process involved in the analysis of a Dramatica storyform truly objective, or is everyone fooling themselves? Jim answers these questions as we...
Narrative First: where story is always king
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Updates & analysis of all things story. From screenplays to novels to deep theoretical story structure, this podcast is aimed at providing the secrets to great storytelling.
Raiders of the Lost Ark and Multiple Storyforms
A deep-dive into the two narrative structures driving the classic action/adventure *Raiders of the Lost Ark.*
The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
An in-depth look at the narrative thematics driving these two classic films.
Demystifying the Plot Points of a Complete Story
In this episode, we take a look at the key story events that shift a narrative from one contextual Act to the next.
Making Meaning Out of the Meaningless
A Dramatica storyform ensures that what you have to say promises purpose and a reason for the audience to listen.
The 2018 Academy Awards
My experience of being able to predict the specific structural items of an Oscar-nominated film while it was running.
The Relationship Story Throughline Is Not An Argument
A look at how you can dramatically improve the quality of your storytelling by thinking of the central relationship as a character.
Connecting the Main Character to the Overall Story
In this episode, I cover the importance of connecting the Main Character's problem with the Overall Story problem & a method for constructing the Narr...
2018: The Year of Abundance
In this episode, we catch up on all things Narrative First from the past three months and kickstart our year of plenty.
The Narrative First Atomizer
In this, the final--and most epic--episode of Season 2, I finish off the initial development of my story and introduce the various features of the new...