80: Pitch Materials
Which pitch materials should you focus on to summarize your story? Loglines, outlines, one-sheets, treatments, series bibles, poster art, and look boo...
StoryOsophy - For Writers, Storytellers and Story Lovers
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StoryOsophy is a weekly podcast that dissects elements of story through analysis of books, movies, plays and other mediums that span the history of storytelling. Hosted by Adam Jones and Devin Halden, the show is an on-going exploration of story and where storytelling goes next and where do we as storytellers take it next. It is intended to stimulate conversations about story and the imagination of storytellers. Story + Philosophy = StoryOsophy. Thank you for subscribing! Please provide feedback or subjects you would like us to cover on future episodes.
79: Polishing and Wordsmithing
What can you do to diagnose and improve your scenes? How do you approach fine-tuning your piece? Why is wordsmithing, grammar, and punctuation so impo...
Road Trip 1 – Autumn Updates
Greetings StoryOsopher’s! With the sudden impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, we have been adjusting to ensure we can continue producing StoryOsophy podc...
78: Theme Builder
How do you determine what your theme is? How do you expand that idea and weave it into your story or first draft? What if you have more than one domin...
77: Scene Builder
In this episode we explore what to look for in building strong scenes. How do you fix a scene that isn’t working? How do you build a scene from scratc...
76: Alternate Movement Structures
How can you use the movement system to break down, diagnose, and remedy story problems? How can you use movements to better develop an episodic series...
75: Final Image, Final Words (Movement 6)
Why is the last thing your audience sees or hears so important? What can you do to make this event as impactful as it could be? Join Devin and Adam fo...
74: Tying Up Loose Ends (Movement 6)
How do you bring closure and resolution to your story? How do you make sure all your setups have satisfactory payoffs? Next on Storyosophy. Join Devin...
73: New Status Quo (Movement 6)
How has the Hero’s perspective changed about the World they left at the story’s beginning? Has the Hero transformed that world because of their journe...
Story Breakdown: Home Alone (Part 2)
In this episode we conclude our breakdown of the Christmas classic “Home Alone.” Why is the climax of this movie so exciting and hysterical? How do Jo...