Story Requirements

Why The Hangover Is So Good
Why The Hangover Is So Good

The biggest comedy of the year also happens to be, from a story structure standpoint, one of the most interestingly constructed films. Humor is definitely the focus here, but it is the thematic issues that make the film feel fresh.

Visualizing the Objective Story Points

My first attempt at creating a diagram to help explain some of Dramatica’s more complex concepts.

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Story Fanatic is a website dedicated to investigating the wonderful world of story. From story structure to theory, analysis to writing, the articles on this site are an effort by Jim Hull to explore why some stories work better than others. Since 2005, 259 articles have been written. Read more »

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