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Entries Tagged with 'story reception'

Thinking of Your Audience First

July 11th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Although the software is not properly set up for it, you can create the structure of your story based on how you want your audience to receive your story, i.e. how you want your story to feel to them. In order to do this, you need to understand the connections that some appreciations have with one another.

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Deadwood: Masterpiece

September 15th, 2006 · 4 Comments

(Unlike most reviews, there are no spoilers ahead - continue without risk)
This afternoon I had an interesting quote arrive to me courtesy of Creative Screenwriting:
“Better, absolutely. The audience’s increased appreciation for complex and multi-episode narratives has opened up new possibilities for storytelling. It’s never been as exciting to be a television writer.”
- Vanished’s Josh Berman, when asked whether [...]

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breaking down the art of storytelling

October 27th, 2005 · No Comments

The move is over and now I’ve finally got full time access to my Dramatica notebooks. Scanned through the first one and found a really interesting observation. This one is from a weekend workshop I took way back in October of 1998. Melanie Anne Phillips, the other co-creator of the theory, was [...]

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