Basic Storytelling

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Curriculum

Every culture and people group tell stories. But what makes up a good story and how do you tell it?
In this course we will cover the bare bone basics to help you get started telling better stories and to think about what goes into them.

Introduction

1

Intro

Preview 2:38

Truth In The Lie

2

What is Storytelling?

0:54
3

The Lie of Fiction

3:32
4

A Believable Lie

1:49
5

Truth In The Lie

2:11

Inspiration

6

Inspiration

1:33
7

Building on Feeling

1:50
8

The Retelling

5:01
9

The Retelling

Assignment

Style and Voice

10

Style and Voice

4:25

Developing a Story

11

Developing a Story

1:20
12

The Character

2:03
13

The Journey

2:29
14

The Short Story

3:01
15

Word Vomiting

Assignment

Characters

16

Characters

9:23

World Building

17

World Building

8:30

The Structure

18

The Structure

0:45
19

Act 1

1:03
20

Act 2

2:36
21

Act 3

3:24

The Heroes Journey

22

The Heroes Journey

1:14
23

The Mono Myth

1:25
24

Stages 1-3

3:10
25

Stages 4-6

6:07
26

Stages 7-9

2:59
27

Stages 10-13

3:08
28

Stages 14-17

4:15
29

Wrapping Up The Journey

1:13

Pixar's 22 Rules of Story Telling

30

Pixar's Rules of Story Telling

1:13
31

Rules 1-4

6:35
32

Rules 5-8

6:58
33

Rules 9-12

5:47
34

Rules 13-16

5:21
35

Rules 17-22

8:35

Conclusion

36

Conclusion

1:03
37

Time to Write!

Assignment

Basic Storytelling

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