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Category Archives: Signposts & Journeys
3 Act vs. 4 Act Structure
The following is a transcript from an online class on the Dramatica theory of story hosted by its co-creator, Melanie Anne Phillips signed on as Dramatica: William S1 : After working so long in 3-act structure, I’m unclear on Dramatica’s … Continue reading
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Act Order – Sign Posts, Journeys & Throughlines
A Dramatica user asks: Hi Melanie, In the [Dramatica] theory book you can find this text: “Just because we have absolute freedom, however, does not mean our decision will have no effect on our audience. In fact, the order in … Continue reading
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Definitive Scientific Article on Dramatica Theory
Here is a link to the definitive explanation of the Dramatica theory (in PDF) from 1993, that explains all of the key concepts in text and graphics, including descriptions of non-story uses of the psychological model and the functioning of … Continue reading
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Changing Dramatica’s Suggested Act Order
A Dramatica user recently asked: Hello: would appreciate your help on this. Am using the Dramatica software. Level III. Impact Character is MIND and that’s OK. However, the software keeps telling me that Signpost #1 is Memories and Signpost #2 … Continue reading
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Relationship of Story Driver to Journeys
Recently, a writer asked about the relationship of the Story Driver to the three Journeys in every throughline. Here’s my response: The Story Driver is one of the eight dynamic questions (the eight “essential” questions) that Dramatica asks, including Main … Continue reading
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3 Act vs. 4 Act Structure
The following excerpt is taken from The Dramatica Class Transcripts William S1 : After working so long in 3-act structure, I’m unclear on Dramatica’s four-act structure. Dramatica : Okay, let’s address that question… Dramatica sees both a structural and a … Continue reading
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