Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 30 Storytelling & Encoding Plot Encoding Plot Encoding Static Plot Appreciations is very simple. One need only figure out what it is. How and when it is going to actually show up in the story is a completely different issue and is part […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 29 Storytelling & Encoding Theme The trick in encoding theme is to make sure the audience knows what the argument is about without coming right out and saying it, and also to make sure the argument is made without the audience ever feeling […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 28 Storytelling & Encoding Subjective Characters Although authors use Subjective Characters all the time they unfortunately view the Subjective functions simply as other aspects of Objective Characters. In fact, the two functions are most often blended into a single concept of character that […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 27 Storytelling & Encoding Objective Characters Although encoding places the argument of a story in the context of real life, the storyform itself is not real life at all. It is an analogy to the mind’s problem-solving process. We all know what it […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 26 The Art of Storytelling Stage Two: Storyencoding Introduction To Storyencoding Storyencoding is simply the process of turning the raw appreciations of a storyform structure into the flesh and blood people, places, and events of a story that can be told. […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 25 Storytelling & Thematic Appreciations Selecting Thematic Appreciations Selecting a Range A Range is the thematic focus of a throughline. The focus, when explored with its counterpoint and then coupled with a conclusion, creates a premise. A throughline’s Range is found at […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 24 Storytelling and Plot Appreciations Selecting Plot Appreciations Plot Appreciations come in two varieties: Static Appreciations, and Progressive Appreciations. Static Appreciations are dramatic items such as Goal, Requirements, and Consequences, and may also include the Concerns of each throughline. Progressive Appreciations […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 23 Storytelling the Structural Appreciations Storyforming Structural Appreciations By answering the eight essential questions we greatly refine our understanding of the way our story will feel to our audience. The next task is to clarify what it is we intend to […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 22 Storytelling and Plot Dynamics Plot Dynamics Plot Dynamics Examples Story Work Action Stories: Hamlet; The Silence of the Lambs; Being There; A Christmas Carol; Rain Man Decision Stories: The Verdict; Chinatown; The Glass Menagerie; Casablanca; The Godfather; The Story of Job; […]
Dramatica: A New Theory Of Story By Melanie Anne Phillips & Chris Huntley Chapter 21 Storytelling and Character Dynamics Audience Impact There are eight questions about a story that are so crucial and powerful that we refer to them as the essential questions. Determining the answers to these can instantly clarify an embryonic […]