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The Point of a Story

Posted on January 12, 2009 in General Screenwriting | No Comments

James Hudnall reflects on where stories came from and how they impact our culture.

…At the dawn of mankind our ancient ancestors huddled around campfires and told stories to entertain each other. But the smarter ones realized there was a way to make the stories more effective for the audience. And that was the origin of [...]

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Aristotle’s Seven Golden Rules of Storytelling

Posted on December 3, 2008 in General Screenwriting | No Comments

Jan Janroy covers Aristotle’s Seven Golden Rules of Storytelling while coaching graduates for their final thesis films at Graduate Department of Film & Television: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

…Aristotle 384-322 BCE, in his seminal treatise ‘Poetics or Poetica’ concluded there are seven golden rules of successful story telling. These rules or principles in [...]

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