Narrative
Articles and writings exploring the nature of narrative, story-telling and the art of the dramatist in forms both traditional and new.
The Chemistry of Dramatic Storytelling
A tool and visual system for thinking through the dramatic elements of a narrative and storyworld.
Secrets and Lies, Values and Damage
The four key ingredients in generating subtext.
Episodic Appeal
structures and patterns of serialised stories.
Biblical proportions: developing the episodic series bible
Looks at the importance of the Development Bible in creating a episodic drama series and breaks down the components of the bible to aid the series development process.
Mapping a Storyworld Timeline
A technique for building a dynamic storyworld through Events, Decisions and Milestones.
The Wire. Metaphor and Prologue
Examination of the use of visual and cognitive metaphor in the prologues to each of the 5 seaosns of the wire.
Fears and Questions of Science Fiction
Understanding the conceptual questions and fears that underpin science fiction stories.
Unearthing the Subtext in game-Narrative
Examining whats required to invest game narrative experiences with compelling subtext.
From Sandpit to Cinema
Charting the Spectrum of Story vs Narrative in gaming.
How, not If: drama, video games and TV
Exploring what compels viewers to watch and why?
The Problem with Story
A critical eye on that most ubiquitous and yet problematic of words. A challenge to this scared cow.
Setting, Background and Storyworld
Breaking down and making these terms specific to the development of long-form narratives.
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