Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
– ‘What’s the problem?’ And the climax the how – ‘This is how I’m going to deal with it’. Often that decision is made simply and quickly.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
All dramatic structure is built on the chassis of change.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
following the conventions of form didn’t inhibit Beethoven, Mozart and Shostakovich.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
a character is what they do
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
one concrete objective:
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
the Kuleshov Effect applies equally to dialogue too.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
initial enthusiasm, goals achieved, things falling apart, catastrophe faced and victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
They need not all begin with big bangs – they can simply be the first crack that allows the daylight
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Exposition is awkward to present because it rarely occurs in real life. Exposition, after all, is telling and drama is showing