Kurt Vonnegut on the 8 “Shapes” of Stories
very way we perceive and render all experience.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
stories are “the smallest unit of time travel” because stories are what allows you to go from one point in time to another. Stories are what you hold onto in our universe. Stories are also the first thing we create, and storymaking becomes a skill that people learn in our travels.
Plurality University Network • Jocelyn Ibarra: ‘This Studio Is a Response to Hopelessness About the Future’
· Rashomon (Rashomon) · Redemption (Groundhog Day, Jaws, Tootsie) · Hero Falls (Chinatown, The Godfather, The Shining) · Alternate Reality (It’s a Wonderful Life, Groundhog Day, Back to the Future, The Post-Birthday World). A variation of this is “The Road Not Taken” story (Sliding Doors, Family Man) · Chase/On the Run (The Fugitive, Thelma And Lou
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