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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
a flaw at the beginning of a story produces its opposite at the end:
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
That’s what story structure is – single units of perception, endlessly seeking to mimic each other as they build into one giant version of their constituent parts.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
‘Every character a dramatist presents must have within it the seeds of its future development.’
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
this is drama; every action has a consequence.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
They are our avatars and thus our entry point:
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Characters create façades to mask the things they fear inside – we all do.