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A good story makes a good film possible, while failure to make the story work virtually guarantees disaster.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
your goal is make the Reader feel the same emotion as they read the script as the Audience will feel when they watch the movie.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
In a story, audiences must always know who the hero is, what the hero wants, who the hero has to defeat to get what they want, what tragic thing will happen if the hero doesn’t win, and what wonderful thing will happen if they do.
Donald Miller • Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Again, it doesn’t matter what line of work you’re in or if it’s business or personal. We’re always trying to convey our thoughts and ideas and hopes and dreams in a way that not only moves people to take action but that also gets us what we want in life too.
Jordan Belfort • Way of the Wolf: Straight line selling: Master the art of persuasion, influence, and success
Focus on SETUPS AND PAYOFFS.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
Given that the human brain is wired to learn and retain information through stories, turning your quest for progress into a story is an effective way to get noticed and be understood. The story spine will help you create and tell this story well.
Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn, Bob Moesta • Use This Genius Pixar Hack to Get Your Career Back on Track
Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. —ROBERT MCKEE
Lee Hartley Carter • Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don't Seem to Matter
Ideally, each story has at least three beats: a beginning, middle and end.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
Introduce a Fascinating Protagonist (Protag):