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The 5 Commandments of Storytelling (Cutting Room Floor #039)
Film School
English - January 16, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Arts creativity writing afi afistop100 afitop100 americanfilminstitute creative film filmschool screenwriting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Every story that works has 5 fundamental building blocks: Inciting Incident, Progressive Complications, Crisis, Climax, and Resolution. This week, Josh and Ira dive into the definition of each of those terms, and how they apply to the stories we love and create. For more reading on this very topic, straight from the source, check out Shawn Coyne's brilliant work over at storygrid.com