The Difference Between Star Trek and Star Wars
Narrative First: where story is always king
English - July 20, 2016 01:52 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBooks Arts Performing Arts screenwriting writing creative writing story story structure film television novel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode we look at the differences between Star Trek and Star Wars from a Dramatica point-of-view; looking at the structural differences in their narratives. We also explain why the Overall Story Throughline for The Fugitive is in Situation--not Activity as one would think.
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Download the Dramatica Table of Story Elements You can download a PDF of the Table at the top of the page. Grab it and put it in your Dropbox and take it with you wherever you go.
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Damatica analysis of Star Wars
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Dramatica analysis of The Fugitive
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