demystifying the mystery of storytelling
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DEMYSTIFYING THE MYSTERY OF
STORYTELLING
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What most people write is extremely boring
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STORYTELLING SHOULD BE ABOUT THE AUDIENCE, NOT THE STORYTELLER
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THE HOLY TRINITY OF STORYTELLING
WRITER
CHARACTER AUDIENCE
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GEORGE ORWELL SAMUEL JACKSON
Sheer egotismImmortalityGetting back at
peopleMake the world a
better place
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote but for money.
WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE
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STORIES DEFINE US, NOT LANGUAGE
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SO IS THERE A FORMULA FOR
WRITING?
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THE 3 ACT STRUCTURE
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ARISTOTLE’S PHILOSOPHY
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PITY- character undergoes great misfortune to establish emotional connect
FEAR- put him in a horrible situation
CATHARSIS- release the character from the jeopardy
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SCHILLER’S PHILOSOPHY
3
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SUFFERINGSTRUGGLE
OVERCOMING
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WE HAVE A CHECKLIST
SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A GREAT STORY?
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1. ACCESSIBLE CHARACTERS
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2. UPBEAT ENDINGS
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3. MORE VISUALS, LESS DIALOGUES
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4. SHORTER SCENES
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5. USE MUSIC
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NOW GO TELL YOUR STORY TO THE
WORLD!
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CREDITS
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https://kierkegaardschallenge.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/friedrich_schiller.jpg
http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb-media/84/87984-004-5ADE9ACA.jpg
http://www.thefreelancecopywriter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Heart-hands.jpg
http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/58000/George-Bush-with-Duct-Tape-on-Mouth-58408.jpg
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THANK YOU
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Created by Parul Chauhan, LSR DELHI, during an internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.
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