1. Entertainment Storytelling The Emotional Journey

2. Storytelling: The Most Powerful Form of Communication Entertainment: Movies, Books, Plays, Songs Literature: Novels, Poems, Plays Art: Literature, Opera, Painting, Dance Religion: Story of Jesus, Bible Psychology: eg. Oedipus Complex History: Abe Lincoln Railsplitter Politics: George Washington/ Cherry Tree Marketing/Advertising/PR

3. Story Definition: The organization of incidents and events that depicts an emotional journey of its characters and creates an experience of emotional journey for its viewers.

4. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero

5. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero/Protagonist a. The central character of a story

6. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero/Protagonist a. The central character of a story i. Protagonist from Greek: One who plays the first part, chief actor

7. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero/Protagonist a. The central character of a story b. The doer i. The one who takes action ii. The one whose actions the audience follows

8. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero/Protagonist a. The central character of a story b. The doer c. The central character whose actions and emotional journey the audience follows, identifies with and grows to care about

9. WINTERS BONE The Hero: Ree Dolly

10. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero/Protagonist a. The central character of a story b. The doer c. The central character whose actions and emotional journey the audience follows, identifies with and grows to care about

11. Hero/Viewer Bonding

12. Hero/Viewer Bonding 1. Make Hero a Victim

13. Hero/Viewer Bonding 1. Make Hero a Victim a. Clint Eastwood: In the fifth minute of the film some people will kill his wife and his children and burn his house down.

14. Hero/Viewer Bonding 1. Make Hero a Victim a. Clint Eastwood: In the fifth minute of the film some people will kill his wife and his children and burn his house down. b. Jacques Audiard: Its simple. I crush them.

15. Hero as Victim

16. WINTERS BONE Hero as Victim

17. Hero/Viewer Bonding 1. Make Hero a Victim 2. Give Hero a Want

18. WINTERS BONE Heros Want

19. Hero/Viewer Bonding 1. Make Hero a Victim 2. Give Hero a Want

20. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal

21. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal a. A credible and specific goal in response to incidents that confront the hero

22. Heros Goal

23. WINTERS BONE Heros Goal Ill find him

24. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal a. A credible and specific goal in response to incidents weve seen confront the hero b. Deepens the audiences bond to the hero i. Thats what I would do ii. Hero is smart and strong to embrace that goal iii. This is gonna be fun!

25. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal a. A credible and specific goal in response to incidents weve seen confront the hero b. Deepens the audiences bond to the hero i. Thats what I would do ii. Hero is smart and strong to embrace that goal iii. This is gonna be fun! c. Propels the hero into action

26. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist

27. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist a. The opponent, the enemy, the villain

28. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist a. The opponent, the enemy, the villain b. Antagonist from the Greek: To contend for a prize

29. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist a. The opponent, the enemy, the villain b. Antagonist from the Greek: To contend for a prize i. The Antagonist tries to stop the Hero from achieving her goal

30. WINTERS BONE The Antagonist: Rees Family

31. WINTERS BONE The Antagonist: Cousin Merab

32. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist a. The opponent, the enemy, the villain b. Antagonist from the Greek: To contend for a prize i. The Antagonist tries to stop the Hero from achieving what she wants c. Pitting the Antagonist against the Hero creates conflict, the source of drama

33. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes

34. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes a. Whats at stake if the hero doesnt achieve her goal?

35. The Stakes

36. WINTERS BONE The Stakes If he doesnt show up at trial you all gonna lose this place.

37. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes a. Whats at stake if the hero doesnt achieve her goal? b. Stakes need to be emotional

38. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes a. Whats at stake if the hero doesnt achieve her goal? b. Stakes need to be emotional c. The bigger the stakes, the bigger the drama

39. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes After the conflict between the Hero and the Antagonist for the Heros Goal steadily increases culminating in the Climax (a structural step of the story were not getting into)

40. WINTERS BONE Climax Your daddy would want you to do this. Hold his arms out straight, child.

41. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes the Hero discovers

42. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need

43. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need a. After battling for her Goal, the Hero achieves a higher level of understanding: What she Needs

44. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need a. After battling for her Goal, the Hero achieves a higher level of understanding: What she Needs b. A truer, deeper understanding of herself

45. Heros Need

46. WINTERS BONE The Heros Need

47. Elements of Storytelling Creating the Emotional Journey 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need a. The Wants/Needs Analysis: i. The Hero thinks she Wants X, but learns she Needs Y ii. Ree Wants to join the ROTC and go off to the military, but learns she Needs to embrace her family

48. THE GODFATHER Michaels Journey

49. Elements of Storytelling Five Fundamental Elements 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need

50. Elements of Storytelling Two Additional Elements 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy a. Creates tension that keeps audience engaged

51. WINTERS BONE Jeopardy

52. Elements of Storytelling Two Additional Elements 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

53. Elements of Storytelling Two Additional Elements 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest a. Energy audience brings to the story by wanting to find out if Hero achieves her Goal

54. Ticking Clock

55. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

56. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero: Do I like him? Do I love him? Do I care what happens to him? 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

57. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal: Is it credible? Do I care if he gets it? Is it concrete and specific? 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

58. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist: Is he credible? Smart? A worthy opponent? What does he believe in? 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

59. WINTERS BONE The Antagonists Beliefs

60. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes: Whats at stake? Do I care? How can the stakes be bigger? 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

61. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need: Has the Hero learned something? Have I learned something? 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

62. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy: Is there jeopardy throughout? How can we increase the sense of jeopardy? 7. Drive/Rooting Interest

63. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest: Am I on the edge of my seat? Do I feel momentum? Do I care?

64. Elements of Storytelling Evaluating Story 1. The Hero 2. The Heros Goal 3. The Antagonist 4. The Stakes 5. The Heros Need 6. Jeopardy 7. Drive/Rooting Interest