“Despite huge changes in the technology of news, the structure of a story today doesn’t look hugely different from one in, say, 1932.” At the risk of sounding self-serving (you’ll see why below), ...

How to create a story structure. Every story needs a plot: an exciting series of events. Most stories follow a simple structure that is called the story mountain, but obviously all stories don't have ...

This is an excerpt of a piece written by former NPR editor Jonathan Kern. It has been lightly edited. One of the under-appreciated challenges in putting a radio report together is ensuring that the ...

KURT NOTE: The following is a guest post by Ryan Furlong. Deep stuff here! I suppose stories are vehicles for far more than we give them credit. Far from the typical plot diagram one’s high school ...

This blog post originally appeared on Film Independent‘s blog and appears here with the permission of the author. The following is a true story. I did a script coaching session for someone I’ll call ...

How does story structure affect AI filmmaking costs? Learn how three-act and five-act outlines influence shot planning, ...

When creating a story, not only the stage setting, story development, characterization of characters, but also how to divide the story, change the chronological order and viewpoint, how to tell, etc.

Set of worksheets to learn about characters and story structure based on the story of Hansel & Gretel. Activities include oral retelling, sequencing events, identifying different parts of the story, ...

I’ve always wondered how they do it. The famous directors who craft the events in a movie so perfectly that the viewers feel like they’ve seen everything they’ve needed to see, to be part of, and live ...