Create compelling film stories by using THE STORY CRYSTAL, a three-dimensional, spiraling molecule of plot, character and theme. Learn how your creative journey while writing connects you with your characters and the audience, and:

  • How to build powerful stories through the Sixteen Storytelling Vertebrae in the Story Crystal
  • How to dramatically express the unity of plot, character and theme
  • How to navigate through the Deep Core of your film stories with the Archaeology of Character Model
  • How the Core Triangles of Characters drives your stories implacably toward the dramatic and thematic climax
  • How to orchestrate the light and the shadow in your constellation of characters

Films include: AMELIE, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST, LOST IN TRANSLATION
 
The Screenwriter as Storyteller