Continuing Education and Workshops for Professionals

The Essence of Storytelling

By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Mar 6, 2012, 12:07

What are the keys to the creating emotion in the audience? What are the most up-to-date techniques for creating meaningful stories?

These questions and many more will be answered as Christopher Vogler takes you on a journey to discover The Essence of Storytelling.

Let Vogler introduce you to new concepts of story construction along with traditional story forms forms illustrated with film clips and examples from classic myths and fairy tales.

You will learn:
- The origins and essence of storytelling
- A 12-stage template for story structure derived from myths and fairy tales
- Connecting with the emotional centres of the body
- Using the engine of polarity to bring your story to life
- Adding deeper levels to your stories and characters
- Creating the powerful emotional effect of catharsis
- 8 useful archetypes of character    
- Understanding Want: What does every character in your story want?
- Essential elements of conflict
- Current screenwriting techniques for winning over the reader
- Secrets of entertainment from the worlds of vaudeville, Pixar and Disney

What? The Essence of Storytelling
When?
Saturday/Sunday 28/29th April, 9:30am - 5:30pm
Where?
University of Westminster, Cavendish Campus
115 New Cavendish Street London W1W 6UW
How Much? £275.00 + 20% VAT = £330.00

*** Raindance Postgraduate students take this course FREE

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Available until 15th March

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