Narrative First: Where Story Is Always King

In this episode we show how you can come up with a compelling and meaningful story in less than two hours using Dramatica's powerful brainstorming tools.

In this episode we take you step-by-step through a deep thematic analysis of *The Dark Horse*--a tremendous independent film out of New Zealand.

In this episode not only do we cover how to successfully analyze a story with Dramatica, but we also look into four different kinds of scenes found in the psycho-technological thriller *Ex Machina*.

Our original analysis of *Ex Machina* relied on subjective interpretation and proved faulty. This updated analysis clears up those issues by taking an objective point-of-view of the film's narrative.

In this episode we begin our discussion of deep thematic scene structure through the lens of the Dramatica theory of story.

This week we shorten things up a bit and take a look at one story point: the Main Character Approach. Does your Main Character prefer to solve problems externally or internally?

In order to wind up the dramatic potential for a story, an Author must answer eight essential questions. In this episode, we cover the first two ingredients of an effective narrative.

We wrap up our exploration of the Audience Appreciations found in Dramatica by discovering the true nature of the purpose of narrative.

In this episode we cover the tendency of the Main Character's personal problems to either build-up dramatic resistance or facilitate a greater flow throughout the story.

In this episode we take a look at the Audience Appreciation known as Essence and search for a new way to define it that is easy to understand for writers new to Dramatica.

In this episode we take a look at *Hell or High Water* and then explain how writers can easily predict who will embrace their story and who will run for the hills.

What's more exciting...Narrative First hiring its first employees, or a real world example of the Dramatica theory of story actually predicting the future?! You decide...

Following up last week's conversation regarding what it takes to transform real life into an actual story, we now take time out to cover the first steps you want to take when building that narrative.

In addition to discussing advanced techniques for turning the real world into a full functional narrative, we take time out to discuss all things story with the Head of Story for Disney's upcoming animated feature, Moana--Dave Pimentel.

In this episode we explore the magic behind the Dramatica theory of story and why it worked wonders for the first Star Trek reboot in 2009...so why didn't they use it again for Star Trek:Beyond?

In this episode we look at the differences between *Star Trek* and *Star Wars* from a Dramatica point-of-view; looking at the structural differences in their narratives.

Insight into how to really use Dramatica to increase the level on conflict in every story. Also, an analysis of the *Angry Birds* movie, and follow-up!

In this episode we take a look at two blockbuster comic book movies...without actual stories. Why then did one do better than the other? Also, a recap on last week's *Zootopia* analysis.

First look analysis at Disney's Zootopia and Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins

Main Characters don't grow on their own--they need someone to come along who sees the world in a completely different light. They need an Influence Character.