Sociological vs Psychological Storytelling
Game of Thrones, in its eighth and final season, enjoyed audiences of more than 17 million people per week. However, fan and critic reaction though out the season indicated many of those millions loathed it. Where did the season go wrong and why exactly did it go downhill? In May 2019, Zeynep Tufekci published an article […]
All Stories Are the Same
This article was written by John Yorke and published in the Atlantic, January 2016. _____________________________________________________ From Avatar to The Wizard of Oz, Aristotle to Shakespeare, there’s one clear form that dramatic storytelling has followed since its inception. A ship lands on an alien shore and a young man, desperate to prove himself, is tasked […]
Where Are The Female Superheros
A strong theme of Bear Skin is how narrative both reflects the world and shapes it. Story is educative, story asserts a view, story informs and we viewers and readers engage, and re-tell and become. Deeply truthful stories are vital to good and strong society. This wonderful TED talk by Christopher Bell sums up the […]
Save the Cat
Blake Snyder was a well known American screenwriter and theorist, and his book “Save the Cat” is a leading guide to writing for screen. In it, he outlines several tricks of the story telling trade. One strategy he outlines is for getting the audience to side with the protagonist early on. Featured in the title, […]
“Empire of the Sun” a reflection on Memory and Story
J G Ballard’s 1984 novel Empire of the Sun was made into a Hollywood film in 1987. In his article, published in The Guardian he reflects on 40 years of memories and how story re-wrote them. ______________________________________________________ Memories have huge staying power, but like dreams, they thrive in the dark, surviving for decades in the […]